Niger J Clin Pract
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of the clinical impact and In Vitro antibacterial activities of two bioactive restoratives against S. mutans ATCC 25175 in class II carious restorations.
Streptococcus mutans is a Gram-positive opportunistic bacterial pathogen and that causes dental caries and then restorative treatment remains the best clinical practice approach to repair and prevent dental caries. ⋯ The novel application of ACTIVA restorative material is a promising option for patients at risk of caries.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Osteocalcin and cross-linked C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen in gingival crevicular fluid during piezocision accelerated orthodontic tooth movement: A randomized split-mouth study.
Piezocision, a minimally invasive surgical procedure, has been used to accelerate tooth movement'' is appropriate as a background to the abstract section. ⋯ Piezocision was found to be an effective treatment procedure for accelerating canine distalization accompanied by increased levels of OC and ICTP.
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Placental adhesion spectrum (PAS) is a disease in which the trophoblast invades the myometrium, and is a well-known high-risk condition associated with placental previa. ⋯ Despite placenta previa without PAS disorders, maternal hemorrhagic morbidity was significantly increased. Thus, our results highlight the need for resources for those women with evidence of placenta previa including a low-lying placenta, even if those women do not meet PAS disorder criteria. In addition, placenta previa without PAS disorder was not associated with critical maternal complications.
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This study aimed to determine the diagnostic performance and utility of chest radiography in relation to chest computed tomography (CT) in nontraumatic respiratory emergency patients. ⋯ The consistency between the chest XR and CT was more likely in patients aged <40 years and for PA and moderate-to-high quality chest XR views, as compared to older patients and AP and poor-quality views, respectively. We suggest that an upright position PA chest X-ray with high imaging quality may be the first choice, especially in patients aged <40 years admitted to the emergency department with respiratory symptoms.
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Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common emergency surgery. ⋯ Diagnostic performances of the laboratory parameters were determined as follows: neutrophil count > WBC count > direct bilirubin = NLR = PDW > total bilirubin = lymphocyte count = RDW = MPV.