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Moderate sedation helps improve future behavior in pediatric dental patients - a prospective study

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract There is little evidence on the long-term effects of pharmacological management in children undergoing dental treatment. This study aimed to assess children's behavior in consecutive dental sessions following oral rehabilitation using different pharmacological regimens for behavioral control. Pa...

Survival analysis of banding and bonding molar tubes in adult patients over a 12-month period: a split-mouth randomized clinical trial

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract: This split-mouth randomized clinical trial aimed to compare the survival rate of bonding and banding molar tubes in adult orthodontic patients. Eligibility criteria included adults (aged >18 years), no active caries, restorations, or fractures in the upper and lower molars. The main outcome ...

Risk factors for dental caries in children with developmental disabilities

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate risk factors for dental caries in children with developmental disabilities who were treated at a clinical reference service for patients with special needs in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. This is a retrospective cohort study that evaluated 401 denta...

Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Objective: to characterize deaths that occurred, and the association between socio-demographic, clinical, laboratory variables and health-related quality of life and the outcome of death in patients on peritoneal dialysis, over a two year period after an initial assessment. Method: observational, prospe...

Adult obesity, disease and longevity in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To obtain estimates of the effects of overweight and obesity on the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and adult mortality. Materials and methods. We use three waves (2000, 2002, 2012) of the Mexican Health and Aging Survey (MHAS).We employ parametric hazard models to estimate mortality and co...

The effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality in Mexicans aged 50 years and older

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. To examine the effect of obesity on incidence of disability and mortality among non-disabled older Mexicans at baseline. Materials and methods. The sample included 8 415 Mexicans aged ≥ 50 years from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2001 -2012), who reported no limitations in activiti...

Mortality and its association with chronic and infectious diseases in Mexico: A panel data analysis of the elderly

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. This study examines the relationship between chronic and infectious diseases on mortality risks under conditions of accelerated aging.The main hypothesis is that individuals who report both types of diseases experience higher mortality risks than those reporting only chronic diseases. Material...

A life course approach to mortality in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 57 (supl.1), 2015
Objective. Research on early life socioeconomic status (SES), education and mortality is less established in developing countries. This analysis aims to determine how SES and education are patterned across the life course and associated with adult mortality in Mexico. Materials and methods. Data comes fr...

An evaluation of treatment strategies for head and neck cancer in an African American population

West Indian med. j; 62 (6), 2013
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated treatment strategies for head and neck cancers in a predominantly African American population. METHODS: Data were collected utilizing medical records and the tumour registry at the Howard University Hospital. Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis and Cox propo...

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a cohort of HIV-positive women at the University Hospital of the West Indies: management and outcome

West Indian med. j; 62 (4), 2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of recurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in HIVpositive women evaluated at the University H ospital of the West Indies (UHWI). METHOD: A chart review of all non-pregnant HIV-positive women who attended the gynaecologic and colposcopic clinics between Janu...