AIMS The aim of this study was to estimate the count of Streptococcus mutans in saliva of caries free children using Dentocult SM strip mutans and to evaluate the effect of fluoride varnish on the Streptococcus mutans count in saliva of these caries free children. METHODS AND MATERIAL Thirty caries free children were selected for the study based on the information obtained from a questionnair...

Young has proposed a schema mode model of borderline personality disorder (BPD), hypothesizing that BPD patients tend to flip from 1 of 4 maladaptive schema modes to another. The present study is the first empirical test of this model, investigating whether these 4 modes are specific for BPD patients and whether BPD-relevant stress specifically increases one of the modes, the detached protector...

OBJECTIVES To assess the cost-efficacy of an intervention program aimed at reducing hip fractures. DESIGN Economic evaluation within an 18-month cluster randomized trial. SETTING Forty-nine nursing homes in Hamburg, Germany. PARTICIPANTS Residents with a high risk of falling (intervention group (IG), n=459; control group (CG), n=483). INTERVENTION Education session for nurses, who subse...