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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Who suffers most? Dementia and pain in nursing home patients: a cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between nursing home patients with different stages of dementia and different dementia diagnoses and use of pain medication according to pain intensity. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Anemia prevalence in a home visit geriatric population.
OBJECTIVES: Ascertain anemia prevalence in the home visit geriatric population. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: A geriatric home visit program of a community-based teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Non-institutionalized elderly patients referred to the geriatric home visit program from March ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Factors associated with the use of electronic information systems for drug dispensing and medication administration records in nursing homes.
OBJECTIVES: Nursing homes (NHs) provide complex care for individuals with comorbidity who rely on multiple medications. Electronic information system (EIS) may reduce errors in drug dispensing and ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Assessment and treatment approaches for behavioral disturbances associated with dementia in the nursing home: self-reports of physicians\' practices.
OBJECTIVES: Behavior problems are common in dementia, yet little is known about how physicians deal with these problems in practice. This article reports on a survey asking physicians ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Physical activity and Alzheimer\'s disease: from prevention to therapeutic perspectives.
A number of factors, including physical activity, may contribute to prevention of cognitive decline and delay the onset of dementia. In addition to its convincing multiple benefits, an increasing body of evidence suggests that an active ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
DEFEAT heart failure: assessment and management of heart failure in nursing homes made easy.
Heart failure (HF) in older adults presents challenges that are different in many ways than those for younger adults. Diagnosis of HF in older adults can be delayed due to attributing early ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Proceedings of the AMDA Assisted Living Consensus Conference, Washington, DC October 24, 2006.
OBJECTIVES: Assisted living (AL) residents are older and frailer than the patient population industry first envisioned they would be. As a result, these individuals require stronger medical care by the industry. It is ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Comparison of the sealing of different dentin bonding adhesives in root-end cavities: a bacterial leakage study.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the root-end sealing of the different dentin-bonding adhesives (DBAs) in root-end cavities using a bacterial leakage system. STUDY DESIGN: One hundred extracted single-rooted teeth were instrumented, and ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Identification of selected respiratory pathogens in endodontic infections.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether endodontic infections could harbor common etiologic agents of respiratory infections such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae. STUDY DESIGN: Specimens were aseptically obtained from 40 patients with endodontic infections. For the detection of C. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Differences in clinical decision making: a comparison between specialists and general dentists.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare clinical decision making choices of general dentists, prosthodontists, endodontists, oral surgeons,and periodontists when presented with endodontics-related patient scenarios. STUDY DESIGN: A survey instrument with 5 ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Stimulation of cytokines in osteoblasts cultured on enamel matrix derivative.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of enamel matrix derivative (EMD) on the release of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), bone morphogenetic protein ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Immunohistochemical expression of MMPs 1, 7, and 26 in syndrome and nonsyndrome odontogenic keratocysts.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 1, 7, and 26 in odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) associated with Gorlin syndrome (SOKCs) and nonsyndrome OKCs (NSOKCs). ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Amelogenesis imperfecta, rough hypoplastic type, dental follicular hamartomas and gingival hyperplasia: report of a case from Central America and review of the literature.
We report on a black male patient from Central America with amelogenesis imperfecta, rough hypoplastic type, dental follicular hamartomas, and gingival hyperplasia. Although ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Prevalence of dental enamel defects in celiac patients with deciduous dentition: a pilot study.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of unspecific and systematic enamel defects in children with deciduous dentition diagnosed with celiac disease compared with a control group. STUDY DESIGN: Thirty children (mean age 3.6 ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
A comparative histologic study of rapid three-dimensional zygomatic suture expansion osteogenesis.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the histologic changes in zygomatic suture with 3-dimensional (3D) zygomatic suture expansion osteogenesis (SEO). STUDY DESIGN: The zygomatic bones were drawn by 3D external expansion appliance, and sutures of the zygomatic were ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Delayed appearance of diplopia due to orbital emphysema after repair of orbital fractures.
A 38-year-old caucasian male, after continuous nose blowing caused by common flu, developed left diplopia, especially in downward gaze, and complained of orbital dull pain during the preceding 48 hours. Clinical signs included ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Cytotoxicity evaluation of Activ GP and Resilon cones in vitro.
OBJECTIVE: This study was done to evaluate the cytotoxicity of Activ GP and Resilon cones in an in vitro cell culture system. STUDY DESIGN: Gutta-percha (GP), Activ GP, and Resilon cones were tested in this study. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
High-power diode laser in the disinfection in depth of the root canal dentin.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the disinfection degree of dentine caused by the use of diode laser after biomechanical procedures. STUDY DESIGN: Thirty teeth were sectioned and roots were ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Relative frequency of teeth needing conventional and surgical endodontic treatment in patients treated at a graduate endodontic clinic--a Penn Endo database study.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the most commonly retreated tooth at a postgraduate endodontics program and to compare this result ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Detection of periapical lesion development by conventional radiography or computed tomography.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to detect the development of experimentally induced periapical lesions using conventional radiography and computed tomography. STUDY DESIGN: The root canals of dogs\' teeth were exposed to the oral ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Craniofacial polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: a case report and review of the literature.
Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia is 1 of 3 types of fibrous dysplasia that can affect the bones of the craniofacial complex, including the mandible and maxilla. A 49-year-old white male presented with an extensive previous ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Mandibular bone changes in sickle cell anemia: fractal analysis.
OBJECTIVES: The radiographic changes of mandibular bone texture was evaluated in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and healthy controls. Fractal analysis was employed. STUDY DESIGN: Thirty-five individuals (age range 11 to 40 years) who had been ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Surgical planning for resection of an ameloblastoma and reconstruction of the mandible using a selective laser sintering 3D biomodel.
Ameloblastoma is a benign locally aggressive infiltrative odontogenic lesion. It is characterized by slow growth and painless swelling. The treatment for ameloblastoma varies from curettage to en ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Imaging of bone transplants in the maxillofacial area by NewTom 9000 cone-beam computed tomography: a quality assessment.
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the definability and usability of bone transplant imaging with the NewTom 9000 cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) device in a retrospective evaluation. METHODS: CBCT data of ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Labial salivary gland involvement in neonatal hemochromatosis: a report of 2 cases and review of literature.
Neonatal hemochromatosis (NH) is a severe disease of fetal or perinatal onset, in which iron deposition occurs within hepatic and extrahepatic sites without involving the reticuloendothelial system. Labial minor salivary ...
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