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Erased by law: Kinship, care, and bureaucratic exclusion at the end of life in South Korea

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how institutional frameworks in South Korea erase nonlegal caregiving relationships within hospice care environments. Drawing on seven months of ethnographic fieldwork, the study delineates how patients are categorized as “unclaimed” despite the presence of long‐term companions or cohabitants who provide intimate end‐of ...
Seok Joo Youn
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of the Caries Remineralizing Effects of Dentifrices Based on Natural Hydroxyapatite, Synthetic Hydroxyapatite, and Fluoride: A pH Cycling Study. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Amaechi BT, Do MT, Pawinska M, Wang K, Obiefuna AC, Farah R, Restrepo-Cerón MC, Kataoka Y, Kuruwita N, Omosebi TO.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

“Why can't they put us to sleep if we are suffering?”: La Nada and the desire for euthanasia among institutionalized older adults in Peru

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I examine how institutionalized older adults in Peru articulate suffering through the idiom of la nada—“nothingness”—and how this shapes desires for euthanasia. Moving from close ethnography of bodies in space and time to structural and ethical discourses on euthanasia, I argue that calls for euthanasia arise not only from ...
Magdalena Zegarra Chiappori
wiley   +1 more source

Symptoms and Knowledge of Dental Erosion Among Hong Kong Adults. [PDF]

Int Dent J
Sun IG, Liu X, Yin IX, Zhang JJ, Deng X, Chu CH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Metagenomic Evaluation of Oral Microbiota in Patients Affected by Oral Lichen Planus: A Pilot Study

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize the oral bacterial and fungal microbiota of symptomatic oral lichen planus patients undergoing topical corticosteroid therapy and to explore microbial patterns potentially associated with subsequent oral candidiasis. Methods Twelve patients with clinically and histologically confirmed OLP were enrolled.
A. Dormiente, L. Mancabelli, M. Ventura, G. Longhi, G. Mergoni, M. Manfredi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors during Ramadan: a cross-sectional study among adults in Qatar. [PDF]

Front Oral Health
Alyafei N, Abdel-Salam AG, Al Mudahka HR, AlSaadi HA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Heterogeneous Oral Health Outcomes by Combustible Cigarette Smoking, E‐Cigarette Use and Dual Use: A Cross‐Sectional Population‐Based Analysis

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Combustible cigarette smoking is a well‐established risk factor for poor oral health, but the implications of e‐cigarette use and dual use remain uncertain. Distinguishing the effects of vaping from the lingering consequences of prior smoking is a persistent challenge in the literature. Objectives To assess how distinct nicotine use
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Najim Z. Alshahrani, Mohammed Moshabbab Alqahtani, Roqayya Mohammed Ahmed Alhayyani, Mona Majrashi, Anas Ali Alhur, Waleed Almutairi, Oshibe Joseph Daberechi, Isaac Olushola Ogunkola   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

In vitro assessment of experimental bioactive tooth gel formulas containing L-arginine, ginger and eggshell for remineralization and anti-bacterial effect. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Saleh RS, El-Hashemy HA, Elgamily HM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Oral Lesions and Dental Status in Individuals Using Oral Tobacco‐Free Nicotine Pouches

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Users of Swedish nicotine pouches and traditional oral tobacco‐derived pouches were compared to non‐users for clinical tissue responses and oral health status. In addition, the habits associated with snus use were also evaluated. Material and Methods In this cross‐sectional study, participants aged 18–30 were recruited from nine ...
Masoumeh Daneshian, Lars Fredriksson, Pia Skott, Karin Garming Legert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Japan's Four-Decade Natural Experiment in Early Childhood Caries: A Perspective on Prevention Pathways Beyond Fluoride. [PDF]

Int Dent J
Yamashita Y.
europepmc   +1 more source