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Expert Search For The "Effect Of Dental Treatment Before Cardiac Valve Surgery", Kelly K. O'Brien

Expert Search Strategies

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This search strategy was constructed to support the research for the peer reviewed article listed above. Full article abstract:

Background

The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the potential effect of dental treatment before cardiac valve surgery (CVS) or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation on morbidity and mortality.

Types of Studies Reviewed

The authors included relevant studies from MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, including randomized controlled trials and cohort studies, published from 1998 through 2019 and involving adults who received dental treatment before CVS or LVAD implantation. The authors assessed bias by …

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Effects Of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Vegf) On Dental Pulp Stem Cells (Dpsc), Cale Forgues, Eric Mullins, Karl Kingsley

Dental Medicine Faculty Research

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Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs) are non-embryonic, mesenchymal stem cells that may have significant potential for therapeutic and regenerative biomedical applications. Studies of DPSC differentiation have demonstrated the potential to form many tissue types, including neural, osteogenic and vascular precursors using cytokines and growth factors, such as Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF). Eight previously isolated Dental Pulp Stem Cell (DPSC) isolates were grown in culture and treated with VEGF to evaluate any effects on growth, viability or biomarker expression. Administration of VEGF at 10 ng/mL significantly inhibited growth in two rapidly dividing or rDT DPSC isolates, with no other measurable …

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