Long-term radiographic and periodontal evaluations of the bone-grafted alveolar cleft region in young adults born with a UCLP.

Background: Studies addressing the periodontal health of the teeth surrounding the bone-grafted cleft in patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate disagree on whether periodontal health is compromised.

Objectives: To determine periodontal health differences between the cleft and the non-cleft sides nearly a decade after secondary alveolar bone grafting.

Methods: This prospective, controlled (split-mouth design) study comprised an intraoral apical radiographic and a periodontal examination of 40 consecutive patients from one centre (n = 26 males) who had undergone bone grafting at mean age of 10.

Condylar alterations and facial growth in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate facial growth in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) by means of lateral head cephalometric radiographs and relate the findings to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condylar changes on panoramic radiographs.

Methods: Radiographic and medical records were evaluated in 65 children with JIA. Cephalometric and panoramic analyses were performed for the impact of condylar changes on facial growth.

Mean GOSLON Yardstick Scores After 3 Different Treatment Protocols-A Long-term Study of Patients With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate.

Objectives: (1) To evaluate dental arch relationships, with the Great Ormond Street, London and Oslo (GOSLON) Yardstick, of participants with Unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and treated with 1-stage palatal closure with 3 different surgical protocols (2) to compare the mean GOSLON ratings with other CLP centers.

Design: Retrospective study of medical charts and dental models.

Setting: Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Temporomandibular condylar alterations in juvenile idiopathic arthritis most common in longitudinally severe disease despite medical treatment.

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an autoimmune, heterogeneous disease and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be affected, with consequences for mandibular growth and function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the importance of longitudinal medical treatment and the burden of disease activity on the development of temporomandibular condylar alterations as judged on panoramic radiographs.

Methods: The study was a retrospective evaluation of dental and medical records in consecutive JIA patients referred to three specialist dental clinics in Sweden during an eight-year period.

Temporomandibular signs, symptoms, joint alterations and disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis - an observational study.

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a heterogeneous disease that frequently affects also the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and associated structures. The main aim of this observational study was to describe systematically orofacial clinical signs and subjective symptoms in JIA patients, classified according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria, and to relate the findings to disease activity and radiological TMJ condyle lesions.

Methods: The study was a retrospective evaluation of dental and medical records in consecutive JIA patients referred to one of three dental specialist clinics in Sweden during an eight-year period.

Palatal height and dental arch dimensions in Turner syndrome karyotypes.

The aim of this project was to study the impact from Turner syndrome (TS) karyotype and age on dental arch morphology and palatal height and to compare the variables in TS with reference data from non-TS females with normal occlusion. Plaster casts from 76 females with TS (6-50 years) were analysed with respect to dentoalveolar arch dimensions and palatal height. The TS females were divided into the karyotype categories: i) 45,X ii) 45,X/46,XX iii) isochromosome, and iv) other.

Lingual retainers bonded without liquid resin: a 5-year follow-up study.

Introduction: The aim of this in-vivo study study was to evaluate the effect of excluding the liquid resin component of a composite bonding product that is based on bisphenol A diglycidylmethacrylate when bonding lingual retainers.

Methods: The material comprised 40 metal multistrand lingual retainers bonded onto the lingual surfaces of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. Transbond LR composite paste and liquid resin (3M Unitek, Monrovia, Calif) were used to bond retainers in the control group (20 retainers).

Long-term influence of infant periosteoplasty on facial growth and occlusion in patients with bilateral cleft lip and palate.

This retrospective, long-term study evaluated the influence of two different treatment protocols, one including infant periosteoplasty, on facial growth and occlusion in patients with complete bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP). Thirty-five patients with records of 5-, 8- and 16-19-year-olds were included. Sixteen of these received infant periosteoplasty (BCLP-pp) to the cleft alveolus in conjunction with lip repair and a one-stage closure of the palate.

45,X/46,XX karyotype mitigates the aberrant craniofacial morphology in Turner syndrome.

The aim of this project was to study the impact on craniofacial morphology from Turner syndrome (TS) karyotype, number of intact X chromosomal p-arms, and age as well as to compare craniofacial morphology in TS with healthy females. Lateral radiographs from 108 females with TS, ranging from 5.4 to 61.

Early dimensional changes in maxillary cleft size and arch dimensions of children with cleft lip and palate and cleft palate.

Objective : To study early changes in cleft size and maxillary arch dimensions and to evaluate these changes in relation to performed surgical procedures. Design : Retrospective longitudinal study. Setting : The Cleft Lip and Palate Center, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.

Factors related to quality of life and satisfaction with nasal appearance in patients treated for unilateral cleft lip and palate.

Objective : To identify factors related to quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with nasal appearance among patients treated for unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). Design : Cross-sectional population study with long-term follow-up. Patients/Settings : All patients with UCLP born between 1960 and 1987, treated at Uppsala University Hospital, were invited (n  =  109); 86 (79%) participated.

