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The association between periodontitis and the impact of oral health on the quality of life of individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Amanda Almeida Costa, Luís Otávio Miranda Cota, Rafael Paschoal Esteves Lima, Alcione Maria Soares Dutra Oliveira, Sheila Cavalca Cortelli, José Roberto Cortelli, Renata Magalhães Cyrino, Tarcília Aparecida Silva, Victor Silva Mendes, Fernando Costa
Objective To evaluate the association between psoriasis (PSO), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and periodontitis (PE), and the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) impacts on individuals with psoriatic disease’s daily activities compared to the non-psoriatic ones. Materials & Methods 296 individuals with psoriatic disease (PSO n= 210, APS n= 86) (cases) and 359 without these diseases (controls) were
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Effects of silver diamine fluoride on oral bacteriome and mycobiome: a randomized clinical trial medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Mayura Manerkar, Vivianne Cruz de Jesus, Betty-Anne Mittermuller, Victor H. K. Lee, Sarbjeet Singh, Mary Bertone, Prashen Chelikani, Robert J Schroth
Introduction: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a simple and non-invasive agent used to arrest early childhood caries (ECC). This study aimed to investigate potential changes to the oral microbiome in children with ECC who were treated with SDF at three different frequency regimens. Methods: Forty-five children (n=15 per group) with ECC were recruited into a randomized clinical trial testing three different
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International consensus on fluoride programmes for Early Childhood Caries prevention in early education settings medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Lamis Abuhaloob, David Conway, Alex Blokland, Al Ross
Background The World Health Organisation has set out a clear priority for the implementation of interventions to reduce the burden of Early Childhood Caries (ECC), a global public health problem affecting over 500 million children around the world and having a substantial impact on child well-being and health system expenditure. The aim of this study was to assess and develop international expert consensus
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Effect of modified basic package of oral care on adolescents’ dental caries status in Copperbelt Province, Zambia; A Cluster Randomized Trial medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Severine Nyerembe Anthony, Hawa Shariff Mbawalla, Febronia Kokulengya Kahabuka, Seter Siziya, Anne-Kristine Nordrehaug Åstrøm
. Background Dental caries remains the major oral health challenge affecting more than half of adolescents globally. Most of the disease remain untreated, therefore, negatively impacting adolescents’ general health, well-being, and quality of life. Basic Package of Oral Care (BPOC) is a potential solution to the challenge, however, evidence on its effectiveness is scarce. This study primarily assessed
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School children’s oral health status, behaviours, and dental care utilization: the case of a northern Thailand elementary school medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Komkham Pattanaporn, Warathaya Kawong, Wassana Wongwanichwattana, Kulnan Chomphrom, Natchaphon Chakkathamanukul, Nalinporn Kamsiriphiman, Panithi Prasomphon, Pitchaya Saksurasap, Pansuk Nilniyom, Mario Brondani
Background: Although preventable, dental caries remain a serious global public health threat. There are a number of risk factors for the development of dental caries in the general population, and in elementary school children in Thailand in particular, especially if they are from suburban areas. Objective: To identify the prevalence of dental caries in the form of decayed-missing- filled teeth for
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Vitamin D is a novel biomarker of clinical disease severity in oral lichen planus medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Sreedevi Poovathumkadavil Unnikrishnan, Janice Boggon, Bernice McLaughlin, Maggie E. Cruickshank, Rasha Abu-Eid, Karolin Hijazi
Background Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory condition known to adversely impact patient quality of life and is associated with an increased risk of cancer. The diverse clinical presentation and poor knowledge of clinical factors that determine the course of disease are amongst the main challenges that hinder effective and personalised treatment for OLP patients. Aim This study aimed
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SISTR: Sinus and Inferior alveolar nerve Segmentation with Targeted Refinement on Cone Beam Computed Tomography images medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Laura Misrachi, Emma Covili, Hippolyte Mayard, Christian Alaka, Jérémy Rousseau, Willy Au
In dental implantology, precise delineation of maxillary sinuses and inferior alveolar nerves (IAN) on CBCT scans is essential for implant planning. Addressing the time-consuming manual segmentation, we introduce SISTR (Sinus and IAN Segmentation with Targeted Refinement), a novel deep-learning method for automated, precise segmentation. SISTR employs a two-stage approach: initially, it predicts coarse
