Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Vivek A. Lingiah, Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos
Summary: In this retrospective study involving 192 patients with cirrhosis, the incidence of infections was found to be 54.6%, with a significant number of patients experiencing multiple infections during hospitalization. ICU care was required for some patients due to infection deterioration, and 14.6% of patients died during hospitalization or shortly after discharge.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL HEPATOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Mengyao Bie, Peiyao Wu, Jieyu Zhou, Yan Li, Lei Zhao
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the periodontal health status of patients with cirrhosis. The results show that cirrhotic patients have poor periodontal conditions and a higher prevalence of periodontitis. It is recommended that they receive regular oral hygiene and basic periodontal treatment.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Natthaka Sathaporn, Bodin Khwannimit
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the potential risk factors for nosocomial bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, including corticosteroid dosage and treatment duration. The study found that male sex, receiving methylprednisolone, receiving an equivalent dexamethasone dose of 6-12 mg/day, and leukocytosis on admission were significant predictors of nosocomial bloodstream infections.
INFECTION AND DRUG RESISTANCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
David Garcia-Dios, Rosario Panadero, Pablo Diaz, Miguel Vina, Susana Remesar, Alberto Prieto, Gonzalo Lopez-Lorenzo, Nestor Martinez-Calabuig, Pablo Diez-Banos, Patrocinio Morrondo, Ceferino M. Lopez
Summary: Small ruminants in northwestern Spain are often managed in mixed flocks, but sheep-goat joint management may increase the risk of sheep being infected by parasites.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Eman Alabsawy, Shalimar, Mohammed Faisal Sheikh, Maria Pilar Ballester, Subrat Kumar Acharya, Banwari Agarwal, Rajiv Jalan
Summary: The occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is associated with increased mortality, but whether it predisposes to new infection is unclear. This study found that HE is an independent risk factor for de novo infection in cirrhotic patients with acute decompensation.
ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Ana Carolina Vallim, Eduardo Jose Gaio, Rui Vicente Oppermann, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rosing, Jasim M. Albandar, Cristiano Susin, Alex Nogueira Haas
Summary: The study found that obesity is associated with a higher risk for tooth loss, especially among females. Furthermore, the risk for tooth loss is also affected by periodontal status and smoking.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Virology
Kalina Shishkova, Raina Gergova, Elena Tasheva, Stoyan Shishkov, Ivo Sirakov
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the presence of high-risk HPV genotypes in patients with periodontitis and a pronounced clinical picture. Significant differences were found in HPV positive results between the periodontitis positive group and the control group. The presence of high-risk HPV genotypes, associated with periodontitis-causing bacteria, was confirmed.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Krisztian Voros, Bernadett Markus, Klara Atzel, Ferenc Szalay, Laszlo Graf, Daniel Nemeth, Tamas Masszi, Peter Torzsa, Laszlo Kalabay
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether decreased serum fetuin-A concentration could identify patients with Wilson's disease who developed cirrhosis. The results showed that fetuin-A concentration negatively correlated with disease duration and bilirubin level, and was a significant determinant of having cirrhosis. Among patients with liver involvement, a fetuin-A level of 523 μg/ml was associated with cirrhosis with 82% sensitivity and 87% specificity.
Article
Oncology
Yuval Arbel, Yifat Arbel, Amichai Kerner, Miryam Kerner
Summary: The objectives of this study are to estimate the relationship between obesity (BMI >= 30) and the prevalence of melanoma in different US states, and to examine the possibility of defining a new risk group. The results show a negative correlation between obesity and the incidence of melanoma, especially in the high-risk Caucasian subgroup. It is concluded that primary prevention and secondary prevention measures should be continued, including raising awareness of photoprotection and promoting skin screening among the entire population group, with a focus on the high-risk Caucasian subgroup with BMI < 30.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Eduarda Palmeira, Flor de Liz Perez-Losada, Victor Diaz-Flores-Garcia, Juan J. Segura-Sampedro, Juan J. Segura-Egea, Jose Lopez-Lopez
Summary: The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence of apical periodontitis and periodontal disease in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients and their relation to the treatment phase. The results showed that oral infections are more prevalent in advanced stages of CKD. Therefore, the treatment of periodontal disease and apical periodontitis should be considered in the treatment planning for CKD patients.
