F C Kruger
F C Kruger
Caustic injury of the oesophagus and stomach is common among children and young adults. The morbidity associated with caustic injury can be severe. Due to improved management the mortality has decreased significantly. Alkaline agents tend t...
O van Rensburg
O van Rensburg
Infection with Helicobacter pylori is very common throughout the world; causes chronic gastritis; predisposes to gastric and duodenal ulcers and is recognised as a class 1 gastric carcinogen. The disease has a relatively low mortality, but ...
Traveller's diarrhoea [0.03%]
旅行者腹泻
C J van Rensburg
C J van Rensburg
Dietary indiscretion is penalized by an increased risk of diarrhoea. Severe dehydration is seldom encountered, and fluid losses are easily corrected with readily available fluids. Drug treatment is either directed at suppressing the pathoge...
C J van Rensburg
C J van Rensburg
After coronary artery disease has been excluded as a cause for unexplained chest pain, oesophageal disease must be considered. Ambulatory pH monitoring reveals abnormal oesophageal acid exposure in 50% of patients with recurrent non-cardiac...
C J van Rensburg
C J van Rensburg
Dyspepsia (indigestion) is a non-specific group symptoms related to the upper gastrointestinal tract. Organic disease must be detected and distinguished from non-"ulcer dyspepsia" or "functional" dyspepsia, so that specific treatment can be...
Minimal intervention dentistry (MI) for South Africa [0.03%]
南非的 minimal intervention dentistry(MID)
S Mickenautsch,M J Rudolph
S Mickenautsch
The intention of Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MI) is to preserve as much tooth tissue as possible and to offer less threatening care to fearful patients. MI is based on a new understanding of cariology and the therapeutic value of biomim...
J D Eick,V M Dusevich,F A de Wet et al.
J D Eick et al.
The formation of a hybrid layer is essential for bonding of dental composites to dentine. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of various etchants/conditioners and dentine bonding systems on dentine surfaces utilising a Fi...