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Problem-based Learning Curriculum Disconnect on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Mario Brondani, Grace Barlow, Shuwen Liu, Pavneet Kalsi, Annika Koonar, Jialin (Lydia) Chen, Peter Murphy, Jonathan Broadbent, Bruna Brondani
Background: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mission statements continue to be adopted by academic institutions in general, and by dental schools around the globe in particular. But DEI content seems to be under-developed in dental education. Objectives: The objectives of this study were two-fold: to extract information from all the PBL cases at University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Dentistry
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Determining the importance of risk factors for the occurrence of temporomandibular disorders in the population and among exposed individuals medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-02-02 James R Miller, Zachary J Hass
There are many case-control (Ca-Co) studies in the literature on the importance of risk factors for the occurrence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). These studies typically report the adjusted odds ratio (OR) for each risk factor being studied. This paper presents other epidemiological measurements for evaluating the importance of risk factors for the occurrence of TMD. These measurements include
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Tooth Loss, Patient Characteristics, and Coronary Artery Calcification medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Tuan D Pham, Lifong Zou, Mangala Patel, Simon Holmes, Paul Coulthard
This study, for the first time, explores the integration of data science and machine learning for the classification and prediction of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, investigating both tooth loss and patient characteristics as key input features. By employing these advanced analytical techniques, we aim to enhance the accuracy of classifying CAC scores into tertiles and predicting their values
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Personalized oral care (Precaries): an intervention study customized according to genetic cause and risk medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Anna Westerlund, Halah Khalifa, Ranna Yousif, Gustavo Silva Araujo, Evelina Lundqvist, Erica Larsson, Rakel Thrastardottir, Rebecka Akhlaghi, Victoria Granciuc, Charlotta Svanberg, Maria André, Anna Lehrkinder, Farhan Bazargani, Christina Goriel Radsjö, Caspar Carlfjord, Anke Krämer, Niels Ganzer, Isabell Hansson, Erik Frilund, Eva Josefsson, Rune Lindsten, Anders Magnusson, Brygida Grunwald, Firas
ABSTRACT Introduction Dental caries is a disease that affects billions of people, and involves high and low genetic susceptibility phenotypes and different causal subtypes. The randomized clinical trial Precaries-RCT will evaluate caries prevention in adolescents, customized according to genetic cause and risk. Here we describe the Precaries-RCT and two nested Precaries studies for cost-efficient oral
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Metagenomic Analysis and Taxonomy of Bacteria Identified in Primary Endodontic Infections medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Alma Konjhodzic, Lajla Hasic Brankovic, Irmina Tahmiscija, Samra Korac, Aida Dzankovic
The study explores the polymicrobial nature of primary endodontic infections using Illumina Next Generation Sequencing. Samples involved in research have been collected from root canals of the patients suffering from pulp and periapical inflammations with no history of endodontic interventions on affected teeth. The study revealed prevalence of different bacterial phyla, classes, orders and species
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Analysis of Dental Tissues Density in Healthy Children Based on Radiological Data medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Reshetnikov Aleksei, Shaikhattarova Natalia, Mazurok Margarita, Kasatkina Nadezhda
Introduction The information about the Hounsfield range values for healthy tooth tissues could become an additional tool in assessing dental health and could be used, among other data, for subsequent machine learning.
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Unpredictable chaos or an individual stable habit – a correlational analysis of repeatedly assessed tooth brushing behavior medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Ulrike Weik, Thorben Sämann, Zdenka Eidenardt, Sadhvi Shankar Subramanian, Bernd Wöstmann, Jutta Margraf-Stiksrud, Renate Deinzer
Effective tooth brushing is an important part of maintaining good oral health. Epidemiological data indicate that people have difficulties to achieve oral cleanliness when brushing their teeth. Various cross-sectional studies therefore observed people while brushing and found some widespread behavioral deficits like neglect of inner surfaces and inconsistent brushing movements. Yet, longitudinal studies
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Projecting trends in the disease burden of adult edentulism in China between 2020 and 2030: a systematic study based on the global burden of disease medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Xiaofeng Qin, Li Chen, Xihua Yuan, Dan Lin, Qiulin Liu, Xiaojuan Zeng, Fei Ma
PURPOSE This study was based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database and aimed to analyze the trend of disease burden for edentulism in Chinese adults between 1990 and 2030, and to provide valuable information for the development of more effective management and preventive measures.