Letter
Surgery
Yu Liu, Zheng-Liang Chen, Xing-Xin Yu, Ying-Jian Liang
Summary: It is crucial for liver cancer patients to apply the prediction method of liver failure before hepatectomy, and liver surgeons can greatly benefit from clinical activities. This information is copyright of the 2021 Asian Surgical Association and Taiwan Robotic Surgery Association, with publishing services by Elsevier B.V.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xin Li, Hitesh Singh Chaouhan, Yao-Ming Wang, I-Kuan Wang, Cheng-Li Lin, Te-Chun Shen, Chi-Yuan Li, Kuo-Ting Sun
Summary: This study found that patients with GERD have a higher risk of developing periodontitis compared to those without GERD. Age, sex, and the presence of comorbidities also increase the risk of periodontitis in GERD patients. An increased number of emergency room visits is associated with a higher risk of periodontitis.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jiangling Wang, Wenjing Guo, Xiaoying Cui, Yajian Shen, Ye Guo, Yunfang Cai, Xinyi Liu, Man Fang, Bin Gu, Junbo Yuan, Yuyizi Xie, Kangjie Xie, Huidan Zhou, Xinzhong Chen
Summary: Smoking is significantly associated with a higher incidence of postoperative ileus in male rectal cancer patients undergoing radical resection, highlighting the increased risk of ileus complications in male smokers with a history of smoking before rectal cancer surgery.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philipp Kanzow, Katharina Mielke, Franziska Haupt, Susanne Wiegand, Henning Schliephake, Dirk Beutner, Annette Wiegand
Summary: This study compared oral health in patients with different sites of HNSCC and found that oral health was not significantly associated with the survival of HNSCC patients.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julia K. Grass, Natalie Kusters, Marius Kemper, Jan Tintrup, Felix Piecha, Jakob R. Izbicki, Daniel Perez, Nathaniel Melling, Maximilian Bockhorn, Matthias Reeh
Summary: This study indicates that patients with concomitant liver cirrhosis undergoing curative esophagectomy for malignant disease have worse perioperative outcomes, including higher mortality, anastomotic leakage rate, and sepsis occurrence. Common cirrhosis scores failed to accurately predict the prognosis of these patients, while bilirubin and INR may serve as better prognostic indicators for perioperative outcomes.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Jose Henrique Feijo Rosseto, Jefferson Rocha Tenorio, Ana Carolina Mamana, Tania Regina Tozetto-Mendoza, Natalia Silva Andrade, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Karem L. Ortega
Summary: The study found that in HIV-positive patients, there is a positive correlation between oral EBV shedding and OHL, with OHL occurrence being associated with age.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Avita Rath, Melissa Wong Li Zheng, Priyadarshini Hesarghatta Ramamurthy, Preena Sidhu, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Bennete Fernandes, Ahmad Termizi Bin Zamzuri
Summary: This research aimed to study the level of knowledge, attitude, practice, and confidence of dental undergraduate students in Malaysia towards evidence-based dental practice. The findings revealed that most students displayed a positive attitude towards evidence-based dentistry, but only a portion of them practiced it frequently. Additionally, the type of dental curriculum had a significant association with practice and attitude towards evidence-based dental knowledge and practice.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Jefferson Rocha Tenorio, Marcus Vinicius Bueno, Juliana Bertoldi Franco, Maria Paula Siqueira de Melo Peres, Beatriz Mota Nunes Moratto, Luciana Munhoz, Emiko Saito Arita, Karem L. Ortega
Summary: This study found that alterations suggestive of reduced bone mineral density are more likely to be identified in panoramic radiographs of cirrhotic individuals compared to healthy ones.
SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Vanessa Camillo de Almeida, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Marcelo Sirolli Ferreira, Rafael de Oliveira Lazarin, Giuseppe Alexandre Romito, Ronald Ernst Jung, Dimitris Nikolaos Tatakis, Cleverson de Oliveira e Silva, Joao Batista Cesar Neto
Summary: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of a modified gingival graft technique with the conventional free gingival graft procedure for gingival augmentation. The results showed that both techniques were effective in increasing keratinized tissue width and thickness. However, the modified technique resulted in less postoperative pain and analgesic intake.
BRAZILIAN ORAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
M. C. Balseca Ibarra, M. V. Medina Vega, M. L. S. Souto, G. A. Romito, A. C. Frias, D. P. Raggio, E. M. Crosato, F. M. Mendes, C. M. Pannuti
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of gingivitis on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among 12-year-old schoolchildren from Quito, Ecuador. The results showed that 93% of the students had gingival bleeding and 73% had dental calculus. Gingival bleeding was negatively associated with OHRQoL, and male students and those with parents with lower education levels had lower OHRQoL. The presence of gingival bleeding in more than one sextant was significantly associated with decreased quality of life in emotional well-being and social well-being domains.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Giuseppe Alexandre Romito, Herbert Horiuti Soares, Guilherme Castro Lima Silva do Amaral, Marcelo Augusto Fonseca, Vitor Marques Sapata, Marina Clemente Conde, Christoph Hans Franz Hammerle, Frank Schwarz, Cristina Cunha Villar
Summary: This study aimed to compare the radiographic outcomes of equine-derived collagenated xenogeneic bone blocks (CXBB) and autogenous bone blocks (ABB) used for lateral alveolar ridge augmentation. Results showed significant gains in bone thickness with both methods, but CXBB led to vertical bone loss while ABB resulted in vertical bone gain.
CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Isabella Neme Ribeiro dos Reis, Guilherme Castro Lima Silva do Amaral, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan, Cristina Cunha Villar, Giuseppe Alexandre Romito, Rubens Spin-Neto, Claudio Mendes Pannuti
Summary: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of smoking on the incidence of peri-implantitis. A total of 7 studies with 702 patients and 1959 implants were included for analysis. The meta-analysis revealed a significant association between smoking and the risk of peri-implantitis at both the implant and patient levels.
CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Aurelio Amorim Reis, Mabelle Freitas Monteiro, Gabriela Martin Bonilha, Luciana Saraiva, Cassia Araujo, Mauro Pedrine Santamaria, Marcio Zaffalon Casati, Purnima Kumar, Renato Correa Viana Casarin
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate microbial colonization in different dentition phases among individuals from 0 to 18 years old with a family history of periodontitis compared to descendants of periodontally healthy parents. The results showed that the parents' periodontal status significantly affected the microbiome composition of their offspring, and descendants with a family history of periodontitis exhibited different microbial diversity and a higher prevalence of periodontitis-associated species in the mixed and permanent dentition phases.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud, Guilherme Castro Lima Silva do Amaral, Nathalia Vilela Souza, Rokaia Ahmed Elagami, Daniel Isaac Sendyk, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Fausto Medeiros Mendes, Daniela Procida Raggio, Cristina C. Villar, Giuseppe A. Romito
Summary: This study analyzed bibliometrics, characteristics, and risk of bias of dental implant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in six high-impact factor journals to identify factors contributing to citation number. The findings suggest that open access, statistically significant results, and country influence the number of citations received by these RCTs.
