Simon Kometa
Newcastle University
12 Papers
50 Citations
Simon Kometa is an academic researcher from Newcastle University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ankle & Ankle replacement. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications.
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Papers
Dental caries and its association with diet and dental erosion in Libyan schoolchildren
TL;DR: Dental caries experience was associated with frequency of consumption of sugared dietary items but not with dental erosion, and frequency of Consumption of fruit-based sugaring drinks was statistically significantly positively associated with experience of caries.
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Thalamic nicotinic receptors implicated in disturbed consciousness in dementia with Lewy bodies.
Sally L. Pimlott,Margaret A. Piggott,Clive Ballard,Ian G. McKeith,Robert H. Perry,Simon Kometa,J Owens,David J. Wyper,Elaine K. Perry +8 more
TL;DR: These findings, together with previous neocortical data, implicate nicotinic modulation of thalamo-cortical circuitry as a key component in the control of conscious awareness in DLB.
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High yield of colorectal neoplasia detected by colonoscopy following a positive faecal occult blood test in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
Thomas J W Lee,Gayle Clifford,P T Rajasekhar,Matthew D. Rutter,Simon Kometa,Mary Ritchie,Greg Waddup,David L. Nylander,Richard J. Q. McNally,Colin J Rees +9 more
TL;DR: The high yield of pathology in both the ‘abnormal’ and ‘weak positive’ groups justifies the need for colonoscopy in both groups and the relationship between FOB test positivity and clinical outcome is evaluated.
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Two-year outcomes of MOBILITY Total Ankle Replacement.
TL;DR: It is suggested that early outcomes after total ankle replacement for patients with posttraumatic osteoarthritis are comparable with those for Patients with osteoartritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Dental erosion and its association with diet in Libyan schoolchildren.
TL;DR: In this group of Libyan 12-year-olds, frequency of consumption of fruit-based sugary drinks and length of time taken to consume acidic drinks were the primary statistically significant positive risk factors for dental erosion.
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