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Staff-led interventions for improving oral hygiene in patients following stroke [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background For people with limitations due to neurological conditions such as stroke, the routine practice of oral care may become a challenge. Evidence-based supported oral care intervention is essential for this patient group. Objectives To compare the
Brady, Marian C.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Oral health status and associated lifestyle behaviors in a sample of Iranian adults : an exploratory household survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background Poor oral hygiene can lead to serious diseases, such as periodontitis, tooth decay, pain and discomfort in teeth or gums, infections, and loss of teeth.
Bagheri, Raziollah   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Myeloid‐Derived Grancalcin Promotes Periodontal Inflammation and Pathological Bone Remodeling in Periodontitis

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Grancalcin (GCA), a myeloid‐derived protein, is enriched in gingival tissues of periodontitis patients and mouse models. Through interactions with CD44 and activation of MYH9, GCA promotes NF‐κB signaling and exacerbates periodontal inflammation and bone loss.
Min Zhou   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Correlation Between Dietary Habits and Dental Hygiene Practice with Dental Caries Among School Children at Urban Area in Semarang

open access: yesBiosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 2016
Dental caries is a major cause of tooth loss in children and young adults. Dental caries have been linked to the situation of underprivileged families, nutritional imbalance, and poor oral hygiene techniques, including lack of tooth brushing or flossing ...
Omaran Ibrahim Mohammed Ali   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of Interdisciplinary Education to Foster Familiarization among Health Professionals [PDF]

open access: yes, 1986
This paper describes a pilot interdisciplinary experience between the dental hygiene and medical technology programs at Marquette University. It was designed, in part, to familiarize dental hygiene students with the medical technology profession ...
Laatsch-Lybeck, Linda Jean   +2 more
core   +1 more source

State policy environment and the dental safety net: a case study of professional practice environments’ effect on dental service availability in Federally Qualified Health Centers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives To determine whether and to what extent the state policy environment for the dental hygiene workforce affects the availability of dental services at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
Liu, Ziyue   +2 more
core   +1 more source

An Implanted Tooth That Can Feel

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
To endow the implanted tooth with masticatory perception, herein we demonstrate that a 3D‐printed piezoelectric‐core/robust‐sheath implanted tooth can rebuild the sensing feedback, serving as “mechanoreceptors” in converting the mechanical chewing force to electrical signals, and up to brain through surrounding alveolar nerve system.
Yaru Cao   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral hygiene level of children with cerebral palsy

open access: yesPadjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2010
Introduction: Dental and oral hygiene is important in supporting oral health in particular and general body health. Dental and oral hygiene can be maintained by controlling plaque.
Debrina Mayasari Soekamto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Titanium Nitride and Nitrogen Ion Implanted Coated Dental Materials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Titanium nitride and/or nitrogen ion implanted coated dental materials have been investigated since the mid-1980s and considered in various applications in dentistry such as implants, abutments, orthodontic wires, endodontic files, periodontal/oral ...
Al Jabbari, Youssef S.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Highly Biomimetic Ectodermal Epithelial Organoids for Epithelial Barrier Stimulation Assays

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Evaluating the potential toxicity of pharmaceuticals and biomaterials to ectodermal epithelia, such as the oral mucosa and skin, is indispensable in pre‐clinical assessments. However, this remains a challenge primarily owing to the lack of physiologically relevant and accurate screening models.
Yiming Chen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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