Treatment options for cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review.

Purpose: There is no agreed-upon standard option for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA HNSCC) unfit for cisplatin-based regimens. Therefore, we performed a systematic review to explore alternative options for this population.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase databases for observational studies and clinical trials (CTs) assessing treatment options for LA HNSCC cisplatin-ineligible patients.

Association between malocclusion and the severity of dental trauma in primary teeth.

Background/aims: The literature does not clearly state whether the type of malocclusion is associated with a specific type of trauma and the severity of the injury. Hence, the aim of this retrospective study was to assess the occlusal condition in children with traumatic dental injuries of the primary teeth, and the association between the occlusal characteristics and the type and severity of these injuries.

Material And Methods: Data were collected from records of children treated at a dental trauma center in Brazil over a period of 16 years.

Pacifier use modifies the association between breastfeeding and malocclusion: a cross-sectional study.

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of breastfeeding and pacifier use on the occlusal status of preschool children. A cross-sectional study was conducted with children (n = 489) aged 2-5 years in private and public schools in Pelotas, South Brazil. Mothers answered a questionnaire on demographic, socioeconomic and behavioral variables, including breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking habits.

Does dental trauma in the primary dentition increases the likelihood of trauma in the permanent dentition? A longitudinal study.

Objectives: The aim of this longitudinal study was to assess the likelihood of children suffering traumatic dental injuries in the permanent dentition subsequent to traumatic dental injuries in their primary dentition.

Materials And Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted in Pelotas, Brazil. Children were assessed in 2007, when they were aged 2-5 years, and in 2013, at which time, they were aged 8-11 years.

Dental trauma occurrence and occlusal characteristics in Brazilian preschool children.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between dental trauma and occlusal traits in the primary dentition.

Methods: Five hundred and one 24- to 71-month-old children, attending both private and public schools in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were included. Clinical examinations were performed at each school.

Traumatic intrusion of permanent teeth: 10 years follow-up of 2 cases.

Intrusive luxation is a kind of traumatic injury characterized by an axial displacement of the tooth toward the alveolar bone. Its main causes are bicycle accidents, sports/recreational activities, and falls or collisions. Treatment strategies include waiting for the tooth to return to its position, immediate surgical repositioning, and repositioning through dental traction by orthodontic devices.

Traumatic dental injuries in primary dentition: epidemiological study among preschool children in South Brazil.

Aim: To estimate the prevalence of traumatic injury in primary dentition among children aged 12-71 months old, as well as to evaluate the distribution of traumatic injuries, type of trauma and associated factors.

Material And Methods: After the research project approval by the Ethics Research Committee, a cross-sectional study was carried out including 571 preschool children--both from public and private schools--in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Data were collected by means of anterior teeth examination, and by the administration of a structured questionnaire to parents.

Central incisor impacted by an odontoma.

Aim: The aim of this report is to present a clinical case of impaction of a maxillary left central incisor in a mixed dentition caused by the presence of an odontoma as well as a review of the pertinent dental literature.

Background: Knowledge of the normal tooth eruption patterns is essential for the identification and appropriate treatment of deviations in eruption that may endanger physiologic development. A delay in time between the exfoliation of a deciduous tooth and the eruption of its permanent successor may be related to a disorder known as dental retention.