Based on the findings of epidemiological surveys in western countries, the number of person with suspected xerostomia in Japan is estimated to be 30,000,000. Xerostomia is caused by: 1) Systemic diseases; 2) Medications; 3) Tumors or trauma; 4) Radiotherapy; and 5) Neurological factors. Its symptoms can be alleviated, and its progression can be stopped by close cooperation between the dental an...

BACKGROUND Collagen membranes have some benefits include promoting wound healing through isolation, clot stabilization, wound stability, and hemostasis, enhancing primary wound coverage through its chemotactic ability to attract fibroblasts, and augmenting flap thickness by providing a collagenous scaffold. The purpose of this study was to compare primary and secondary healing and collagen memb...

WHO goals for oral health 2020 target to reduce the number of edentulous persons and to increase the individuals with functional dentition. Health Impact Profile is an instrument including conceptual dimensions of OHRQoL (3) giving greater weight to psychological and behavioral outcomes. Our aim was to assess oral health impacts related to the Oral Health Impact Profile in edentulous patients w...

BACKGROUND The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) and the Geriatric/General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) have never been compared for a group of the same subjects in the Polish population. The aim of the study was to compare the OHIP-14 and GOHAI measures. METHODS 178 independently living people over the age of 55 were included in the study. The GOHAI and OHIP-14 measures were us...

This systematic review aimed to explore the efficacy and safety of oral moisturizing agents for dry mouth xerostomia. Oral improve patient's quality life by mucosa maintaining buffer capacity. The methods this was structured following Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Pubmed Ebscohost-CINAHL Plus databases were used article searching. JADAD or Oxfor...

In this study, the capsid proteins of four major serotypes of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) were assessed as the vaccine candidates. Different protein sequences regarding FMDV capsid of O, A, Asia 1 and C type were identified from NCBI Genome Database and UniprotKB. Phylogenetic tree of the four serotypes was developed using ClustalW software. HMMTOP, RANKPEP, Swiss-Model and Vaxign softw...