Publications by authors named "Y Watarai"
Background/aim: Sports mouthguard should be designed and fabricated adequately. The purpose was to propose a criterion for fabricating sports laminate mouthguard with adequate thickness for protect orofacial structures.
Materials And Methods: Ethylene vinyl acetate sheet (Sports Mouthguard) was fabricated using a pressure former.
De novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA), particularly those against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II, can cause kidney allograft rejection, resulting in poor prognosis. Recently, HLA matching at both B-cell and T-cell epitopes, assessed by eplet mismatches and predicted indirectly recognizable HLA epitopes (PIRCHE) score, respectively, has been reported to be associated with dnDSA production. It remains unclear how these epitopes are involved in transplant immunology and how the results of the analysis can be applied in clinical practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationships between reference planes and oral functions on the habitual and non-habitual chewing sides.
Materials And Methods: Thirty-four subjects with no abnormalities in the maxillofacial region and oral functions were enrolled in this study. Relationships between angles between the reference plane (Frankfort horizontal plane, Camper's plane, and occlusal plane) and masticatory performance, occlusal force, and occlusal contact area by chewing side were examined.
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- The study investigates pain levels in children under 5 years undergoing inguinal hernia repair using either laparoscopic approach (LA) or traditional open approach (OA).
- A total of 74 patients' records were reviewed, and pain was assessed using the FLACC scoring system, which rates pain based on facial expressions, leg movement, activity, crying, and consolability.
- Results showed that while LA is less invasive, it did not result in lower postoperative pain levels compared to OA, particularly in children younger than 2 years.
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- The study investigates the risk factors for acute antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in ABO blood group incompatible kidney transplants (ABO-I), focusing on donor and recipient samples.
- Researchers analyzed A/B antigen expression in kidney tissues and other blood components from 104 donors and assessed pre-transplant recipient serum samples for antibody levels.
- They found that while A/B antigen levels in donors did not correlate with ABMR incidence, higher C1q-IgG binding ability in recipients was linked to an increased risk of ABMR, suggesting it may serve as a predictive indicator.