The clinical recovery was more pronounced than the electrophysiologic recovery. And surgery is more effective technique than steroid injection for the treatment of the moderate CTS in the long term.

Symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder among people presenting for cosmetic dental treatment: a comparative study of cosmetic dental patients and a general population sample de Jongh, A.; Aartman, I.H.A.; Parvaneh, H.; Ilik, M. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. AbstractObjectives: To determine appearance concerns of patients presenting for cosmetic treatment. Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study included consecutive patients of six different cosmetic clinics (n = 170), and a sample of the general population (n = 878). A study-specific self report questionnaire was administered to document demographic and appearance concerns. Presence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) was assessed based on DSM-IV criteria. Results: Cosmetic dental patients did not differ from the reference sample with regard to happiness, and satisfaction with their appearance. However, differences were found with regard to frequency of previous general cosmetic (16.5 % vs 5.9 %) and cosmetic dental (47.9 % vs 24.8 %) procedures. Furthermore, a significantly higher proportion of the cosmetic dental patients sufficed for the two key screening criteria of BDD (9.5 % vs 5.5 %), and for the full diagnostic screen of BDD (4.2 % vs 1.5 %) compared to the respondents of the reference group. Conclusions: The results suggest that symptoms of BDD are relatively common among patients attending cosmetic clinics. It is important to assess the long-term effects of comprehensive cosmetic procedures, particularly in patients with disproportionate appearance concerns.

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