UNLABELLED The evaluation of oral and vocal fold diadochokinesis (DDK) in individuals with voice disorders may contribute to the understanding of factors that affect the balanced vocal production. Scientific studies that make use of this assessment tool support the knowledge advance of this area, reflecting the development of more appropriate therapeutic planning. OBJECTIVE To compare the res...

This study investigated students’ oral performance ability accounting for various oral analytical factors including fluency, lexical and structural complexity and accuracy with each subcategory. Accordingly, 20 raters scored the oral performances produced by 200 students and a quantitative design using a MANOVA test was used to investigate students’ score differences of various levels of langua...

We aimed to evaluate the radioprotective effect of hydrolyzed rice bran (HRB) on acute gastroenteritis due to chemoradiotherapy for treatment of cervical cancer. This placebo-controlled, double-blind study was conducted as an exploratory investigation of the colitis-inhibiting effects of HRB in alleviating acute-phase gastrointestinal side effects of chemoradiotherapy. The study involved 20 pat...

purpose: this paper considers the concept and background of oral history in internal and external references. also it studies necessity, importance and agents of arising and developing oral history in the field of archives. methodology: this research uses library and document method and its database is provided via resources in prominent libraries, databases and websites related to oral history...

Objective: Assessment and comparison of oral health status in elders with without Alzheimer's disease.
 Methods: This age gender matched cross-sectional study included participants from an Alzheimer’s day care center, a nursing home. Mental state, periodontal health, Geriatric Oral Health Index (GOHAI), unstimulated salivary flow rate (USFR), other dry mouth conditions were examined. Group...

AIM The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of honey on clinically scoring grades of oral mucositis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This interventional study was carried out in Radiation Oncology Department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore. In this study, 82 patients of both genders, of head and neck cancer, planned for radiotherapy, were divided into two groups by random sampling numbers. Patients in...

INTRODUCTION Traditionally, patients with physical and/or intellectual disabilities presented greater oral pathology, owing to their condition and to other external factors. Improved social and health conditions make it necessary to update knowledge on their oral and dental health. MATERIAL AND METHODS For this purpose, a bibliographic review was done regarding the state of oral health of chi...

Using a mixed methods design, the present study attempted to identify the factors influencing Iranian untrained EFL raters in rating group oral discussion tasks. To fulfil this aim, 16 language learners of varying proficiency levels were selected and randomly assigned to groups of four and performed a group discussion task. Thirty two untrained raters were also selected based on their volunteer...

The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the quantitative assessment of a structured essay and standardized oral examination and its correlation to the final-year graduating exam in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India. The records of 531 students from 2005 to 2009 were collected. Students were categorized based on the...