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Assessing the Impact of Dental Malocclusion on the Body’s Postural Balance: Correlation between Angle Class, Pelvic Balance, and Center of Foot Pressure medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-24 Imad Akensous, Samia Karkouri, Chaimae Iziki, Wiam Rerhrhaye, Anissa Abdelkoui
Background The purpose of this study was to determine the association between pelvic and center foot pressure (CoP) imbalances and angle class II or III malocclusions.
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Excessive daytime sleepiness among dental students: A meta-analysis of prevalence medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Jorge Homero Wilches-Visbal, Alex Antonio Angulo-Luna, Adalberto Campo-Arias
Introduction: Excessive daytime sleepiness is highly prevalent and variable in health students. However, a meta-analysis that synthesizes the prevalence of this symptom in dental students has yet to be reported. Objective: To compute the pooled prevalence of sleepiness in dental students. Method: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published between 2000 and 2023 was developed in Spanish
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SUB-OPTIMAL ORAL HEALTH, MULTIMORBIDITY, AND ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Luis Limo, Kathryn Nicholson, Saverio Stranges, Noha Gomaa
INTRODUCTION Emerging research on the links between sub-optimal oral health and multimorbidity (MM), or the co-existence of multiple chronic conditions, has raised queries on whether enhancing access to dental care may mitigate the MM burden, especially in older age. Here, we aim to assess the association between sub-optimal oral health and MM and whether access to dental care can mitigate the risk
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Negative Clinical Outcomes Between Silver Diamine Fluoride, Sedation, and General Anesthesia Treatment for Children with Early Childhood Caries: A Cohort Study medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-17 David Okuji, Yen Dinh, Tony McClure, Myeonggyun Lee
Purpose This study compared the wait-time for treatment completion and pre- and post-treatment outcomes of treating early childhood caries with silver diamine fluoride, sedation, and general anesthesia.
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Predicting Optimal Patient-Specific Postoperative Facial Landmarks for Patients with Craniomaxillofacial Deformities medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Jungwook Lee, Daeseung Kim, Xuanang Xu, Tianshu Kuang, Jaime Gateno, Pingkun Yan
Orthognathic surgery traditionally focuses on correcting skeletal abnormalities and malocclusion, with the expectation that an optimal facial appearance will naturally follow. However, this skeletal-driven approach can lead to undesirable facial aesthetics and residual asymmetry. To address these issues, a soft-tissue-driven planning method has been proposed. This innovative method bases bone movement
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Genetic associations between circulating immune cells and periodontitis highlight the prospect of systemic immunoregulation in periodontal care medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Xinjian Ye, Yijing Bai, Mengjun Li, Yuhang Ye, Yitong Chen, Bin Liu, Yuwei Dai, Shan Wang, Weiyi Pan, Zhiyong Wang, Yingying Mao, Qianming Chen
Periodontitis drives irreversible destruction of periodontal tissue and is prone to exacerbating inflammatory disorders. Systemic immunomodulatory management continues to be an attractive approach in periodontal care, particularly within the context of "predictive, preventive, and personalized" periodontics. In the present study, genetic proxies identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
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Unmet dental needs in children following suspension of school-based oral health services due to COVID-19 medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Ryan Richard Ruff, Tamarinda Barry Godín, Rachel Whittemore, Topaz Murray Small, Nydia Santiago-Galvin, Priyanka Sharma
Background Dental caries (tooth decay) is the world’s most prevalent noncommunicable disease and can lead to pain, infection, and edentulism. Many children with caries lack access to traditional dental services. School-based caries prevention can increase access to care and reduce health inequities. Disruptions in school-based care due to pandemic control policies may result in children losing access
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Occupational Exposure and Observance of Standard Precautions Among Bucco-dental Health Workers in Referral Hospitals (Yaoundé, Cameroon) medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Innocent Takougang, Zita Fojuh Mbognou, Fabrice Zobel Lekeumo Cheuyem, Ariane Nouko, Michèle Lowe
Background The risk of infection during dental practices is omnipresent for both patients and healthcare workers. Workers within the bucco-dental health services are among the most affected. The most reported infectious agents transmitted through blood and body fluids are Human Immunodeficiency Virus, viral hepatitis B and C. Compliance with standard precautions prevents exposure to hospital associated
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Deep Learning Approach to Measure Alveolar Bone Loss After COVID-19 medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Sang Won Lee, Kateryna Huz, Kayla Gorelick, Thomas Bina, Satoko Matsumura, Noah Yin, Nicholas Zhang, Yvonne Naa Ardua Anang, Jackie Li, Helena I. Servin-DeMarrais, Donald J McMahon, Michael T. Yin, Sunil Wadhwa, Helen H. Lu
