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DePerio: Deep Learning‐Based Oral Inflammatory Load Quantification for Periodontal Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
1) Inflammation and oral polymorphonuclear neutrophil (oPMN) Migration: Dental plaque accumulation leads to inflammation, prompting white blood cells (WBCs), particularly oPMNs, to migrate from blood vessels through the gingival epithelium into the oral cavity.
Fatemeh Soheili   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Income-related inequality and decomposition of edentulism among aged people in China

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2022
Background The aim of this study was to assess the income-related inequality of edentulism among the aged in China and identify the contributing factors.
Shuo Du   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

The acrocallosal syndrome: A case report and literature survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Acrocallosal syndrome (ACS) is a rare, genetically transmitted disorder characterized by facial deformities. These include a large forehead, large anterior fontanelle, broad nasal bridge with increased intercanthal distance, partial or complete agenesis ...
Davies, Lindsey   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Development, Evaluation, and Characterization of a Novel Mucoadhesive Film Containing Pterodon pubescens Benth Ethanolic Extract for Dental Use

open access: yesJournal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
Pterodon pubescens Mucoadhesive Film for dental use. ABSTRACT Periodontal diseases involve infectious and inflammatory processes that affect oral tissues. Extracts from Pterodon pubescens Benth (sucupira) have demonstrated antinociceptive, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐edematogenic, and antiplatelet effects, highlighting their therapeutic potential for ...
Mariana Cecchetto Figueiredo   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who was the real sabertooth predator: Thylacosmilus or Thylacoleo?

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Sabertoothed mammalian predators, all now extinct, were almost exclusively feloid carnivorans (Eutheria, Placentalia): here a couple of extinct metatherian predators are considered in comparison with the placental sabertooths. Thylacosmilus (the “marsupial sabertooth”) and Thylacoleo (the “marsupial lion”) were both relatively large (puma ...
Christine M. Janis
wiley   +1 more source

DIGITAL DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY’S SIGNIFICANCE IN THE DENTISTRY PROFESSION

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2022
Dentistry has always been dependent on photography. Digital photography has several levels of relevance and is the synonymous term for modern dentistry. Recently, the dentistry profession has begun using clinical photography as a diagnostic and treatment
Zinovia Surlari   +4 more
doaj  

Teledentistry: An Innovative Workforce Model for Dental Hygienists [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Objective/Aims: This review of literature seeks to explore teledentistry as an alternative dental hygiene workforce model that places a dental hygienist in the role of the mid-level practitioner as part of a digitally-connected oral healthcare team.
Khau, Kayla T., Nguyen, Hannah H.
core   +1 more source

Bending performance changes during prolonged canine eruption in saber‐toothed carnivores: A case study of Smilodon fatalis

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The canine of saber‐toothed predators represents one of the most specialized dental structures known. Hypotheses about the function of hypertrophied canines range from display and conspecific interaction, soft food processing, to active prey acquisition.
Z. Jack Tseng
wiley   +1 more source

Deep learning-based dental plaque detection on primary teeth: a comparison with clinical assessments

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2020
Background Dental plaque causes many common oral diseases (e.g., caries, gingivitis, and periodontitis). Therefore, plaque detection and control are extremely important for children’s oral health.
Wenzhe You   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography in detecting secondary caries under composite fillings: An in vitro study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose: The aim of this in vitro study was to assess the diagnostic performance of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the detection of secondary carious lesions under composite resin fillings applied to different types of cavities.
Altunkaynak, Bülent   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

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