Perspectives of San Juan healthcare practitioners on the detection deficit in oral premalignant and early cancers in Puerto Rico: a qualitative research study

Abstract Background In Puerto Rico, relative to the United States, a disparity exists in detecting oral Hood Air Intake Grilles and Trims precancers and early cancers.To identify factors leading to the deficit in early detection, we obtained the perspectives of San Juan healthcare practitioners whose practice could be involved in the detection of s

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COMPARISON OF SUBJECTIVE ESTHETIC PERCEPTIONS OF DENTISTS WITH DIFFERENT GENDER AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES WITH OBJECTIVE DENTOLABIAL ESTHETIC MEASUREMENTS

Objective: The aim of this study is evaluate the consistency of certain measurable dentolabial criteria between the esthetic values accepted in the literature and the subjective opinions of physicians.Materials and Methods: Four associated Oral Care professors and four research assistants in the field of Prosthodontics were selected as the examiner

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o-Vanillin Modulates Cell Phenotype and Extracellular Vesicles of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Intervertebral Disc Cells

Human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) and extracellular vesicle (EV) therapy is a promising treatment for discogenic low back pain (LBP).Although promising, major obstacles remain to be overcome.Cellular senescence reduces self-renewal and multipotent potentials, and the senescence-associated secretory phenotype creates an inflammatory environment neg

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