CLINICAL ORAL IMPLANTS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Giuseppe Alexandre Romito, Marcelo Augusto Fonseca, Herbert Horiuti Soares, Rafael de Oliveira Lazarin, Vitor Marques Sapata, Roger Nishyama, Marina Clemente Conde, Christoph Hans Franz Hammerle, Frank Schwarz, Cristina Cunha Villar
Summary: Dental implants placed after staged lateral alveolar ridge augmentation using equine-derived collagenated xenogeneic bone blocks (CXBBs) or autogenous bone block (ABB) showed similar 1-year survival rates and high patient satisfaction.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Bruna Di Profio, Matheus Lotto, Patricia E. Ayala Aguirre, Cristina C. Villar, Giuseppe A. Romito, Thiago Cruvinel, Claudio Mendes Pannuti
Summary: The study analyzed the interests of Google users related to mouthwash in several countries, revealing an increasing interest in mouthwash-related topics between 2004 and 2020. It also found a surge in searches during the social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, except for KSA and RUS.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Isabella Neme Ribeiro dos Reis, Francisco Fernando Todescan, Glaucio Morente Ruiz, Emily Vivianne Freitas da Silva, Giuseppe Alexandre Romito, Rubens Spin-Neto, Claudio Mendes Pannuti
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the influence of supracrestal tissue height on peri-implant tissue remodeling in esthetic areas. The results showed that implants with thin supracrestal tissue height had greater bone loss and papillary recession than implants with thick soft tissue height, even when using the one abutment-one time concept. Supracrestal tissue height plays a significant role in peri-implant tissue remodeling.
QUINTESSENCE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Marco Antonio Alarcon, Tania Ariza-Fritas, Natali Chavez-Vereau, Andrea Lopez-Pacheco, Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Lilian Malaga-Figueroa
Summary: The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the methodological quality and consistency of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) in Periodontology. A total of 11 CPGs were included and assessed using the AGREE II instrument. The results showed high overall quality of the CPGs and consistency of recommendations in specific fields of periodontics. These findings have important implications for researchers and clinicians in promoting and improving clinical decision-making in periodontics.
BRAZILIAN ORAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Claudio Mendes Pannuti, Isabella Neme Ribeiro dos Reis, Nathalia Vilela Souza, Maria Luisa Silveira Souto, Carlos Guillermo Benitez Silva, Leticia Mello Bezinelli, Clarisse Martins Machado, Giuseppe Alexandre Romito, Cristina Cunha Villar
Summary: Accumulated evidence suggests that the oral cavity may serve as a reservoir for SARS-CoV-2, and the use of mouthrinses has been proposed to reduce viral load in saliva. However, a review of nine randomized controlled trials found that while mouthrinses showed an intra-group reduction in salivary virus levels compared to baseline, there was no significant inter-group difference between active groups and the control group in terms of decreasing salivary SARS-CoV-2 loads. Larger trials are needed to confirm these promising results.
BRAZILIAN ORAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Samuel Rodriguez-Zorrilla, Alejandro I. Lorenzo-Pouso, Stefano Fais, Maria A. Logozzi, Davide Mizzoni, Rossella Di Raimo, Alessandro Giuliani, Abel Garcia-Garcia, Alba Perez-Jardon, Karem L. Ortega, Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Mario Perez-Sayans
Summary: This study found that exosomal profiles can be used as a tool for early detection of relapse and long-term outcomes in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients undergoing conventional therapy. The study observed a significant reduction in exosome levels after surgery and higher exosome concentrations in patients experiencing relapse. Lower exosome levels before surgery were correlated with better disease-free survival.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Tong Cheng, Zhusheng Chen, Yibin Qin, Xiang Zhu, Hongsheng Chen, Zhongling Xu, Xiaqing Ma
Summary: Morphine is commonly used and effective for pain relief, but its side effect of itching limits its clinical use. This paper discusses the potential of using esketamine to treat morphine-induced itching.
MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
(2024)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sung Eun Lee, Eunjung Park, Ji-yun Kim, HyukHoon Kim
Summary: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a potential therapeutic modality that has been recognized for its favorable mechanisms in various diseases, including sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). HBOT has neuroprotective effects through its anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic effects as well as increased tissue oxygenation capacity. However, there are caveats and limitations in applying HBOT in sepsis.
MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
(2024)