Severity of periodontal disease may be determined by measurement of alveolar crestal height (ACH) on dental bitewing radiographs; however, the prevailing method of assessment is through visualization which is time consuming and not a direct measure. The primary objective of this manuscript is to create and validate a deep learning technique for precise evaluation of alveolar bone loss in bitewing radiographs
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WITHDRAWN: Caries Lesion Assessment Using 3D Virtual Models By Examiners with Different Degrees of Clinical Experience medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Ioana Porumb (Chifor), Daniel Corneliu Leucuta, Marius Banut, Bogdan Culic, Ondine Patricia Lucaciu, Carina Culic, Meda-Romana Simu, Iulia Clara Badea, Alexa-Nicole Leghezeu, Iulia Sandu, Marion Nigoghossian
Withdrawal Statement The authors have withdrawn their manuscript https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.30.23294877v1 owing to the fact that they have new data and they are currently preparing an updated version. They have just submitted part of this updated version to a Q2 Journal and its editorial team recommended them to withdraw this preprint version in order to match the iThenticate criteria
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Shape variation and sexual dimorphism of the adult human mandible evaluated by geometric morphometrics medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-11-19 Aspasia Chalazoniti, Wanda Lattanzi, Demetrios Halazonetis
Mandibular shape variability and effects of age and sex were explored in an adult human sample using dense landmarking and geometric morphometrics. We segmented 50 male and 50 female mandibular surfaces from CBCT images (age range: 18.9 to 73.7 years). Nine fixed landmarks and 496 sliding semilandmarks were digitized on the mandibular surface, and then slid by minimizing bending energy against the
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Associations between Maternal Sucrose-stimulated Salivary pH and Early Childhood Caries Diagnosis and Severity: An Observational Study medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-10-31 David Okuji, Amy Lin, Olutayo Odusanwo, Yinxiang Wu
Background: Multiple studies indicate that maternal sucrose-stimulated salivary pH has the potential to signal higher risk for diagnoses of early childhood caries and severity categories from the vertical transmission of bacteria from mother to child. Aim: This study primarily investigated the relationship between maternal sucrose-stimulated salivary pH and child caries diagnosis and severity. It secondarily
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A school-based randomized clinical trial of silver diamine fluoride for dental caries incidence medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Ryan Richard Ruff, Tamarinda Barry-Godin, Richard Niederman
Importance: Dental caries is the most prevalent noncommunicable disease in the world and a source of severe health inequity. To prevent and reduce this burden, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends school dental sealant programs. Objective: To determine whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is non-inferior to dental sealants and atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) for dental
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Photobiomodulation for postoperative pain relief in endodontic surgery: a randomized controlled study protocol medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Rolf Wilhem Consolandich Cirisola, Luis Eduardo Pascuali Moya, María Victoria García Olazabal, Daniela Anat Amzallag Wagmann, Guendalina Palermo Suarez, Carolina Wince, Laura Hermida Bruno, Daniel Rodríguez Salaberry, Maria Cristina Chavantes, Priscila Larcher Longo, Lara Jansiski Motta, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari
Photobiomodulation (PBM) has shown favorable results in the postoperative period of endodontic surgery, however, up to now, the level of evidence in this procedure is low. The objective of this study will be to evaluate if photobiomodulation (PBM) can reduce postoperative pain in patients who will undergo endodontic surgery. For this randomized, controlled, and double-blind clinical study, 34 patients
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EFFECT OF PROPHYLACTICALLY ADMINISTERED KETOROLAC AND DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM ON THE EFFICACY OF INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE BLOCK IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC IRREVERSIBLE PULPITIS, DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL. medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Sara Bano, Waleed Ishaq, Sadaf Islam, Sara Hamdani, Sana Ashfaq, Amna Moghal
Abstract: Background: Inferior alveolar nerve block is the most frequently used local anesthetic agent, administered to achieve regional anesthesia for root canal treatment, however, in cases of irreversible pulpitis, there may be anesthetic resistance. To overcome this issue, many conservative and invasive supplementary procedures are introduced to increase the efficacy of nerve block, including prophylactic
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Effect of photobiomodulation to control pain after placement of elastomeric spacers: a randomized controlled study protocol medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Luis Eduardo Pascuali Moya, Rolf Wilhem Consolandich Cirisola, Maria Victoria García Olazabal, Laura Hermida Bruno, Federico Todeschini Safi, Lucia Piriz Trindade, Priscila Larcher Longo, Maria Cristina Chavantes, Ricardo Scarparo Navarro, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto
Recent studies have shown that photobiomodulation (FBM) can modulate pain after the placement of elastomeric separators, however, to date, there is no ideal protocol for its application. Therefore, the objective of this study will be to evaluate the effect of photobiomodulation on pain control 24 hours after the placement of elastomeric separators using the visual analog scale (VAS). Twenty-five participants
