Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Door-to-Device Time Segments and Clinical Outcomes for STEMI Patients in Northern Taiwan.

Background: Prompt primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is crucial for the prognosis and reduction of myocardial damage in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had multifaceted impacts on healthcare. This study assessed the effects of the pandemic on pPCI procedures and clinical outcomes in emergency STEMI patients.

Indicator of tongue pressure to estimate the mastication pattern in an aging population.

Statement Of Problem: The mastication ability of the elderly greatly affects their health-related quality of life. However, studies investigating the impact of peri-oral muscular strength on the performance of mastication in older adults are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this cross-sectional clinical study in older adults was to formulate an equation relating to the mastication pattern and tongue pressure to estimate the correlation between tongue pressure and habitual mastication patterns, including mastication strokes and mastication time.

The FIB-4 scores in the emergency department to predict the outcomes of COVID-19 patients in taiwan.

Objective: We aimed to determine the reliability of using the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index in COVID-19 patients without underlying liver illness.

Method: We employed multivariate logistic regression to identify variables that exhibited statistically significant influence on the ultimate outcome. Multilayer perceptron analysis was employed to develop a prediction model for the FIB-4 index concerning ICU admission and intubation rates.

Lip and tongue strength associated with chewing patterns in aging population.

Background: Improving chewing function of older adults increases the health-related quality of life. Few studies indicated the correlation between tongue, lip strength on masticatory performance in older people. The study aimed to investigate the association between lip, tongue strength on chewing pattern in aging population.

Ph-Positive B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Occurring after Receipt of Bivalent SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Booster: A Case Report.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a universal emergency public health issue. A large proportion of the world's population has had several spike antigen exposures to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and/or COVID-19 vaccinations in a relatively short-term period. Although sporadic hematopoietic adverse events after COVID-19 vaccine inoculation were reported, there is currently no sufficient evidence correlating anti-spike protein immune responses and hematopoietic adverse events of vaccinations.

The correlation between two occlusal analyzers for the measurement of bite force.

Background: Occlusal force represents masticatory function. Using quantifiable occlusal indicators provides a more objective occlusal force evaluation. In the recent dental practice, digital methods such as the Dental Prescale II (DP2, GC Corp.

The impact of dental therapy timelines and irradiation dosages on osteoradionecrosis in oral cancer patients: A population-based cohort study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate how different timelines of various dental therapies were related to osteoradionecrosis development under consideration of radiotherapy dosage in patients with oral cancer.

Materials And Methods: A total of 7,107 oral cancer patients were enrolled, including 88 osteoradionecrosis patients treated with low radiotherapy dosages (<60 Gy) or high radiotherapy dosages (≥60 Gy), from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database for Catastrophic Illness Patients of Taiwan. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to compare the osteoradionecrosis risk of various dental treatment timelines under different irradiation dosages.

Vertical dimension of occlusion related to mandibular movement during swallowing.

Background: Increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) is a common procedure in complicated prosthodontic treatment. The swallowing technique had been verified as a functional method to determine the VDO. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between increasing VDO and mandibular movement during swallowing.

Bidirectional relationship between temporomandibular disorder and ankylosing spondylitis: a population-based cohort study.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relation between temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) bidirectionally and ascertain the important comorbidities for AS occurrence in TMD patients.

Materials And Methods: We conducted this population-based cohort study through Longitudinal Health Insurance Database, Taiwan. Study 1 investigated the risk of TMD in AS patients.

The impact of occluding pairs on the chewing patterns among the elderly.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the impact of occluding pairs (OPs) on chewing strokes, chewing time, mealtime duration, and bite force in an aging population.

Methods: The 100 participants included 52 women and 48 men with average age of 71.2 years.

The impact of timing and modalities of dental prophylaxis on the risk of 5-fluorouracil-related oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Purpose: This study investigated the impact of dental prophylaxis on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-related oral mucositis (OM) according to the head and neck cancer (HNC) locations and treatment times.

Methods: A total of 13,969 HNC participants, including 482 5-FU-related OM subjects and 13,487 comparisons were enrolled from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database for Catastrophic Illness Patients of Taiwan between 2000 and 2008. All subjects were stratified into subgroups based on the times to perform chlorhexidine use, scaling, and fluoride application before 5-FU administration.

