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  • Hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid disease, affecting metabolism and tissue growth, and may lead to more dental issues like caries and periodontal problems.
  • The study found that people with hypothyroidism have significantly lower levels of calcium in their saliva compared to healthy individuals, but there was no correlation with thyroid hormone levels in the blood.
  • The lower salivary calcium levels in hypothyroid patients could contribute to their higher risk of dental caries.
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Background And Aims: Educational self-management interventions (SMI) have an important role in improving symptom management, preventing relapse of multiple sclerosis (MS) and promoting quality of life (QoL) of these patients; since there is little knowledge about overall effectiveness of MS self-management programs and which types of SMI improves the outcomes, this research aims to assess the efficacy of structured SMI in improving health outcomes in people with MS (PwMS) by synthesizing and compare outcomes from related randomized controlled trials.

Methods: In the present systematic review protocol, the keywords related to self-management and MS will be searched in electronic databases including (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials [CENTRAL]), gray literature resources and key journals from 2000 to July 2023. Research-related articles will be collected and after removing duplicate articles, will be included in the study.

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Background And Aims: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), utilizes 100% oxygen at pressures greater than sea-level atmospheric pressure, for the treatment of conditions in which the tissues starve for oxygen. The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) has granted HBOT approval for the treatment of various conditions. On the other hand, applying informatics registry systems can improve care delivery, ameliorate outcomes, and reduce the costs and medical errors for the patients receiving HBOT treatment.

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