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Treatment needs and impact of oral health screening of athletes with intellectual disability in Belgium [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Special Olympics Special Smiles (SOSS) is an initiative created for oral health data collection and education in oral hygiene for athletes with an intellectual disability.
Fernandez Rojas, Carla, Declerck, Dominique, De Decker, Michel, Marks, Luc   +3 more
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Micro‐ and nanomotors in biomedical applications

Responsive Materials, EarlyView.
Micro‐ and nanomotors (MNMs), as autonomous devices converting chemical or external energy into mechanical propulsion, have emerged as transformative drug delivery platforms in biomedicine. This review systematically outlines the design principles governing MNMs' propulsion and operation, highlights the applications of MNMs in disease treatment, and ...
Xiangyu Meng, Yuqi Tang, Quan Li
wiley   +1 more source

Hypoadrenocorticism in an aged cat [PDF]

, 2018
A 13-year-old, female, neutered, domestic longhair cat was referred to the hospital with a two-month history of fluctuating weakness, lethargy, inappetence and intermittently soft stools.
Fowlie, Samuel J., McKenzie, Jennifer, Ramsey, Ian   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Rituximab for the Management of an Australian Cohort of Treatment Refractory Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) has a broad range of clinical manifestations, from relatively benign self‐limiting oral lesions to significant scarring (cicatrizing) of the oral, nasal and ocular tissues with severe functional impairment and morbidity.
Bronte Jeffrey, Mark Schifter, Elizabeth Arena, Emily Sullivan, Stephanie Rose, David Joo, David Campbell, Suzanne Culican, David McDonald, Ming Wei Lin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic evidence strengthens the connection between gut microbiota and gingivitis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
IntroductionThe oral cavity and gut tract, being interconnected and rich in microbiota, may have a shared influence on gingivitis. However, the specific role of distinct gut microbiota taxa in gingivitis remains unexplored.
Zhou Hang, Chen Rouyi, Li Sen
doaj   +1 more source

PENGARUH EKSTRAK DAUN PEPAYA (CARICA PAPAYA, LINN.) TERHADAP PENURUNAN INDEKS GINGIVITIS PADA PEMAKAI ALAT ORTODONTIK CEKAT

ODONTO: Dental Journal, 2015
Background: Gingivitis is one of the serious periodontal infection desease and if there is no precise treatment it will cause the loss of tooth. Patient with fixed orthodontic appliance will be easier to be suffered by the gingivitis because the form of ...
Hafid Nur Arzanudin, Arlina Nurhapsari, Aning Susilowati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Autoimmune diseases and their manifestations on oral cavity: diagnosis and clinical management [PDF]

, 2018
Oral signs are frequently the first manifestation of autoimmune diseases. For this reason, dentists play an important role in the detection of emerging autoimmune pathologies.
Bossù, Maurizio, Di Carlo, Gabriele, Giovarruscio, Francesca, Polimeni, Antonella, Saccucci, Matteo, Salucci, Alessandro   +5 more
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The Gingival Fibromatoses [PDF]

, 2011
1.1 Definition Gingival fibromatosis (GF) is a slowly progressive, benign, non-bleeding, painless, localized or generalized overgrowth of the maxillary and mandibular keratinized gingiva (Baptista, 2002). It is also recognized as congenital hypertrophy of the gums, gingivae elephantiasis, gingival gigantism, symmetrical fibroma of the palate, gingival ...
Bruno Dallapiccola, Sofia Douzgou
openaire   +3 more sources

Oral Health Promotion Interventions in Residential Aged Care Facilities – A Systematic Review of Behaviour Change Techniques Used in Interventions

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The oral health status of older people living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) is found to be very poor. Many oral health promotion interventions have been tested in RACF settings around the world with varying degrees of success.
Nesa Aurlene, Sindhu Ravichandran, Melanie Bish, Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metronidazole resistance: a hidden epidemic? [PDF]

, 2018
This is a personal reflection from working as a clinical microbiologist and becoming increasingly concerned over gaps in our knowledge of metronidazole resistance and its impact on clinical ...
Smith, Andrew
core   +1 more source