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Cracking the Code: Which Ocular Symptoms Predict Dry Eye Signs? Insights from a large international sicca registry

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Purpose The study aimed to identify symptom‐based predictors of dry eye disease (DED) signs in the Sjögrens International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) cohort. Methods Retrospective analysis examining 16 ocular symptoms (most graded 0‐4) and artificial tear (AT) use (graded 0‐3) as predictors of DED signs [abnormal ocular surface staining ...
Pragnya R Donthineni, Chloe Shields, Rohit Muralidhar, Shreya Bhatt, Alan Baer, Robert Fox, Sara S. McCoy, Anat Galor   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Dental Calculus, Plaque and GingivalInflammation in Patients with Urinary Stone

Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, 2019
Background: Dental calculus is mineralized dental plaque formed on teeth and dental prosthesis surfaces in the oral cavity. Urinary stone is a crystal aggregation formed in urinary system due to minerals saturation present in urine.
Maher B Mohammed, Maha Sh. Mahmood
doaj   +1 more source

VIVID: A qPCR‐Based Platform for Sensitive and Quantitative In Vivo Tracking of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces VIVID (Vesicle In Vivo Identification using DNA), a qPCR‐based platform that tracks PCR‐amplifiable DNA tags loaded in the EVs for accurate and quantifiable EV biodistribution in vivo. ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent promising carriers for nucleic acid therapeutics, offering advantages over synthetic nanoparticles ...
Oscar Boyadjian, Talin Ebrahimian, Jonathan Miranda O'Connor, Janusz Rak, Stephanie Lehoux, Maryam Tabrizian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Periodontal status among 12-year-old schoolchildren: a population-based cross-sectional study in Quito, Ecuador

Brazilian Oral Research
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and extent of bleeding on probing and calculus in 12-year-old schoolchildren of Quito, Ecuador, and evaluate the associated factors.
Marco MEDINA-VEGA, Mariela Cumandá Balseca IBARRA, Maritza Del Carmen QUEZADA-CONDE, Isabella Neme Ribeiro dos REIS, Antonio Carlos FRIAS, Daniela Prócida RAGGIO, Edgard MICHEL-CROSATO, Fausto Medeiros MENDES, Claudio Mendes PANNUTI, Giuseppe Alexandre ROMITO   +9 more
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A sampling survey of gingival bleeding and dental calculus in Guangdong Province (2015⁃2016)

口腔疾病防治, 2018
Objective To investigate the current status of gingival bleeding and dental calculus in the 12⁃ to 74⁃ year old population in Guangdong Province with the aim of providing information to support oral health care. Methods A stratified, multistage, random
FAN Wei⁃ hua, LI Jianbo, ZHAO Wanghong, LIU Ziqiang, HUANG Shaohong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spirit, mind and body: the archaeology of monastic healing [PDF]

, 2019
Archaeology and material culture are used in this chapter to consider how monastic experience responded to illness, ageing and disability. The approach taken is influenced by the material study of religion, which interrogates how bodies and things engage
Gilchrist, Roberta
core   +7 more sources

Sensorized Engineered Tissues with Built‐in Thermoregulation and Nutrient Supply

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a granular hydrogel‐based tissue engineering platform that includes a closed‐loop temperature control to maintain 37°C and sustainably releases nutrients, thereby enabling cells to retain a high viability even if stored at room temperature for up to 24 h.
Antonia Georgopoulou, Jakob Schreiner, Miriam Filippi, Aiste Balciunaite, Robert K. Katzschmann, Esther Amstad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Periodontal conditions in adolescents and young Brazilians and associated factors: Cross -sectional study with data from the Brazilian oral health survey, 2010

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2019
Background: Diseases of the gingival tissues are considered a global public health problem concern. These diseases show great differences in their distribution and prevalence in the different localities investigated.
Kelly Cristine Knack, Clarice Elvira Saggin Sabadin, Karine Lima Sírio Boclin, Elenusa Souza Oltramari, Michele Natara Portilio, Lilian Rigo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metagenomic analysis of ancient dental calculus reveals unexplored diversity of oral archaeal Methanobrevibacter

Microbiome, 2021
Background Dental calculus (mineralised dental plaque) preserves many types of microfossils and biomolecules, including microbial and host DNA, and ancient calculus are thus an important source of information regarding our ancestral human oral microbiome.
Lena Granehäll, Kun D. Huang, Adrian Tett, Paolo Manghi, Alice Paladin, Niall O’Sullivan, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Nicola Segata, Albert Zink, Frank Maixner   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Highly Conductive and Stretchable Photothermal CuSe Fiber for Wearable Electronics and Implantable Drug Release Systems

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The conductive and stretchable photothermal CuSe fiber is fabricated for versatile biomedical applications. This CuSe fiber functions as a reliable wearable strain sensor and heater due to its high conductivity, stretchability and photothermal efficiency.
Kukro Yoon, Yukye Lee, Sang Ki Rhee, Hyeonjoo Park, Kyowon Kang, Mingyu Sang, Byeonggwan Kim, Jung Seung Lee, Jaehong Lee, Taeyoon Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source