Osteochondroma represents a bone outgrowth covered by cartilaginous tissue and localized on the external surface of the bone. The incidence of osteochondroma is 20-35% of all pediatric benign tumors. Osteochondromas can be present in solitary or multiple forms and usually occur in the metaphysis of long bones in immature skeletons. The present study aimed to retrospectively determine the association between imaging diagnostic accuracy and histopathological examinations, which are the main methods of diagnosis for this type of tumor. A total of 66 patients presenting with radiological aspects of osteochondroma were initially selected; however, only the 56 patients who had a positive histopathological diagnosis of osteochondroma were eventually included in this study. Patient characteristics were taken into consideration and included age, sex, lesion localization, lesion imaging semiotics and histopathological aspects. Osteochondromas are generally asymptomatic lesions that are often incidentally diagnosed after trauma, which makes it difficult to determine the exact incidence of this pathology.
Periodontal diseases are inflammatory diseases that cause lesions of the dento-periodontal system and can even lead to the loss of teeth. A successful treatment of periodontal diseases includes procedures aimed at reducing inflammation, by mechanical and chemical means, which have the role to decrease the pathogenicity of microorganisms found in the bacterial plaque. The study was conducted on a group of 50 patients, of whom a control group of 25 patients followed conventional periodontal treatment, while the other 25 patients received magnesium-terpene therapy by using polymeric thermoforming mouth custom trays, along with conventional periodontal treatment. The statistical and clinical assessment of the study revealed the efficiency of the magnesium-terpene active gel for the treatment of periodontal disease.
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