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Filter by:Irisin is an exercise-mimetic myokine secreted by skeletal muscle. Compelling evidence in animal models and humans showed that Irisin prevents onset of musculoskeletal atrophy and its low serum levels are predictive of sarcopenia. The investigators evaluated the levels of irisin in patients affected by an hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, namely Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), in order to investigate possible key determinants of their muscle quality and possibly prevent the progressive distal weakness and muscle atrophy.
When proximal carious lesions of primary molars are located in close proximity to the cementum enamel junction (CEJ), marginal seal is challenging and extraction is recommended. Pulpotomy is indicated for vital primary teeth to preserve them in function. The goal of this study is to monitor the long-term effect of intentional bioactive cement pulpotomies and crown coverage performed on vital and asymptomatic carious primary molars with gingival margins close to or at the CEJ
The majority of previous studies for early detection of Orthodontically Induced Inflammatory Root Resorption (OIIRR) were conducted to assess individual biomarkers which are representative of single biological pathway. To our Knowledge, no studies have been employed Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) proteomic analysis to identify potential biomarkers for OIIRR. Therefore; the aim of this study is to use the advantage of testing a package of biomarkers via doing proteomic analysis of GCF which could help in making a more precise personalize diagnosis and treatments, thereby providing orthodontists additional information that cannot be deduced from clinical parameters.
There are two choices of restorations and implant abutments connection now: cemented and screw-retained.The excess cement, which would be difficult to completely remove, might lead to series of biological complications. The angulated screw channel (ASC) abutments, which recently introduced by Nobel Biocare , largely address the problem with visible screw access that may compromise esthetics. However, all of the present studies were clinical reports, thus the clinical efficacy of ASC abutments still needs the verification of evidence-based medicine with larger sample. Therefore, we designed a randomized controlled clinical trial study, aiming to verify the clinical efficacy of the ASC abutments by comparing screw-retained (with ASC abutments) single implant crowns with cemented ones in esthetic region.
The LENTO study sample includes the caregivers and their clients living in eastern Finland. The aims of this study are 1. to study the nutritional status, oral health, coping, functional capacity and quality of life 2. to find out how individual nutrition and oral health counseling received for caregivers affect on the nutritional status and oral health of caregivers and their clients 3. develop an operating model to maintain good nutrition and oral health.
Here the investigators aim to show that a focused lower extremity resistance strength training program in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) results in increased motor strength of ankle plantar- and dorsi-flexion. The investigators will use motor unit index MUNIX and hand held dynamometry to correlate strength changes. The investigators believe that increased strength will correlate with an increased motor unit number and as such will prove that axonal renervation or improved recruitment is possible with a focused exercises in patients with CMT. Additionally, the investigators will show that that MUNIX declines over a 12-week period in patients with CMT whom continue standard of care. This will identify MUNIX as a responsive marker for disease progression in addition to detecting functional improvement, which will be valuable for future clinical trials.
Patients with 4 occlusal lesions in molar teeth will be included. Occlusal cavities will be prepared either by Er,Cr:YSGG laser (LS) or conventional diamond bur (BR). Cavities will be restored with Filtek Silorane (3M-ESPE) (SR) and with Kalore (GC) (KR) according to the manufacturers' instructions. All restorative procedures will be performed by one operator and the restorations will be examined by two evaluators according to the FDI (World Dental Federation) criteria at baseline and at 6-month, 1-, 2-,3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, 9-, 10-year. Patients' satisfaction about the preparation methods will be evaluated with a survey. Pearson Chi-Square test will be used for statistical analyze(p=0.05).
The aim of this study is to evaluate long-term clinical performance of a self-adhering flowable resin composite in comparison with a conventional flowable resin composite used with an etch&rinse adhesive system in minimally invasive class I cavities. Twenty-five patients will receive at least one pair of class I restorations. After class I cavities were prepared they were restored either with a self-adhering flowable resin composite (VertiseFlow/Kerr-VR) or with a flowable resin composite (Luxaflow/DMG-LX) in combination with an etch&rinse adhesive (Teco/DMG) [according to the manufacturers' instructions. Restorations will be evaluated at baseline and yearly according to FDI criteria by two evaluaters. Statistical analysis will be carried out with Pearson Chi-Square test and Cochran Q-test followed by Mc Nemar's.
This multicenter, non-inferiority trial randomized, double-blind, active controlled parallel group study evaluates the hypothesis that the home regular use of a toothpaste containing microcrystalline hydroxylapatite (HAP) (test toothpaste) provides a caries preventive effect in caries-active children with primary dentition age 3-6 which is comparable to the caries preventive effect provided by the regular use of a fluoridated tooth paste (F) (control toothpaste) over observation periods of max. 336 days. Caries development will be assessed according to the clinical criteria of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). Condition or disease: Intervention Procedure: Tooth Brushing HAP or Procedure: Tooth Brushing F
The main purpose of this study is to assess the clinical feasibility of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). For thar purpose, investigator will compare, fractional anisotropy (FA) obtained by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) MRI 3T on brachial plexus and cervical spinal nerve roots between patients with defined Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP), according to the EFNS 2010 criteria, and healthy controls. The secondary outcomes will be to compare DTI parameters (FA, ADC or Apparent Diffusion Coefficient) between CIDP patients, healthy volunteers, and patients with Charcot Marie Tooth disease type 1a (CMT1a) and MRI morphological parameters (T1, STIR) between these groups. Moreover, investigator will investigate the possible relationship between MRI parameters, clinical indices, and electrophysiological measure.