The influence of toothbrushing ...
The aimof our study is to evaluate the performance of surface sealants and conventional polishing after ageing procedures. Eighty circular composite ...
Oral health of Chinese people w ...
The aim was to study oral health status, salivary function, and oral features of Chinese people with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Chinese people with S ...
Lipoprotein phospholipase A2 in ...
Objective Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is among the multiple cardiovascular biomarkers that have been associated with increased ...
The Persistent Challenge of Lup ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus has long been considered the prototypic autoimmune disease. Although the etiology remains enigmatic, there has been vig ...
Infectious Serologies and Autoa ...
Mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) syndrome is an immune complex-mediated vasculitis characterized by the clinical triad of purpura, weakness, and arthralg ...
A Modular View of Cytokine Netw ...
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease known for its complex pathophysiology involving several immune pathways. In the lesion ...
Ionizing Radiation and Bone Los ...
Damage to normal, nontumor bone tissue following therapeutic irradiation increases the risk of fracture among cancer patients. For example, women tr ...
The association of Raynaud’s sy ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has traditionally been included among the diseases associated with Raynaud’s syndrome (RS). The prevalence of RS in patien ...
An overview of commonly used ra ...
Despite the advent of magnetic resonance imaging and musculoskeletal ultrasound, the plain radiographs of the hands and feet remain an important too ...
Introduction to economic modeli ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, debilitating inflammatory, progressive musculoskeletal disease that affects 0.5–1.0% of the adult population ...
Mesenteric vasculitis causing i ...
Mesenteric vasculitis is one of the most devastating complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and may produce a spectrum of complications ...
We should not forget the foot: ...
We studied rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with foot complaints to address the associations between clinical signs and symptoms, radiographic cha ...
Prevalence of bovine viral diar ...
Sixty-five samples of bulk tank milk were obtained from the largest milk processor in Kerman. All the samples were tested by a commercially indirect ...
Correlation of zinc and copper ...
In autumn 2009, 87 blood samples (28 male and 59 female) were taken, via jugular vein puncture using a heparinised venoject, from Makuii sheep in a ...
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Dis ...
The health burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to increase worldwide. A substantial portion of this burden is due to the development of car ...
SPECT and Cardiac Resynchroniza ...
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has proven benefits in patients with refractory heart failure including improved symptoms, exercise capacity ...
Update on the Prevention of Typ ...
Diabetes has emerged as the modern day epidemic that is currently affecting over 220 million people worldwide and claiming at least 1.1 million live ...
Isolated Russell Body Duodeniti ...
Under the influence of an antigen, plasma cells produce immunoglobulins, which appear as eosinophilic globules on light microscopy. Sometimes, one o ...
Management of Common Bile Duct ...
Background and Study Aims Bleeding is not uncommon following endoscopic sphincterotomy. Supra-papillary puncture (SPP) might be safer than standard ...
Cross-Sectional Imaging Obtaine ...
Background Radiofrequency atrial fibrillation ablation (AFA) is commonly performed in patients with atrial fibrillation. It is imperative to develop ...
Induction chemoradiotherapy fol ...
Purpose Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) has been performed for locally advanced thoracic esophageal carcinoma. To evaluate the outcome of induction CRT foll ...
Questionnaire-based self-report ...
Nutrition plays an important role in human metabolism and health. However, it is unclear in how far self-reported nutrition intake reflects de facto ...
Intramuscular hemangioma associ ...
Deep soft -tissue hemangiomas may cause changes in adjacent bones. The exact mechanism leading to these changes remains unknown, and soft-tissue hem ...
Inhaled corticosteroids in chil ...
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most effective anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of persistent asthma in children. Treatment with ICS ...
Assessment of the coronary veno ...
Objective To investigate the feasibility of MRI for noninvasive assessment of the coronary sinus (CS) and the number and course of its major tributa ...