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Oral Health, Periodontitis, and Respiratory Diseases: Biological Pathways

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive update on the potential mechanisms by which poor oral health and periodontitis impact lung health, focusing on pneumonia, COPD, and asthma. ABSTRACT Poor oral hygiene and periodontitis influence lung diseases such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COVID‐19, and asthma.
Raluca P. Vacaru, Andreea C. Didilescu, Frank A. Scannapieco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toothbrush and toothpaste preferences among Southern Saudi children: insights into oral hygiene awareness and practices. [PDF]

Front Dent Med
Alkahtani ZM, Ahmed Assiri H, Alsharif HN, Sultan Al-Hufayyan G, Ali Y Mari J, Shafloot RS, Alasmari NA, Alshehri R, Alshamrani S, Yahya N, Porwal A.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Periodontitis and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Mechanistic Evidence

Journal 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, Yiorgos A. Bobetsis, Benjamin C. Shayo, Peter Milgrom, Phoebus N. Madianos   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of the biocompatibility and antibacterial efficacy of various toothpaste formulations. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Aşık A, Çoğulu D, Yılmaz Süslüer S, Yücel Er C, Kayabaşı Ç, Özmen Yelken B, Topaloğlu A, Uzel A, Gündüz C.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Surface degradation and digital volumetric loss in ceramic and hybrid CAD/CAM surfaces after simulated toothbrushing with activated charcoal vs. whitening toothpaste. [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Çölgeçen Ö, Barutçu AC.
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

Effects of Different Whitening Toothpastes on the Color of Aged Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate Ceramics After Immersion in an Acidic Beverage. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int
Akbarnia AR, Ahmadi E, Ranjbar Omrani L, Azizzadeh AM, Shamshiri AR, Farshad F, Abbasi M.   +6 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

Evaluation of demineralization changes utilizing the Canary Caries Detection System and various toothpastes on incipient enamel lesions. [PDF]

Eur Oral Res
Steel S, Mon H, Xu X, Chapple AG, Grandy H, Ballard R, Armbruster P.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source