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A casemix analysis of hospital admissions in six specialties for Barking & Havering Health Authority. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
To examine admission rates for Barking & Havering residents to six surgical specialties by first looking at elective, emergency and total workloads, then at the casemix of elective work using Healthcare Resource Groups.
Cook, Adam   +2 more
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Assessment of Lingual Frenulum Lengths in Skeletal Malocclusion

open access: yesJOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2014
The orofacial musculature plays a pivotal role in maintaining a balance in positioning of the teeth and any imbalance which occurs in this , results in malocclusion. Lingual frenum is a soft tissue structure which tethers the ventral surface of the tongue to the floor of the mouth.This study was performed to analyze the lingual frenal lengths in ...
Swarna Meenakshi, Nithya Jagannathan
openaire   +3 more sources

Neonates presenting with severe complications of frenotomy: a case series

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Tongue-tie or ankyloglossia is an anatomic variation in which the lingual frenulum is thick, short or tight. It may be asymptomatic, or present with complications like breast feeding difficulties or speech, dental and cosmetic problems.
Opara Peace I   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distribution of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit mRNA in the Developing Mouse. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Homomeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are abundantly expressed in the central and peripheral nervous system (CNS and PNS, respectively), and spinal cord.
Broide, Ron S   +3 more
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Lingual Frenulum Protocol with scores for infants

open access: yesInternational Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 2012
An experimental protocol model for frenulum evaluation was first designed, and administered to ten infants in 2010. After obtaining the data and statistical analysis, the protocol was re-designed and administered to 100 infants. The aim of this study is to present an efficient and effective lingual frenulum protocol with scores for infants.
Roberta Lopes de Castro, Martinelli   +2 more
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Dorsal penile frenulum a rare congenital abnormality

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Urology, 2019
Background Dorsal penile frenulum is noted to be an extremely rare congenital penile abnormality. Only two cases have been reported in the literature. Case presentation A 31-year-old male was involved in a motor vehicle accident and sustained a pelvic ...
A. M. Mukendi, S. W. Doherty
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological and physiological adaptations to sperm competition in humans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Postcopulatory competition between males, in the form of sperm competition, is a widespread phenomenon in many animal species. The extent to which sperm competition has been an important selective pressure during human evolution remains controversial ...
Goetz, AT, Pound, N, Shackelford, TK
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Androgen-independent events in penile development in humans and animals. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The common view on penile development is that it is androgen-dependent, based first and foremost on the fact that the genital tubercle forms a penis in males and a clitoris in females.
Baskin, Laurence   +6 more
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Etiology, clinical manifestations, and management methods of cryptitis beside the preputial frenulum in men

open access: yesBasic and Clinical Andrology
Background Inflammatory diseases may occur within the crypt beside the preputial frenulum in men. This study was performed to gain an understanding of the etiology, clinical manifestations, and management methods of cryptitis beside the preputial ...
Wenge Fan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

When should you treat tongue-tie in a newborn? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Consider treatment when the infant is having difficulty breastfeeding. Infants with mild to moderate tongue-tie, or ankyloglossia, are likely to breastfeed successfully and usually require no treatment (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, a prospective ...
Cho, Anthony   +2 more
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