Niger J Clin Pract
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The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence and patterns of impacted third molars in a Trinidadian population. ⋯ The prevalence of impacted wisdom teeth in this study was 27%. These results raise awareness and provide insight among dental professionals in Trinidad as to the prevalence of impacted third molars, their patterns, as well as commonly associated pathologies, and the need for screening within the population.
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The quality of sexual life of women with type 2 diabetes has an impact on their self-management perceptions. ⋯ There is a relationship between quality of sexual life and self-management perceptions of women with type 2 DM. As the quality of sexual life increases, diabetes self-management perceptions increase. Age affects diabetes self-management perception, and the type of treatment used by individuals also affects their quality of sexual life.
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Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic neuropsychiatric disorder that involves profound impairment of psychopathology in cognition, emotion, perception, and other aspects of behavior. Factors, such as the nature of the disease, length of hospital stay, duration of illness, and side effects of psychotropic drugs, may contribute to poor oral health and the risk of developing bruxism in patients with schizophrenia. ⋯ The relatively high prevalence of probable bruxism in patients with schizophrenia and its relation to antipsychotics was observed. There is a need for more research on the causes and treatment of bruxism in schizophrenia.
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In India, cirrhosis is becoming a growing concern, leading to an unmet need for new non-invasive markers to assess the severity of liver disease. Serum prolactin is one such marker. ⋯ There was a significant association between serum prolactin levels and CTP classes, esophageal varices, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis.
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This study aims to investigate color stability and surface roughness of polyetheretherketone (PEEK), zirconia, and hybrid ceramics while stored in different liquids. ⋯ The color change of the materials was within acceptable limits, whereas the surface roughness increased more than 0.2 µm. Especially cola, heptane, and red wine significantly increased the mean surface roughness.