Prevalence of suicidal ideation, attempts and associated risk factors in oral cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ganesh Bushi, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Manisa Pattanayak, Teena Vishwakarma, Suhas Ballal, Pooja Bansal, Abhay M Gaidhane, Balvir S. Tomar, Ayash Ashraf, M Ravi Kumar, Ashish Singh Chauhan, Sanjit Sah, Edward Mawejje, Muhammed Shabil

“…Abstract Background Oral cancer, including malignancies of the lip, and oral cavity, is associated with significant psychological distress, increasing the risk of suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SA). …”
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Characteristics of base materials and acrylates used in removable prosthetics in dental practice (review) by Yu.I. Poliukhovych, A.Ye. Demkovych, Yu.I. Bondarenko, V.V. Shcherba, O.I. Lebid, K.M. Duda

“…One of the actual problems of modern orthopedic dentistry is the development of optimal materials that, by their physical and chemical properties, would be most biocompatible with the mucous membrane of the oral cavity. The purpose of this work was to substantiate the use of base materials and acrylates for the manufacture of removable prostheses and to increase the effectiveness of orthopedic treatment of patients with complete or partial absence of teeth basing on the review of literary sources. …”
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Delineation of reduced CTV2 on the basis of the characteristics and distribution of cervical lymph node metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Zhiqiang Wang, Yi Yang, Chunlei Ge, Rui Tian, Sheng Cheng, Jingyu Gao, Yan Wang, Qi Yue, Zhiwei Wang, Qingqing He, Yuchuan Xu, Yan Li, Xudong Feng, Yanli Yang, Yong Zhang

“…Further analysis of the dosimetric outcomes revealed a significantly lower mean dose to the oral cavity, laryngeal cavity, esophagus, trachea, pharyngeal constrictor muscles, parotid gland, submandibular gland and thyroid gland with the implementation of reduced-target radiotherapy than with standard radiotherapy. …”
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Evaluating the radiosensitivity of the oral microbiome to predict radiation-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer patients: A prospective trial by Andreas R. Thomsen, Elsa Beatriz Monroy Ordonez, Michael Henke, Benedikt Luka, Jörg Sahlmann, Henning Schäfer, Vivek Verma, Nadine Schlueter, Anca-Ligia Grosu, Tanja Sprave

“…Results: Most patients had node-positive disease and cancer of the oropharynx or oral cavity. The vast majority of patients received adjuvant RT and concurrent chemotherapy. …”
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First-year dynamics of the anaerobic microbiome and archaeome in infants’ oral and gastrointestinal systems by Charlotte J. Neumann, Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh, Pei Yee Woh, Tanja Kobal, Manuela-Raluca Pausan, Tejus Shinde, Victoria Haid, Polona Mertelj, Eva-Christine Weiss, Vassiliki Kolovetsiou-Kreiner, Alexander Mahnert, Christina Kumpitsch, Evelyn Jantscher-Krenn, Christine Moissl-Eichinger

“…We demonstrated the presence of archaea in the infant oral cavity and GIT microbiome from early infancy, with Methanobrevibacter being the predominant genus. …”
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Prognostic Implications of the Number of Lymph Node Metastases in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Population Study of the SEER Database and an Institutional Registry by Wenjie Huang, Yu Zhang, Hao Li, Zhiying Liang, Shumin Zhou, Jie Pan, Hui Xie, Chao Luo, Shuqi Li, Guangying Ruan, Fei Ai, Yanfeng Chen

“…Conclusion The number of PLNs is a better predictor of overall tumor burden for OTSCC and could be a more accurate metric for survival estimation, which should be considered in future simplified pathological nodal staging for better risk stratification and decision‐making in subsites of the oral cavity.…”
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Nursing of a patient with COPD complicated with type II respiratory failure treated by sequential non-invasive positive pressure ventilation via nasal high-flow oxygen therapy (经鼻高... by QIAO Xinli (乔新立), MA Hailian (马海莲), LI Na (李娜), CHEN Hong (陈宏), TANG Ling (唐玲), ZHANG Ning (张宁), WANG Jingjing (王晶晶), ZHANG Tingting (张婷婷), ZHOU Jie (周洁)

“…By providing patients with a constant, adjustable, high-speed breathing gas mixture formed from air and oxygen, it was aimed to crush the gas left in the nasal cavity, oral cavity and pharynx, and significantly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide inhaled during the next inhalation. …”
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma epidemiology at diagnosis: A description of public and private health care systems in Brazil regarding tumor location, staging and risk factor... by Heloisa Arantes, Diego Chaves Rezende Morais, Maria Aparecida do Carmo Rego, Paula de Mendonça Batista, Cicera Pimenta Marcelino, Milena Falcão Almeida, Marion Coting Braga, Paula Cristina Pungartnik, Angelica Carreira dos Santos, Juliana Ominelli, Tharcísio Machado Coelho, Fernanda Bohns Pruski Ramos, Marcelo Salgado, Marina Kelner, Cristiano Guedes Duque, Daniel Oliveira Brito, Carlos Gil Moreira Ferreira, Pedro Rafael Martins De Marchi

