Publications by authors named "Irene Malagnino"

Objective: The aim: To evaluate the impact of diabetes mellitus on the oral health.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: This is an observational study. In the present research were taken into consideration 300 patients.

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Background: Our study gives a clear result about sealants treatment in preventing dental caries manifestation and reducing its prevalence in children aged 6-11 years old.

Aim And Objective: This study aims to compare and evaluate the progress of dental caries in the first and second permanent molars and also to evaluate, within a period of 24 months, the clinical effects of dental sealants, used in the treatment of occlusive cavities, among children 6-11 years old.

Materials And Methods: Participants: The overall sample was composed of 120 children, to whom we randomly chose 480 posterior teeth, which were divided into two groups.

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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Mtwo and RaCe rotary instruments in cleaning and shaping root canals curvature.

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted on 160 simulated canals in resin blocks with an angle curvature of 15°-30°. These 160 simulated canals were divided into two groups, where each group consisted of 80 blocks.

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Background: The pediatric hospital is an environment with a high level of stress for most parents. Parents experience high levels of stress if their children are hospitalized due to the fear for the loss of their child's life.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate stress factors in parents of hospitalized children.

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Aim: The purpose of this study was to find the correlation between dental caries and teeth loss in relation to gender, age, treatments with different therapies, time period being hospitalized, sugar consumption, smoking, and oral hygiene in mental disordered patients.

Objective: Evaluating therapeutic treatments in patients with mental illnesses, focusing on the effects on oral health.

Materials And Methods: This is a longitudinal cohort study conducted on patients who have been hospitalized from 5 years to 30 years.

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Background: The cost-effectiveness of this study was achieved in the group that was treated every three months with periodic intervals, which had a reduction of caries with 62%. The relative effectiveness of our study is the application of fluoride treatment every 3 months compared with treatments done every 4 and 6 months, respectively.

Objective: To evaluate the reduction of caries disease depending on the time period of fluoride gel application.

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Objective: To assess short- and long-term effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on nasal flow in young children. Since RME has been reported to positively influence nasal obstruction in subjects with respiratory problems by reducing nasal resistance, a similar efficacy of RME could be expected in children with deciduous and/or mixed dentition who are affected by maxillary constriction and nasal obstruction from a different cause.

Design: Prospective study of children younger than 12 years, with different grades of malocclusion and oral breathing.

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