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Evaluation of tooth sensitivity after scaling and root planing treated with photobiomodulation: a randomized controlled split-mouth double-blind clinical protocol medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-10-01 María Victoria García-Olazabal, Luis Eduardo Pascuali-Moya, Rolf Wilhem Consolandich-Cirisola, Ana Paula Taboada Sobral, Laura Hermida Bruno, Federico Todeschini Safi, Priscila Larcher Longo, Maria Cristina Chavantes, Ricardo Scarparo Navarro, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita Ferrari, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina
It is well known that hypersensitivity affects patients recently treated with scaling and root planing. Some studies have demonstrated that photobiomodulation (PBM) can alleviate dentinal hypersensitivity by modulating pain. However, to date, there is no established protocol for its application after scaling and root planning. To evaluate tooth hypersensibility after photobiomodulation in sensitive
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Development and Standardization of a Classification System for Osteoradionecrosis: Implementation of a Risk-Based Model medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Erin E Watson, Katrina Hueniken, Junhyung Lee, Sophie H. Huang, Amr El Maghrabi, Wei Xu, Amy C. Moreno, C. Jillian Tsai, Ezra Hahn, Andrew J. McPartlin, Christopher M.K.L. Yao, David P. Goldstein, John R. De Almeida, John N. Waldon, Clifton David Fuller, Andrew J. Hope, Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Michael Glogauer, Ali A. Hosni
Purpose: Osteoradionecrosis of the jaw (ORN) can manifest in varying severity. The aim of this study is to identify ORN risk factors and develop a novel classification to depict the severity of ORN. Methods: Consecutive head-and-neck cancer (HNC) patients treated with curative-intent IMRT (≥ 45Gy) in 2011-2018 were included. Occurrence of ORN was identified from in-house prospective dental and clinical
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Diagnosis of Pathological Speech with Efficient and Effective Features for Long Short-Term Memory Learning medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Tuan D. Pham, Simon Holmes, Lifong Zou, Mangala Patel, Paul Coulthard
The majority of voice disorders stem from improper vocal usage. Alterations in voice quality can also serve as indicators for a broad spectrum of diseases. Particularly, the significant correlation between voice disorders and dental health underscores the need for precise diagnosis through acoustic data. This paper introduces effective and efficient features for deep learning with speech signals to
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Constructing the brief Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (bDC/TMD) medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Justin Durham, Richard Ohrbach, Lene Baad-Hansen, Stephen Davies, Anton De Laat, Daniela Gonclaves, Valeria Gordon, Jean-Paul Goulet, Birgitta Haggman-Henrikson, Mick Horton, Michail Koutris, Alan Law, Thomas List, Frank Lobbezoo, Ambra Michelotti, Don Nixdorf, Juan Fernando Oyarzo, Chris Peck, Chris Penlington, Karen Raphael, Vivian Santiago, Sonia Sharma, Peter Svensson, Corine Visscher, Imamura
Background: Despite advances in Temporomandibular disorders' (TMDs) diagnosis, the diagnostic process continues to be problematic in non-specialist settings. Objective: To complete a Delphi process to shorten the Diagnostic Criteria for TMD (DC/TMD) to a brief DC/TMD (bDC/TMD) for the diagnoses with the most utility in general dentistry settings. Methods: A international Delphi panel was created with
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Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Endodontic Pathosis medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Kortnie Strother, Krishna Kookal, Vashti Bueso, Muhammad Walji, Ariadne Letra
Background. Studies have shown that periodontal and periapical diseases are more prevalent among diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Here, we evaluated the potential relationship between endodontic pathologies and DM through a retrospective analysis of 2,000 electronic health records (EHR) of individuals with/without DM. Methods. Records of patients treated at UTHealth School of Dentistry presenting with
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What are the impacts of oral complications from cancer therapy on the quality of life of children? A protocol to update a scoping review. medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-08-13 nona attaran, Apoorva Sharma, Martin Morris, Olawale Dudubo, Mary Ellen Macdonald
Introduction Cancer treatments can damage healthy tissues and organs, and leave harmful impacts on cancer survivors, especially on children and adolescents. The oral effects of cancer treatment can occur during or soon after treatment, or months – even years – later. Cancer treatments can also affect the child, psychologically and socially by hindering their speech, eating, sleeping, and social interactions
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Features and Networks of the Mandible on Computed Tomography medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Tuan D Pham, Simon Holmes, Mangala Patel, Paul Coulthard
The mandible or lower jaw is the largest and hardest bone in the human facial skeleton. Fractures of the mandible are reported to be a common facial trauma in emergency medicine and gaining insights into mandibular morphology in different facial types can be helpful for trauma treatment. Furthermore, features of the mandible play an important role in forensics and anthropology for identifying gender
