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Tongue disorders of hepatological patients: fissured tongue, and rhomboid glossitis.

open access: yes, 2017
Oral mucosal often mirror general health problem. Vast majority of systemic diseases have oral manifestations. Abnormal liver function, anemia, serum iron level, diabetes and concomitant gastrointestinal diseases have significant effect on prevalence of ...
Moshref razavi, Soroush
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A Customized Mouthguard Design for a Child with Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder: A Case Report

open access: yesPediatric Reports
When fabricating custom-made mouthguards for children, tooth replacement is an important factor for dentists to consider. In addition, orofacial myofunctional disorders and deleterious oral habits—such as incompetent lip seal and tongue thrusting—are ...
Masatoshi Otsugu   +3 more
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Epidemiological profile of elderly women with burning mouth symptoms - doi:10.5020/18061230.2011.p238

open access: yesRevista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012
Objective: To determine the epidemiological profile of elderly women with burning mouth symptoms. Methods: A cross sectional, quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study conducted in two phases: a) determining the prevalence of burning mouth symptoms
Maria Vieira de Lima Saintrain   +3 more
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Comparison of soft-tissue, dental, and skeletal characteristics in children with and without tongue thrusting habit

open access: yesContemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2013
Tongue thrusting habit is a condition in which the tongue makes contact with any teeth anterior to the molars during swallowing. Abnormal positioning of tongue may result in dental and skeletal abnormalities.The aim of the present study was to study and compare soft-tissue, dental, and skeletal morphologic characteristics in children with and without ...
Uma B Dixit, Raghavendra M Shetty
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Exploring Grade 10 teachers’ experiences of mother tongue reading habits: case studies of two selected high schools in KwaZulu-Natal. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.The study sought to explore Grade 10 teachers’ experiences of mother tongue reading habits. The mother tongue that is referred to in this study is IsiZulu, an African language that is predominantly ...
Mhlongo, Stella-Rose Balungile.
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Treatment of severe anterior open bite by using tongue crib and teeth extraction: a case report

open access: yesBMC Oral Health
Background Anterior open bite is a kind of malocclusion that can affect the oral function, aesthetics and even mental health of adolescents. Breaking harmful habits plays an important role in the orthodontic treatment of patients during the growth and ...
Jingmei Zhang   +7 more
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Ultramorphological and histological studies on the tongue of the common kingfisher in relation to its feeding habit

open access: yesThe Journal of Basic & Applied Zoology, 2014
AbstractThe tongue of common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis, Alcedinidae, Aves) was investigated by means of light and scanning electron microscopy to elucidate its ultramorphological and histological features.The tongue of the studied bird is an elongated, tubby and consistent organ of triangular shape of about 8.9mm in length.
Sh.A. Al-Zahaby, E.H. Elsheikh
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Tongue-Supported Human-Computer Interaction Systems: A Review

open access: yes, 2014
The tongue can substitute human sensory systems and has been used as a medium of input to help impaired patients communicate with the world. Innovative techniques have been employed to realize tongue movement, sense its position and exploit tongue ...
R. Quain (23352628)   +2 more
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Tongue thrusting habit: A review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Oral habits are learned patterns of muscle contraction and have a very complex nature. They are associated with anger, hunger, sleep, tooth eruption and fear. Some children even display oral habits for release of mental tension. These habits might be non-
Tarvade, Suchita Madhukar   +1 more
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Protocol for Fabrication and Utilization of a Novel Chairside Technique for Interception of Tongue Thrusting Habit

open access: yesInternational Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
The importance of early interception of the tongue-thrusting habit need not be overemphasized. Among several habit-breaking appliances, few chairside methods are available among the gamut of habit-breaking appliances available. So, a novel chairside appliance technique was employed with the use of routinely used armamentarium like Begg's bracket, lock ...
Wali, Diksha V   +3 more
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