OBJECTIVE Determining oral manifestations and dental caries amongst children exposed to the immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS Thirty-seven (n=37) children attending the Colombian AIDS Control Program (PRONASIDA-Lara) pediatric service were studied. Parents and guardians were informed about the purpose of the study and its confidentiality. An oral examination was conducted by a dentist; pa...

The occurrence of malocclusion in individuals with mental disability poses an additional obstacle to social acceptance; not only from an esthetic point of view, but also in that it compromises all aspects of oral function. This review examines the reported prevalence of malocclusion in individuals with mental subnormality including Down syndrome, from 1981 to 2013, assessed according to Angle's...

A questionnaire was sent to the parents of 77 visually impaired (VI), 210 hearing impaired (HI) and 494 control children seeking their views on their child's dental appearance, orthodontic treatment need and issues that might influence the child undertaking treatment. The parents' views were compared with a dentist's assessment of treatment need using the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IO...

The scientific and business communities are showing considerable interest in wireless sensor networks (WSN). availability of low-cost, small-scale components like CPUs, radios, sensors, which often combined into a single chip, is crucial. Parallel to the evolution WSNs, concepts IoT have been evolving recent years. Wireless communication technologies may play significant role implementation IoT...

During the last three decades there has been an increased influx of refugees and immigrants into Scandinavia. The overall aim of this thesis was primarily to improve our knowledge of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need, both normative and self-perceived, in adolescents of varying geographic origin. A further aim was to determine whether any differences with respect to perception of gene...

Abstract Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of malignancy-related deaths worldwide. We wished to overcome a current major limitation PDX modeling, by providing autologous human T cells suitable for immunotherapy responses, but notably, without graft versus host disease (GVHD). have developed PDXs from NSCLC implanting surgically resected patient tumors subcutaneously in NOD...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Clinical indices that determine the need for orthodontic treatment do not provide information about the impact of malocclusion on the quality of life. The present study was carried out to assess the correlation between the aesthetic component of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) and the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ11-14) in determining the need for orthod...