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Oral health vulnerability and its associated risk factors among tribal elderly people in Bangladesh: a pilot study medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Shomrita Barua, Sunanda Bosu, Mohammad Farhadul Haque, Liza Bosak, Md Rezowan Rashid, Shaikh Riaduz Zaman, Md. Foyzur Rahman, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman
Background Tribal elderly is a vulnerable population due to their geographic location and lack of access to healthcare services. This study aims to assess the oral health status of tribal elderly in Bangladesh and identify any associated risk factors. Methods This cross-sectional pilot survey was conducted among 280 tribal elderlies aged 60 years and above residing in the main tribal residing region
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Exploring the use of preprints in dentistry medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Rafael Sarkis-Onofre, Carolina Girotto, Bernardo Antonio Agostini
Objective: This study aims to assess the use, impact, and dissemination of preprints in dentistry. Methods: This is a meta-research study with a cross-sectional design. We included preprints published in dentistry, regardless of the year of publication. Searches were performed in the medRxiv.org and Preprints.org platforms and restricted to English. One researcher extracted the data, and another researcher
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Teledentistry for improving access to, and quality of oral health care: A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Pascaline Kengne Talla, Paul Allison, André Bussières, Nicolas Giraudeau, Svetlana Komarova, Quentin Basiren, Frédéric Bergeron, Elham Emami
Digital technologies are becoming essential to address and optimize the suboptimal performance of healthcare systems. Teledentistry involves the use of information and communication technology to improve access to oral health care and the quality of oral health care delivery. Several systematic reviews (SRs) have been conducted to synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of teledentistry but with conflicting
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Nitrate reduction capacity of the oral microbiota is impaired in periodontitis: potential implications for systemic nitric oxide availability medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Bob T. Rosier, William Johnston, Miguel Carda-Dieguez, Annabel Simpson, Elena Cabello-Yeves, Krystyna Piela, Robert Reilly, Alejandro Artacho, Chris Easton, Mia Burleigh, Shauna Culshaw, Alex Mira
Background: The reduction of nitrate to nitrite by the oral microbiota has been proposed to be important for oral health and results in nitric oxide formation that can improve cardiometabolic conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes. Studies of bacterial composition in subgingival plaque suggest that nitrate-reducing bacteria are associated with healthy conditions, but the impact of periodontitis
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Is there an association between clinician behavioural factors, and the experience of pain in a dental setting? A Scoping Review medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Rachel Brown, Sandhya Nathan, Jasmine S Ting, Belinda Tang
Background: Effective management of pain is critical in a dental setting, and insufficient pain management can lead to anxiety in patients and hesitancy to seek further dental help. Currently, there are no existing scoping or systematic reviews discussing the impact of clinician behavioural factors on pain perception, thus highlighting the need for it. Aims: The aim of this scoping review is two-fold:
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Factors related to the performance of the periodontal specialty in secondary oral health in Brazil. medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-06-10 Vinícius de Moraes Simião, Estéfany Figueiredo Gonzalez, Livia Fernandes Probst, Rafaela da Silveira Pinto, Alessandro Diogo De-Carli
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate, at a national level, which individual factors of the work process/infrastructure are associated with the achievement of goals in the periodontics specialty in Brazilian Dental Specialty Centers (CEO). Methods This was a quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional study. Secondary data from DATASUS and the external evaluation of the second cycle of the
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Quality of Systematic Reviews in Dental Journals Published from India: A Methodological Review medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-06-07 Rohan Thomas Mathew, Anu Babu
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a crucial aspect of modern medical practice, emphasizing the use of the best available evidence to inform clinical decision-making. Systematic reviews (SRs) play a key role in EBM by integrating and evaluating findings from multiple studies. However, the methodological quality of SRs can vary, and assessing their quality is essential for accurate interpretation and
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OrthoFx Rescue Aligner: A Mid-Course Correction during Orthodontic Clear Aligner Therapy medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Evan Chwa, Tamara Alqazaha, Flavio José Castelli Sanchez, Budi Kusnoto, Mohammed H. Elnagar
Over the last few decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of patients seeking orthodontic treatment due to the esthetics of clear aligners. However, clear aligners rely on accurate tracking and if not achieved, can lead to frustrations.
