Evaluation of clinical and radiographic warning signs for prediction of oroantral communication following tooth extractions.

Objectives: Oroantral communication (OAC) is a relatively common and mild complication of maxillary tooth extractions. Preoperative prediction of OAC can reduce treatment duration and prepare both operators and patients for the procedure. This study aims to identify alarming radiographic and clinical indicators that can predict OAC therefore assisting clinical decision making to practicing general dentists.

Unlocking the potential: laser surface modifications for titanium dental implants.

The review critically evaluates the current state of studies investigating laser irradiation for modifying titanium surfaces to enhance the biointegration of dental implants. Laser modification is a rapidly evolving physicochemical surface modification process with the potential to revolutionize dental implant technology. A thorough search of electronic databases, including PubMed, Science Direct, MEDLINE, and Web of Knowledge, was conducted to identify relevant articles.

Home Range of the Caspian Whipsnake (Gmelin, 1789) in a Threatened Peri-Urban Population.

Semi-natural environments within cities can provide habitats for vulnerable reptile species. Better understanding of their habitat use and home range sizes is important for their conservation. We investigated the spatial ecology of Caspian whipsnakes () in a peri-urban habitat in Budapest, Hungary.

Foraging decisions with conservation consequences: Interaction between beavers and invasive tree species.

Herbivore species can either hinder or accelerate the invasion of woody species through selective utilization. Therefore, an exploration of foraging decisions can contribute to the understanding and forecasting of woody plant invasions. Despite the large distribution range and rapidly growing abundance of beaver species across the Northern Hemisphere, only a few studies focus on the interaction between beavers and invasive woody plants.

Testing pigeon control efficiency by different methods in urban industrial areas, Hungary.

The development of cities and urban sprawl has made room for wildlife inhabiting human environments. Among birds, feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica) are often present in large numbers in the cities. Problems related to pigeon occurrence result in economic loss and health issues for humans.

Preserving for the future the - once widespread but now vanishing - knowledge on traditional pig grazing in forests and marshes (Sava-Bosut floodplain, Serbia).

Background: Traditional knowledge is key for sustainability, but it is rapidly disappearing. Pig keeping in forests and marshes is an ancient, once widespread, now vanishing practice, with a major economic and ecological potential. The knowledge of pig keepers and the foraging activity of pigs are hardly documented.

[Prevalence and correlation of severe early childhood caries among preschool children in Pécs].

Unlabelled: Összefoglaló. Bevezetés és célkitűzés: A 3 év alatti korcsoportban a súlyos kisgyermekkori fogszuvasodás (S-ECC) gyakoriságának vizsgálata és a kisgyermekes szülők szájegészséggel kapcsolatos ismereteinek felmérése. Módszer: Háromszázhatvankét, 36 hónapos vagy annál fiatalabb gyermek (átlagéletkor: 28,49 ± 5,25 hónap) fogászati szűrővizsgálatát végeztük el, és szüleik számára önkéntesen kitölthető kérdőívet állítottunk össze.

Course induced dexterity development and cerebellar grey matter growth of dentistry students: a randomised trial.

This study primarily focuses on the assessment of dentistry students' improvement of manual skills resulting from their participation in courses. We aimed to prove that systematic manual skills development significantly improves dexterity. We hypothesized that the dexterity training regimen improves manual dexterity demonstrated by the HAM-Man (Hamburg Assessment Test for Medicine-Manual Dexterity) test scores and CGM (cerebellar grey matter) growth.

[Objective measurement of manual dexterity of Parkinson patients operated with DBS].

The evaluation of hand dexterity is an important marker for the success of DBS (deep brain stimulation) operation in patients with Parkinson's disease. In this study we applied a simple, semiquantitative optical dental plaque staining technique for the evaluation of the hand dexterity. Ten patient with Parkinson's disease were involved in the study.

Localized Amyloidosis of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract: Complex Analysis of the Cellular Infiltrate and the Amyloid Mass.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyse the composition of amyloid mass and the plasmacytic infiltrate of localized amyloidosis of the upper aerodigestive tract.

Methods: Biopsy materials were studied by light microscopy, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and mRNA in situ hybridization (mRNA-ISH). The amyloid mass was also analysed with high-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry- (HPLC-MS-) based proteomics.

Image analysis of fibrosis in labial salivary glands of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases. Close correlation of lobular fibrosis to seropositive rheumatoid arthritis and increased anti-CCP and RF titres in the serum.

Lobular fibrosis in labial salivary glands of patients with systemic autoimmune disease is a rarely examined and rather neglected histological change. Its significance and disease association is poorly understood. Our aim was to explore the clinical correlations of fibrosis in labial salivary gland samples using objective methods and laboratory parameters.

Adipose tissue infiltration in minor salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome: Lack of significant correlation with the disease. An image analysis of 174 cases.

Fatty infiltration in minor salivary gland biopsies and its correlation to systemic autoimmune diseases are controversial in the literature. Presence and extent of fatty infiltration in minor salivary glands of 107 Sjögren's syndrome patients and 67 age-matched sicca controls were compared with statistical analyses. No significant difference was found regarding the presence or the extent of fatty infiltration between the two groups.

Image analysis of fatty infiltration in labial salivary gland biopsies: extent and its correlation to age, obesity and diabetes.

Background: Fatty infiltration of minor salivary gland parenchyma is relatively frequent, but not extensively examined histopathological phenomenon in biopsy samples. Its extent and relation to several suspected background diseases are not well understood.

Methods: In this study, we examined the presence and extent of fatty infiltration on digitally scanned versions of the periodic acid/Schiff-stained minor salivary gland slides of 275 patients.