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Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Research on digital media use and adolescents' development and well‐being remains inconclusive, and adolescents' own perspectives on these issues are largely unexplored. Nevertheless, concrete policy measures are being implemented to regulate adolescents' digital media use.
Luka Todorovic +2 more
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Addressing the Gag Reflex: A Literature Review [PDF]
International Journal of Recent Surgical and Medical Sciences, 2018 AbstractGagging is an involuntary protective reflex. Some patients have an extremely low threshold for the gag reflex. A severe gag reflex can be a big obstacle in certain dental procedures especially during the making of a maxillary impression. Many dental patients avoid going to the dentist because of an abnormally severe gag reflex.
Sweta K Pisulkar +3 more
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How I Do It: A Novel Case Series of Office‐Based Laser Complete Excision of Vocal Fold Cysts
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Office‐based complete excision of vocal fold cysts using Trublue laser via transnasal flexible endoscopy is a technically feasible alternative to conventional marsupialization, enabling en bloc removal under local anesthesia with excellent procedural tolerability.
Aurora Ka Yue Tam +5 more
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POSSIBILITIES OF GAG REFLEX CONTROL IN DENTISTRY [PDF]
Universitatea de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu”, Chișinău, Republica MoldovaIntroducere. Reflexul gag este unul defensiv, cu scop de a elimina obiecte străine din cavitatea bucală prin contracţia bazei limbii şi a vălului palatin ...
Lacusta, Victor +5 more
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Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2019 Background: Upper GI endoscopy is a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure widely used across the world. Some patients, however, experience a great deal of discomfort during the procedure, which is mainly due to activation of the gag reflex.
Seyed Khalil Pestei +5 more
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Gag reflex and disgust sensitivity in selective eaters [PDF]
, 2018 The gag reflex evolved to protect individuals from choking, due to the unique overlap between the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts in adult humans.
Nichols, Hayley
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Transoral Ultrasound in the Diagnostic Workup of Peritonsillar Abscess—A Randomized Clinical Trial
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Peritonsillar abscess frequently mimics peritonsillar cellulitis, exposing many patients to unnecessary and often painful blind needle aspirations. In this multicenter randomized clinical trial of 95 patients, adding transoral ultrasound to standard examination reduced needle aspiration attempts by nearly one third.
Tobias Todsen +8 more
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Phase 2 trial of chewing lignocaine soaked gauze: a novel method to reduce gag reflex. [PDF]
, 2019 The gag reflex has been identified as a factor that reduces patient tolerance towards the procedure that involves stimulation of pharyngeal area, hence a better method to reduce the gag reflex is investigated.
Jasmani, Asraf Haslam
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Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 1970 Gagging in dental patients can be disruptive to dental treatment and may be a barrier to a patient care, preventing the provision of treatment and the wearing of prostheses. Many management techniques have been described to control the gagging. This article reviews the literature on various management strategies described to prevent and control the ...
HS Shilpashree, S Shriprasad
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Phase 2 trial of chewing lignocaine soaked gauze: a novel method to recuse gag reflex
, 2020 Background and aim : The gag reflex has been a hindrance for instrumentation of pharyngeal area. Hence a better method to reduce the gag reflex is investigated.
Mohd. Ridzuan, AS +3 more
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