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The pesticides use and the risk for head and neck cancer: A review of case-control studies.
CONCLUSIONS: Finally, improving pesticide users' awareness of their risks and proper handling, as well as adopting protective measures such as the use of personal protective equipment, appear to be effective in reducing human health damage. PMID: 32701932 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal - July 25, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Source Type: research

Efficacy of different methods used for dry socket prevention and risk factor analysis: A systematic review.
CONCLUSIONS: All treatments included in the review were aimed at decreasing the incidence of dry socket. Locally administering chlorhexidine or applying platelet-rich plasma reduces the likelihood of developing this complication. Antibiotic prescription does not avoid postoperative complications after lower third molar surgery. With regard to risk factors, all of the articles selected suggest that patient age, history of previous infection and the difficulty of the extraction are the most common predisposing factors for developing dry socket. There is no consensus that smoking, gender or menstrual cycles are risk factors. ...
Source: Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal - October 22, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Source Type: research