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Natural Frequencies of Levodopa‐Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Abnormal involuntary movements, known as dyskinesias, are common complications of levodopa treatment in patients with Parkinson's disease and can significantly impair quality of life. The underlying pathophysiology remains unclear, and current therapeutic options are limited.
Ioannis U. Isaias, Federica Avantaggiato, Gianni Pezzoli, Andrea Canessa   +3 more
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Effect Of Prolonged Pacifier Use On Speech Articulation [PDF]

, 2010
The hypothesis of the current research study was that children who frequently use pacifiers past the age of 2 years would display more articulation errors and patterns than children with limited or no pacifier use.
LaPrairie, Danielle
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Parental knowledge, awareness, and attitudes towards children’s oral habits: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
Background: Oral health is fundamental to children’s health and well-being. Parental knowledge, awareness, and practices towards oral habits significantly influence children’s oral health.
Sarah Almugairin, Alanoud Alwably, Nada Alayed, Alanoud Algazlan, Hadeel Alrowaily, Elzahraa Eldwakhly, Abdullazez Almudhi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pacifier-sucking habit duration and frequency on occlusal and myofunctional alterations in preschool children

Brazilian Oral Research, 2015
The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of pacifier-sucking habit with occlusal and oral myofunctional alterations in preschool children. Eighty-four 2- to 5-year-old children participated in the study.
Valdeane Simone Cenci NIHI, Sandra Mara MACIEL, Marta Essuane JARRUS, Fábio Mitugui NIHI, Carlos Luiz Fernando de SALLES, Renata Corrêa PASCOTTO, Mitsue FUJIMAKI   +6 more
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Global Rather Than Vertical‐Selective Saccadic Abnormalities in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To test whether vertical saccades are preferentially affected in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Methods PSP patients (n = 24) were compared to age‐matched controls (n = 94) and two degenerative groups (Alzheimer's disease, n = 20; Lewy body disease, n = 50).
Duy Duan Nguyen, Mark Paine, Soohyun Lee, Amir Fazlollahi, Baibin (Ben) Wang, John D. O'Sullivan, Peter J. Nestor   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Negative relations between pacifier use and emotional competence [PDF]

, 2012
Research in psychology and neuroscience suggests that facial mimicry plays a causal role in understanding facial expression of emotion. Accurate understanding of facial emotion, in turn, grounds emotional development.
Zinner, Leah, Rychlowska, Magdalena, Augustinova, Maria, Knafo, Ariel, Droit-Volet, Sylvie, Brauer, Markus, Niedenthal, Paula M., Rychlowska, Magdalena; id_orcid   +7 more
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Biomechanical Analysis of Different Pacifiers and Their Effects on the Upper Jaw and Tongue

Applied Sciences
Aim: Pacifiers play a critical role in the early stages of craniofacial and palate development during infancy. While they provide comfort and aid in soothing, their use can also have significant impacts on the growth and function of the oral cavity. This
Luca Levrini, Luigi Paracchini, Luigia Ricci, Maria Sparaco, Stefano Saran, Giulia Mulè   +5 more
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Effect of Pacifier Design on Nonnutritive Suck Maturation and Weight Gain in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study

Current Therapeutic Research, 2020
: Background: Pacifiers are effective in promoting oral feeding by increasing the maturation of nonnutritive sucking to nutritive suck in preterm neonates.
Alexander Ziegler, DDS, Jill L. Maron, MD, Steven M. Barlow, PhD, Jonathan M. Davis, MD   +3 more
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Pacifier Cleaning Practices and Risk of Allergy Development

, 2013
OBJECTIVE:Immune stimulation through exposure to commensal microbes may protect against allergy development. Oral microbes may be transferred from parents to infants via pacifiers.
Sjöberg, Fei,, Hesselmar, Bill,, Adlerberth, Ingegerd,, Saalman, Robert,, Wold, Agnes E,, Åberg, Nils,   +5 more
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The Pacified Face: Early Embodiment Processes and the Use of Dummies

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Few things affect us as much as facial expressions, as they inform us about others’ feelings and intentions, thereby influencing our own emotions and behaviors.
Magdalena Rychlowska, Ross Vanderwert
doaj   +1 more source