Volume 3 Issue 3
Authors: Robert A. Zirkle; Terri J. Walsh; Deena S. Disraelly; Carl A. Curling
Abstract: This article describes the Human Response Injury Profile (HRIP) radiological methodology. This methodology, designed for medical and logistical planning purposes, provides a time-based estimate of casualties and fatalities occurring as a consequence of radiological events (such as fallout following the detonation of a nuclear weapon or the detonation of a radiological dispersal device) directed against military targets. The approach generates these estimates based on progressions of underlying symptoms and their severity changes over time.
Keywords: Human Response; Casualty Estimation; Radiological Casualties; Nuclear Fallout; Radiological Dispersal Device
Authors: Ezinne I. Ogbureke; Krystle Chidolue; Lincoln P. Edwards; Cleverick D. Johnson; Gary Frey
Abstract: Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) and Gardner’s syndrome (GS) are two independent congenital anomalies inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern that share some common dental anomalies such as multiple radiopacities, supernumerary teeth and impactions, as well as their individual other non-dental co morbidities. In some instances, a diagnosis of either condition becomes suspect for the first time in a dental office. While CCD is a benign condition, GS is associated with intestinal polyps with a high rate of malignancy. Diagnostic tests are essential to differentiate these two conditions since the differential diagnosis for each overlaps with the other. This paper will highlight the similarities and differences in both conditions as examples of syndromes that should be considered in any differential diagnosis involving hyperdontia. These comparisons will be discussed by referring to two previously undiagnosed cases that presented for dental care at the University of Texas School of Dentistry (UTSD) urgent care practice.
Keywords: Cleidocranial Dyplasia; Gardner’s Syndrome; Supernumeraries