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Emergencies in paediatric dentistry Vrije Universiteit Brussel
INTRODUCTION: Emergencies in pediatric dentistry are a real challenge for any healthcare professional. As pediatric dentists, we are aware that this practitioner has to manage an emotional situation, often the first contact of a young child with dentistry, with sometimes complex clinical circumstances. This review of the different emergency pathologies presents the characteristics, the diagnoses and treatments, analyzed with special attention ...
Dental anxiety in paediatric dentistry Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Abstract Aims: Fear of the dentist can lead the patient to refuse dental treatment and being referred to a hospital for specialized care. Two medicinal tools are often offered: conscious sedation by inhalation of a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen or general anesthesia. The objective of this study is to determine the differences between patients treated with sedation compared to those treated with general anesthesia in pediatric dental care. ...
The clinical and therapeutic management of odontogenic facial cellulitis in pediatric dentistry : a retrospective study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Introduction : The odontogenic facial cellulitis is an infection of the cellular adipose tissue caused by a dental infection. It is an emergency in pediatric dentistry. This study aims to increase the knowledge of this severe complication of dental caries by describing its clinical and therapeutic characteristics.
Material and Methods : This retrospective study took place at the pediatric dentistry service of the Hôpital Des Enfants Reine ...
Material and Methods : This retrospective study took place at the pediatric dentistry service of the Hôpital Des Enfants Reine ...
2D image registration using focused mutual information for application in dentistry Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Spatial alignment of image data is a common task in computer vision and medical imaging. This should preferentially be done with minimal intervention of an operator. Similarity measures with origin in the information theory such as mutual information (MI) have proven to be robust registration criteria for this purpose. Intra-oral radiographs can be considered images of piecewise rigid objects. Teeth and jaws are rigid but can be displaced with ...