Publications by authors named "M H D Wasem Alsabbagh"

The Pinhole Surgical Technique (PST) was first described in the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry (IJPRD) in October 2012, in a case series involving 43 patients with 121 recession defects, including follow-up data for 37 patients with 85 Miller Class I-II recession defects over an average period of 20.0 ± 6.7 months.

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  • Psoriasis is a skin disease connected to the immune system, mainly caused by certain proteins called T-helper 17 cytokines.
  • Researchers studied a gene called Israa to see how it affects psoriasis in mice using a special model that causes the disease.
  • The results showed that mice treated with Israa had much less psoriasis, while mice without the Israa gene had less severe symptoms, proving that Israa plays an important role in this disease.
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Objective: This study examined whether there is an association between opioid-related mortality and surgical procedures.

Methods: A case-control study design using deceased controls compared individuals with and without opioid death and their exposure to common surgeries in the preceding 4 years. This population-based study used linked death and hospitalization databases in Canada (excluding Quebec) from January 01, 2008 to December 31, 2017.

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Background: Health services should anticipate the changing pattern of illnesses associated with population aging to promote healthy aging.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate health indices and chronic illnesses and their relationship with functional independence in community Syrian refugees & Jordanian elderly.

Methods: A stratified sample of 1,718 community older adults aged ≥ 60-year-old from four major Jordanian governorates was interviewed in this cross-sectional study.

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