ARE STANDARDIZED CARIES RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS EFFECTIVE IN ASSESSING ACTUAL CARIES STATUS AND FUTURE CARIES INCREMENT? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Are standardized caries risk assessment models effective in assessing actual caries status and future caries increment? A systematic review

Abstract Background Assessing caries risk is an essential element in the planning of preventive PURE FOOD WOMENS PRENATAL and therapeutic strategies.Different caries risk assessment (CRA) models have been proposed for the identification of individuals running a risk of future caries.This systematic review was designed to evaluate whether standardiz

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Hydrological performance of lined permeable pavements in Norway

Lined permeable pavements (LPPs) are types of sustainable urban stormwater systems (SUDs) that are suitable for locations with low infiltration capacity or shallow groundwater levels.This study evaluated the hydrological performance of an LPP system in Norway using common detention indicators and flow duration curves (FDCs).Two hydrological models,

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Transition from Restrictive to Obstructive Lung Function Impairment During Treatment and Follow-Up of Active Tuberculosis

Brian W Allwood,1,2 Elizna Maasdorp,3 Grace J Kim,4,5 Christopher B Cooper,6 Jonathan Goldin,4 Richard N van Zyl-Smit,2 Eric D Bateman,2 Rodney Dawson2 1Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; 2University of Cape Town Lung Institute, and Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Univ

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A film-based intervention to reduce child maltreatment among migrant and displaced families from Myanmar: Protocol of a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial.

BackgroundChild maltreatment is a global public health crisis with negative consequences for physical and mental health.Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)-particularly those affected by poverty, armed conflict, and forced migration-may be at increased risk of maltreatment due to heightened parental distress and disruptions to socia

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