L’effet du port nocturne des prothèses complètes sur le sommeil et la qualité de vie liée à la santé buccodentaire : une étude pilote expérimentale

Problématique : L’édentement et les troubles du sommeil sont des affections chroniques fréquentes chez les personnes âgées et qui peuvent avoir des conséquences défavorables sur le bien-être de ces personnes, ainsi que sur leur qualité de vie. L’édentement pourrait perturber le sommeil par la modification de la structure crânio-faciale et des tissus mous environnants. Cependant, cette relation n'est pas suffisamment documenté. Objectifs : Le but de cette étude pilote était de préparer la mise en œuvre d’une étude clinique randomisée contrôlée concernant l’effet du port nocturne des prothèses complètes sur la qualité du sommeil. Méthodologie : Treize aînés édentés ont participé à cette étude clinique randomisée contrôlée de type croisé. L’intervention consistait à dormir avec ou sans les prothèses durant la nuit. Les participants à l'étude ont été assignés à porter et ne pas porter leurs prothèses dans des ordres alternatifs pour des périodes de 30 jours. La qualité du sommeil a été évaluée par la polysomnographie portable et le questionnaire Pittburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Les données supplémentaires incluent la somnolence diurne, évaluée par le questionnaire Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), et la qualité de vie liée à la santé buccodentaire, évaluée par le questionnaire Oral Health Impact Profile 20 (OHIP-20). De plus, à travers les examens cliniques et radiologiques, les données des caractéristiques sociodémographiques, de la morphologie oropharyngée, des caractéristiques buccodentaires et des prothèses ont été recueillies. Les modèles de régression linéaire pour les mesures répétées ont été utilisés pour analyser les résultats. Résultats : L’étude de faisabilité a atteint un taux de recrutement à l’étude de 59,1% et un taux de suivi de 100%. Le port nocturne des prothèses dentaires augmentait l’index d'apnée-hypopnée (IAH) et le score PSQI par rapport au non port nocturne des prothèses : (IAH : Médiane = 20,9 (1,3 - 84,7) versus 11,2 (1,9 - 69,6), p = 0,237; le score PSQI : Médiane = 6,0 (3,0 - 11,0) versus 5,0 (1,0 - 11,0), p = 0,248). Cependant, ces différences n'étaient pas statistiquement significatives, sauf que pour le temps moyen d’apnée (plus long avec des prothèses) (p < 0,005) et le temps de ronflement relatif (moins élevé avec des prothèses) (p < 0,05). La somnolence diurne excessive et la qualité de vie liée à la santé buccodentaire étaient semblables pour les deux interventions (le score ESS : Médiane = 4,0 (3,0-10,0) versus 5,0 (2,0-10,0), p = 0,746; le score OHIP-20: Médiane = 31,0 (20,0-64,0) versus 27,0 (20,0-49,0), p = 0,670). L’impact néfaste du port nocturne des prothèses complètes sur le sommeil a été statistiquement significatif chez les personnes souffrant de l’apnée-hypopnée moyenne à sévère (p < 0,005). Conclusion : L’essai clinique pilote a montré que le port nocturne des prothèses complètes a un impact négatif sur la qualité du sommeil des gens âgés édentés, surtout chez les personnes avec l’apnée obstructive du sommeil modérée à sévère. Les résultats doivent être confirmés par l’étude clinique randomisée contrôlée de phase II.Problem: Edentulism and sleep disturbance are common chronic conditions in older people and may have adverse consequences on well-being of these persons, as well as their quality of life. Indeed, edentulism can modify the craniofacial structure and surrounding soft tissue, and lead to sleep disturbance in edentate individuals. However, this relationship is not sufficiently documented. Objectives: The aim of this study was to prepare a pilot randomized controlled trial on the effect of nocturnal complete denture wear on sleep quality. Methods: Thirteen edentate elders participated in this randomized cross-over clinical trial. The intervention consisted of sleeping with or without dentures at night. The study participants were assigned to wear and not wear their denture in alternate orders for periods of 30 days. Sleep quality was assessed by portable polysomnography and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Additional data included: daytime sleepiness assessed by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and oral-health-related quality of life assessed by the Oral Health Impact Profile 20 (OHIP-20). Furthermore, through the clinical and radiographic examinations, data on sociodemographic, oropharyngeal morphology, and oral and prosthesis characteristics were gathered. Linear regression models for repeated measures were used to analyze the data. Results: The recruitment rate for this study was 59.1% and the follow-up rate was 100%. Sleeping with dentures resulted in higher apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and higher PSQI score when compared with sleeping without dentures (AHI: Median = 20.9 (1.3-84.7) vs. 11.2 (1.9-69.6), p = 0.237; PSQI score: Median = 6.0 (3.0-11.0) vs. 5.0 (1.0-11.0), p = 0.248). However, these differences were not statistically significant, except for the mean apnea time (more with dentures) (p < 0.005) and the relative snoring time (less with dentures) (p < 0.05). Excessive daytime sleepiness and the oral-health-related quality of life were similar for two interventions (ESS score: Median = 4.0 (3.0-10.0) vs. 5.0 (2.0-10.0), p = 0.746; OHIP-20 score: Median = 31.0 (20.0-64.0) vs. 27.0 (20.0-49.0), p = 0.670). The negative impact of sleeping with complete dentures wear was statistically significant in individuals suffering from moderate and severe apnea-hypopnea index (p < 0.005). Conclusion: The pilot clinical trial showed that wearing complete dentures at night has negative effects on the sleep quality of edentate elders, especially in individuals with moderate and severe obstructive apnea sleep. The results need to be confirmed with phase-II randomized clinical trial

