This aim of this review was to review to compile and synthesise the evidence on the use of bioactive glass (BG) as a graft material to treat infrabony defects caused by periodontal disease. The authors searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews as well as a manual search of recently published peridontology journals [read the full story…]
This systematic review publication based on a Cochrane review was first published in 2010 . The American Dental Association Centre for Evidence-based Dentistry has now published a critical summary of this review. The review was of high quality, only considering randomised controlled trials comparing immediate (I), immediate-delayed (ID) or delayed (D) implant placement. However most [read the full story…]
Anterior open-bite (AOB) is considered to be a challenging malocclusion to treat. The aim of this review was to assess the scientific literature and compile the current state of the evidence for stability of surgical and nonsurgical therapies for AOB malocclusion. Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies in humans where the [read the full story…]
Randomized controlled trials have previously addressed the efficacy of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The control used in these studies is usually nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). It is frequently found to be superior to MAD therapy. In most of these studies nCPAP was titrated objectively but [read the full story…]
The Clark Twin Block (CTB) is a functional orthodontic appliance. Functional appliances contribute to the correction of Class II malocclusions in growing patients through a combination of dentoalveolar and skeletal effects. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the addition of a maxillary labial bow has any effect on the inclination of the [read the full story…]
Providing effective health education is a core role for health practitioners. This review looked at the effectiveness of face-to-face delivered tailored health messages on patient behaviour and applications for practice. Medline, Embase, Psycinfo and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials(CENTRAL) and reference lists of related systematic reviews were searched. Randomised controlled trials (RCT) involving [read the full story…]
Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is an orthopaedic procedure that has been used in orthodontics to open the midpalatal suture in order to provide a correct and stable maxillary width. The aim of the review was to evaluate the effects of RME on the nasal airways. The Ovid, Scirus, Scopus, Virtual Health Library, and Cochrane Library [read the full story…]
Skeletal movements and changes in the position of the hyoid bone as a result of orthognathic surgery may have on the oropharyngeal airway. The aim of this article was to report the results from a meta-analysis of the scientific literature concerned with changes in the airway in human clinical trials in adult subjects submitted to [read the full story…]
The aim of this review was to assess the contribution of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The authors searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial (CENTRAL), Pubmed and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Data for randomised and semi-randomised controlled trials (RCTs), comparing CBT with any control group receiving other dental [read the full story…]
Asthma and caries are two of the commonest health problems affecting children. This review and meta-analysis was conducted to synthesize the evidence on the relation between asthma and caries. The authors searched Medline, Government reports and conference proceedings for case-control, cohort, or cross sectional studies that provided relevant and applicable quantitative information on the relation [read the full story…]
