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Surveillance Of The Incidence And Mortality Of Oral And Pharyngeal, Esophageal, And Lung Cancer In Nevada: Potential Implications Of The Nevada Indoor Clean Air Act, Kevin Foote, David Foote, Karl Kingsley
Surveillance Of The Incidence And Mortality Of Oral And Pharyngeal, Esophageal, And Lung Cancer In Nevada: Potential Implications Of The Nevada Indoor Clean Air Act, Kevin Foote, David Foote, Karl Kingsley
Dental Medicine Faculty Publications
Reviews of national and state-specific cancer registries have revealed differences in rates of oral, esophageal, and lung cancer incidence and mortality that have implications for public health research and policy. Many significant associations between these types of cancers and major risk factors, such as cigarette usage, may be influenced by public health policy such as smoking restrictions and bans—including the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act (NCIAA) of 2006 (and subsequent modification in 2011). Although evaluation of general and regional advances in public policy have been previously evaluated, no recent studies have focused specifically on the changes to the epidemiology of …
A Retrospective Evaluation Of The Prevalence Of Cracked Teeth Among An Adult Population In Nevada, Jacob Ozuna, Benjamin Barborka, Neamat Hassan Abubakr
A Retrospective Evaluation Of The Prevalence Of Cracked Teeth Among An Adult Population In Nevada, Jacob Ozuna, Benjamin Barborka, Neamat Hassan Abubakr
Dental Medicine Faculty Publications
Objective: To identify the distribution and characteristics of cracked teeth in a Southern Nevada population attending the dental clinics of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (SDM, UNLV). Methods: A retrospective keyword search of the clinical notes of SDM, UNLV patient charts in AxiUm™ was performed using the search terms “crack” and “fracture” to discern the number of patients that had clinically identifiable teeth with cracks, and which teeth (if any) had documented symptoms consistent with the cracks. The inclusion criteria for the record search were individuals ≥ 18 years old, seen at the dental clinic …