Identifying monthly rainfall erosivity patterns using hourly rainfall data across India.

Rainfall erosivity is a key dynamic factor of water erosion estimation, with a significant spatial and temporal variation. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the spatial patterns and monthly distribution of rainfall erosivity across India, using data from 261 hourly and 2,525 monthly rainfall stations covering the period from 1969 to 2021. In India, monthly rainfall erosivity and related attributes-such as the kinetic energy of erosive rainfall, the number of erosive events, and peak hourly rainfall intensity-have been systematically examined for the first time.

GloRESatE: A dataset for global rainfall erosivity derived from multi-source data.

Numerous hydrological applications, such as soil erosion estimation, water resource management, and rain driven damage assessment, demand accurate and reliable rainfall erosivity data. However, the scarcity of gauge rainfall records and the inherent uncertainty in satellite and reanalysis-based rainfall datasets limit rainfall erosivity assessment globally. Here, we present a new global rainfall erosivity dataset (0.

Systematic reporting of computed tomography enterography/enteroclysis as an aid to reduce diagnostic dilemma when differentiating between intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn's disease: A prospective study at a tertiary care hospital.

Background And Aim: Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (ITB) have similar symptomatology and overlapping features on imaging, endoscopy, and histopathology. It is important to differentiate ITB from CD to initiate correct medical management. This prospective study aimed to characterize imaging features on computed tomography enteroclysis/enterography (CTE) that help in differentiating ITB from CD.

Bite Force as a Parameter for Comparison Between Three-Dimensional and Standard Titanium Miniplates for the Management of Anterior Mandibular Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Double-Blinded Clinical Trial.

Background And Objectives: To compare the efficacy of three-dimensional (3D) miniplates with standard miniplates in the osteosynthesis of anterior mandibular fractures on the basis of bite force recordings and other clinical parameters.

Methods: A prospective randomized double-blinded clinical trial was carried out for the treatment of anterior mandibular fractures. In total, 20 patients were randomly divided into two groups of 2-mm 3D and standard titanium miniplates.

Locking Miniplate Osteosynthesis of Anterior Mandibular Fractures-Quo Vadis?

Purpose: This study compared the clinical stability and efficacy of locking miniplates with those of standard miniplates in the osteosynthesis of anterior mandibular fractures using bite force recordings and other clinical parameters.

Materials And Methods: A prospective randomized double-blinded clinical trial was carried out in patients from various hospitals of Hassan (India). Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups of locking (test) and standard (control) miniplate osteosynthesis.

Soft Tissue Changes Following Combined Anterior Segmental Bimaxillary Orthognathic Procedures.

Aims & Objectives: To analyze the soft tissue response in patients treated by combined anterior segmental bimaxillary procedures.

Methods: A  Prospective, observational and analytical study was carried out for a period of 2 years involving 37 patients with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria; lateral cephalograms were taken by the same operator on the standardized unit immediately before and 6 months after surgery; hard and soft tissue landmarks were measured in millimeters to both horizontal and vertical reference lines; any differences in distances were recorded as a surgical change; appropriate statistical test was carried; level of significance was  < 0.05.

Tc-methylene diphosphonate single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography improves the diagnostic accuracy of osteoid osteoma.

We present a case of a 17-year-old football player who had previously received multiple facet joint injections for presumed secondary osteoarthritis. mTc-methylene diphosphonate single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging of the cervical spine demonstrated focal increased radiopharmaceutical activity in the right C2 lamina, which was associated with an osteolytic lesion with a central irregular sclerotic nidus. Surgical pathology confirmed an osteoid osteoma.

Double-layered closure of oroantral fistula using buccal fat pad and buccal advancement flap.

Some of the traditional methods that are being employed in the repair of oroantral communication can be broadly divided into local and distant flaps. Recently, because of various advantages, buccal fat pad is increasingly being employed in the repair of oroantral fistula and other oral defects worldwide. However, there are some problems that can be encountered while harvesting BFP which has to be taken care of.

Is aggressive gap arthroplasty essential in the management of temporomandibular joint ankylosis?-a prospective clinical study of 15 cases.

The purpose of this three-year, prospective, follow-up study was to evaluate whether aggressive gap arthroplasty is essential in the management of ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Fifteen patients were treated by the creation of a minimal gap of 5-8mm and insertion of an interpositional gap arthroplasty using the temporalis fascia. Eleven patients had unilateral coronoidectomy and 4 bilateral coronoidectomy based on Kaban's protocol.

Management of mandibular interforaminal fractures using 3 dimensional locking and standard titanium miniplates - a comparative preliminary report of 10 cases.

Purpose: The aim of this follow up clinical study was to compare and evaluate the effectiveness of 2mm 4 holed 3-dimensional (3D) locking titanium miniplates over standard miniplate fixation using Champy's technique in the management of interforaminal mandibular fractures.

Patients And Methods: A prospective randomized double blind clinical trial was carried out in patients with well defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were followed for a period of 2 months at the intervals of 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks and 2 months by a blinded senior oral surgeon for wound dehiscence, infection, postoperative occlusion, significant postoperative complications, need for post-operative inter maxillary fixation and radiological evaluation of reduction, fixation.

Unusual oral complications of herpes zoster infection: report of a case and review of literature.

A case of herpes zoster infection with unusual oral complications involving the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve is presented. The post-herpetic complications of osteonecrosis, spontaneous exfoliation of teeth, and subsequent pathologic fracture of mandible in the absence of concurrent predisposing factors in a 65-year-old man are demonstrated. Forty-one cases with osteonecrosis and spontaneous exfoliation of teeth previously presented in the literature are reviewed.

Comparison of 3-dimensional and standard miniplate fixation in the management of mandibular fractures.

Purpose: The aim of this follow-up study was to compare 3-dimensional (3D) and standard (Champy's) miniplate fixation in the management of mandibular fractures, and to analyze advantages and disadvantages of one over the other.

Patients And Methods: A prospective randomized clinical trial was carried out in patients with well-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients were followed for 2 months for wound dehiscence, infection, segmental mobility, postoperative occlusion, significant period of postoperative complications, and radiological evaluation of reduction and fixation.

The need of postoperative radiographs in maxillofacial fractures--a prospective multicentric study.

There is still debate about the appropriateness of taking postoperative radiographs in the management of maxillofacial fractures. We did a prospective, multicentre study with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria involving seven centres with a minimum sample size of 50 patients from each (total n=431). A standard data sheet was given to operators to record clinical and radiological variables before and after operation.