Niger J Clin Pract
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effectiveness of cold application and lavender oil on pain during drain removal: A randomized clinical trial.
Analgesics are frequently used to prevent acute pain while removing the drain. Additional non-pharmacological methods have come to the agenda as a result of the fact that the pain cannot be fully controlled, and the pharmacological treatment response is variable. Our research was intended to determine the effectiveness of lavender aromatherapy and cold application in controlling pain during drain removal procedure. ⋯ According to the study, it was found that applying lavender and cold application to the patients before the drainage procedure was effective in controlling pain.
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The objective was to assess the current knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of parents toward the use of Silver Diamine Fluoride in children's primary teeth and identify related factors. ⋯ The present study demonstrates that SDF is acceptable among Saudi parents/relatives to arrest dental caries. However, pigmentation of anterior teeth is a major concern.
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Recent changes across the world with respect to gender transitioning of children and adolescents have generated a bio-psycho-socio-cultural discourse among interest groups. ⋯ The findings of this study, although, preliminary demonstrated less gender dysphoric symptoms in this cohort of Nigerian adolescents and young adults compared to the Western population. Nevertheless, some degree of GD was noticed, revealing that this condition is existent in our society.
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Comparison of three techniques in bladder stone surgery: Which technique is more effective and safe?
In our study, we aimed to compare the success and complication rates of percutaneous cystolithotripsy (PCCL), transurethral cystolithotripsy (TUCL), and Ho: YAG laser lithotripsy in the surgery of bladder stones that occurred due to various reasons. ⋯ Although all three methods were quite successful in bladder stone surgery, average cystolithotripsy times were significantly low in the PCCL technique. Thinking that the most common cause of bladder stone is BPH, it is stated that the suprapubic inserted tube ease the bladder drainage during transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P). In this way, the duration of the most common accompanying surgeries is shortened and performed more safely.
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The study determined the proportion of rural parents with good knowledge about and good attitude toward children making their first dental visit by their first birthday. It also assessed the association among age, sex, level of education, past dental visits of parents, and knowledge about and good attitude toward children making their first dental visit by their first birthday. ⋯ More mothers had good knowledge of child dental visits, while more fathers and those with past dental visits had a good attitude toward child dental visits.