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Patients Diagnosed with Infective Endocarditis: A Retrospective Chart ReviewWong, Chloe January 2020 (has links)
No description available.
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Biomarkers as Predictors of AnkylosisBeck, Stephen 30 August 2010 (has links)
No description available.
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Immune Mediators in Gingival Crevicular Fluid as Predictors of Healing Outcomes in Re-Implanted Permanent Incisors – A Pilot InvestigationAshley, Amanda 26 June 2012 (has links)
No description available.
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Hepatitis B carrier state and its implications in the dental treatmentof handicapped patientsPoon, Hung-wai, Philip., 潘雄威. January 1996 (has links)
published_or_final_version / Dentistry / Master / Master of Dental Surgery
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Oral health care for Chinese adults with special needs榮文笙, Rong, Wensheng. January 2004 (has links)
published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Dentistry / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy
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Barriers to dental care for children with special health concernsHopps, Joni R. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--Texas Woman's University, 1997. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.
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The prevalence of members of the "red complex" in pregnant women as revealed by PCR and BANA hydrolysis.Bayingana, Claude January 2005 (has links)
Increased levels of oestrogen and progesterone during pregnancy may lead to periodontal disease. The anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria called red complex (Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythensis and Treponema denticola) are frequently associated with periodontal disease. Periodontopathogens produce toxins and enzymes which can enter the bloodstream and cross the placenta to harm the foetus. The response of the mother&rsquo / s immune system to infection by these periodontopathogens, brings about the release of inflammatory mediators which may trigger preterm labour or result in low birth-weight infants. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of red complex, using BANA and PCR in subginginval plaque samples from pregnant women. Subgingival plaque samples were obtained from pregnant women between the ages of 17 to 45 years attending a Mitchells Plain ante-natal clinic. Plaque samples were analyzed by the enzymatic BANA-test for detection of the presence of red complex and DNA was extracted and analyzed using 16 rDNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).<br />
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Seventy-nine percent of pregnant women showed gingival index scores of &ge / 1 of which 74.24% harboured by at least one of the members of the red complex. P.gingivalis was the most prevalent of the three members of the red complex. Findings of this study confirmed a need for dental preventive measures in pregnant women and microbial monitoring of suspected periodontopathogenes. This could be achieved by joint cooperation between Maternity Obstetric Units (MOU), Dentistry and oral microbiology departments. The results of this study revealed that although PCR is more sensitive than BANA in detecting members of the red complex, BANA showed a better association with the indices used to diagnose periodontal disease.
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Design and Optimization of an Integrative Periodontal Ligament ScaffoldLee, Nancy May January 2016 (has links)
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory infection caused by the overgrowth of bacteria harbored in tooth-retained plaque. It is estimated to affect 50% of American adults over 30, with an increased incidence of up to 70% for those over 65. The disease is characterized by the destruction of the periodontal tissues, including the periodontal ligament (PDL), root cementum, and alveolar bone. As the PDL provides tooth anchorage by connecting the root cementum to the alveolar bone, damage to this tissue results in a loss of integration with the surrounding bone and cementum, eventually leading to complete tooth detachment. This is the primary reason for tooth extractions and/or loss. Current treatments for periodontitis fail to achieve consistent PDL regeneration and integration of soft and hard tissues, thus alternative approaches are needed to improve long term outcomes. This thesis focuses on the development of a biomimetic, fiber-based, polymer composite scaffold that will enable the regeneration and integration of the hard and soft tissues comprising the periodontium, while also controlling residual infection at the wound site. This work is guided by the hypothesis that a multi-phased scaffold optimized in structure and composition to promote tissue regeneration and integration, as well as control the presence of pathogenic organisms, will augment integrative periodontal healing.
The first aim of this thesis investigated scaffold design parameters for ligament regeneration, exploring polymer chemistry, fiber alignment, and antibiotic dose for the support of PDL cell growth and matrix biosynthesis. In addition, the efficacy of antibiotic-containing scaffolds in controlling the growth of periodontal pathogens was evaluated. With the overarching goal of supporting hard tissue integration, aim two optimized scaffold fiber diameter, mineral composition and dose, as well as method of mineral incorporation in order to promote PDL cell viability, growth, differentiation, and mineralized matrix deposition. In the third aim of this thesis a composite scaffold was fabricated, combining the optimized elements from the previous two aims into a multi-phased system that is mimetic of the native periodontal structure. The composite scaffold was then evaluated for tissue healing as well as for integrative potential with native tissue in a tooth-in-bone explant model. Collectively, the results of this thesis demonstrates that a scaffold with optimal structure and composition for PDL growth and integration supports enhanced periodontal healing as assessed through functional evaluation and tissue biosynthesis.
In summary, the studies in this thesis led to the development of a novel, anti-infective, multi-phased scaffold which promotes integrative periodontal ligament healing. The broader implications of this work, which includes the elucidation of cell-biomaterial interactions and the implementation of complex scaffold design strategies, can be extended toward the integrative and functional repair of other composite tissue systems.
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Treatment failures in dentistryBroughton, Alan M. January 1988 (has links) (PDF)
Includes bibliographical references.
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The planning and evaluation of a school dental programmeRoder, David Murray January 1977 (has links)
3 v : / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (D.D. Sc.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Dental Health, 1978
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