Introduction: Leptin is a hormone-like protein, or some call it as an acute phase inflammatory protein, which recently has gained attention due to its role in regulating metabolism of the human body as well as affecting the body’s defense mechanisms, including macrophages. Materi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i61B35527
Introduction: Nanotechnology has been taking the scientific community by storm as they have been showing promising results due to their antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activity. Multiple studies have found various plant species to be a rich source of these nanoparticles....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35167
Several modifications to the denture base PMMA resins have been tried in recent years to improve the physico-mechanical and biological qualities. Polymer and monomer alterations are two types of modifications that can be found. Advances in polymer science have resulted in innovat...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35170
Arsenic pollution of groundwater has far-reaching implications, including consumption through the food chain, which manifests as social problems, health dangers, and socioeconomic breakdown, as well as sprawling with mobility and groundwater mining. Food crops grown with arsenic-...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35265
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been the most extensively used denture base material over the past eight decades. Despite the availability of alternative polymers, this has remained the dominant denture base material. To solve the limitations of PMMA, new materials have been...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35643
Aim: This paper reviews the literature on the pathogenic genotypes of S. mutans that may be more virulent colonizers and the phenotypic variability of its main virulence factors. Methods: A thorough literature search on S. mutans was performed and the relevant datas supporting it...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35175
Changing lifestyle has resulted in worsening of oral health in people of all age groups. One such common oral health disease is said to be dental caries. There are various modalities in the prevention of dental caries which include proper maintenance of oral hygiene, fluoride app...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35031