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The causes of tooth loss

open access: yes, 1966
The substantial majority of permanent teeth are lost because of dental caries or periodontal disease. This paper reports a pilot study into the causes of tooth loss of 297 Maltese patients attending the Dental Department of St. Luke's Hospital, carried out in July 1964.
openaire   +1 more source

Mapping Patient Complexity to Educational Needs: Proof‐of‐Concept for a Data‐Driven Framework

open access: yesJournal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether routinely collected clinical data from a university dental clinic could be translated into a coherent framework for organizing competency‐based clinical training. By examining patterns of patient complexity, the study sought to generate an evidence‐informed set of educational care lines to guide ...
Francesca Zotti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Independent Prognostic Value of Natural Tooth Count Versus Posterior Teeth Occlusion in Resected Pancreatic Cancer

open access: yesJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Purpose Prognostic significance of preoperative patient‐related factors, including oral health status, in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains unclear. We evaluated the association between preoperative factors—particularly oral health parameters—and long‐term survival after curative PDAC resection.
Kaoru Seo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent design of artificial biocatalyst for biomedical diseases

open access: yesJournal of Intelligent Medicine, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent advances in the intelligent design of artificial biocatalysts for biomedical diseases. By leveraging tailored design strategies, including environment‐responsive engineering and rational/artificial intelligence‐aided optimization, these biocatalysts enable precise modulation of pathological microenvironments and targeted ...
Lijie Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiparametric Quantitative MRI of Peripheral Nerves to Differentiate Demyelinating From Axonal Polyneuropathies

open access: yesJournal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Differentiating demyelinating from axonal polyneuropathies helps for accurate diagnosis and treatment. However, the current clinical tools lack sensitivity to confirm demyelination in peripheral nerves, particularly for proximal nerves.
Jesus E. Fajardo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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