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Oral Health, Periodontitis, and Respiratory Diseases: Biological Pathways

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the potential mechanisms by which poor oral health and periodontitis impact lung health, focusing on pneumonia, COPD, and asthma. ABSTRACT Poor oral hygiene and periodontitis influence lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COVID‐19, and asthma.
Raluca P. Vacaru, Andreea C. Didilescu, Frank A. Scannapieco   +2 more
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Pharyngeal Flap and Obstructive Apnea: Maximizing Speech Outcome While Limiting Complications

, 2007
Objective To assess speech results and rate of obstructive sleep apnea using a modified, superiorly based pharyngeal flap performed after staged adenotonsillectomy in a group with velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Chegar, Burke E., Tatum, Sherard A., Curtis, Michael S., Shprintzen, Robert J.   +3 more
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Evaluation of superior based pharyngeal flap in management of velopharyngeal insufficiency [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background: By bringing the velum in line with the closing pharyngeal walls, the velopharyngeal lumen can be sealed. Hypernasal vocal resonance can occur in patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), a condition in which the velopharyngeal port ...
Mohammed Mohammed, Ahmed abdelfattah, Rana Mohammed, Amr Youssef, Ahmed Salama   +4 more
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Longitudinal Changes in Health Utility Scores During the Perioperative Period Among Patients With Oral Cancer: An Analysis of the Effect of Older Age and Social Background

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Many countries have implemented health technology assessment of their public medical insurance programs owing to rising social security costs from ageing populations and expensive emerging medical technologies. Clarifying factors that affect health utility scores is essential for implementing treatments that reflect social values ...
Masashi Sasaki, Takayuki Aoki, Masahiro Uchibori, Masashi Tamura, Yasutaka Hoshimoto, Tsuyoshi Fukuzawa, Banri Tsuda, Yoshihide Ota   +7 more
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Influence of anesthetics on pharyngeal flap surgery: a 23-year study

, 2009
This study assessed the influence of anesthetics on early complications after pharyngeal flap surgery. A 23-year retrospective chart review was carried out of all patients at the authors` institution who underwent superiorly based pharyngeal flap surgery.
TRINDADE JR., A. S., ALMEIDA, A. M., SCHWERDTFEGER, C. M. M. A., TRINDADE, I. E. K.   +3 more
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Mycoplasma bovis involved in pituitary abscess syndrome in a beef heifer concomitantly infected with haemoparasites

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, August 2026.
Abstract This case report describes pituitary abscess syndrome (PAS) in a 20‐month‐old Blonde d'Aquitaine heifer with cranial nerve deficits (V, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII) associated with facial hemiparesis, head tilt, ataxia and dysphagia, pneumonia and otitis interna.
Chloé Saada, Manon Gonçalves‐Brandao, Hortensia Robert, Renaud Maillard, Laurent‐Xavier Nouvel   +4 more
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Reconstruction technique following total laryngectomy affects swallowing outcomes

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2020
Objectives How reconstruction affects function following total laryngectomy is unclear. This study seeks to determine whether reconstruction method is associated with differences in swallowing outcomes.
Brianna N. Harris, Steven G. Hoshal, Lisa Evangelista, Maggie Kuhn   +3 more
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Papillon Flap—Design Modification of ALT Flap for Circumferential Laryngopharyngeal Defect

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2023
Anterolateral thigh (ALT) free flap is a commonly used flap for reconstruction of circumferential laryngopharyngeal defects. The flap is harvested as an ellipse and tubed along its length.
Sukhdeep Singh, Vimalendu Brajesh, Aditya Aggarwal   +2 more
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Postoperative and Functional Outcomes of Oropharyngectomy in Irradiated Neck for Recurrent or Metachronous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Head &Neck, Volume 48, Issue 7, Page 1885-1895, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate predictors of postoperative and functional outcomes following salvage oropharyngectomy. Methods In this single‐center retrospective study, we included all patients who underwent an oropharyngectomy in an irradiated neck for recurrent or metachronous cancer between 2014 and 2023. Results We included 94 patients.
Jade Saykaly, Agnès Dupret‐Bories, Sébastien Vergez, Virginie Woisard, Benjamin Vairel, Jérôme Sarini, Ana Cavillon, Emilien Chabrillac   +7 more
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Gingival and Periodontal Diseases and Conditions in Children and Adolescents: Consensus Report

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Volume 53, Issue 7, Page 1068-1099, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background The objectives of this Focused Workshop were to update the epidemiology, aetiology, risk factors, diagnosis and management of gingival and periodontal diseases and conditions in children and adolescents, and to explore the applicability of the 2018 Classification in children and adolescents.
Iain Chapple, Sotiria Gizani, Mariano Sanz, Dominique Declerck, Phoebus Madianos, Valerie Clerehugh, Monique Danser, Esti Davidovich, Janet Davies, Nikos Donos, Elisabeth Dursun, Elena Figuero, Filippo Graziani, Mervi Gursoy, Soren Jepsen, Clara Joseph, Moritz Kebschull, Norbert Kraemer, Tina Lambrinaki, Rodrigo López, David J. Manton, Joerg Meyle, Ana Molina, Lior Shapira, Cheryl Somani, Georgios Tsilingaridis, Svante Twetman, Nicola West, Biniyam Wondimu, Ferranti Wong, David Herrera   +30 more
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