chronic plaque-type psoriasis may be difficult to control without the use of potent systemic therapies that are accompanied by systemic toxicity. mycophenolate mofetil is a novel agent that may be effective in the treatment of chronic plaque type psoriasis. our purpose was to investigate of the safety and efficacy of oral mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of chronic plaque-type psoriasis. ...

To date, studies focusing on oral health in obese adolescents have provided controversial data. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate systemic and parameters eutrophic overweight/obese adolescents. In total, 100 adolescents, mean aged 13.33 ± 2.04 years, were divided into two groups: 59 the group (SG) 41 eutrophic-weight control (CG). Chi-squared Fisher exact tests performed ...

Some features of extended loops are considered. In particular, the behaviour under diieomorphism transformations of the wavefunctions with support on the extended loop space are studied. The basis of a method to obtain analytical expressions of diieomorphism invariants via extended loops are settled. Applications to knot theory and quantum gravity are considered.

background and aims. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of right/left handedness on the ability of patients to remove dental plaque in various quadrants of the mouth. materials and methods. this double-blind cross-sectional study was conducted in two phases with a two-week time interval, on 40 subjects. during the two visits, the subjects were requested to brush their teeth for 3 ...

herbal extracts have been successfully used in dentistry as tooth cleaning and antimicrobial plaque agents. the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effects of a dental gel containing barberry extracts (from berberis vulgaris) on gingivitis and microbial plaque control. a double blind clinical trial study was conducted in a dormitory on 45 boys aged 11-12 years having the same socioec...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the antiplaque effects of an alcohol-free mouthrinse containing essential oils-Listerine Zero (LZ)-and an alcohol-based essential oils mouthrinse (EO+) compared with a positive control of 0.20% chlorhexidine mouthrinse (CHX) and a negative control of a placebo solution (saline), using an in vivo plaque regrowth model of three days. METHODS The study was designed as a do...

AIM To compare the plaque inhibition efficacy of a sodium fluoride/potassium nitrate (NaF/KNO3 with 1450 ppm F) test dentifrice to a 0.454% stannous fluoride/sodium hexametaphosphate/sodium fluoride positive control dentifrice (SnF2/SHMP with 1450 ppm F). METHODS AND MATERIALS Twenty-five subjects were randomized to a two-period, two-treatment, double blind crossover sequence using NaF/KNO3 (...