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…]
There is evidence from epidemiological studies that low levels of zinc are associated with depression, but good quality clinical trials that explore the link between zinc supplementation and depression are few and far between. This systematic review conducted by a research team from the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, aimed to synthesise results from [read the full story…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Screening for alcohol misuse in the emergency department needs to be done quickly and accurately, so it makes sense to find the best instrument for this purpose. This systematic review of diagnostic cohort studies searched a range of databases and journals and also conducted citation searching because of a lack of relevant literature found by [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…]
The PANSS (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) is one of the most important rating instruments for patients with schizophrenia. Kay’s original 1987 article on PANSS has been cited more than 4,000 times making it one of the most frequently cited schizophrenia articles on PubMed. Despite its common use there still seems to be profound uncertainty [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…]
