Evaluation of buccolingual and linguobuccal implants in the atrophic posterior mandible: A finite element analysis study.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the stress distribution on buccolingual and linguobuccal tilted implants in the atrophic posterior mandible using finite element analysis.

Material And Methods: Twelve digital models of implants with varying lengths (8.5 mm, 10 mm, 11.

Evaluation of Auditory Changes in Patients Undergoing Temporomandibular Joint Discectomy.

Purpose: Discectomy is one of the preferred temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgical procedures for the treatment of internal derangements when conservative and minimally invasive treatments have failed. The purpose of the current study is to investigate whether a TMJ discectomy operation influences auditory function and clinical variables.

Methods: This prospective study was composed of patients who underwent a TMJ discectomy operation between 2016 and 2020.

Preoperative and postoperative assessment of temporal and masseter muscle size with magnetic resonance imaging in patients undergoing unilateral temporomandibular joint surgery.

The aim of this study was to assess any change between the preoperative and postoperative sizes of temporal and masseter muscles with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients undergoing unilateral temporomandibular joint surgery. This study was designed and implemented retrospectively. For clinical evaluation, a visual analog scale (VAS) and maximum mouth opening (MMO) were used.

Corrigendum: Evaluation of success criteria for temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis.

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Evaluation of success criteria for temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to use four sets of success criteria to evaluate the outcomes of arthrocentesis treatment with hyaluronic acid injection in patients with internal derangement (ID) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

Materials And Methods: The study included 40 patients diagnosed with unilateral Wilkes stage III TMJ dysfunction. Clinical parameters, including maximum mouth opening (MMO) and pain during function, were evaluated preoperatively, 6 months, and 1 year after TMJ arthrocentesis.

Effect of platelet-rich plasma on temporomandibular joint cartilage wound healing: Experimental study in rabbits.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) cartilage and subchondral bone healing.

Materials And Methods: Sixteen New Zealand rabbits were divided into two groups, including single PRP and multiple PRP injection groups. Sodium mono-iodoacetate (MIA) was injected bilaterally into the TMJ of all rabbits to create osteoarthritis (OA).

Trabecular structural changes in the mandibular condyle caused by degenerative osteoarthritis: a comparative study by cone-beam computed tomography imaging.

Objectives: Temporomandibular osteoarthritis causes pain and loss of function. In advanced cases, it may also result in destruction of joint cartilage surfaces and bone structure.

Methods: This study was performed to examine the potential changes in the condylar trabecular bone structure in patients with temporomandibular osteoarthritis.

Short term histopathological effects of GaAlAs laser on experimentally induced TMJ osteoarthritis in rabbits.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biostimulation (BS) effect of the gallium-aluminum-arsenide (GaAlAs) diode laser by histopathology with an experimental osteoarthritis (OA) model in the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) of rabbits, in the early period. GaAlAs diode laser is used for pain reduction in TMJ disorders. Twenty-four adult male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three equal groups: Control Group (CG), Study Group 1 (SG-1), and Study Group 2 (SG-2).

Interpositional Flap Reconstruction of Temporomandibular Joint Using a Novel Anterior-Based Mastoid Flap Technique.

In this report, it was aimed to use the anterior-based mastoid fascia flap as an interpositional graft in TMJ surgery. This technical report, along with this characteristic, is the first in the literature.

Retrospective evaluation of three different joint surgeries for internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint.

Purpose: To compare the outcomes achieved with eminectomy, discectomy alone, and discectomy with an abdominal dermis fat graft (D + ADFG) in the treatment of internal derangements (IDs) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and to briefly discuss the failed cases in which a second operation was needed.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study of 31 patients (27 females, 4 males) who were unresponsive to conservative therapy and therefore underwent eminectomy (group A, n = 6), discectomy alone (group B, n = 8), or D + ADFG (group C, n = 17). All of the IDs of the TMJ were unilateral.

Evaluation of effectiveness of concentrated growth factor on osseointegration.

Background: Growth factor-containing products have been reported to increase implant stability and accelerate osseointegration. Concentrated growth factor (CGF) can be used for this purpose with the growth factors it contains. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of CGF on implant stability and osseointegration.

Effects of zygoma-gear appliance for unilateral maxillary molar distalization: A prospective clinical study.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate the dentoskeletal effects of the zygoma-gear appliance used for unilateral maxillary molar distalization in patients with Class II subdivision malocclusion.

Methods: This prospective clinical study consisted of 21 patients (9 boys, 12 girls; mean age, 15.68 ± 2.

Dentists' knowledge of occlusal splint therapy for bruxism and temporomandibular joint disorders.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate dentist's approaches to the use of splint therapy for myofascial pain, bruxism, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and to assessment of treatment modalities.

