Dental caries prevalence in children during temporary protective care according to type of abuse.

Background: This study investigated the correlation between the prevalence of dental caries and the presence and type of abuse.

Methods: Participants were 534 children admitted for care at two child guidance centers (CGCs) in Niigata, Japan. Data pertaining to abuse, including the reason for temporary protective care and the type of abuse, and the oral examination results of the children, were collected.

Evaluation of oral function using a composite sensor during maximum lip closure and swallowing in normal children and adults.

Background: There is growing interest in the development of objective methods for assessing lip-closing function in children.

Objective: To obtain normative data for healthy children in the developmental stages of lip closure function, we quantitatively evaluated oral movements associated with lip closure in children and adults using a composite sensor (CS).

Methods: Twenty-five normal children (11 boys, 14 girls) aged 8.

In-process monitoring of a tissue-engineered oral mucosa fabricated on a micropatterned collagen scaffold: use of optical coherence tomography for quality control.

Background: We previously reported a novel technique for fabricating dermo-epidermal junction (DEJ)-like micropatterned collagen scaffolds to manufacture an produced oral mucosa equivalent (EVPOME) for clinical translation; however, more biomimetic micropatterns are required to promote oral keratinocyte-based tissue engineering/regenerative medicine. In addition, in-process monitoring for quality control of tissue-engineered products is key to successful clinical outcomes. However, evaluating three-dimensional tissue-engineered constructs such as EVPOME is challenging.

Oral Function and Feeding Management in a Child with Alpha Thalassemia X-Linked Intellectual Disability Syndrome.

Alpha-thalassemia X-linked intellectual disability (ATR-X) syndrome affects males and is associated with profound developmental delay, facial dysmorphism, genital abnormalities, and alpha thalassemia. Appropriate oral health management for affected patients is important. The purposes of this report are to describe a case involving six years of oral health management, including training in eating, drinking and swallowing, for a patient with ATR-X syndrome, and to discuss the morphological and functional oral characteristics of this disorder.

Lip-closing strength in children is enhanced by lip and facial muscle training.

Objectives: Weakening of lip-closing strength (LCS) associated with an incompetent lip seal (ILS) may affect the oral balance between the lip and tongue pressures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of lip-closing training in children with lower LCS and/or abnormal habits across different age groups and to compare its effects on increasing LCS in children with malocclusion and/or oral habits.

Material And Methods: Lip-closing training was performed by 154 Japanese children aged 3-12 years using a specialized training device at home for 3 months.