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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the toothbrushing, chemical disinfection and thermocycling treatments on the surface hardness of acrylic resins used for denture bases. The Classico (conventional), Onda Cryl (microwaved) and QC-20 (boiled) thermoactivated acrylic resins were used to prepare…

Antibiotics are used in extenders for sperm cryopreservation, however no specific regulation has been established for ram sperm. This study evaluates the effects of antibiotics in ram sperm extenders for bacterial control and its effect on sperm viability. Sperm from five rams was collected, cooled…

Cloacal swabs from 62 green iguanas (Iguana iguana) from five parishes of Grenada were sampled during the period January to April 2013, and examined by culture for presence of Escherichia coli. Forty percent of the green iguanas were positive for E. coli. This organism is…

Campylobacter is one of the leading causes of bacterial diarrhea in humans.  Poultry and other domestic food animals are the primary reservoir hosts for Campylobacter species that infect humans.  The mongoose in Grenada is one of most abundant mammals on the island and lives in…

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to persistent functional impairment due to loss of neurons and glia, and to reduced axonal regeneration following trauma. Therefore SCI is an invalidating pathology, unfortunately without effective treatments. Here, we have tested, in a murine compression SCI model, the effect…

We share our experience of the child with chronic kidney disease who developed profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and later underwent renal transplant surgery, and subsequently cochlear implant surgery. The aim of the study is to look at the co morbidity and the complications associated…

Screening is a way of looking for patients who do not seem to have major medical problems. Screening tests usually include several phases. In double phase screening, one test is to find the potential patient, and then another test is to prove the disease in…

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction is a well established and widely practiced surgical procedure.  Wide variation in surgical techniques and postoperative rehabilitation may predispose to early graft failure or sub-optimal functional outcomes.  Surgical technique has been investigated extensively.  There is little data as to the…

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is attributed as a cause of circulating mixed cryoglobulinemia and immune mediated extrahepatic complications. Massive pulmonary haemorrhages with chronic hepatitis C has been scarcely reported; and has been associated with renal failure and cryoglobulinemia. The most commonly used treatment modalities  …

Diverse morphological, structural and tooth number aberrations can occur within human dentition secondary to genetic and epigenetic influences. These deviations can manifest as microdontia, macrodontia, hypodontia, oligodontia to name a few. Non-syndromic microdontia is rarely noted, especially in the permanent mandibular incisors. This case report…