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Cost components of school-based oral health-promoting programs: a systematic review protocol medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Bárbara da Silva Mourthé Matoso, Viviane Elisângela Gomes, Wagner Marcenes, Kênya Valéria Micaela de Souza Noronha, Camilla Aparecida Silva de Oliveira Lima, Raquel Conceição Ferreira
Introduction Oral health-promoting school programs play a crucial role in achieving universal coverage of oral health care by addressing oral diseases and promoting the well-being and quality of life of children and adolescents. However, a lack of studies has evaluated the costs associated with implementing these programs, which hinders decision-makers in adopting them on a large scale. This review
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SDF, SAP P11-4, and GI Sealants for Managing Initial Caries Lesions Produce Clinic and Payor Savings in Financial Impact Model medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Savyasachi V. Shah, Laura J Kibbe, Lisa J. Heaton, Courtney Desrosiers, John Wittenborn, Mariya Filipova, Kirill Zaydenman, Jeremy Horst Keeper
Introduction Evidence-based noninvasive caries therapies for initial caries lesions recently became available in the United States. Fundamental differences between noninvasive therapies and the traditional surgical dental approach warrant study of the financial scalability.
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Usefulness of the Short Form-8 (SF-8) for chronic pain in the orofacial region medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-05-21 Aiji Sato (Boku), Tatsuya Tokura, Hiroyuki Kimura, Mikiko Ito, Shinichi Kishi, Takashi Tonoike, Norio Ozaki, Yumi Nakano, Saori Nakano, Hiroshi Hoshijima, Masahiro Okuda
Given that chronic pain has become a major problem in recent years, affecting approximately 30% of the general population, this study used the Short Form-8 (SF-8) Japanese version to investigate (1) the quality of life (QOL) of patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) or persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) (compared to a Japanese control group) and (2) whether the therapeutic intervention improves
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Does a probiotic (L. reuteri) lozenge taken twice daily over 3–4 weeks reduce probing pocket depth in patients with chronic periodontitis after 3 months? A systematic review of clinical trials (Preprint) medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Steffen Mickenautsch, Stefan Rupf, Veerasamy Yengopal
Introduction Chronic periodontitis is a slow-progressing, multifactorial inflammatory disease of the periodontium that may lead to its destruction, which is detectable as increasing probing pocket depth (PPD), subsequent tooth mobility and tooth loss. The purpose of this systematic review was to update and appraise the current trial evidence to the question: Does probiotic (L. reuteri) lozenge taken
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Higher Family Income and Clinical Dental Outcomes of Minority Children: A Cross-Sectional Study medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-05-14 David Okuji, Rolina Luo, Tianqi Wei, Myeonggyun Lee
Purpose This study utilized Minorities’ Diminished Return theory and aimed to learn if minority children gain less protective effect from higher family income compared to White children for dental caries and multiple oral health problems.
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Comparing Providers for the Treatment of Early Childhood Caries with a Value-based Rating Methodology: A Cross-sectional study medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-05-05 David Okuji, Betty Ben Dor, Ashiana Jivraj, Yinxiang Wu
Purpose An adapted Porter-Teisberg model of value-based health outcomes and cost was applied to comparatively rate providers who treat children with early childhood caries, by treatment modalities, facilities, and geographic location.
