BACKGROUND Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection of multifactorial etiology and has a negative influence on cardiovascular surgery (CVS) outcomes. OBJECTIVES Determine the effect of toothbrushing plus 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse in preventing VAP after CVS. METHODS In a quasi-experimental study, patients undergoing heart surgery were enrolled in a prot...

Advancements in diagnostic and treatment modalities for oral and maxillofacial surgery have allowed veterinarians to offer clients a range of alternatives for their pets. Categories of oral and maxillofacial surgery reviewed in this article include jaw fracture management, management of palatal/oronasal defects, recognition and treatment of oral masses, and management of several miscellaneous p...

purpose: to investigate the penetration of cefixime, cephalexin and ciprofloxacin into the human eye based on microbial inhibition by human aqueous samples after oral administration. method: sixty patients aged 40 to 75 years who were scheduled for cataract surgery were divided into three equal groups. one group received 500 mg oral ciprofloxacin 24, 12 and 2 hours preoperatively; another group...

Karthikeya Patil1, Saikrishna Degala2, V G Mahima1, Srishti Tayal3, Garima Agarwal4 1Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India, 2Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India, 3Post-graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radi...

1Departament of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 2 Area of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bahia Foundation for Developement of Science (FBDC) /SESAB, Salvador, BA, Brazil 3 Area of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Roberto Santos General Hospital and Child Hospital, Salvador and Feira de Santana, Bahia, BA, Brazil 4 Areas of Oral ...

a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Debari, Udaipur, Rajastan State, India b Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SJM Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka State, India c Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Pipariya, Vadodara, Gujarat State, India d Department of Oral and M...

Objective: Oral cancer refers to malignant tumor that occurs in the mouth. Immunosuppression is frequently accompanied with different stages of oral cancer. Regulatory T cell immune function and cytokines secretion are of great significance to the oral cancer immunotherapy and recovery. Patients and methods: In this study, monoclonal antibody technique and flow cytometry were used to analyze th...