Patients' satisfaction with oral health care provided at the University Dental clinic in Tanzania: A cross-sectional analytical study.

Background: Patients' satisfaction with health services is considered an essential element for hospital setup as it measures its performance and quality of care. Thus, evaluation of patients' satisfaction has become a basic concern of clinical practice. This study aimed to assess the satisfaction of patients with the oral health care provided at the University Dental Clinic in Tanzania.

Dental Caries Pattern Amongst Tanzanian Children: National Oral Health Survey.

Background: Dental caries in young children and adolescents is a public oral health challenge in countries with developing economies and economic transition. This study presents a demographic pattern of dental caries in primary and permanent dentition of 5-, 12-, and 15-year-old Tanzanians based on the 2020 National Oral Health Survey findings.

Methods: This is a cross-section study based on data from Tanzania's 5th National Oral Health Survey.

The Oral Health Situation of 12-Year-Old School Children in the Rural Region of Ilembula in Southwestern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.

There has been no research on the prevalence of and factors associated with dental caries in rural southwestern Tanzania among schoolchildren. Determining the prevalence of and factors associated with dental caries will help to assess the need for dental intervention and prophylactic measures among children in the region. In February 2020, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the Wanging'ombe District of the Ilembula Ward.

Cytoprotective responses in HaCaT keratinocytes exposed to high doses of curcumin.

Wound healing is a complex process that involves the well-coordinated interactions of different cell types. Topical application of high doses of curcumin, a plant-derived polyphenol, enhances both normal and diabetic cutaneous wound healing in rodents. For optimal tissue repair interactions between epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts are essential.

Curcumin induces differential expression of cytoprotective enzymes but similar apoptotic responses in fibroblasts and myofibroblasts.

Excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and tissue contraction after injury can lead to esthetic and functional problems. Fibroblasts and myofibroblasts activated by transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 play a key role in these processes. The persistence of (myo)fibroblasts and their excessive ECM production and continuous wound contraction have been linked to pathological scarring.