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Chinese health beliefs and oral health practices among the middle-aged and the elderly in Hong Kong.

, 1994
The purpose of this paper was to study possible relationships between traditional Chinese health beliefs and health practices in adult Chinese in a modernized society.
Schwarz, E., Lim, LP, Lo, EC, Lim, L.P., Schwarz, E, Lo, E.C.   +5 more
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

SLC37A4, gene responsible for glycogen storage disease type 1b, regulates gingival epithelial barrier function via JAM1 expression

Scientific Reports
Solute carrier family 37 member 4 (SLC37A4) is known to regulate glucose-6-phosphate transport from cytoplasm to the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum, which serves to maintain glucose homeostasis. Glycogen storage disease type 1b (GSD1b) is caused by a
Keita Tanigaki, Risako Matsumura, Naoko Sasaki, Yuta Kato, Tsukasa Tamamori, Shunsuke Yamaga, Eriko Nakamura, Akito Sakanaka, Masae Kuboniwa, Michiya Matsusaki, Atsuo Amano, Hiroki Takeuchi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Attitudes and practices regarding preventive dentistry among Libyan dentists

, 2015
Purpose: To assess the attitudes towards and practices related to preventive dentistry among Libyan dentists. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was conducted among dentists working in Benghazi. All dentists registered with the Dental
Bernabé, E, Arheiam, Arheiam
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Human Leukocyte Elastase Triggered Nanoparticles for Targeted Antimicrobial Delivery and Oral Microbial Modulation

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
This study explores enzyme‐responsive nanoparticles for targeted antimicrobial release in inflamed oral environments. Nanoparticles formed by complexing peptides and chlorhexidine respond to human leukocyte elastase and release chlorhexidine selectively. P7 (ECAAPVCE)‐based formulations show optimal properties and stability, with antimicrobial activity
Mohammed A. Hadis, Ignacio Insua, Farah N. S. Raja, Álvaro Vila, William M. Palin, Michael R. Milward, Paul R. Cooper, Sarah A. Kuehne, Owen Addison, Paco Fernandez‐Trillo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Frontiers in oral health: Highlights in preventive dentistry 2021/2. [PDF]

Front Oral Health, 2022
Crystal YO, Campus G, Cunha-Cruz J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Visual Impairment in Phitsanuloke, Thailand

, 2014
There is little information on the oral health status on the visual impairment in Thailand. Objective: To investigate the oral health status and dental treatment needs of visual impaired Thai. Method: The subjects were 146 visual impairment (70 males and
Seehaumpai, Pakinai; Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanuloke 65000, Yosookh, Patcharawan; Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanuloke 65000, Samnieng, Patcharaphol; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Wichachai, Supattra; Faculty of Dentistry, Naresuan University, Phitsanuloke 65000   +3 more
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Injectable Bone Cements: A Generational Framework for Bioactivity, Porosity, and Mechanobiological Design at the Nanoscale

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Key demographic, biological, and material considerations that drive the need for advanced injectable bone cement technologies. Injectable bone cements (IBCs) are widely used in orthopaedic and craniofacial applications due to their minimally invasive delivery and ability to provide early mechanical stabilisation.
Frank Fei, Yogambha Ramaswamy, Young Jung No   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Smear Layer Removal Efficacy of Mangifera indica Kernel Extract as Root Canal Irrigant in Primary Molar: An In Vitro Study

International Journal of Dentistry
Background. Endodontic therapy aims to disinfect the entire root canal system. Extracts from the kernel of Mangifera indica has the potential to be a novel root canal irrigant that has yet to be studied.
S. Haripriya, Jamaluddin Mohammed Farzan, Parisa Nourouzi Baghkomeh, Sivakumar Nuvvula   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Importance of preventive dentistry in the elderly: A personal approach. [PDF]

Dent Res J (Isfahan), 2022
Abbas MJ, Albaaj FSO, Hussein HM, Mahmood AA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source