This systematic review is the second part of a review we first highlighted in Dental Elf on the 7th July. The aim of this part was to assess whether root-end surgery techniques with microinstruments but only loupes or no visualization aids (contemporary root-end surgery [CRS]) compared with endodontic microsurgery using the same instruments and materials [read the full story…]
Women who have survived physical or sexual abuse may continue to experience post traumatic stress disorder and other mental health complaints well into later life, according to a new study published in the Journal of Women’s Health. Researchers from Connecticut conducted this systematic review which involved finding what they call ’empirical studies’ from the last [read the full story…]
Suicide is rarely far from the headlines these days, but the last week has seen a number of high profile stories in the mainstream media. First there was the tragic death of the much loved footballer Gary Speed, which has been followed by a huge amount of press coverage. Then on Saturday The Sun newspaper [read the full story…]
The use of dental implants is expanding rapidly. Treatment planning for their placement involves the assessment of patient-related risk factors prior to formulation of a treatment plan. The aim of this review was to assess relevant literature and provide evidence-based information on the successful surgical placement of dental implants The authors conducted a search of [read the full story…]
Epilepsy affects between 40-70 per 100,000 of the population in the developed world. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in particular phenytoin (PHT) is associated with gingival hyperplasia(GH) . The aim of this review was to explore the effects of all AEDs on oral health. The authors searched PubMed, EMBASE the Cochrane library and bibliographies of relevant articles. [read the full story…]
Patients with first episode psychosis often relapse after initial remission, so it is perhaps surprising that treatment guidelines for the condition are generally based on poor quality evidence. Antipsychotic drugs are frequently discontinued, but clinicians don’t have ready access to information that shows how to determine which patients can be successfully tapered off of antipsychotic [read the full story…]
Periodontal bony lesions associated with deep pockets are frequent anatomical sequelae to periodontitis. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of conservative periodontal surgery (CS) for the treatment of periodontitis-related intrabony defects. The authors searched the Cochrane Oral Health Group specialist trials, Medline and Embase databases and three leading periodontal journals. [read the full story…]
This Cochrane review aimed to determine efficacy of psychosocial interventions in the management of chronic orofacial pain. The authors highlight four recognisable symptom complexes of chronic orofacial pain that may coexist: temporomandibular disorder (myofacial face pain); atypical facial pain (atypical facial neuralgia); atypical odontalgia (phantom tooth pain); and burning mouth (oral dysaesthesia, glossodynia, glossopyrosis). Searches [read the full story…]
Depression can be difficult to detect and diagnose and this difficulty only increases when other mental health conditions are also present. This systematic review conducted by a team of researchers from Groningen in the Netherlands, set out to identify the best instrument for diagnosing depression in people with schizophrenia. Their concern was that some diagnostic [read the full story…]
Craniofacial anomalies are a highly diverse group of complex congenital defects, which affect a small but significant proportion of populations. Oral clefts (cleft lip and palate) are the most frequent craniofacial anomalies. The aim of this study was to review the relationship of maternal and paternal age with the occurrence of non-syndromic oral clefts. The [read the full story…]