Initial size of cleft does not correlate with size and function of nasal airway in adults with unilateral cleft lip and palate.

The noses of patients with clefts are often functionally inadequate. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlation between size of the maxillary cleft in infancy and size and function of the nasal airway in adults with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). This is a long-term follow up study including 53 patients with UCLP born between 1960 and 1987 and treated at the Cleft Lip and Palate Centre, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.

Nasolabial appearance in adults with repaired unilateral cleft lip and palate: Relation between professional and lay rating and patients' satisfaction.

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the relation between professional and lay rating and patients' satisfaction with nasolabial appearance in adults with repaired unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). A cross-sectional population study, long-term follow-up with controls matched for age and sex was performed. All patients with complete UCLP born between 1960 and 1987 (n = 109), treated at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden were invited and 83 (76%) agreed to participate.

Turner syndrome isochromosome karyotype correlates with decreased dental crown width.

The aim of this project was to study possible influences of Turner syndrome (TS) karyotype and the number of X chromosomes with intact short arm (p-arm) on dental crown width. Primary and permanent mesio-distal crown width was measured on plaster casts from 112 TS females. The influence on crown width of four karyotypes: 1.

Association between cleft size and crossbite in children with cleft palate and unilateral cleft lip and palate.

Objective: To investigate the association between cleft size in infancy and crossbite at 5 years of age in children with cleft palate (CP) and unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.

Retrospective study of orthodontic bonding without liquid resin.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the retention of fixed orthodontic appliances bonded without liquid resin with the use of a retrospective study design. Patients from each of 2 consultant orthodontists in the same specialty clinic were chosen under strict selection criteria. In the test group (n = 37), composite material (Phase II) without liquid resin was used to bond full arch fixed appliances onto patients' upper teeth.

In vitro shear bond strength of orthodontic bondings without liquid resin.

This study aimed at evaluating the early shear bond strength of enamel-composite-bracket adhesion accomplished without the use of liquid resin. Orthodontic brackets were bonded to the buccal surfaces of healthy extracted premolars in the test group by Transbond XT (n = 8) and Phase II (n = 8) composites but not the enclosed liquid resins in these products. Brackets bonded with the same materials (n = 8 for each) along with their corresponding liquid resin served as controls.

Periodontal evaluation of teeth in bone grafted regions in patients with unilateral cleft lip and cleft palate.

In 28 patients with unilateral cleft lip and cleft palate who were provided treatment that included bone grafting at an age of 8 to 13 years, periodontal conditions of teeth in the cleft region were monitored from a time point before bone grafting until the canine was fully erupted through the grafted region. Widths of keratinized and attached gingiva tended to increase between preoperative and postoperative examinations. Gingival recession was observed preoperatively for the tooth mesial to the cleft in 14 of the 28 patients.

The association between spontaneous reversal of gingival recession in mandibular incisors and dentofacial changes in children. A 3-year longitudinal study.

In a previous 3-year longitudinal study, reversal of gingival recession in mandibular incisors was observed for 16 out of 28 participating children aged 6-13 years (Andlin-Sobocki et al., 1991). In the present report various dentofacial conditions that might be associated with this reversal were evaluated from dental casts and cephalometric radiographs by comparing the 16 children with spontaneous reversal of gingival recession (Group Rev) to the 12 children with persisting gingival recession (Group Per).

Dimensional alterations of the gingiva related to changes of facial/lingual tooth position in permanent anterior teeth of children. A 2-year longitudinal study.

Maxillary and mandibular anterior permanent teeth in 38 children aged 7-12 years were examined 2 x with an interval of 2 years to determine whether spontaneous facial/lingual tooth position changes were related to alterations of the widths of keratinized and attached gingiva and the clinical crown height. Measurements included dental plaque, gingival inflammation, probing depth, and width of keratinized and attached gingiva. In addition, study casts from the baseline and 2-year examinations were used to measure clinical crown height and tooth position.

Changes of facial gingival dimensions in children. A 2-year longitudinal study.

Facial gingival surfaces of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth were monitored to evaluate changes of the width of the keratinized and attached gingiva. 96 children 6 to 12 years of age were examined 2 x with an interval of 2 years. Measurements included dental plaque, gingival inflammation, probing depth, and width of keratinized and attached gingiva.

3-year observations on gingival recession in mandibular incisors in children.

28 children aged 6-13 years, with gingival recession localized to mandibular incisors, were monitored longitudinally to evaluate any changes of the labial periodontal tissues. Measurements included dental plaque, gingival inflammation, gingival recession, probing depth, probing attachment level, keratinized and attached gingiva. Following baseline examination, the incisors were observed at yearly intervals over 3 years.