Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs.

Objective: In many Danish communities, school-based fluoride programs are offered to children with high caries risk in adjunct to tooth brushing. The purpose of this field trial was to compare the caries-preventive effectiveness of two different fluoride programs in 6-12 year olds.

Basic Research Design: Clinical controlled trial.

Malignant lymphoma in a West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).

We identified a malignant lymphoma infiltrating the lung, liver, kidney, mesenteric lymph nodes, and eye as the cause of death in a male West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). Diagnosis was based on gross, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical studies. Tissue samples from ten organs were included in a tissue microarray and sections from this array were subjected to immunohistochemical staining.

Short term visual prognosis after retinal laser photocoagulation for diabetic maculopathy.

Purpose: Retinal photocoagulation can improve the visual prognosis of patients with diabetic maculopathy complicated with clinically significant macular oedema. However, this effect covers a wide variation of visual outcome with some patients improving and other patients worsening several visual acuity steps. Therefore, parameters are needed that can be used to ensure that treatment is modified or avoided in those patients who are at risk of experiencing visual loss.

Increased intensity of a single exercise bout stimulates subsequent fat intake.

Background: The physical activity pattern in society has in recent years changed from necessary occupational activity to voluntary activities during leisure-time. How this change in lifestyle affects the selection of dietary intakes is presently unknown.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the different effects of high vs.