Facial asymmetry is common in humans. Significant facial asymmetry causes both functional
as well as esthetic problems. When patients complain of facial asymmetry, the underlying …

The coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has heightened the awareness of
aerosol generation by human expiratory events and their potential role in viral respiratory …

With the recent advances in three-dimensional (3D) imaging, computer-assisted surgical
planning and simulation are now regularly used for analysis of craniofacial structures and …

To determine whether acute renal failure (ARF) increases the long-term risk of progressive
chronic kidney disease (CKD), we studied the outcome of patients whose initial kidney …

The population epidemiology of AKI is not well described. Here, we analyzed data from the
Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a nationally representative dataset, to identify cases of dialysis-…

Congenital muscular torticollis is caused by idiopathic fibrosis of the sternocleidomastoid
muscle that restricts movement and pulls the head toward the involved side. Deformation of the …

Treatment of cleft palate has evolved over a long period of time. Various techniques of cleft
palate repair that are practiced today are the results of principles learned through many years …

By incorporating three-dimensional (3D) imaging and computer-aided design and
manufacturing techniques, 3D computer-assisted technology has been applied widely to provide …

Over a period of 17 years, gradual modifications of the Millard rotation advancement
cheiloplasty were made based on the experience of treating a large number of clefts seen in the …

The effects of thyroid hormones on metabolism and development are mediated by thyroid
hormone receptors (TRs). We report the cloning and characterization of a TRβ1 cDNA from …