The effect of nocturnal wear of dentures on the sleep quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Purpose The effect of nocturnal wear of denture on sleep quality and integrity is still not well understood. Therefore, this systematic review was conducted to provide evidence on this topic. Methods Electronic searches were conducted from 1964 up to September 2015, using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Only publications in English or French, in which sleep quality of edentate adult individuals wearing dentures at night was compared to those not wearing were included in the review. Random effects models were used to pool the effect sizes. Results A total of 10 studies were included in the systematic review and 5 in the meta-analysis. No statistically significant difference between sleeping with denture and without denture was found for the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI; Standard Mean Difference = −0.60, 95 % CI −1.67–0.47; Z = −1.10; p = 0.27). However, there was considerable heterogeneity in the studies included in the meta-analysis (Tau2 = 1.34; Q-value = 59.32, df = 4 (P < 0.0001); I2 = 93.3 %). When results from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were pooled in subgroup analyses of AHI, there was a tendency towards favoring sleeping without dentures (P = 0.059) and no evidence of heterogeneity between studies (Tau2 = 0.000; Q-value = 0.06, df = 1 (P = 0.80); I2 = 0.000 %). Conclusion The current evidence suggests that there is no difference in the sleep quality and integrity of individuals wearing or not wearing their denture during sleep. However, the results of randomized controlled trials favoring sleeping without dentures and the likely presence of bias in the previous studies indicate the need for further randomized controlled trials for the development of clinical guideline

Five lignans from the mangrove Rhizophora stylosa Griff.

Five lignans (-)-(7R,8S)-dihydrodehydrodiconiferyl alcohol (1), (7S,8R)-3,3¢,5-trimethoxy-4¢,7-epoxy-8,5¢-neolignan-4,9,9¢-triol (2), (+)-isolariciresinol (3), polystachyol (4), (+)-pinoresinol (5) were isolated from the mangrove plant Rhizophora stylosa Griff.. The chemical structures of these compounds were elucidated by analysis of their NMR spectra and compared with those reported references. All these compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time

A modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score for dengue: development, evaluation and proposal for use in clinical trials

Background Dengue is a neglected tropical disease, for which no therapeutic agents have shown clinical efficacy to date. Clinical trials have used strikingly variable clinical endpoints, which hampers reproducibility and comparability of findings. We investigated a delta modified Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (delta mSOFA) score as a uniform composite clinical endpoint for use in clinical trials investigating therapeutics for moderate and severe dengue. Methods We developed a modified SOFA score for dengue, measured and evaluated its performance at baseline and 48 h after enrolment in a prospective observational cohort of 124 adults admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Vietnam with dengue shock. The modified SOFA score included pulse pressure in the cardiovascular component. Binary logistic regression, cox proportional hazard and linear regression models were used to estimate association between mSOFA, delta mSOFA and clinical outcomes. Results The analysis included 124 adults with dengue shock. 29 (23.4%) patients required ICU admission for organ support or due to persistent haemodynamic instability: 9/124 (7.3%) required mechanical ventilation, 8/124 (6.5%) required vasopressors, 6/124 (4.8%) required haemofiltration and 5/124 (4.0%) patients died. In univariate analyses, higher baseline and delta (48 h) mSOFA score for dengue were associated with admission to ICU, requirement for organ support and mortality, duration of ICU and hospital admission and IV fluid use. Conclusions The baseline and delta mSOFA scores for dengue performed well to discriminate patients with dengue shock by clinical outcomes, including duration of ICU and hospital admission, requirement for organ support and death. We plan to use delta mSOFA as the primary endpoint in an upcoming host-directed therapeutic trial and investigate the performance of this score in other phenotypes of severe dengue in adults and children

Smoke-free environment policy in Vietnam: What did people see and how did they react when they visited various public places?

