Relationship Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Periodontal Disease-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the association between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease. This systematic review and meta-analysis of the scientific literature was carried out based on the recommendations of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). We analyzed all studies that evaluated the relationship between the chronic inflammatory diseases through the response to non-surgical periodontal treatment, comparing the values of CAL (Clinical Attachment Level) for PD (periodontal disease) and DAS28 for RA.

Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sports-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The primary objective of this research is to analyze and compare the effects of physical activity on patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition characterized by repeated episodes of partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep, leading to disrupted sleep and various health complications. A systematic and strategic search of 16 peer-reviewed articles was conducted to assess the impact of different types of physical exercise on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), a key metric used to quantify the severity of OSA. The selected studies focused on two main exercise modalities: aerobic exercise alone and a combination of aerobic and resistance training.

Endodontic access with different computer navigation systems in calcified root canals.

Background: A range of computer-aided navigation techniques to aid endodontic access cavity preparation have been developed. The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy of access cavities prepared with the aid of computer-aided static navigation (SN), computer-aided dynamic navigation (DN), and navigation based on augmented reality (AR) compared with a conventional freehand (FH) method in extracted mandibular teeth with calcified root canal systems.

Methods: Forty single-rooted mandibular teeth were divided into 4 groups, and preoperative cone-beam computed tomographic scans and digital impressions through an intraoral scan were obtained.

Influence of augmented reality technique on the accuracy of autotransplanted teeth in surgically created sockets.

Background: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the reliability of an augmented reality drilling approach and a freehand drilling technique for the autotransplantation of single-rooted teeth.

Materials And Methods: Forty samples were assigned to the following surgical techniques for drilling guidance of the artificial sockets: A. augmented reality technique (AR) (n = 20) and B.

Novel Technique of Interproximal Enamel Reduction Based on Computer-Aided Navigation Technique-An In Vitro Study.

The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the accuracy of a novel interproximal enamel reduction (IPR) technique based on a computer-aided static navigation technique with respect to a conventional free-hand-based technique for interproximal enamel reduction. Twenty anatomical-based experimental cast models of polyurethane were randomly distributed into the following IPR techniques: IPR technique based on computer-aided static navigation technique ( = 10) (GI) for Group A and conventional free-hand-based technique for the IPR ( = 10) (FHT) for Group B. The anatomical-based experimental cast models of polyurethane randomly assigned to the GI study group were submitted for a preoperative 3D intraoral surface scan; then, datasets were uploaded into 3D implant-planning software to design virtual templates for the interproximal enamel reduction technique.

Digital technique to analyze the wear of screw-retained implant supported metal-ceramic dental prostheses and natural tooth as antagonist: a pilot study.

The aim of this study was to describe a novel digital technique to analyze the wear of screw-retained implant-supported metal-ceramic dental prostheses and natural tooth as antagonist.Materials and methods Ten patients were consecutively included to rehabilitate partial edentulism by dental implants. Both the screw-retained implant-supported metal-ceramic dental prostheses and the natural tooth as antagonist were submitted to a digital impression through an intraoral scan to generate a Standard Tessellation Language digital file preoperatively (STL1), at 3 months (STL2), and 6 months (STL3) follow-up.

Influence of parallel pins on the angle deviation for placement of dental implants: an in vitro study.

Unlabelled: The aim of the present study was to analyze and compare the angle deviation of two, four and six adjacent dental implants placed with and without straight parallel pins.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred and forty (240) dental implants were selected and randomly allocated into the following study groups: Two dental implants placed with straight parallel pins (Ref.: 144-100, BioHorizons, Birmingham, AL, USA) (n = 10) (2PP); Two dental implants placed without parallel pins (n = 10) (2withoutPP); Four dental implants placed with straight parallel pins hT(n = 10) (4PP); Four dental implants placed without parallel pins (n = 10) (4withoutPP); Six dental implants placed with straight parallel pins (n = 10) (6PP) and Six dental implants placed without parallel pins (n = 10) (6withoutPP).

Mandibular advancement devices decrease systolic pressure during the day and night in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Unlabelled: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze whether or not mandibular advancement devices (MADs) produce changes in blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in relation to use time and if the device is used at night or day.

Materials And Method: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis was carried out in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. In the bibliographic search, a total of four databases were consulted: PubMed-Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane.

Nasal and maxillary sinus volume change in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after bimaxillary advancement surgery.

The airway complex is modified by bimaxillary advancement surgery performed in patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of the present study is to analyse the volume of nasal and maxillary sinus after bimaxillary advancement surgery in patients suffering from OSA. The maxillary sinus and nasal complex of eighteen patients with OSA was measured through cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) before and after they were treated with bimaxillary advancement surgery.

Relationship between Prostate Inflammation and Periodontal Disease-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Unlabelled: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze the association between periodontal disease and prostate inflammation with a null hypothesis stating that periodontal disease does not increase the incidence of prostate inflammation.

Materials And Methods: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of longitudinal observational cohort and case-control studies that evaluated the odds ratio or hazard ratio and confidence interval was undertaken based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations (2020). A total of four databases were consulted in the literature search: PubMed-Medline, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science.

Comparative analysis of two navigation techniques based on augmented reality technology for the orthodontic mini-implants placement.

To analyze and compare the accuracy and root contact prevalence, comparing a conventional freehand technique and two navigation techniques based on augmented reality technology for the orthodontic self-drilling mini-implants placement. Methods Two hundred and seven orthodontic self-drilling mini-implants were placed using either a conventional freehand technique (FHT) and two navigation techniques based on augmented reality technology (AR TOOTH and AR SCREWS). Accuracy across different dental sectors was also analyzed.

Effect of the computer-aided static navigation technique on the accuracy of bicortical mini-implants placement site for maxillary skeletal expansion appliances: an in vitro study.

Unlabelled: The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare the effect of the computer-aided static navigation technique on the accuracy of the maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE) appliances.

Material And Methods: Forty orthodontic self-drilling mini-implants were placed in ten anatomically based standardized polyurethane models of a completely edentulous upper maxilla, manufactured using a 3D impression procedure. The four orthodontic self-drilling mini-implants for anchoring the MSE appliance were digitally planned on 3D planning software, based on preoperative cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan and a 3D extraoral surface scan.

Endodontic re-treatment and restorative treatment of a dens invaginatus type II through new technologies.

Background: The complex anatomy of dens invaginatus makes access cavity to root canal system difficult, which has an impact on the prognosis of these teeth. A novel technique, based on new technologies, is proposed to make access cavity conservative and guided with minimal dental structure lost.

Material And Methods: This case report shows the root canal retreatment and the endodontic surgery of a dens invaginatus type II in a left lateral upper incisor previously treated which was affected by a chronic apical abscess and an apical fracture.