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The association of tumor necrosis factor alpha, lymphotoxin alpha, tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 and tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 gene polymorphisms and serum levels with periodontitis and type 2 diabetes in Serbian population
(Elsevier Inc., 2020)
Objectives: Aiming to show that periodontitis (PD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are bidirectionally related and potentially linked by inflammatory cytokines, we searched for association between -308 G/A Tumor necrosis ...
Introducing Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale in clinical practice in Serbia: validation and cross-cultural adaptation / Uvođenje Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) skale u kliničku praksu u Srbiji: validacija i kros-kulturalna adaptacija
(Vojnomedicinska akademija - Institut za naučne informacije, Beograd, 2020)
Background/Aim. The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale is widely used in clinical practice for assessment of quality of life in patients with nasal obstruction. It has been validated in several countries up ...
Is Computed Tomography Imaging of Deviated Nasal Septum Justified for Obstruction Confirmation?
(SAGE, 2021)
Third-party payers request objective confirmation of the nasal septum deviation (NSD) severity by computed tomography (CT) before authorizing financial support for septoplasty. Previous studies have provided contradictory ...
Correlation between metabolic syndrome and relative telomere length shortening in HIV/AIDS patients on combined antiretroviral therapy
(Elsevier Inc., 2021)
Background: Components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) play an important role in the accelerated aging process. Relative telomere length (RTL) is a marker of biological aging. The aim of our study was to determine RTL and ...
Sodium thiosulphate and progression of vascular calcification in end-stage renal disease patients: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
(Oxford Univ Press, Oxford, 2020)
Background. Sodium thiosulphate (NaTS) is mostly used in haemodialysis (HD) patients with calcific uraemic arteriolopathy. This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study assessed the effect of NaTS on progression ...
Apolipoprotein epsilon 4 Allele and Dental Occlusion Deficiency as Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease
(Ios Press, Amsterdam, 2020)
Compromised dentition has been suggested to pose a significant risk factor for dementia. It was mainly investigated through insufficient tooth number, disregarding contact between opposing teeth (dental occlusion). The ...
Basal cell carcinoma stem cells exhibit osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation potential
(TECH SCIENCE PRESS, 2021)
Specific cell subpopulations identified as cancer stem cells (CSCs) can be found in basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
Generally, CSCs have a marked trans-differentiation potential that could potentially be used in differentiation ...
Global, Regional, and National Levels and Trends in Burden of Oral Conditions from 1990 to 2017: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study
(Sage Publications Inc, Thousand Oaks, 2020)
Government and nongovernmental organizations need national and global estimates on the descriptive epidemiology of common oral conditions for policy planning and evaluation. The aim of this component of the Global Burden ...
Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey
(MDPI, 2021)
Dental academic institutions are affected by COVID-19. We assessed the perceived COVID-19 preparedness of these institutions and the characteristics of institutions with greater perceived preparedness. An international ...
Governance, maternal well-being and early childhood caries in 3-5-year-old children
(NLM (Medline), 2020)
BACKGROUND: This study assessed the direct, indirect and total effect of distal - political - risk indicators (affecting populations), and proximal risk indicators (affecting women) on the global prevalence of early childhood ...