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This study aimed to evaluate oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among a sample of senior students at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), and to assess differences among these factors between genders.

A total of 1177 senior university students at KAU were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants were selected by stratified random sampling. KAU has three main streams categorized by field of study. One faculty was randomly selected from each stream.Information regarding oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors was collected with a validated self-administered questionnaire. A knowledge score was calculated, and predictors of oral health knowledge were assessed by linear regression.

In general, the mean oral health knowledge score of females (8.1 ± 1.8) was significantly higher than that of males (7.2 ± 2.1) out of 13. Relative to males, females reported a greater frequency of teeth cleaning and of using a toothbrush with proper technique (p < 0.001). Females were also more likely to have ever visited a dentist than males (95% and 86%, respectively). The linear regression model revealed that students in non-medical faculties and those who were not shown how to brush their teeth by a dentist had lower oral health knowledge scores, than their counterparts. Students older than 22 years and females were more likely to have higher oral health knowledge scores than were their counterparts.

Oral health knowledge was relatively low among the university students, but females showed better oral health knowledge and behaviors than males did.

Oral health knowledge was relatively low among the university students, but females showed better oral health knowledge and behaviors than males did.

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of the second mesiobuccal canal in maxillary first molar teeth in a sample of population from Basrah city in the south of Iraq.

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of 353 Iraqi patients from Basrah city were included in the study. These images revealed 691 maxillary first molars, but only 655 of them were included. The images were obtained using a Gendex (GXDP-7000) CBCT machine (Hatfield, PA, USA) and studied for the prevalence of second mesiobuccal canal in the mesiobuccal root canal configuration, according to Vertucci's classification, by scrolling through the images. Pearson's chi-square tests were used to correlate canal type distribution to gender and age. The distributions of canal type on the right and left sides were assessed using the Kendal tau correlation coefficient. A P-value <0.001 was considered highly significant. For intra-examiner reliability analysis, Cohen's kappa test was used.

The second mesiobuccal canal was identified in 81.68% of the Iraqi population sample. The most common type was type II (44.58%), followed by type IV (31.30%). Type I occurred in 18.32% of cases. Other types were less frequent.

The second mesiobuccal canal occurred in most of the examined samples of the Iraqi population (81.68%), with the most common type being type II, followed by type IV.

The second mesiobuccal canal occurred in most of the examined samples of the Iraqi population (81.68%), with the most common type being type II, followed by type IV.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia comprises a significant burden to ageing men due to frequently associated lower urinary tract symptoms and the risk of developing serious complications, such as acute urinary retention. Healthcare databases are a valuable source of epidemiological research; however, continuous validation of definitions is imperative. PRT543 We examined the positive predictive values of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), diagnostic coding for benign prostatic hyperplasia and acute urinary retention in men in the Danish National Patient Registry.

We investigated a random sample of 100 men diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia and 100 men diagnosed with acute urinary retention between 2011 and 2017 in the Central Denmark Region. Using medical record review as reference standard, we estimated the positive predictive value with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) overall and stratified by age, type of hospital (university hospital vs regional hospital), type of hospital contact (inpatient, outpatient or emergency room), calendar year group (2011-2013, 2014-2017), and department (department of urology, geriatrics, endocrinology or emergency room).

Medical records were available for all 200 sampled patients. We found an overall positive predictive value (PPV) of 95% (95% CI 89-98%) for benign prostatic hyperplasia and 98% (95% CI 93-99%) for acute urinary retention. The PPVs were consistent across age, type of hospital, type of hospital contact, calendar year group, and department.

The PPVs of ICD-10 codes for benign prostatic hyperplasia and acute urinary retention recorded in the Danish National Patient Registry are high.

The PPVs of ICD-10 codes for benign prostatic hyperplasia and acute urinary retention recorded in the Danish National Patient Registry are high.

Knowledge about the long-term course of health following stroke is sparse and relies mainly on studies with short follow-up or few measurements per patient. We aimed to describe the course and analyze the determinants of the course of physical and mental health status after stroke with repeated measurements in a large population-based cohort of first time Danish stroke patients.

We followed 2,414 first time stroke patients admitted to any hospital in the Central Denmark Region, Denmark, between October 1, 2008 and January 1, 2012, with five questionnaires over a 2 years period. Self-rated health was assessed by the SF-12 instrument. Information on possible clinical and patient-related determinants of self-rated health was obtained from questionnaires and national registers. The scores were analyzed at five selected fixed time-points and as well as longitudinally with mixed models.

The SF-12 mental component summary score (MCS) increased with 0.89 points/year (95% CI=0.6-1.2), while the increase in the physically component summary score (PCS) did not reach statistical significance (0.