Division of Organ Replacement and Xenotransplantation Surgery, Center for Advanced Biomedical Science and Swine Research Kagoshima University Kagoshima Japan.
Division of Organ Replacement and Xenotransplantation Surgery, Center for Advanced Biomedical Science and Swine Research Kagoshima University Kagoshima Japan.
Division of Organ Replacement and Xenotransplantation Surgery, Center for Advanced Biomedical Science and Swine Research Kagoshima University Kagoshima Japan.
Division of Organ Replacement and Xenotransplantation Surgery, Center for Advanced Biomedical Science and Swine Research Kagoshima University Kagoshima Japan.
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Departement of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland.
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.
Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (MIRM), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: solarimg@upmc.edu.
1Center for Transplantation Sciences, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02129 USA.
2Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045 USA.
7University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Mail Stop 8621, Research Complex 2, 12700 E 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045 USA.
Division of Organ Replacement and Xenotransplantation Surgery, Center for Advanced Biomedical Science and Swine Research, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects an important part of the population and is characterized by recurrent total or partial obstruction of the upper airway (UA) during sleep, negatively affecting the...
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The American Association of Orthodontists white paper on obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics remains the most authoritative statement on the topic. This was produced in 2019 due to increasing ort...
Part of an orthodontist's role is screening for OSA. The correct action when this is suspected remains referral to the appropriate physician specialist for diagnosis and treatment or coordination of t...
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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to survey orthodontic clear aligner therapy (CAT) practices among orthodontists in Australia....
A pilot-tested electronic questionnaire was distributed to 434 full members of the Australian Society of Orthodontists. Questions were related to demographics, use and choice of aligners, digital trea...
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CAT practices among orthodontists varied. Further research is required to investigate the challenges in effective CAT provision highlighted in this survey....
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Cross-sectional survey among active registered orthodontists using a questionnaire distributed by hand....
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The knowledge of the surveyed orthodontists in both the recommended observation period before orthodontic treatment and management approaches of traumatized teeth during orthodontic treatment was insu...
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When participants' views of patient communication through social media were examined, 19.8% said they "thought it was right" and 80.2% said they "thought it was wrong". The treatment and treatment alt...
The prevalence of participants' use of social media posts for advertising purposes was low, and it was determined that the main reason for this was the prohibition of advertising in the provision of h...
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Almost 30% of the orthodontist's annual caseload was treated with CAT, most frequently prescribed to adult patients. Case complexity and patient cooperation were the factors that most influenced the d...
Most orthodontists prescribe CAT, and its use is based on the malocclusion's complexity. Orthodontists who do not prescribe CAT believe that fixed appliance therapy has superior treatment outcomes....
Advanced dental education programs in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics require an extensive and comprehensive evidence-based experience, which must be representative of the current didactic an...
Irma Thesleff is one of the leading scholars in developmental biology. She and her research group have clarified the mysteries of tooth development. For several decades, her research of very high qual...
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