People with severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are over three times more likely to lose their teeth because of poor oral health than the general population. The research, published in the September issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, shows that psychiatric patients have not shared in recent improvements in dental health. [read the full story…]
The temporomandibular joint has 2 unconnected cavities, superior and inferior, partitioned by the articular disc. The superior space injection (SSI) of was the commonly used technique for temporomandibular disorders (TMD) . Recently, some researchers found that inferior space injection (ISI) or double spaces injection (DSI), ie, both upper and lower spaces being injected at 1time, [read the full story…]
Choi in a trial in 2009 found that an intravenous bolus administration of tranexamic acid at 20 mg/kg reduces blood loss compared with placebo during bimaxillary osteotomy. The aim of this trial was to test whether the use of tranexamic acid in an irrigant fluid would decrease blood loss during orthognathic surgery Forty patients undergoing [read the full story…]
The use of illicit drugs or alcohol(substance using) is a most common precipitator of facial injuries among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Reducing these risky behaviours could improve outcomes and reduce potential for reinjury. The aim of this study was to assess whether a culturally competent, personalized motivational intervention incorporated into surgical care could significantly reduce existing [read the full story…]
Articaine is a common local anaesthetic agent that shows greater lipid solubility than lidocaine, allowing enhanced diffusion through nerve sheaths. It also has an increased potency compared with lidocaine. The aim of this study was to compare the anaesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine with epinephrine (1:100,000) and without epinephrine in inferior alveolar nerve block anaesthesia [read the full story…]
The aim of this review was to identify the appropriate treatment for the correction of anterior crossbite. The authors searched in Scopus, Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase and Psychinfo databases for studies involving Children in the primary or mixed dentition with an anterior crossbite affecting one or more incisors, and no underlying skeletal class III discrepancy. [read the full story…]
The aim of this single-blind cross-over study was to compare the performance of three different toothbrush models in the control of dental biofilm and maintaining a healthy gingival condition. The sample was randomly divided into three groups (A, B and C), each of which used one of the three toothbrushes tested. The brushes had bristles [read the full story…]
A systematic review has identified 106 potential risk factors to be associated with the prevalence or incidence of dental caries in primary teeth. The aim of this study was to describe the development of new caries over 2 years and to identify risk factors that can predict new caries development. A random sample of preschool [read the full story…]
The aim of this trial was to assess the efficacy of a topical gel with triester glycerol oxide for treating ulcerations related to new complete dentures was studied and compared with a placebo gel. Fifty edentulous patients who received new maxillary and mandibular complete dentures were enrolled in this double-blind clinical study. Twenty-five patients received [read the full story…]
The aim of this trial was to compare the short- and long-term effectiveness of a prefabricated occlusal appliance with that of a stabilization appliance when treating headache in patients with myofascial pain. A group of 66 patients attending two centres for Stomatognathic Physiology in Sweden and Finland 94% of whom suffered concomitantly from headache were [read the full story…]
