Background Periodontal disease is associated with cardiovascular diseases because of its role in host immune-inflammatory response. Serum lipids are the commonest risk factors between periodontal disease and cardiovascular diseases. Materials and Method A double blinded randomised clinical trial was carried out among 45 subjects with generalised severe periodontitis. They were divided into 3-...

Introduction: Peer-assisted learning has been shown to be aneffective teaching and learning method. However, this techniquehas not been proven in Thai medical school. We aimed to comparethe effectiveness of peer-assisted learning and self-study ininterpreting an electrocardiogram in Thai medical students.Methods: This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial,<...

BACKGROUND Correct use of intranasal corticosteroid (INCS) and compliance with treatment is very important for the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR). An animated cartoon-aided teaching method for INCS administration was created to decrease the workload of health care professionals. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of children with AR in using INCS between a group who were ...

Background Cancer diagnosis coupled with emotional impact converge to create one of the most difficult physical and emotional periods of life. Cancer treatment causes plethora of short and long term complications which can be so debilitating that patient may interrupt treatment. Pretreatment oral assessment and supportive oral care during and after cancer therapy can increase quality of life an...

background and aim: parents’ evaluation of aural/oral performance of children (peach) questionnaire is used for children within any age group and any amount of hearing loss. the pur­pose of this study was translation, cultural adap­tation, determination of reliability and validity of the questionnaire, and assessment of its scores in children with cochlear implant versus normal group. methods: ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to explore the effects of A-solution on halitosis and oral status in preoperative NPO patients. METHODS A nonequivalent control group, non-synchronized pretest-posttest design was used in this study. The participants in this study were 66 patients who were admitted for gynecologic surgery. The experimental treatment was to give oral gargling with A-solution, ...

the present study intended to look into and compare the possible effects of competitive team-based learning (ctbl) with learning together (lt) or cooperative group-based learning (cgbl) – the most popular method of cooperative learning (cl) -- on oral performance of iranian efl intermediate students. after administering the oral interview, this researcher selected a group of 40 almost homogeneo...

Background Oral health of elderly people plays a major role in their overall health and quality of life, and is an integral part of personal care. Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of implementing the oral health care program (OHCP) on oral health status of elderly people resident in nursing homes. Materials and Methods This quasi-experimental study was carried out using ...

PURPOSE The study was done to compare effects of two endotracheal tube (ET tube) fixation methods (rotated fixation versus conventional) on unplanned extubation and skin integrity for orally intubated patients in intensive care units. METHODS The research design was a non-equivalent control group with repeated measures design. Participants were 80 patients; 40 participants assigned to each gr...

Background: postural control of mouth breathing school aged children. Aim: to compare the posture and body balance of school aged children groups, with and without oral breathing considering the variable gender. Method: the study was developed at a municipal school in the city of Santa Maria (Brazil) and received prior approval of the ethics committee of the University of Santa Maria. The study...