Studie naar problemen en behoeften op het gebied van mondgezondheid en -verzorging onder een groep van 97 ouderen in een instelling voor ouderenzorg. Vanwege complexe gebitsprothesen en een afname in de mondhygiëne ontstaan diverse problemen.

In comparison to feral horses which spend 12-16 hours with feed intake behaviour and travel up to 28 km a day, nowadays management of the horse by humans has shortened its feeding time and introduced unfamiliar feed types, especially cereals containing a large amount of starch, protein concentrates and …

Oral presentation for ProInca in Kazachstan

Objective To evaluate whether a specific period after birth (in weeks postmenstrual age [PMA]) and specific elements of sucking are associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years using a longitudinal approach. Study design Fifty-two preterm infants participated in this longitudinal …

Dietary nitrate (NO3(-)) supplementation has been proposed as an emerging treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that ingestion of a single bolus of dietary NO3(-) ingestion improves oral glucose tolerance in patients with type 2 diabetes. Seventeen men with type 2 diabetes (glycated …

Described here is an ultrasound technique used to study tongue movements, particularly lateral tongue movements, during mastication. A method to analyze spatial and temporal tongue movements was developed, and the feasibility of using this method was evaluated. Biplane ultrasound images of tongue movements …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this controlled study is to document articulation and oromyofunctional behavior in children seeking orthodontic treatment. In addition, relations between malocclusions, articulation, and oromyofunctional behavior are studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 56 children …

Objective: Due to the multidimensional nature of resonance disorders, multivariate diagnostic assessment is advisable. The nasality severity index (NSI) is based on this point of view. Because of the influence of personal and environmental variables on the current NSI, this study aims to refine this …

Perioculair capillair hemangioom is een vasculaire tumor welke kan zorgen voor astigmatisme. Dit kan op lange termijn zorgen voor anisometropie amblyopie. Intralesionale corticosteroïden werden tot nu toe gezien als de eerste behandelingsmethode voor deze goedaardige tumor. Tegenwoordig is orale propranolol …