This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of minimally invasive tonsil surgery for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in children. Tonsil ablation or turbinate reduction was performed on 49 pediatric patients with OSAHS by minimally invasive tonsil surgery. In order to ...
Técnicas de Ablación/instrumentación,
Técnicas de Ablación/métodos,
Tonsila Faríngea/patología,
Tonsila Faríngea/cirugía,
Hipertrofia/cirugía,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/métodos,
Tonsila Palatina/patología,
Tonsila Palatina/cirugía,
Polisomnografía,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/cirugía,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract This study considered a possible relationship between the severity of oral lichen planus (OLP), serum anti-TPO autoantibodies (TPOAb) titer and thyroid disease in OLP patients. Forty-six OLP patients with positive TPOAb results (> 35 IU/ml) who had also been diagnosed with thyroid disease wer...
Autoanticuerpos/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Interleucina-8/sangre,
Yoduro Peroxidasa/sangre,
Yoduro Peroxidasa/inmunología,
Liquen Plano Oral/inmunología,
Valores de Referencia,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Enfermedades de la Tiroides/inmunología,
Enfermedades de la Tiroides/fisiopatología,
Glándula Tiroides/fisiopatología
Abstract: This study addresses the practical, methodological and ethical challenges that were found in three studies that used focus groups with people with severe mental illness, in the context of community mental health services in Brazil. Focus groups are a powerful tool in health research that need t...
We examined the factors associated with the evaluation of health description vignettes and how Japanese people make decisions related to the eight health dimensions (mobility, emotions, pain, relationship with others, sleep and energy, vision, recognition/remembering abilities, and self-care). We investi...
Factores de Edad,
Toma de Decisiones Clínicas/métodos,
Indicadores de Salud,
Japón,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estándares de Referencia,
Análisis de Regresión,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Autoinforme/normas,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Sexuales
Abstract Recent studies investigating protease-activated receptor type 2 (PAR-2) suggest an association between the receptor and periodontal inflammation. It is known that gingipain, a bacterial protease secreted by the important periodontopathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis can activate PAR-2. Previous st...
Adhesinas Bacterianas/análisis,
Biomarcadores/análisis,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Periodontitis Crónica/patología,
Cisteína Endopeptidasas/análisis,
Índice de Placa Dental,
Expresión Génica,
Líquido del Surco Gingival/química,
Pérdida de la Inserción Periodontal,
Índice Periodontal,
Porphyromonas gingivalis,
Receptor PAR-2/análisis,
Valores de Referencia,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and socioeconomic indicators associated with dental anxiety in preschool children with severe dental caries. A total of 100 children between 3 and 5 years of age were selected during a dental screening procedure. The selection criteria were having...
Factores de Edad,
Ansiedad al Tratamiento Odontológico/etiología,
Caries Dental/psicología,
Caries Dental/terapia,
Métodos Epidemiológicos,
Familia,
Renta,
Factores de Riesgo,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the historical trend of leprosy epidemiological indicators in individuals under the age of 15 in the state of Mato Grosso. METHODS Descriptive study with trend analysis of leprosy indicators in individuals under the age of fifteen registered in the Mato Grosso’s S...
Abstract: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of psychotropic polypharmacy in Brazilian psychiatric patients by gender. Sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical data were obtained through face-to-face interviews and medical charts of 2,475 patients. Psychotropic polypharmacy was defined a...
Trastornos Mentales/tratamiento farmacológico,
Polifarmacia,
Psicotrópicos/uso terapéutico,
Factores Sexuales,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Prescripciones de Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Trastornos Mentales/diagnóstico,
Psicotrópicos/clasificación,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factores Socioeconómicos
RESUMO Objetivo O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a associação entre os resultados das escalas de funcionalidade e severidade da disfagia determinadas a partir de exames de videofluoroscopia em pacientes pós-AVC. Método Estudo observacional, retrospectivo e descritivo, com análise de 109 exame...
RESUMO Objetivo O Acidente Vascular Encefálico é um importante problema de Saúde Pública, com alto índice de mortes e sequelas, tais como alterações de linguagem. As mudanças conceituais da saúde, ao longo do tempo, levaram à incorporação de aspectos funcionais e sociais como propõe a Organ...