“…The main site of the primary tumor was the oropharynx in the private sector and oral cavity in the public sector. Among patients with oropharyngeal cancer, only those in the private sector were tested for HPV, with the majority being positive. …”
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Association of Corticosteroid Inhaler Type with Saliva Microbiome in Moderate-to-Severe Pediatric Asthma by Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani, Mahmoud I. Abdel-Aziz, Simone Hashimoto, Corinna Bang, Susanne Brandstetter, Paula Corcuera-Elosegui, Andre Franke, Mario Gorenjak, Susanne Harner, Parastoo Kheiroddin, Leyre López-Fernández, Anne H. Neerincx, Maria Pino-Yanes, Uroš Potočnik, Olaia Sardón-Prado, Antoaneta A. Toncheva, Christine Wolff, Michael Kabesch, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Susanne J. H. Vijverberg, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee, on behalf of the SysPharmPediA consortium

“…The difference in formulation and administration technique of these devices may influence oral cavity microbiota composition. We aimed to compare the saliva microbiome in children with moderate-to-severe asthma using ICS via MDIs versus DPIs. …”
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A Fully Integrated Orthodontic Aligner With Force Sensing Ability for Machine Learning‐Assisted Diagnosis by Hao Feng, Wenhao Song, Ruyi Li, Linxin Yang, Xiaoxuan Chen, Jiajun Guo, Xuan Liao, Lei Ni, Zhou Zhu, Junyu Chen, Xibo Pei, Yijun Li, Jian Wang

“…Nevertheless, continuous wireless monitoring within the oral cavity is challenging due to limitations in sampling and device size. …”
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Multidisciplinary, multicenter consensus for the care of patients affected with Sturge–Weber syndrome by May El Hachem, Andrea Diociaiuti, Angela Galeotti, Francesca Grussu, Elena Gusson, Alessandro Ferretti, Carlo Efisio Marras, Davide Vecchio, Simona Cappelletti, Mariasavina Severino, Carlo Gandolfo, Simone Reali, Rosa Longo, Carmen D’Amore, Lodovica Gariazzo, Federica Marraffa, Marta Luisa Ciofi Degli Atti, Maria Margherita Mancardi, and the Sturge-Weber Syndrome Multidisciplinary Group

“…Results Through a Delphi consensus methodology, 28 recommendations have been developed concerning (i) dermatological SWS manifestations and related treatment timing and modalities, (ii) neurological referral, diagnosis, pharmacological treatment of neurological signs and symptoms, neurosurgical indications, neurocognitive evaluation and related treatment, psychosocial support and patient follow-up, (iii) diagnosis of ophthalmological manifestations, medical and surgical treatment, and follow-up, (iv) maxillofacial surgical treatment, (v) oral cavity assessment, care and follow-up, and (vi) primary care paediatrician/general practitioner involvement. …”
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Influence of Genetics, Immunity and the Microbiome on the Prognosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD Prognosis Study): the protocol for a Copenhagen IBD Inception Cohort Study by Johan Burisch, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Annette Bøjer Jensen, Frank Krieger Jensen, Flemming Bendtsen, Charlotte Wiell, Mohamed Attauabi, Klaus Theede, Viktoria Fana, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Henrik S Thomsen, Jakob M Møller, Simon Francis Thomsen, Gorm Roager Madsen, Anne Vibeke Wewer, Rune Wilkens, Johan Ilvemark, Nora Vladimirova, Sanja Bay Hansen, Yousef Jesper Wirenfeldt Nielsen, Helene Andrea Sinclair Ingels, Trine Boysen, Jacob T Bjerrum, Christian Jakobsen, Maria Dorn-Rasmussen, Sabine Jansson, Yiqiu Yao, Ewa Anna Burian, Frederik Trier Møller, Kristina Bertl, Andreas Stavropoulos, Jakob B Seidelin

“…In addition, intestinal biopsies from ileocolonoscopies, stool, rectal swabs, saliva samples, swabs of the oral cavity and blood samples will be collected systematically for the analysis of biomarkers, microbiome and genetic profiles. …”
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A Case Report on Pasteurella multocida Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis: When Cats Think Medical Equipment Are Toys by Saeid Mirzai, Ahmad Oussama Rifai, Aron Tidrick, Qitan Huang, Justin Hale

“…Pasteurella multocida is an aerobic gram-negative coccobacillus usually found in the oral cavities of most healthy cats and dogs as part of their natural oral flora. …”
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Severity of Oral Mucositis in Children following Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy and Its Implications at a Single Oncology Centre in Durango State, Mexico by Ramón G. Carreón-Burciaga, Enrique Castañeda-Castaneira, Rogelio González-González, Nelly Molina-Frechero, Enrique Gaona, Ronell Bologna-Molina

“…Stomatologists should be consulted to assess patients’ oral cavities and provide preventive treatment prior to QT and/or RT administration. …”
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A Brief Review of Hydrogels for Drug Delivery for Different Organs of the Body: Synthesis, Categorization, and Organ-Specific Applications by Azadeh Asefnejad, Nesa Rastgoo, Shirin Ardeshiriansharifabadi, Samira Basir Shabestari, Tohid Khodadadi, Foad Iranmanesh

“…The article subsequently explores the utilization of hydrogels for drug delivery in diverse anatomical locations, such as the skin, eyes, nasal and oral cavities, gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and cardiovascular system. …”
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