Aesthetic lip filler augmentation is not free of adverse reactions: lack of evidence-based practice from a systematic review.

Introduction: In the last decades, dermal fillers have gained widespread acceptance for cosmetic purposes since their approval for different health conditions, including lip augmentation and aesthetic intervention of the face. Unfortunately, while filler lip procedures are performed using biomaterials with improved physical characteristics, they are not devoid of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), including those with late-onset.

Methods: This systematic aims to investigate the ADRs associated with lip augmentation procedures using dermal fillers.

Oral health status of 916 children in Tibetan settlement (Bylakuppe, India): A cross-sectional descriptive study.

Background: Dietary and oral hygiene habits among integrated migrant cultural minorities can vary and could impact susceptibility to caries.

Aim: This study aimed to assess and compare the oral health status of Tibetan schoolchildren living in the Tibetan settlement of Bylakuppe, India, stratified by type of residence.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among Tibetan schoolchildren attending nine schools in the Bylakuppe region.

Discussing Transgender Topics within Gay-Straight Alliances: Factors that Could Promote More Frequent Conversations.

Background: Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) have potential to facilitate conversations on transgender and gender diversity issues among members. We examined how frequently GSA members discussed transgender and gender diversity topics within GSAs, whether GSAs varied from one another in the extent to which these conversations occurred, and identified factors that distinguished which members and GSAs discussed such topics more often than others.

Methods: Participants were 295 members of 33 high school GSAs in the state of Massachusetts who completed surveys that assessed their experiences within their GSA.

The Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Reducing Bacterial Contamination of Autologous Bone Graft Collected from Implant Site.

The aim of this study was to evaluate if antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the bacterial contamination of bone particles collected directly from the burs used for implant site preparation. Thirty-four patients underwent the surgical procedures for a total of 34 implant sites. One 1 gr.

[Variations in load-flexion relationship in orthodontics: clinical applications].

Authors emphasize role of load-deflection rate in orthodontic appliance designing. They also show, throught some clinic examples, the chance of the use of new titanium alloy.