Prosthetic design related to peri-implant bone resorption in microvascular free fibular flap among patients with oral cancer: A retrospective clinical study.

Statement Of Problem: Prosthetic rehabilitation is challenging after tumor excision in patients with oral cancer. Prosthetic parameters may be compromised because of the physical limitations of the oral cavity. Although microvascular free fibular flaps are a common treatment modality for mandibular reconstruction and allow the placement of dental implants, fibular resorption under long-term functional loading is still a controversial issue.

The association between dental therapy timelines and osteoradionecrosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the timeline association with specific dental therapy and osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in oral cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: A total of 7394 oral cancer patients, including 198 ORN subjects, were retrieved from a Longitudinal Health Insurance Database for Catastrophic Illness Patients of Taiwan and were analyzed with the Cox proportional hazard regression to compare the ORN risk of individual dental treatments under different dental treatments.

Results: The initial dental treatment time significantly impacted on the risk of ORN in oral cancer patients (P<0.

Sialadenitis May Be Associated With an Increased Risk for Osteoradionecrosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.

Purpose: The impact of sialadenitis on osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the association between sialadenitis and ORN.

Materials And Methods: Participants were derived from the Taiwanese Longitudinal Health Insurance Database.

Application of interface material and effects of oxygen gradient on the performance of single-chamber sediment microbial fuel cells (SSMFCs).

Single-chamber sediment microbial fuel cells (SSMFCs) have received considerable attention nowadays because of their unique dual-functionality of power generation and enhancement of wastewater treatment performance. Thus, scaling up or upgrading SSMFCs for enhanced and efficient performance is a highly crucial task. Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, an innovative physical technique of using interface layers with four different pore sizes embedded in the middle of SSMFCs was utilized in this study.

The association of variables of fibular reconstructed mandible and bite force in oral cancer patients with dental implant rehabilitation.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate how the physical variables of fibular reconstructed mandibles with dental implants affects the relative bite force in oral cancer patients.

Materials And Methods: Over 7 years of follow-up, 13 oral cancer patients were enrolled who included 51 successful implants in the fibular flap. The tactile sensor analyzer evaluated the bite force.

The association with xerostomia from sialadenitis and the jaw osteonecrosis in head and neck cancer population: a nationwide cohort study.

Objectives: Determine the association between sialadenitis and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients with varying severity of sialadenitis, treatment modalities, and cancer locations.

Materials And Methods: A total of 40,168 HNC patients, including 1907 ONJ subjects and 7559 matched comparisons, were enrolled from a Longitudinal Health Insurance Database for Catastrophic Illness Patients of Taiwan between 2000 and 2006. The association with sialadenitis and ONJ was estimated by logic regression and presented as the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

The Impact of Oral Hygiene Maintenance on the Association Between Periodontitis and Osteoporosis: A Nationwide Population-Based Cross Sectional Study.

Both periodontitis and osteoporosis have similar sign of bone resorption in nature. However, the relationship of the severity between these 2 bone-loss diseases is still uncertain.The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the severity of osteoporosis and periodontitis regarding the impact of oral hygiene maintenance.

Comprehensive Assessment of Host Responses to 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Oral Mucositis through Transcriptomic Analysis.

Background: Chemotherapy plays an important role in current cancer therapy; however, several problems remain unsolved on the issue of host-therapeutics interaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the host responses after 5-flurouracil (5-FU) administration and to find the target genes and their relationship with other cytokines in the 5-FU-induced oral mucositis (OM) mouse model through transcriptomic analysis.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-six 6 to 8 week-old male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into the control group and 5-FU-treated group.

Impact of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw on osteoporotic patients after dental extraction: a population-based cohort study.

Background And Aims: Little is currently known about the risk of developing bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). This study sought to determine the incidence of BRONJ in osteoporotic patients. We also sought to identify the nature and types of risk factors of osteonecrosis of jaw (ONJ) related to the use of oral bisphosphonates (BPs).

5-Fluorouracil induced intestinal mucositis via nuclear factor-κB activation by transcriptomic analysis and in vivo bioluminescence imaging.

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a commonly used drug for the treatment of malignant cancers. However, approximately 80% of patients undergoing 5-FU treatment suffer from gastrointestinal mucositis. The aim of this report was to identify the drug target for the 5-FU-induced intestinal mucositis.