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Remineralization of early caries lesions by calcium hypophosphite in vitro: a surface microhardness study. [PDF]

open access: yesBDJ Open
Amaechi BT   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Periodontitis and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Mechanistic Evidence

open access: yesJournal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aims to describe mechanisms linking periodontal diseases in pregnancy with adverse pregnancy outcomes. ABSTRACT Periodontal diseases, including both gingivitis and periodontitis, occur commonly among pregnant individuals. Both gingivitis and periodontitis are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) such as early ...
Gregory C. Valentine   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesMedical 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

“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

open access: yesMedical 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

Retention of fluoride in the oral cavity: A randomized clinical study with nanoencapsulated fluoride toothpaste. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Clin Exp Dent
Avelino de Paiva MA   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

open access: yesOral 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesOral 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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