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A review of the dental literature concerning lengths of maxillary cuspids and reports of cuspid gigantism are presented. Endodontic therapy in these cases requires variations and modifications in conventional therapy for successful treatment. A case report is presented which illustrates some of these treatment modifications.
Biopsies of soft tissue with visible ceramic particles were removed from the coronal part of grafted sites during reentry surgery. After 1 year there was evidence of osteoid forming alongside and within many of the ceramic particles. Viable fragments of mature bone were also observed separate from the ceramic material.
Twenty-six female nursing aides were divided into two groups to determine whether an in-service training program would enhance their attitudes toward physically disabled geriatric patients requiring custodial care. The Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Questionnaire (ATDP) was administered to the experimental and control groups before and after the in-service training program. Each in-service program consisted of a lecture on a specific topic followed by informal discussion of patient care. Three research hypotheses were tested to evaluate the effectiveness of the in-service program in altering attitudes toward the physically disabled: (1) The experimental group would score higher on post-test than on pre-test; (2) The control group would not score higher on post-test than on pre-test; and (3) The experimental group would change more from pre-test to post-test than would the control group. All three research hypotheses were supported (the first at p less than .005 and the third at p less than .01). Limitation of the study and suggestions for further research were discussed.
It has long been recognized that people who become severely disabled go through two stages (denial, mourning) before adjusting to their disability. Negative aspects of these stages, such as dependence and hostility, are viewed as logical outcomes within a society that perpetuates an ideology of normality, where disability is perceived as evidence of negative status. The prerequisites of self-acceptance are examined together with their implications for rehabilitation and re-entrance into the community.
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