The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate fluoride-containing sealants in teeth subjected to minimal enamel reduction (preventive resin restorations). Two hundred fourteen sealants (109 Fluro Shield and 105 Delton ...

The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate fluoride-containing sealants in teeth subjected to minimal enamel reduction (preventive resin restorations). Two hundred fourteen sealants (109 Fluro Shield and 105 Delton ...

Follow-ups of crack consumption are scarce in literature. the aim of this article was to investigate the evolution of a cohort of crack users and identify longitudinal outcomes. for the study, 131 consecutive crack users ...

Objective: Weight variation during therapy has been described as a useful marker to predict TB treatment outcome. No previous study has used longitudinal analysis to corroborate this finding. The goal of this study was to ...

Joint models of longitudinal and survival outcomes have gained much popularity over the last three decades. This type of modeling consists of two submodels, one longitudinal and one survival, which are connected by some ...

This randomized clinical trial sought to evaluate the performance of two packable composites over a period of 36 months. A total of 39 Class I and II restorations were placed in the permanent teeth of 20 patients. Using ...

This randomized clinical trial sought to evaluate the performance of two packable composites over a period of 36 months. A total of 39 Class I and II restorations were placed in the permanent teeth of 20 patients. Using ...

This paper discusses Bayesian statistical methods for the classification of observations into two or more groups based on hierarchical models for nonlinear longitudinal profiles. Parameter estimation for a discriminant ...