The aims were to estimate the quality of dental restorations in Lithuanian adolescents and to relate differences in quality of restorations to gender, urbanization and residency. A total amount of 885 adolescents in 22 randomly pre-selected areas were clinically examined. The California Dental Association Quality Evaluation System was used for the assessment of the quality of dental restoration...

To the Editor: The early identification of individuals at risk of frailty is growing in importance because it may provide insights into the mechanisms involved in physical age-related decline and may help prevent the onset of disabilities and mortality.[1] Individuals with the intermediate prefrailty status have a greater risk of becoming frail.[2] Because frailty has been associated with risk ...

In response to rapid urbanization throughout the global South, urban and peri-urban slums are expanding at an alarming rate. Owing to inadequate financial and institutional resources at the municipal level, conventional approaches for safe water provision with centralized treatment and distribution infrastructure have been unable to keep pace with rapidly growing demand. In the absence of alter...