BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Losing teeth has been considered as part of normal aging. However, in developing countries, tooth loss among older adults is shown to be more negatively associated with self-image and quality of life compared to their western counterparts ...
T. Muhammad, Shobhit Srivastava
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Can parents prevent tooth loss related to dental avulsion? An assessment of knowledge related to permanent teeth [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023 Purpose Dental avulsion injuries have a poor prognosis that largely depends on the immediate steps taken to manage the avulsed tooth. A lack of knowledge about the initial management can lead to tooth loss, with further adverse implications for esthetics,
Gowri Sivaramakrishnan +8 more
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Patient-centered endodontic outcomes: a narrative review. [PDF]
, 2013 IntroductionRoot canal treatment (RCT) success criteria inform us of the path to bony healing and of prognostic factors, but tell little about how the patient perceives, feels, or values RCT.
Fayazi, Sara +4 more
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Oral health status and associated lifestyle behaviors in a sample of Iranian adults : an exploratory household survey [PDF]
, 2020 Background Poor oral hygiene can lead to serious diseases, such as periodontitis, tooth decay, pain and discomfort in teeth or gums, infections, and loss of teeth.
Bagheri, Raziollah +5 more
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Changes in PGE2 signaling after submandibulectomy alter post–tooth extraction socket healing [PDF]
, 2018 Saliva is very important to oral health, and a salivary deficit has been shown to bring serious problems to oral health. There is scant information about the mechanisms through which salivary glands participate in post–tooth extraction socket healing ...
Bozzini, Clarisa +5 more
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Multimorbidity and tooth loss: the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2019
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Little is known about the presence of two or more chronic conditions (multimorbidity) on tooth loss between adults and older adults. Understanding the mechanisms of multimorbidity on tooth loss is essential to inform policy development.
Rafael Aiello Bomfim +2 more
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What's the Function of Connexin 32 in the Peripheral Nervous System? [PDF]
, 2018 Connexin 32 (Cx32) is a fundamental protein in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) as its mutations cause the X-linked form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT1X), the second most common form of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy and a demyelinating
Bortolozzi, Mario
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Craniomandibular trauma and tooth loss in northern dogs and wolves : implications for the archaeological study of dog husbandry and domestication [PDF]
, 2014 Funding: Funding for this project was provided by an ERC Advanced Grant (#295458) to Dr. David Anderson, University of Aberdeen (http://erc.europa.eu). Financial support to Mikhail V.
Jessup, E. +3 more
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Tooth loss and associated factors in adolescents – impact of extractions for orthodontic reason.
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2018 Aim: To investigate tooth loss and its determinants in adolescents, considering the effect of extractions due to orthodontics reasons. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in students from public and private schools aged 15-19 years old from
Paulo Roberto Grafitti Colussi +3 more
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 BackgroundThere is a dose-response relationship between tooth loss and cognitive impairment, while tooth loss can be an independent risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD).
Xiaoyu Wang, Jiangqi Hu, Qingsong Jiang
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