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W Janzen

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PubMed2003

Computer-assisted functional risk assessment for the dentist, dental technician, and patient.

Functional disturbances due to malocclusion after dental work (which can also be ameliorated again through occlusal adjustment) are increasing. Restorative dentistry today creates significantly more occlusal disharmonies than it alleviates. Instrumental functional diagnostics or--what has always been wanted--the combination of clinical and instrumental functional diagnostics, is practically disregarded in the relevant literature. In the answers to certain questions, no relevance to the occlusion could be detected. Central questions are either not asked at all, or the findings to be evaluated are practically reduced to uselessness, so that differentiated answers cannot be expected. With Cognito, software has been created that can give answers to certain questions of great interest to the practitioner. Cognito fulfils the criteria for quality assurance and quality management in dentistry as well as the requirements of evidence-based dentistry.

Computer User Training↗
PubMed2001

Long-term care for older adults. The role of the family.

Family members are involved in all aspects of a frail or ill older adult's care before, during, and after admission into a long-term care facility. However, their role within the facility is not always clearly defined. This article addresses issues regarding facility policies and staff attitudes toward family involvement, particularly whether the family member is seen as an integral part of the care system or peripheral to the care system. An emphasis is placed on the use of open communication to prevent misunderstandings and disagreements between staff and family and to promote good quality care and acceptable quality of life for the resident.

Aged↗
PubMed1991

[Temporomandibular joint diagnosis and therapy in complete denture wearers. Case demonstration of preprosthetic treatment].

A physiological relation between discuss and condyle in the temporar-mandibular-joint and an individual vertical dimension are important for TMJ-function without derangement. The loss of teeth and so the loss of vertical dimension safed by natural way result to a high percentage in disturbance of the masticatory system. The aim for patients with full dentures is to realize a physiological reference position in the TM-Joint and to reinstall their individual vertical dimension. The systematic treatment should be shown by a case report.

Cephalometry↗
PubMed1975

Influenza type B-related encephalopathy. The 1971 outbreak of Reye syndrome in Chicago.

Between Jan 15 and March 15, 1971, forty-eight grade-school patients living in western Chicago were hospitalized with an encephalopathic illness. Fourteen of these children had illnesses compatible with Reye syndrome (encephalpathy with liver impairment). Most of the children showed evidence of central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction within ten days after onset of a febrile upper respiratory tract illness. Seizures developed in 11 of the 48 patients (including 4 of the 14 with Reye syndrome). Eight of the encephalopathic patients, including 6 of the 14 with Reye syndrome, died. Two children without Reye syndrome had abnormalities of liver enzymes coincident with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis. Sixteen of the 24 patients tested had titer rises in serum against influenza type B only; influenza type B was isolated from throat cultures of 2 patients. This, the seventh report of CNS complications (Reye syndrome) associated with influenza type B, suggests that surveillance for neurologic sequelae should become part of the epidemiologic evaluation of influenza epidemics.

Adolescent↗
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Innovative dementia care: functional status over time of persons with Alzheimer disease in a residential care centre compared to special care units.

Residential care centres (RCCs) for persons with Alzheimer disease are increasing worldwide, but there are few studies that compare the functional outcomes of RCC residents to residents of other types of continuing care settings. This study compared residents of the first Canadian RCC on physical, cognitive, behavioural and emotional functioning 6, 12 and 18 months after admission to residents of special care units (SCUs) operated by the same continuing care provider. SCU residents were initially functioning lower than RCC residents on most outcome measures and these differences persisted over time. Resident functioning declined over time regardless of care setting and, when the initial status was controlled for, the rates of decline were similar. However, RCC residents experienced greater independence/freedom of choice, fewer physical or psychotropic medication restraints and were more active, which may have enhanced their quality of life.

Accidental Falls↗