Materials And Methods: A 12-item questionnaire was developed to determine dentists' knowledge of TMJ disorders and approaches for occlusal splint treatments. The researchers spoke with each dentist included in the study at his/her clinic or by telephone to assess their immediate knowledge and approach to the TMJ disorders.

Is Hyaluronic Acid Injection Effective for the Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement With Reduction?

Purpose: Hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and occlusal splints have been suggested in the treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) derangements, but no sufficient data are available from controlled clinical trials comparing HA injection with another treatment modality. This study compared the effectiveness of a single HA injection, a double HA injection, and splint therapy for the treatment of TMJ disc displacement with reduction (DDR).

Materials And Methods: A prospective clinical trial was designed.

Maxillary dental anomalies in patients with cleft lip and palate: a cone beam computed tomography study.

Objective: To compare the frequency of maxillary dental anomalies in patients affected by unilateral (UCLP) and bilateral (BCLP) cleft lip with palate and to determine whether statistical differences were present or not between cleft and normal sides in UCLP group by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). In addition, the frequency of those dental anomalies was compared with previous studies presenting the same population without cleft Study Design: Fifty non-syndromic patients affected by UCLP (28 patients) and BCLP (22 patients) were selected for analysis of dental anomalies by means of CBCT. The frequency of maxillary dental anomalies including tooth agenesis, microdontia of lateral incisor, ectopic eruption and impaction of canine and supernumerary tooth were examined.

New hemostatic agent: the effect of Ankaferd Blood Stopper on healing wounds in experimental skin incision model.

Aim: To conduct a histopathological evaluation of the effects of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) on healing wounds in a rabbit skin incision model.

Materials And Methods: Incisions were performed on the backs of rabbits. The first incision was allowed to undergo normal secondary healing.

Evaluation of the effects of skeletal anchoraged Forsus FRD using miniplates inserted on mandibular symphysis: A new approach for the treatment of Class II malocclusion.

Objective: To evaluate the skeletal, dentoalveolar, and soft tissue effects of the Forsus Fatigue Resistant Device (FRD) appliance with miniplate anchorage for the treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion.

Material And Methods: The prospective clinical study group included 17 patients (11 girls and 6 boys; mean age 12.96 ± 1.

Treatment of a skeletal Class II malocclusion using fixed functional appliance with miniplate anchorage.

Based on our literature search, we found that the use of miniplate anchorage with Forsus fatigue-resistance device (FRD) has not yet been reported. Therefore, the aim of the present case report was to present the treatment of a patient with skeletal Class II malocclusion with mandibular retrusion using Forsus FRD with miniplate anchorage. Fixed appliances with 0.

Effects of early unilateral mandibular first molar extraction on condylar and ramal vertical asymmetry.

Objective: The objective of the following study is to investigate the mandibular vertical asymmetry in a group of patients with early unilateral mandibular first molar extractions.

Materials And Methods: Mandibular asymmetry index measurements (condylar, ramal and condylar-plus-ramal) were performed on the panoramic radiographs of a study group including 51 patients (mean age: 18.60 ± 1.

Novel retromandibular subparotideomasseteric fascial approach for placement of a temporomandibular joint prosthesis.

For placement of a temporomandibular joint prosthesis, preauricular and retromandibular approaches are used. The main complication of the retromandibular approach is marginal mandibular nerve damage. In this technical study, the retromandibular subparotideomasseteric fascial approach is introduced as an alternative to avoid the complications of the conventional retromandibular approach.

Cholesterol granuloma of the jaws: report of two cases.

Cholesterol granuloma (CG) is a foreign body reaction to the deposition and inadequate drainage of cholesterol crystals that are frequently found in association with chronic middle ear diseases but an uncommon entity in maxillary sinuses. The clinical symptoms are non-specific and depend on the localization and extent in each individual case. Bone erosion may be seen in cholesterol granuloma showing expansive growth.

The effect of chronic temporomandibular joint dislocation: frequency on the success of autologous blood injection.

Autologous blood injection (ABI) is a conservative, non-surgical method of treating chronic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation. Although many clinicians have reported positive results, procedural success has not been evaluated according to dislocation type. This study investigated the success of ABI on chronic TMJ dislocation with respect to dislocation frequency.

The effect of Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation on titanium discs with microtextured surface morphology.

Both mechanical and chemical methods can be used to clean and decontaminate implant surfaces. Incomplete debridement of infected tissue and failure to clear endotoxins can result in graft failure and a return of the defect. Recently, lasers have gained popularity for sterilizing and cleaning implant surfaces.