Experimental traumatic occlusion drives immune changes in trigeminal ganglion.

We previously demonstrated that experimental traumatic occlusion (ETO) induces a long-lasting nociceptive response. These findings were associated with altered neuronal patterns and suggestive satellite glial cell activation. This study aimed to elucidate the activation of satellite glial cells following ETO in the trigeminal ganglion.

Occlusion Heightened by Metal Crown Cementation is Aggressive for Periodontal Tissues.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of experimental traumatic occlusion (ETO) induced by metal crowns on alveolar bone loss.

Materials And Methods: Metal crowns were custom-made for the lower first molars with occlusal discrepancy of 0.4 and 0.

Metallic crown-induced occlusal trauma as a protocol to evaluate inflammatory response in temporomandibular joint and periodontal tissues of rats.

Objectives: The goal of this study is to propose a standard protocol of experimental occlusal trauma to evaluate the inflammatory hyperalgesia induced by metallic crowns on orofacial tissues of rats.

Materials And Methods: Thirty animals were randomly divided into six groups (n = 5 per group). Detailed methodology on the manufacturing of metallic crowns is described.

Fracture Strength of Aged Monolithic and Bilayer Zirconia-Based Crowns.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of design and surface finishing on fracture strength of yttria-tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) crowns in monolithic (1.5 mm thickness) and bilayer (0.8 mm zirconia coping and 0.

Electrognathographic evaluations of rehabilitated edentulous patients.

This study investigated, through computerized electrognathographic evaluations (K6-I Diagnostic System, Myotronics-Noromed Inc., Tukwila, USA), the mandibular movement pattern of 16 patients rehabilitated with complete dentures presenting no symptoms of stomatognathic functional alterations. The patients were instructed to wear an intra-oral appliance for occlusal plane coverage over their usual superior denture and were then rehabilitated with new dentures preserving a free-way space of 3 mm.

Evaluation of the reproducibility of two techniques used to determine and record centric relation in angle's class I patients.

The centric relation is a mandibular position that determines a balance relation among the temporomandibular joints, the chew muscles and the occlusion. This position makes possible to the dentist to plan and to execute oral rehabilitation respecting the physiological principles of the stomatognathic system. The aim of this study was to investigate the reproducibility of centric relation records obtained using two techniques: Dawson's Bilateral Manipulation and Gysi's Gothic Arch Tracing.