Beth A Choby,Paul Hunter
Beth A Choby
Family physicians can prevent mortality and disability due to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) by identifying high-risk patients. Recognition of symptoms (eg, cough for 3 weeks or longer) helps prevent overlooked diagnoses because results of tub...
Beth A Choby,Paul Hunter
Beth A Choby
Pneumonia causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Older age, suppressed immune function, and certain drugs increase the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), whereas adequate dental care and high socioeconomic status decrease the ...
Mindy A Smith
Mindy A Smith
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
More than 35 million Americans have lost all of their teeth, and 178 million are missing at least one tooth. Left unmanaged, tooth loss, or edentulism, can lead to nutritional deficiencies, oral pain, and poor psychosocial functioning. The ...
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
Improper tooth alignment due to crowding, malocclusion, and missing teeth can cause difficulties with eating and speech, and premature wear. It is estimated that more than 20% of children would benefit from orthodontic treatment to correct ...
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
Dental trauma is common among adults and children. As children become mobile, they frequently experience trauma to their primary teeth because of falls. Injuries to permanent teeth are common results of falls, motor vehicle accidents, sport...
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
Andrea Ildiko Martonffy
Good oral health is integral to optimum overall health. Unfortunately, almost one-fourth of the US population has untreated dental caries, and most individuals do not seek or have access to regular dental care. Untreated dental disease can ...
Oral health: foreword [0.03%]
口腔健康：序言
Karl T Rew
Karl T Rew
Julius Metts,Lesley Carmichael,Winfred Kokor et al.
Julius Metts et al.
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with multiple extrahepatic manifestations (EHM) affecting various organs in the body. Approximately 40% to 75% of patients with chronic HCV infection experience at least one clinical E...
Julius Metts,Lesley Carmichael,Winfred Kokor et al.
Julius Metts et al.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma account for approximately 40% of the 6,000 adult liver transplantations performed each year in the United States. Survival rates are 76% to 83% at 2 years and 69% to 72%...