1 Divisão de Genética, CPQ, Instituto Nacional de Câncer Rua André Cavalcanti, 37 – Centro, 20231-050 Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brazil 2 Laboratório de Biomineralização, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro CCS, Bloco F, Sala F2-027, Av Carlos Chagas Filho, 373 Cidade Universitária, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brazil 3 Departamento de Estatística, Instituto de ...

objective: oral health status particularly maxillofacial disorders in adolescents can affect different aspects of the quality of life. this study aimed to assess the age-related quality of life of students in two age groups of 11-14 years and 14-18 years to evaluate its correlation with orthodontic treatment need in adolescents in isfahan. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 11...

This paper discusses results of a case study from an on-going project to investigate how cultural factors, as identified by the Cultural Perspectives Questionnaire (CPQ), affect the performance of distributed collaborative learning teams. The results indicate that a team’s cultural composition is a significant predictor of its performance on programming projects. Cultural attributes most strong...

The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of malocclusion on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of schoolchildren aged 8-12 years old in Southern Brazil. A two-stage cluster procedure was used to select 1,199 children in 20 public and private schools in Pelotas/Brazil. Cross-sectional data was collected, consisting of a socioeconomic questionnaire to parents, children's int...

BACKGROUND Smoking cessation services provide support to smokers who desire to quit. Published studies to date have looked at the cost and benefit of service provision but typically focus on clinical trial data. Using routinely collected observational data, this study examined the costs involved in providing a service in terms of average health care expenditure per successful quit attempt in ad...

ABSTRACT Objectives The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence and severity dental fluorosis assess impact on oral health related quality life (OHRQoL) children living in two Peruvian towns with different water fluoride levels. Methods A sample 292 between 11 14 years age both genders selected among public private primary schools 2 towns. Clinical examination was carried out using D...