The Effectiveness of Lingual Frenectomy and Myofunctional Therapy for Children: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

To evaluate the effectiveness of lingual frenectomy, as a standalone treatment or in association with myofunctional therapy, on the general and functional aspects of six- to 12-year-old children with anomalies in the lingual frenulum.
This randomized controlled clinical trial involved 40 children diagnosed with altered lingual frenulum. Children who received a frenectomy were evaluated 15 and 30 days after the procedure.

Biological assessment of a new ready-to-use hydraulic sealer.

Objectives: This study compared the cytotoxicity, biocompatibility, and tenascin immunolabeling of a new ready-to-use hydraulic sealer (Bio-C Sealer) with MTA-Fillapex and white MTA-Angelus.

Materials And Methods: L929 fibroblasts were cultivated and exposed to undiluted and diluted material extracts. Polyethylene tubes with or without (the control) the materials were implanted into the dorsa of rats.

The prevalence and associated factors of nonadherence to antihypertensive medication in secondary healthcare.

Purpose: Non-adherence (NA) to medication is a major contributor to treatment failure in hypertensive patients. Factors of the ecological model, at family/healthcare professional, service, and system levels, are rarely evaluated as correlates of NA in hypertensive patients.

Methods: This crossectional study assessed the prevalence of and associated factors of NA to antihypertensive medication among 485 hypertensive patients upon receiving secondary healthcare.

Similar quality in chronic kidney disease multidisciplinary follow-up between kidney.

Introduction: Multidisciplinary clinics are the best approach towards Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients in pre-dialysis phases. The few studies regarding kidney transplant recipients (KTR) compare multidisciplinary and non-multidisciplinary clinics.

Methods: In this study, we compared the quality of multidisciplinary CKD care between 101 KTR and 101 propensity score-matched non-transplant pre-dialysis patients (PDP).

Adherence to antihypertensive medication after referral to secondary healthcare: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Nonadherence (NAd) to antihypertensive medication is associated with lack of blood pressure control and worsened long-term outcomes. Increased access to a programme for high-risk cardiovascular patients has the potential to reduce NAd and improve clinical outcomes. We evaluated implementation NAd prevalence and risk factors among severely hypertensive patients after 12-month-long access to secondary healthcare centres.