BACKGROUND The anticariogenic potential of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate nanocomplexes (CPP-ACP) has been demonstrated using laboratory, animal and human in situ caries models. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of CPP-ACP incorporation into a sugar-free lozenge (pressed mint tablet) on enamel remineralization in a human in situ model. METHODS The study util...

The aim of this clinical study was to investigate the acid resistance of enamel lesions remineralized in situ by a sugar-free chewing gum containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate nanocomplexes (CPP-ACP: Recaldent). The study utilized a double-blind, randomized, crossover design with two treatments: (i) sugar-free gum containing 18.8 mg of CPP-ACP, and (ii) sugar-free gum not...

BACKGROUND Planning ahead may be particularly relevant in dementia considering patients' cognitive decline and difficulty to predict the course of the dementia. OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with initiation of advance care planning (ACP) regarding end-of-life issues in dementia. METHODS Systematic review of the PubMed, Embase, Cinahl, Psychinfo, and Cochrane databases until Janua...

CONTEXT Data on prevalence and trends in diabetes secondary to chronic pancreatitis in developing countries is scarce. OBJECTIVE To compare the secular trends in the prevalence of fibrocalculous pancreatic diabetes (FCPD) and diabetes secondary to alcoholic chronic pancreatitis (ACP) at a diabetes centre in south India. DESIGN A retrospective analysis was done of all patients registered at ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Hospital admissions can be difficult for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We created an autism-specific care plan (ACP) to help improve the hospital experience for patients with ASD, and we tested feasibility and acceptability and compared the experience of care for children with and without an ACP. METHODS We performed a nonrandomized, retrospective char...

BACKGROUND In dementia, advance care planning (ACP) of end-of-life issues may start as early as possible in view of the patient's decreasing ability to participate in decision making. We aimed to assess whether practicing physicians in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom who provide most of the end-of-life care, differ in finding that ACP in dementia should start at diagnosis. METHODS In a...

A relationship based on the modified couple stress theory is developed to investigate the flexural sensitivity of an atomic force microscope (AFM) with assembled cantilever probe (ACP). This ACP comprises a horizontal cantilever, two vertical extensions and two tips located at the free ends of the extensions which form a caliper. An approximate solution to the flexural vibration problem is obta...

A relationship based on the modified couple stress theory is developed to investigate the flexural sensitivity of an atomic force microscope (AFM) with assembled cantilever probe (ACP). This ACP comprises a horizontal cantilever, two vertical extensions and two tips located at the free ends of the extensions which form a caliper. An approximate solution to the flexural vibration problem is obta...

Bronchogenic carcinoma of the lung—lung cancer—comprises a group of malignant neoplasms that arise from bronchial epithelium. The four major pathologic cell types of lung cancer are small cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Because they have overlapping clinical behavior and response to treatment, adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large ...