Evaluation of locator versus TITACH attachments for mandibular 2-implant overdentures: a one-year randomized controlled clinical trial. [PDF]
Abozaed HW, Eladrosi MA, Elsyad MA.
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ABSTRACT Background Patients with recurrent head and neck cancer (HNC) often present with severe, persistent dysphagia and xerostomia following prior chemoradiation. Although swallowing impairments and salivary dysfunction have been reported in this population, prior longitudinal studies have not examined changes in salivary composition or how these ...
Jenni Wu +8 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Oral cavity cancer (OCC) incidence is rising among non‐smokers and younger individuals without traditional risk factors. While carcinogenic exposures such as tobacco and alcohol are well studied, the association between unhealthy dietary patterns and OCC has been minimally explored.
Mateo Useche +8 more
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Hospital length of stay and the role of ICU transfer of care in postoperative oral cancer patients. [PDF]
Tang J +7 more
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A Discharge Summary Prompt Reduces Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
ABSTRACT Background Delays in postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) beyond 6 weeks are associated with worse outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study evaluated whether a discharge summary prompt could reduce PORT delay. Methods A retrospective review of patients from 2018 to 2023 was used as a pre‐intervention baseline.
Andreja Radevic +10 more
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Early Feasibility of Registration of Micro‐PET/CT Scans to Annotated 3D Specimen Models
ABSTRACT Background Intraoperative 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (18F‐FDG) micro‐positron emission tomography/computed tomography (micro‐PET/CT) is an emerging modality for margin assessment. Prior to clinical use, micro‐PET/CT margin distances must be correlated with gold‐standard histopathology.
Joaquin Austerlitz +13 more
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Accuracy of Digital Photography and Intraoral Scanning for Tooth Shade Selection in Digital Prosthodontics: A Comparative Clinical Study Using Spectrophotometry as Reference. [PDF]
Goguta LM +4 more
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Harnessing the Potential of LLMs in Hospital Management: Insights Into Medical Data Inquiry
ABSTRACT Background Considering the rapid expansion of hospital operations and the increasing digitisation of medical data, there is a pressing need for efficient and intelligent methods to process and analyse large‐scale medical data. Methods We integrated the QLoRA algorithm with ChatGLM2‐6b, Llama2‐7b, and Llama2‐13b models, fine‐tuning them on a ...
Jiaxi Li +4 more
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Evaluation of salivary pH and buffering capacity in gastroesophageal reflux among patients with dental erosion. [PDF]
Sagare SV +5 more
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Piezoelectric materials are reviewed as active platforms for medical ultrasound, bridging electromechanical fundamentals, transducer architectures, and biomedical applications. Material–device co‐design is emphasized as the key to high‐performance diagnosis, therapy, monitoring, wearable ultrasound, and emerging ultrasound‐responsive functions ...
Jianan Li, Qing Wan
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