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Does a probiotic (L. reuteri) lozenge taken twice daily over 3-4 weeks reduce probing pocket depth in patients with chronic periodontitis after 3 months? A systematic review of clinical trials (Protocol) medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Steffen Mickenautsch, Stefan Rupf, Veerasamy Yengopal
Introduction Chronic periodontitis is a slow progressing, multifactorial inflammatory disease of the periodontium that may lead to its destruction, which is detectable as increasing probing pocket depth (PPD), subsequent tooth mobility and tooth loss. The purpose of this systematic review is to update and appraise the current trial evidence to the question do probiotic (L. reuteri) lozenge taken twice
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Decision Considerations and Strategies for Lip Surgery in Patients with Cleft lip/Palate: A Qualitative Study medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Carroll Ann Trotman, Julian Faraway, M. Elizabeth Bennett, G. David Garson, Ceib Phillips, Richard Bruun, Renie Daniel, Lisa Renee David, Ingrid Ganske, Lauren K Leeper, Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, Christopher Runyan, Andrew R. Scott, Jeyhan Wood
Objective To qualitatively assess surgeons decision making for lip surgery in patients with cleft lip/palate (CL/P).
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“A System Dynamics Model for Long-term Aspect of Caries Preventive Interventions” medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Tin Htet Oo, Sukanya Tianviwat, Songchai Thitasomakul, Phongpat Sontamino
Objective The purpose of the study is to appraise the long-term effects of caries preventive interventions of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Thailand: supervised toothbrushing (STB), dental sealant, and combined STB+sealant that are implemented for 6- to 15-year-olds by comparing with the base case using the System Dynamics Model (SDM).
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Bacterial community modifies host genetics effect on early childhood caries medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Freida Blostein, Tianyu Zou, Deesha Bhaumik, Elizabeth Salzman, Kelly M. Bakulski, John R. Shaffer, Mary L. Marazita, Betsy Foxman
Background By age five approximately one-fifth of children have early childhood caries (ECC). Both the oral microbiome and host genetics are thought to influence susceptibility. Whether the oral microbiome modifies genetic susceptibility to ECC has not been tested. We test whether the salivary bacteriome modifies the association of a polygenic score (PGS, a score derived from genomic data that summarizes
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The gender differences in the association between fear of pain and dental anxiety using the Japanese version of the Fear of Pain questionnaire-III: a cross-sectional study medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Mika Ogawa, Teppei Sago, Hirokazu Furukawa, Akihiro Saito
Background The fear of pain is closely linked with chronic pain and the resultant impairment of daily life. It has been reported to have a correlation with dental anxiety, making its assessment crucial in dental practice. The present study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III (FPQ-III), an international rating scale, to evaluate psychological characteristics and
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Medical nurses may be effective in using silver diamine fluoride to prevent caries compared to dental hygienists in a school-based oral health program medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Ryan Richard Ruff, Tamarinda J. Barry-Godin, Richard Niederman
Background: The sustainability of school-based oral health programs depends on the utilization of effective, efficient treatments and the availability of a trained clinical workforce. The objective of this study was to determine whether registered nurses are comparable to dental hygienists in the application and effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for the prevention of dental caries. Methods:
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Reimbursement for Maxillofacial Surgery: Regional Analysis of the Physician Fee Schedule Reveals Unique Payment Increases in the Western United States From 2010 to 2019 medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Angelina Thuy Tran, Michael Joseph Diaz, Sai Batchu
Introduction: Medicare Part B reimbursement data has been thoroughly evaluated in several surgical subspecialties to date, with significant ramifications for continued policy research and payment reform discussions. However, trends in maxillofacial surgery payment remain unstudied. Methods: In this cross-sectional study of Part B reimbursement data, we analyzed regional trends in reimbursement for
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Application of deep learning to classify skeletal growth phase on 3D radiographs medRxiv. Dent. Oral Med. Pub Date : 2023-03-10 Nazila Ameli, Manuel O Lagravère, Hollis Lai
Cervical vertebral maturation (CVM) is widely used to evaluate growth potential in the field of orthodontics. The aim of this study is to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to automatically predict the CVM stages in terms of growth phases using the cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) images. A total of 30,016 slices obtained from 56 patients with the age range of 7-16 years were included