Introduction: Since Vietnam has signed WHO framework on tobacco control (FCTC) in 2003 and has issued tobacco control law in 2013, there has been little research concerning about what impacts smoke-free regulations have had on public compliance. The objective of this study was to assess public exposure to secondhand smoke and reaction toward smoke-free policy regulations in Vietnam and the associated factor. Methods: Using the design of GATS (Global Adult Tobacco Survey), a nationally representative sample of 8,996 adults were approached for data collection. Logistic regression was used to examine the associated factor.Results: The study revealed that the prevalence of respondents exposed to secondhand smoke was much higher in bars/café/tea shops (90.07%) and restaurants (81.81%) than in any other public places, universities (36.70%), government buildings (31.12%), public transport (20.04%), healthcare facilities (17.85%) and schools (15.84%). 13.23% of respondents saw smokers violate smoke-free regulations. Among those who saw them violate smoke-free regulations, just one-third cautioned them to stop smoking. Strikingly, a higher rate of cautioning smokers to stop smoking was observed among the older, married, and better educated respondents. Respondents who were married, better educated and in lower economic status were more likely to remind smokers to stop smoking.Conclusions: The study has called for strengthening two of the six MPOWER (Monitor, Protect, Offer, Warn, Enforce and Raise) components of the tobacco free initiative introduced by WHO, Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies and Protecting people from tobacco smoke

Spatiotemporal evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Alpha and Delta variants during large nationwide outbreak of COVID-19, Vietnam, 2021

We analyzed 1,303 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequences from Vietnam, and found the Alpha and Delta variants were responsible for a large nationwide outbreak of COVID-19 in 2021. The Delta variant was confined to the AY.57 lineage and caused >1.7 million infections and >32,000 deaths. Viral transmission was strongly affected by nonpharmaceutical interventions

Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries.

BACKGROUND: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have been concerns related to the preparedness of healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to describe the level of awareness and preparedness of hospital HCWs at the time of the first wave. METHODS: This multinational, multicenter, cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospital HCWs from February to May 2020. We used a hierarchical logistic regression multivariate analysis to adjust the influence of variables based on awareness and preparedness. We then used association rule mining to identify relationships between HCW confidence in handling suspected COVID-19 patients and prior COVID-19 case-management training. RESULTS: We surveyed 24,653 HCWs from 371 hospitals across 57 countries and received 17,302 responses from 70.2% HCWs overall. The median COVID-19 preparedness score was 11.0 (interquartile range [IQR] = 6.0-14.0) and the median awareness score was 29.6 (IQR = 26.6-32.6). HCWs at COVID-19 designated facilities with previous outbreak experience, or HCWs who were trained for dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, had significantly higher levels of preparedness and awareness (p<0.001). Association rule mining suggests that nurses and doctors who had a 'great-extent-of-confidence' in handling suspected COVID-19 patients had participated in COVID-19 training courses. Male participants (mean difference = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.22, 0.46; p<0.001) and nurses (mean difference = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.53, 0.81; p<0.001) had higher preparedness scores compared to women participants and doctors. INTERPRETATION: There was an unsurprising high level of awareness and preparedness among HCWs who participated in COVID-19 training courses. However, disparity existed along the lines of gender and type of HCW. It is unknown whether the difference in COVID-19 preparedness that we detected early in the pandemic may have translated into disproportionate SARS-CoV-2 burden of disease by gender or HCW type

ELN missense variant in patient with mid-aortic syndrome case report

Abstract Background Mid-aortic syndrome (MAS) is characterized by the congenital coarctation of the abdominal aorta, abdominal and limb claudication, and hypertension. The etiology of this disorder is very diverse and often manifests in conjunction with Takayasu's arteritis, Williams-Beurens syndrome, and neurofibromatosis. The isolated mid-aortic syndrome is very rare with only a few cases reported in the literature. Case presentation A 45 years old man was admitted to the Emergency Department with sudden muscle weakness and facial paralysis on the left side. Imaging studies reveal right middle cerebral artery infarction at the M1 section. Incidental findings include multiple moderate to severe stenoses in the right internal carotid artery, and total abdominal aorta occlusion. A variant at the ELN gene (Elastin, OMIM*130,160): c.1768G > A/wt (p.Ala590Thr) was identified. Conclusion This is the first reported case of ELN related mid-aortic syndrome in Vietnam which was diagnosed through careful clinical and genetic workup. The finding of mid-aortic syndrome, in this case, was incidental and the decision to reverse the occlusion was postponed as there was no immediate risk of renal failure or reduced blood flow to the lower limb

KFSENet: A Key Frame-Based Skeleton Feature Estimation and Action Recognition Network for Improved Robot Vision with Face and Emotion Recognition

In this paper, we propose an integrated approach to robot vision: a key frame-based skeleton feature estimation and action recognition network (KFSENet) that incorporates action recognition with face and emotion recognition to enable social robots to engage in more personal interactions. Instead of extracting the human skeleton features from the entire video, we propose a key frame-based approach for their extraction using pose estimation models. We select the key frames using the gradient of a proposed total motion metric that is computed using dense optical flow. We use the extracted human skeleton features from the selected key frames to train a deep neural network (i.e., the double-feature double-motion network (DDNet)) for action recognition. The proposed KFSENet utilizes a simpler model to learn and differentiate between the different action classes, is computationally simpler and yields better action recognition performance when compared with existing methods. The use of key frames allows the proposed method to eliminate unnecessary and redundant information, which improves its classification accuracy and decreases its computational cost. The proposed method is tested on both publicly available standard benchmark datasets and self-collected datasets. The performance of the proposed method is compared to existing state-of-the-art methods. Our results indicate that the proposed method yields better performance compared with existing methods. Moreover, our proposed framework integrates face and emotion recognition to enable social robots to engage in more personal interaction with humans