Projecting perinatal final results with the obstructive sleep apnea verification application

Two parameters; activity index (AI ratio of activity of masseter and temporalis muscles) and error index (EI ratio of the number of abnormal chewing patterns), were used.
In the training group, the AI value during MVC increased significantly and the EI value during gam chewing decreased significantly after surgical orthodontic treatment (AI p < 0.01; EI p < 0.01), indicating the improvement of activity balance of masseter and temporalis muscles and conversion of the jaw movement from abnormal to normal pattern (p < 0.01).
Our findings suggested that functional training using the gum chewing and patient-education exercise improved masticatory function in patients with mandibular prognathism.
Our findings suggested that functional training using the gum chewing and patient-education exercise improved masticatory function in patients with mandibular prognathism.
The use of cavity treatments may help in the reduction of bacteria remaining in dentinal tubules after selective carious tissue removal. This study aimed to investigate the effect of selective carious tissue removal and treatment with either 35% phosphoric acid +0.12% chlorhexidine or dentine conditioner on the residual intratubular bacteria in coronal dentine of deep carious lesions.
Thirty carious human molars were randomly divided into three groups; group 1 untreated carious teeth (positive control), group 2 carious teeth treated with 35% phosphoric acid and chlorhexidine disinfectant after selective carious tissue removal and group 3 carious teeth treated with dentine conditioner after selective carious tissue removal. Another six non-carious teeth was used as negative control. The presence of bacteria and depth of bacteria remaining in dentinal tubules were determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Chi square test and one-way, repeated-measures analysis of variance were used for statistical analysis.
Using SEM, coronal dentine of group 1, 2 and 3 revealed cocci, rod and filamentous bacteria within dentinal tubules. Positive rates of bacteria detection in coronal dentine of group 1 were significant higher than those of group 2 and 3 (
 < 0.05). The distance of bacteria remaining in the dentinal tubules in group 1, 2 and 3 were 1149.14 ± 384.44, 707.98 ± 357.19 and 869.25 ± 470.75 μm, respectively.
Both treatment groups had similar ability to reduce the number of intratubular bacteria in coronal dentine of carious teeth, but not complete elimination.
Both treatment groups had similar ability to reduce the number of intratubular bacteria in coronal dentine of carious teeth, but not complete elimination.
Sucrose has been considered as a cariogenic substrate due to large amounts of acid production after fermentation by certain oral bacteria, thus sugar alcohols are often used to replace sucrose. The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of maltitol on the growth and acid production of
and
-SD11 compared to various sugars, and to examine whether the fermented milk containing a potential probiotic
-SD11 with maltitol could reduce
The acid production of tested sugars by cariogenic
was measured using pH meter. In a clinical trial, 123 children were recruited and randomly assigned to either the probiotic- or control-fermented milk, once daily for 4 weeks. BB-94 nmr The target bacteria levels in the saliva were examined using a real-time PCR at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks. The oral examination was recorded at the baseline and 8 weeks.
The results showed that maltitol exhibited less acid production than simple sugars. In the clinical trial, a significant reduction of salivary total streptococci and
occurred, while the levels of salivary lactobacilli significantly increased in the probiotic group compared to the control group after receiving the probiotic fermented milk.
The daily consumption of the fermented milk containing
-SD11 with maltitol had beneficial effects on oral health by reducing salivary
Thus, the substitution of simple sugars by maltitol in dairy products containing
-SD11 may be an alternative way to prevent the risk of caries.
The daily consumption of the fermented milk containing L. rhamnosus-SD11 with maltitol had beneficial effects on oral health by reducing salivary S. mutans. Thus, the substitution of simple sugars by maltitol in dairy products containing L. rhamnosus-SD11 may be an alternative way to prevent the risk of caries.The purpose of the present study is to examine the diagnostic and predictive accuracy of the thyroglobulin (Tg) to thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and TSH/Tg ratios in normothyroid patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). We conducted a retrospective cohort study evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of the serum Tg/TSH and TSH/Tg ratios in normothyroid patients with thyroid nodules. We also systematically searched the international literature using the Medline, Cochrane's CENTRAL, Scopus, Clinicaltrials.gov, EMBASE, and Google Scholar databases for evidence concerning the diagnostic and predictive accuracy of these ratios. Overall, 374 patients were identified in our cohort study of whom 240 were treated for benign disease and 134 were treated for DTC. Significant differences were noted in the Tg/TSH and TSH/Tg values among cases with malignant and benign disease (P=0.020). However, the diagnostic ROC curve did not confirm these results (Tg/TSH=0.572 and TSH/Tg=0.428). After searching the international literature, we identified 8 studies. The majority of the included data reported significant differences among patients with benign/malignant disease and those with successful iodine therapy compared to those with disease relapse. However, the clinical relevance was clearer among studies that investigated the usefulness of these ratios in predicting recurrent disease. The findings of our study support that the Tg/TSH ratio increases in patients with DTC and can, thus, become useful in the future as a predictive marker of ablative 131I therapy success. However, given the significant variability of Tg its diagnostic accuracy remains to date minimal; thus, the actual cut-off value that can be used to discriminate cancer cases from benign disease has not been determined yet.