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Unravelling the benefits of thermal waters enhancing oral health: a pilot study.
BMC Oral Health
December 2024
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Viseu, 3504-505, Portugal.
Background: Oral health represents a public health problem due to its remarkable social impact and medical costs. Crenotherapy with sulfur water is shown to be a complementary, less toxic, and traumatizing therapy, but the number of studies that evaluate the effect of natural mineral waters effect on oral health are scarce. The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the impact of thermal water therapy on the oral health of the participants, assessing parameters such as plaque index, gingival bleeding index and periodontal probing depth as well on the perception of symptoms of oral mucosa diseases (OMD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMarked Reduction of Oxidant Species after Sulfureous Crenotherapy in Females with Joint Diseases and Psoriasis: A Retrospective Real-Life Study.
J Clin Med
September 2023
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.
Oxidative stress, a condition induced by an excessive amount of free radicals, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), shows several gender-related differences in basal cellular redox state and antioxidant responses. Crenotherapy with sulfureous mineral water can improve the cellular redox state. In this retrospective observational study, gender-related differences in the efficacy of sulfureous crenotherapy in decreasing oxidant species were investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSulphurous Crenotherapy Is Effective at Reducing Pain and Disability in Overweight/Obese Patients Affected by Chronic Low Back Pain from Spine Osteoarthritis.
Healthcare (Basel)
September 2022
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, 84081 Baronissi, Italy.
Crenotherapy is recognized as being effective in patients with osteoarthritis of the spine, but to date there is no indication if it is effective for patients who are overweight or obese. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of sulphurous crenotherapy on pain and disability in overweight/obese subjects affected by chronic low back pain from spine osteoarthritis. Forty-three patients (63 ± 8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEustachian tube insufflation with thermal water: Effectiveness in the treatment of pediatric otitis media with effusion.
Am J Otolaryngol
June 2022
Department of Neuroscience, Audiology Unit, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy.
Purpose: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is the most common ear disease in childhood. The hearing loss associated with OME impacts on children's language development and behavior. Eustachian tube insufflation are among possible treatments for OME, but data regarding their effectiveness are scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common condition that affects patients' quality of life. Standard treatments for CRS have known side effects and variable efficacy rates. Thus, complementary and integrative (CIM) treatments for CRS such as crenotherapy, which utilizes high mineral content water or vapor as an inhalation therapy, are of continued interest.
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