Publications by authors named "Fidel Silveira Leal"

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  • The study aimed to evaluate how effective bexagliflozin is in lowering glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and monitoring side effects in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
  • Six randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials involving a total of 3,111 patients were analyzed, revealing that bexagliflozin significantly reduced HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, blood pressure, and body weight compared to placebo.
  • The findings concluded that bexagliflozin improves clinical outcomes in T2DM patients without increasing the risk of side effects, confirming its efficacy as a treatment option.
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Oral lesions related to the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been increasingly described; however, clinical and epidemiological information is still scant. Although a diversity of therapeutic strategies for the management of these lesions are present in the literature, one can note a lack of standardization and doubtful effectiveness. Thus, the present study aimed to report a series of cases in which a combination of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) was used for orofacial lesions in patients suffering from COVID-19.

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