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Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Oral Health Indices in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Undergoing Methadone Maintenance Treatment

International Journal of Dentistry
Conclusion: Gender, xerostomia, and DMFT are the main determinants of OHIP. Oral health and compliance with oral hygiene in people with opioid use disorder is poor and affects their quality of life.
Hodis Ehsani, Mohammad Mehdi Dindarloo, Anahita Lotfizadeh, Faezeh Alizadeh, Abbas Alipour, Kamaledin Alaedini, Maede Salehi, Ali Jafari, Alireza Arezumandi, Tahereh Molania   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of a Multimodal Perioperative Care Program With Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Implementation of a multimodal perioperative care program and reduction of postoperative complications. ABSTRACT Purpose This retrospective study aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness of a multimodal perioperative care program in reducing postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Keiichi Fujiya, Hiroshi Fuseya, Yusuke Yonenaga, Keiko Sanada, Toshimi Inano, Yumi Oguma, Kazuko Nakajima, Chikako Ando, Kumiko Oka, Yusuke Koseki, Kenichiro Furukawa, Yutaka Tanizawa, Masanori Terashima, Etsuro Bando   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Noise reduction of dental drill noise [PDF]

, 2008
Dental drills produce a characteristic noise that is uncomfortable for patients and is also known to be harmful to dentists under prolonged exposure.
Atherton, MA, Kaymak, E, Millar, BJ, Rotter, KRGR   +3 more
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Factors associated with last dental visit or not to visit the dentist by Brazilian adolescents: A population-based study

PLoS ONE, 2017
Objectives We investigated the factors associated with no dental visit within the last two years by adolescents in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, by using data from the Oral Health Conditions of São Paulo state population Project (SBSP-2015) conducted ...
E. P. D. Fonseca, A. C. Frias, F. Mialhe, A. Pereira, M. Meneghim   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Seeing Through the Face: Robust Facial Diagnosis Enhanced by Landmark Detection and Pose Normalization

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study proposes a robust, generalizable new approach for facial type diagnosis. Based on landmark detection and pose normalization, a 94.7% diagnostic accuracy is achieved by Combined Heatmap Regression and Coordinate Regression network. This research makes the AI‐generated preliminary diagnosis more interpretable and reducing the impact of ...
Qianyang Xie, Zixian Jiao, Guo Bai, Huimin Zhu, Dahe Zhang, Hui Li, Haixia Lu, Xin Nie, Qing Li, Duohong Zou, Zhiguo Yin, Peilun Li, Chi Yang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness and Application of Preventive Technologies for the Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer by Dentists and Primary Care Physicians

Archive of Clinical Medicine
The aim. To assess the awareness and application of basic preventive technologies for head and neck cancer (HNC) early detection in the practice of dentists and primary care physicians (PCPs). Materials and methods. There were interviewed 233 dentists
Oryna Detsyk, Nataliia Fedoryka
doaj   +1 more source

Tobacco cessation counseling: Are dentists doing enough?

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2020
Background: Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of premature death and preventable illness. Tobacco cessation counseling (TCC) is one of the ways to prevent the rising mortality. Dentists hold an important role in TCC. Aim: The aim of this study was
Soni Rajput, Akshatha Gadiyar, Amit Kumar, Amita Kenkre Kamat, Ridhima Gaunkar, Akanksha Jain   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of opioid prescribing by dentists in the United States and England [PDF]

, 2019
Importance: The United States consumes most of the opioids worldwide despite representing a small portion of the world\u27s population. Dentists are one of the most frequent US prescribers of opioids despite data suggesting that nonopioid analgesics are ...
Calip, Gregory S, Durkin, Michael J, Gellad, Walid F, Kim, Hajwa, Lockhart, Peter B, Rowan, Susan A, Suda, Katie J, Thornhill, Martin H   +7 more
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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moral hazard and the demand for health services: a matching estimator approach [PDF]

, 2005
We estimate the impact of health insurance coverage beyond National Health Insurance on the demand for several health services. Traditionally, the literature has tried to deal with the endogeneity of the private (extra) insurance decision by finding ...
Machado, Matilde P., Pita-Barros, Pedro, Sanz-de-Galdeano, Anna   +2 more
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