Publications by authors named "Chouaib Rifki"
Background: There are few large surveys of periodontal disease in young age cohorts, and national surveys in Africa do not exist. This study assessed the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease in a national survey of adolescents and young adults in Morocco.
Methods: A multistage probability sampling design was used to draw a sample of 14,667 students 12-25 years old attending 87 schools.
Aim: National surveys of periodontal diseases in children are rare. This study describes the first national survey of oral health of adolescents attending public schools in Morocco. We report the prevalence and demographic determinants of periodontal diseases, and generate population estimates for this young population.
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- The study investigates the role of two proteins, VEGF and EG-VEGF, along with their receptors, in head and neck cancers (HNC) to understand how they contribute to the disease’s development and progression.
- Serum samples from 64 HNC patients and tissue samples from 14 individuals (7 with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and 7 with epulis) were analyzed through various assays in hospitals and research institutions in Morocco and France.
- Results showed that levels of VEGF and EG-VEGF were significantly lower in HNC patients, while receptors were upregulated in OSCC tissue, suggesting a complex relationship between these factors and the limited metastasis seen in HNC.