Medicaid long-term services and supports and caregiving needs of caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Background: Long-term care services are funded primarily by Medicaid long-term services and support in the United States, where eligibility is based on care needs of the individual with intellectual and developmental disability alone. Impact of Medicaid waiver services on self-reported caregiver needs is not well understood.

Method: Caregivers (n = 405) of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across four states (NY, OH, TX, and PA) completed an online survey.

Insights into Predicting Tooth Extraction from Panoramic Dental Images: Artificial Intelligence vs. Dentists.

Objectives: Tooth extraction is one of the most frequently performed medical procedures. The indication is based on the combination of clinical and radiological examination and individual patient parameters and should be made with great care. However, determining whether a tooth should be extracted is not always a straightforward decision.

Improving detection of oral lesions: Eye tracking insights from a randomized controlled trial comparing standardized to conventional approach.

Background: Early detection of oral cancer (OC) or its precursors is the most effective measure to improve outcome. The reasons for missing them on conventional oral examination (COE) or possible countermeasures are still unclear.

Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, we investigated the effects of standardized oral examination (SOE) compared to COE.

Promotion of myofibroblast differentiation through repeated treatment of fibroblasts to low concentrations of PM.

Exposure to particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm (PM) is a risk factor for many lung diseases. Although the toxicologic effects of PM on airway epithelium are well-described, the effects of PM on fibroblasts in the lung are less studied.