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BACKGROUND The global burden of periodontal diseases remains high. Population growth trends, changes in risk factors and improved tooth retention will increase the socio-economic burden of periodontitis that is responsible for 3.5 million years lived ...
M. Tonetti+3 more
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Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease [PDF]
"Foot drop" or "Floppy foot drop" is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles around the ankle joint.
Brumett+33 more
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Influence of the oral status on cardiovascular diseases in an older Italian population [PDF]
Oral diseases have been adversely associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are also the most frequent cause of death in older population. The aim of this study was to investigate the association among oral status indexes and CVD in patients
Basili, Stefania+5 more
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Periodontal Ehlers–Danlos syndrome in early childhood: A case report of loss of deciduous teeth
The aim of the present study is to report a case of periodontal Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (pEDS) in early childhood. A 3-year-old child, complaining of severe tooth mobility, gingival bleeding, and early loss of deciduous teeth sought the dental clinics ...
Ricardo Souza Martins+6 more
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Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease [PDF]
"Foot drop" or "Floppy foot drop" is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles around the ankle joint.
Disler, Peter B.+3 more
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Stem cell-based tooth and periodontal regeneration.
Currently regeneration of tooth and periodontal damage still remains great challenge. Stem cell-based tissue engineering raised novel therapeutic strategies for tooth and periodontal repair.
Lei Hu, Yi Liu, Songlin Wang
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Association between pulp stones and systemic diseases: A case-control study
Introduction: Pulp stones (PS) are calcifications commonly found in the pulp tissue that may be associated with systemic diseases. Objective: To evaluate the association between PS and systemic diseases.
Bruna de Souza Romano+6 more
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Vestibular impairment in Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease [PDF]
To find out if Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) patients, who have peripheral vestibular as well as peripheral somatosensory impairment, have worse postural balance than those who do not.We studied 32 patients with various CMT phenotypes and genotypes. Vestibular function was measured with the video head impulse test (vHIT) which tests vestibulo-ocular reflex
Gülden Akdal+8 more
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KIF5A p.Pro986Leu Risk Variant and Accelerated Progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ABSTRACT This study explored the impact of KIF5A rs113247976 (p.Pro986Leu), a risk allele for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), on phenotypic variability in two Italian ALS cohorts (discovery, n = 865; replication, n = 1174). The minor allele (T) frequency was 0.015.
Arianna Manini+24 more
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Periodontal disease and tooth loss
Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that caries is the main reason for tooth loss. More recent epidemiological data seem to show an increasing trend of tooth loss due to periodontal reasons rather than caries. In considering the issue of periodontal disease and tooth loss the following observations were made.
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