Grow Your Own Replacement Tooth?
WebMD Medical News
By Peter Russell
Reviewed by Sheena Meredith, MD
March 12, 2013 — Growing a replacement tooth from your own cells may be a step closer, according to new research.
It is still too early for use in people, but the technique involves taking stem cells and growing more of them to produce a very small, immature tooth, similar to what a tooth would look like when it starts to grow in an embryo.
“It’s very immature and very small,” says Paul Sharpe, the Dickinson professor of craniofacial biology at King’s College, London, who led the work. “These are transplanted directly i...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: mreal197 Tags: WebMD News Source Type: news
Accidental Inhalation Of Betadine During Surgery Leads To Rare Complication
A routine step in preparing for cleft palate surgery in a child led to an unusual - but not unprecedented - case of lung inflammation (pneumonitis), according to a report in the The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. The journal, edited by Mutaz B. Habal, MD, FRCSC, is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The complication resulted from accidental inhalation of povidone-iodine (PI), or Betadine - an antiseptic widely used before surgery... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Inhaled betadine leads to rare complication
(Wolters Kluwer Health) A routine step in preparing for cleft palate surgery in a child led to an unusual -- but not unprecedented -- case of lung inflammation (pneumonitis), according to a report in the The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. The journal, edited by Mutaz B. Habal, M.D., FRCSC, is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Our patients’ stories: Dominic’s craniofacial surgery
Dominic Gundrum’s smile is truly special. Or, more accurately, there’s something really special about his smiles. They light up a room, even though they’re the result of a rare and extremely difficult to correct birth defect. Still, despite how atypical they seem at first, Dominic’s giggling smiles are surprisingly disarming.
To have something look so different—but still spread such joy—is truly unique. And, in a way, that uniqueness defines Dominic perfectly.
An uncertain beginning
During a routine 20-week ultrasound in their home state of Wisconsin, Dominic’s parents, Mark and Mary, were...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - January 17, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Children's in the news cleft lip & palate Dominc Gundrum encephalocele John Meara Mark Proctor our patients' stories Tessier midline facial cleft Source Type: news
