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Recent clinical trials using synthetic incretin hormones, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonists have demonstrated that these treatments ameliorated many complications related to obesity, emphasizing the significant impact of body weight on overall health. Incretins are enteroendocrine hormones secreted by gut endothelial cells triggered by nutrient ingestion. The phenomenon that oral ingestion of glucose elicits a much higher insulin secretion than intra-venous injection of equimolar glucose is known as the incretin effect.

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The cyst wall of the eye pathogen contains cellulose and has ectocyst and endocyst layers connected by conical ostioles. Cyst walls contain families of lectins that localize to the ectocyst layer (Jonah) or the endocyst layer and ostioles (Luke and Leo). How lectins and an abundant laccase bind cellulose and why proteins go to locations in the wall are not known and are the focus of the studies here.

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Background: Root canal re-treatment (RCR) cases are considered some of the most challenging cases in the field of endodontics, as they are mostly associated with various iatrogenic errors such as ledge formation, incomplete biomechanical preparation, file separation, and incomplete obturation. These iatrogenic errors lead to defective niches within root canals that may act as reservoirs for various viable microorganisms. Such residual microbial niches may cause postoperative pain even after thorough debridement and reshaping the canals, ultimately leading to a poor prognosis for the tooth.

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Purpose: Racial disparities in oral health are well-documented. Stress has been associated with both perceived racism and oral health, yet little research has directly investigated the association between perceived racism and oral health.

Methods: We used data from the Black Women's Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study that includes a geographically diverse sample of Black women across the United States.

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The Impact of Dental Artificial Intelligence for Radiograph Analysis.

Compend Contin Educ Dent

January 2023

Chief Dental Officer, Jefferson Dental and Orthodontics, Dallas, Texas.

Dental artificial intelligence (AI) software can analyze and annotate radiographs in near real-time, transforming traditional gray-scale images into a color-coded diagnostic adjunct designed to draw the eye to potential pathologies. In this article, clinical leaders of various dental groups and practices discuss their experiences with implementing AI for radiograph analysis and to gain clinical insights. They describe how the use of AI for radiograph analysis aids dental providers in generating an accurate diagnosis, communicating more effectively with patients, and facilitating clinical consistency throughout a practice.

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Many patients with special healthcare needs present to medical, dental, and other health visits with behavioral, emotional, postural, and psychological issues. According to the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD) guidelines from 2017: "Clinical dental treatment is the most exacting and demanding medical procedure that persons with special needs undergo on a regular basis throughout their lifetime." Moreover, dental treatment is basically surgical in nature, usually requiring controlled placement of sharpened instruments in intimate proximity to the face, airway, and highly vascularized and innervated oral tissues.

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Clinical dental treatment is the most exacting and demanding medical procedure that persons with special needs undergo on a regular basis throughout their lifetime. Dental treatment is surgical in nature, usually requiring controlled placement of sharpened instrumentation in intimate proximity to the face, airway, and highly vascularized and inner aged oral tissues. Although approximately 90% of patients with special needs can and should be mainstreamed through any general dental practice, without significant behavioral guidance, techniques, or medical immobilization/protective stabilization, there has been a drastic shift toward pharmacologic management of these patients using various forms of sedation and general anesthesia.

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Arsenic is an environmental toxin that exists mainly as pentavalent arsenate and trivalent arsenite. Both forms activate the yeast SAPK Hog1 but with different consequences. We describe a mechanism by which cells distinguish between these arsenicals through one-step metabolism to differentially regulate the bidirectional glycerol channel Fps1, an adventitious port for arsenite.

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Apical periodontitis (AP) develops as a result of an immune response to pulpal bacterial infection, and various cytokines are involved in the pathogenesis of AP, with Interleukin (IL)-1 being considered a key cytokine. The role of IL-1 in the pathogenesis of AP has been well studied. It is known that IL-1 expression in periapical lesions correlates closely with the development of AP.

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The cell wall integrity (CWI) signaling pathway is best known for its roles in cell wall biogenesis. However, it is also thought to participate in the response to genotoxic stress. The stress-activated protein kinase Mpk1 (Slt2, is activated by DNA damaging agents through an intracellular mechanism that does not involve the activation of upstream components of the CWI pathway.

