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The regulation of stem cell fate and its application in neural regeneration

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
Regulating stem cell fate is crucial for neural regeneration. This review summarizes key physical, biological, and chemical strategies and their applications in repairing nerve injuries, providing new insights for regenerative medicine. Abstract Regulating the fate of stem cells (SCs) is a key technical problem in the field of regenerative medicine and
Yuexin He, Xingyu Chen, Minghong He, Zhe Li   +3 more
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New Casemix Classification as an Alternative Method for Budget Allocation in Thai Oral Healthcare Service: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Dentistry, 2010
This study aimed to develop a new casemix classification system as an alternative method for the budget allocation of oral healthcare service (OHCS). Initially, the International Statistical of Diseases and Related Health Problem, 10th revision, Thai ...
Thunthita Wisaijohn, Atiphan Pimkhaokham, Phenkhae Lapying, Chumpot Itthichaisri, Supasit Pannarunothai, Isao Igarashi, Koichi Kawabuchi   +6 more
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Why Financial Literacy Matters for Dental Students: Reducing Debt Account Aversion to Improve Debt Management

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives In South Korea, dental graduates frequently incur substantial debt to establish private practices; however, formal financial education is rarely incorporated into undergraduate dental curricula. This study examines whether undergraduate dental students exhibit debt account aversion (DAA)—a cognitive bias in which small debts are ...
Junsu Park, Jungjoon Ihm
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Religious affiliation and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Germany

BMC Oral Health, 2023
Background Studies have shown an association between a person’s religiosity, and physical as well as psychological, health status. However, results differ between certain religious affiliations.
Nina Moszka, Ghazal Aarabi, Berit Lieske, Hans-Helmut König, Benedikt Kretzler, Larissa Zwar, André Hajek   +6 more
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Curriculum Guidelines for Social and Behavioral Sciences in Predoctoral Dental Education

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social and behavioral sciences are an integral part of predoctoral dental education, given the important role of social and behavioral factors in oral health, dentist‐patient communication, the provision of person‐centered care, and patients’ experience of dental treatment and their treatment outcomes.
Cameron L. Randall, Casey D. Wright, Dolores Cannella, Jessica G. Hinz, Daniel W. McNeil, Drashty P. Mody, Gary Pape, Yun Saksena, Vaishali Singhal, Lance Brendan Young, Stuart M. Schrader   +10 more
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The effect of bioactive membrane in alveolar ridge preservation: A double‐blind randomized clinical trial

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) with or without a biologically active amnion–chorion membrane (BACM). Methods Thirty patients requiring tooth extraction in the esthetic zone were randomly assigned to 2 groups.
Magdalena Orlowska, Muhammad H. A. Saleh, Ann Decker, Junying Li, Alice Ou, Nataly Zambrana, Paolo Nava, Fernanda A. da Costa Deller, Hom‐Lay Wang   +8 more
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Dental Tourism in Moldova: Economic Catalyst, Medical Considerations, and Broader Tourism Development Potential

Tourism and Hospitality
This paper examines the burgeoning dental tourism sector in the Republic of Moldova, highlighting its significant economic impact and patient-related considerations. Driven primarily by competitive pricing, the perceived quality of dental treatments, and
Elisabetta Lazzari, Edoardo Bianco
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A New Social Life Cycle Assessment Framework: An AI‐Driven Optimization Approach and Application

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) has increasingly been acknowledged as a tool for assessing the societal impacts of services and products. However, the fragmented nature of current approaches makes it difficult to compare this concept and its practical applications.
Flavio Vassallo Mattos, João Luiz Calmon, Alencar Bravo, Darli Vieira   +3 more
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Nudging oral habits; application of behavioral economics in oral health promotion: a critical review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundOral health disorders significantly contribute to the global incidence of chronic diseases. Nudge interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing people’s decision-making and self-management capacities in a cost-efficient manner.
Ali Kazemian, Melika Hoseinzadeh, Seyed Ahmad Banihashem Rad, Seyed Ahmad Banihashem Rad, Anahid Jouya, Bahareh Tahani   +5 more
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What Outcomes Matter in Vital Pulp Therapy? Current Concepts and Challenges

Australian Dental Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vital pulp therapy (VPT) has re‐emerged as a practical and biologically sound alternative for managing deep caries and carious pulp exposures. Although its clinical use is now widespread, the outcomes used to judge the success of VPT remain inconsistent and often difficult to compare across studies.
Philip Yuan‐Ho Chien, Sepanta Hosseinpour, Richard Huynh, Graham Xuanwei Wong, Christine Inge Peters, Ove Andreas Peters   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source