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In orthodontic patients submitted to oral hygiene instruction, what is the efficacy of orthodontic toothbrush (O-TB) versus conventional toothbrush (C-TB) on plaque and gingival index reduction in randomized and non-randomized controlled clinical trials?
Electronic database search was performed on PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar. Database research, study selection, data extraction and ROBINS-I and Risk of Bias Tool 2.0 analysis were conducted by two independently examiners in duplicate. Two different meta-analyses were performed for plaque index and gingival index, followed by the analysis of overall quality of the evidence using GRADE.
A total of 158studies were identified for screening; six articles were included in qualitative synthesis, and of those, three were subjected to a quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis). Three non-randomized studies presented an overall 'low', 'moderate' and 'high' risk of bias for each one of the articles, and the three randomized clinicalthe effects of using an O-TB compared with a C-TB.We report herein an unprecedented combination of light and P(III)/P(V) redox cycling for the efficient deoxygenation of aromatic amine N-oxides. Moreover, we discovered that a large variety of aliphatic amine N-oxides can easily be deoxygenated by using only phenylsilane. These practically simple approaches proceed well under metal-free conditions, tolerate many functionalities and are highly chemoselective. Combined experimental and computational studies enabled a deep understanding of factors controlling the reactivity of both aromatic and aliphatic amine N-oxides.A series of Dy3+ /Sm3+ /Er3+ triply doped multicomponent borosilicate glasses (DSE) was synthesized using varying Er3+ ions concentrations through a conventional melt quenching technique. The influence of triple doping on the optical characteristics of the prepared glass was evaluated to estimate the possibility of achieving white light emission through optical absorption, photoluminescence excitation (PLE), and emission (PL) measurements. Based on the PLE and PL spectral profiles, the presence of energy transfer processes between Dy3+ , Sm3+ , and Er3+ was confirmed. Furthermore, for Dy3+ /Sm3+ /Er3+ triply doped glass, an enhancement in Er3+ green luminescence and a noticeable decrease in Dy3+ and Sm3+ emissions were detected with the increase in Er3+ concentration. The nature of energy transfer in DSE glass was investigated through Dexter's energy transfer mechanisms and the obtained result suggested that a dipole-dipole interaction was responsible for the dominant Sm3+ to Dy3+ and Dy3+ to Er3+ energy transfer processes. check details The precise characteristic colours that emanated from the as-prepared samples were evaluated using Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage co-ordinates and correlated colour temperature values and suggested its suitability for white light emission. The quantum efficiency of the prepared glass was determined experimentally. The aforementioned results recommend that the Dy3+ /Sm3+ /Er3+ triply doped multicomponent borosilicate glass irradiated with ultraviolet light sources might be useful for the generation of cool/warm white light-emitting applications.The development of new synthetic protocols to access diverse molecular scaffolds from readily available starting compounds is of significance in both academia and industry. Towards this, the catalysis by transition metals has been employed as a powerful tool to access molecules with broad structural and functional diversity. An overview of the recent literature manifested the tremendous potential of transition metal-catalyzed processes in advancing organic synthesis in a new direction. This account compiles new conceptual advancements in the palladium-catalyzed Alder-ene type cycloisomerization reactions, C-H functionalizations, and one-pot multicatalytic processes, which have become essential tools to access new classes of molecules.Tailored ruthenium sandwich complexes bearing photoresponsive arene ligands can efficiently promote azide-thioalkyne cycloaddition (RuAtAC) when irradiated with UV light. The reactions can be performed in a bioorthogonal manner in aqueous mixtures containing biological components. The strategy can also be applied for the selective modification of biopolymers, such as DNA or peptides. Importantly, this ruthenium-based technology and the standard copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) proved to be compatible and mutually orthogonal.A series of acetyl pyrenes and pyrenyl ynones with and without tert-butyl groups showed distinct mechanofluorochromism (MFC). Four pairs of polymorphic solids were found out of six compounds and interestingly, each of them showed hypsochromic, bathochromic or off-to-on MFC. The MFC properties were rationalized by categorizing the packing schemes into herringbone, sandwich, beta and gamma motifs depending on the relative contributions of C⋅⋅⋅C (or π-π) against C⋅⋅⋅H contacts. The bulky tert-butyl and trimethylsilyl groups served not only to reduce the number of aggregation patterns but also to prohibit the complete back reactions in solid state. Our results suggest that the simple pyrene derivatives may be promising candidates for a novel group of mechanically-sensitive materials.
When clinicians evaluate potential medications for their patients, they must weigh the probability of a treatment's benefits against the possible risks. To this end, the present analyses evaluate the novel nonstimulant viloxazine extended-release (viloxazine ER) using measures of effect size to describe the potential benefits of its treatment in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as the risk of discontinuation because of intolerable adverse events.
These post hoc analyses use pooled data from four pivotal Phase 3 trials in paediatric patients treated with viloxazine ER. The Likelihood to be Helped or Harmed (LHH) effect size measure was calculated to describe the probability of patients benefiting from treatment vs discontinuing. The Number Needed to Treat (NNT) was calculated from frequently used thresholds of response. The Number Needed to Harm (NNH) was calculated using discontinuations because of adverse events.
LHH values for viloxazine ER ranged from 5 to 13, suggesting that subjects were 5-13 times more likely to benefit from, rather than discontinue, viloxazine ER treatment.