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Enabling Functional Independence: A Scoping Review of Upper Extremity Assistive Devices for Adults With Progressive Neuromuscular Diseases

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
This scoping review summarizes the spectrum of upper extremity assistive devices for adults with progressive neuromuscular diseases, ranging from low‐tech supports to advanced robotics, exoskeletons, and brain‐computer interface systems. While these technologies show promise for improving enabling function, current evidence is largely limited to ...
Katherine M. Burke, Stephanie Johnson, Kayla Chomko, Angela Escalante, Kendall C. Hall, Melis Lydston, Courtney Uek, Gabriella Casagrande, Hyun Jung Kim, James Arnold, David Pont‐Esteban, Harrison Young, Conor Walsh, Sabrina Paganoni   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Pink Tax: Price Discrimination, Product Differentiation, and Gender‐Based Pricing in Consumer Packaged Goods

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the economic mechanisms underlying persistent price gaps between products marketed to women and men, which is often referred to as the “Pink Tax.” Using NielsenIQ scanner data on toothbrushes, we provide evidence of gendered price differentials and analyze two mechanisms central to the literature: gender‐based price ...
Rong Zhang, Yu Yvette Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Hot Rolling Temperature on Oxide Scale Formation, Grain Size, and Pickling of Stainless Steel

steel research international, EarlyView.
The effects of finishing rolling temperature, coiling temperature, and annealing on scale formation and pickling performance are studied. Scale morphology and composition are studied via SEM‐EDS, and pickling performance is studied by evaluating scale residues and mass losses during pickling.
Roosa Kähkönen, Aleksi Laukka, Teemu Tuovinen, Susanna Airaksinen, Juho Haapakangas, Ulla Lassi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-determined use of provided powered oral hygiene devices leads to improved gingival health after 1 year: a longitudinal clinical trial

BMC Oral Health
Purpose Our study aimed to evaluate the long-term concordance and acceptance when using powered devices for everyday oral hygiene routine and gingival health in patients showing papillary bleeding.
I. Deeg, M. J. Wicht, A. G. Barbe, S. H. M. Derman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing Beneficial Oral Hygiene Care: Transitioning from Manual Brushing and Utilizing Powered Toothbrushes to Improve Plaque Control and Prevent Gingival Inflammation

Update Dental College Journal
Objective: The main purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of powered and manual toothbrushes in controlling plaque and gingival inflammation. Background: Dental health and maintaining effective oral hygiene practices are crucial.
S M Nazmuz Sakib
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of a Hybrid Toothbrush versus Comparative Manual Toothbrush for Plaque Removal – Randomized In-Use Study

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, 2020
Stéphanie Favrel,1 Anna Urbaniak,2 Izabela Chabowska,3 Anne Sirvent,4 Jean-Philippe Gatignol5 1Innovation Unit, Clinical Department, Pierre Fabre Consumer Health Care, Castres, France; 2Dental Clinic, Gdansk, Poland; 3Dermscan Poland, Gdansk ...
Favrel S, Urbaniak A, Chabowska I, Sirvent A, Gatignol JP   +4 more
doaj  

From Control to Elimination: Making the End of Dental Caries Thinkable

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Dental caries remains one of the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases worldwide despite decades of clinical and behavioural interventions. Persistently high prevalence suggests that current approaches are better organised for ongoing disease management than for preventing new disease occurrence.
Habib Benzian, Manu Raj Mathur, Eugenio Beltrán‐Aguilar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Role Substitution to Improve Oral Health of Dependent Older People Residing in Care Homes and Assisted Living Settings in the United Kingdom

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To determine whether Dental Therapists and Dental Nurses could reduce plaque levels of dependent older adults residing in care homes and assisted living settings, when compared to ‘treatment as usual’. Methods A two‐arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial over a 6‐month period was undertaken based on an a priori assumption
Paul R. Brocklehurst, Gerry McKenna, Zoe Hoare, Alison Jenkins, Rachel Evans, Saif Sayeed Syed, Michelle Harvey, Ivor G. Chestnutt, Sarah R. Baker, Craig J. Smith, Ciaran O'Neill, Annie Hendry, Anup Karki, Kirstie Moons, Fiona Sandom, Michael Donaldson, Caroline Lappin, Karen Shepherd, Lorraine Morgan, Georgios Tsakos   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monetary incentives for improving smartphone-measured oral hygiene behaviors in young children: A randomized pilot trial.

PLoS ONE, 2020
AimsTo assess feasibility, acceptability, and early efficacy of monetary incentive-based interventions on fostering oral hygiene in young children measured with a Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush and smartphone application.DesignA stratified, parallel-group,
Justin S White, Francisco Ramos-Gomez, Jenny X Liu, Bonnie Jue, Tracy L Finlayson, Jeremiah R Garza, Alexandra H Crawford, Sarit Helman, William Santo, Jing Cheng, James G Kahn, Stuart A Gansky   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Adult Patient Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: A Case Report

Toothbrush ingestion is a rarer condition than other swallowed foreign bodies. It is usually seen in the elderly, patients with psychological disorders, and mentally retarded individuals.
Ceren Konca Seferoğlu, İbrahim Sonkaya, Sami Fidan, Murat Erkut, FİDAN, SAMİ, KONCA SEFEROĞLU, CEREN, ERKUT, MURAT, Sonkaya, İbrahim   +7 more
core   +1 more source