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The Largest Minority Population With Unmet Oral Health Needs? Individuals With Disabilities.

Compend Contin Educ Dent

September 2021

Director, Habilitation Center, Orange Grove Center; Member, National Council on Disability; President, American Association on Health and Disability.

People with disabilities develop the same health problems that affect the general population. Some may be more susceptible to developing chronic conditions because of the influence of behavioral risk factors such as increased physical inactivity. In addition, people with disabilities are more likely to be overweight or obese and to smoke.

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AI-Driven Transformation of Dental Benefits.

Compend Contin Educ Dent

June 2021

Chief Operating Officer, Overjet, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts.

2021 is shaping up to be the year of artificial intelligence (AI) for the dental industry. Not only are providers adopting AI at a rapid pace, payers are tapping this technology to automate their claims review operations and reduce friction in provider interactions. In part three of this six-part dental AI series, the authors offer their view from the frontlines of dental claims processing and the promising future impact of AI.

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AI-Driven Growth of DSOs.

Compend Contin Educ Dent

March 2021

Chief Dental Officer, Overjet, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts; Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology; Private Practice, Osterville, Massachusetts.

DSOs have been at the forefront of adopting technology that demonstrates value-add to their businesses. Hence, DSOs have been quick to identify artificial intelligence (AI) as a transformative means to support their business and clinical processes to benefit patient care. Specifically, AI can unlock clinical insights to inform practice affiliation and post-affiliation onboarding.

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The Future of Dentistry: How AI is Transforming Dental Practices.

Compend Contin Educ Dent

January 2021

Chief Dental Officer, Overjet, Inc.; Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology; Private Practice, Osterville, MA.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) builds upon the digital tools the dental profession has already adopted. It promises to transform the patient journey outlined above and support the quest of the dental community to improve oral health. In this review, we will detail how AI is used today in the clinic to improve patient care and experience.

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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).

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Objective: This study evaluated the effect of ceramic surface treatments on bond strength of metal brackets to machinable ceramics and veneering porcelain using different adhesive resins. . Machined ceramic specimens (10 × 10 × 2 mm) were prepared from Vitablocs mark II (Vita) and IPS e.

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Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) is emerging as a powerful technology to examine transcriptomes of individual cells. We determined whether scRNA-Seq could be used to detect the effect of environmental and pharmacologic perturbations on osteoblasts. We began with a commonly used in vitro system in which freshly isolated neonatal mouse calvarial cells are expanded and induced to produce a mineralized matrix.

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Crosstalk between Saccharomycescerevisiae SAPKs Hog1 and Mpk1 is mediated by glycerol accumulation.

Fungal Biol

May 2020

Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address:

Two stress-activated MAP kinase (SAPK) pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae respond to osmotic imbalances. The High Osmolarity Glycerol (HOG) pathway is activated in response to hyper-osmotic stress, whereas the Cell Wall Integrity (CWI) pathway is activated in response to hypo-osmotic stress. However, there is also evidence of complex interplay and crosstalk between the two pathways.

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Stress is a normal part of life for fungi, which can survive in environments considered inhospitable or hostile for other organisms. Due to the ability of fungi to respond to, survive in, and transform the environment, even under severe stresses, many researchers are exploring the mechanisms that enable fungi to adapt to stress. The International Symposium on Fungal Stress (ISFUS) brings together leading scientists from around the world who research fungal stress.

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Effects of mild hyperbaric oxygen on osteoporosis induced by hindlimb unloading in rats.

J Bone Miner Metab

September 2020

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.

Introduction: Disuse-induced bone loss is caused by a suppression of osteoblastic bone formation and an increase in osteoclastic bone resorption. There are few data available for the effects of environmental conditions, i.e.

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Introduction: Tooth agenesis is a type of dental anomaly in which individuals are missing teeth due to developmental failure as a result of genetic or environmental factors. With approximately one fourth of the population missing ≥1 third molar, tooth agenesis is considered a common dental anomaly. However, the severity of tooth agenesis can range from a missing single tooth to multiple teeth.

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