Can sleeping habits be associated with sleep bruxism, temporomandibular disorders and dental caries among children?

Background: Sleeping problems are common in the pediatric population. Their potential relationship with oral manifestations is in the scope of researchers' interest.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible associations between sleeping habits and sleep bruxism, temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and dental caries among children by using Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ).

Cone beam computed tomography analysis results in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the contribution of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: The present study investigate the relationships among body mass index (BMI), upper airway, septum deviation, nasal cavity width, airway, and the hard and soft palate width using CBCT images of 64 patients obtained in Uşak University Faculty of Dentistry. The study included 31 (8 female and 23 male; mean age: 52.

Effects of saliva and nasal secretion on some physical properties of four different resin materials.

Objective: Aim of this study was to evaluate possible effects of saliva and nasal secretion on some physical properties, such as sorption, solubility, surface hardness and colour change on four different resin-based materials over a certain time period.

Methods: A total of 128 disc-shaped specimens with a diameter of 50 mm and thickness of 0.5 mm were tested to evaluate sorption and solubility (ISO-1567).

Comparative effects of two different artificial body fluids on Candida albicans adhesion to soft lining materials.

This study investigated the C. albicans adhesion to cold- and heat-polymerized soft lining materials that were initially incubated in two different artificial body fluids, namely saliva and nasal secretion, and examined the surface roughness the materials (cold and heat polymerized soft liner) tested in vitro. Cold (Visco Gel) and heat-polymerized (Molloplast B) soft liner specimens (N=32, n=8 per group) (10x10x1.

The effect of a mandibular advancement splint on electromyographic activity of the submental and masseter muscles in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Purpose: The effectiveness of an appliance for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) shows inordinate interindividual differences. Also, its therapeutic effects still remain unresolved. This study examined and compared the effects of a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) on the masseter and submental muscles of patients with mild and moderate OSA.

Computed tomography-based planning and three-dimensional modeling for craniofacial implant placement: a technical note.

Facial defects can result from trauma, treatment of neoplasms, or congenital malformations, and their restoration is still a challenge for both surgeon and prosthodontists. Craniofacial implants can provide many benefits for prosthetic rehabilitation of facial defects; however, accurate placement of extraoral implants is vital for clinical success. Three-dimensional modeling is a novel technique that not only helps the surgeon to evaluate potential bone sites and adjacent structures, but also facilitates planning of the extraoral implant treatment by the prosthodontist.

Candida albicans adherence on silicone elastomers: effect of polymerisation duration and exposure to simulated saliva and nasal secretion.

Objectives: The surfaces of maxillo-facial prostheses made of silicone elastomers exposed to soft tissues may interact with saliva and nasal secretion. These body fluids may lead to colonisation of microorganisms on their surfaces leading to their degradation or infection. This study investigated Candida albicans adhesion onto commercial maxillo-facial silicone elastomers based on different polymerisation processes.

Management of obstructive sleep apnea with a mandibular and tongue advancement splint (MTAS) in a completely edentulous patient. A clinical report.

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in dentate patients using a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) from mandibular repositioners has been documented in detail. Nevertheless, studies about completely edentulous patients with OSA are sparse. This clinical report describes a clinical and laboratory method for producing a functional splint combining an MAS and a tongue-retaining device with an individualized tongue tip housing and discusses the rationale for using such a device.

Treatment of a patient with cleft lip and palate using an internal distraction device.

A 24-year-old man with a bilateral cleft lip and palate was treated by a multidisciplinary team composed of an orthodontist, plastic surgeon, and prosthodontist with assistance from an engineer. Before treatment, clinical photographs, dental casts, lateral and posteroanterior cephalograms, periapical and panoramic radiographs, and three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) images were obtained. He presented with a narrow and retrognathic maxilla with a 23-mm anterior open bite.

Management of obstructive sleep apnea in an edentulous patient with a combination of mandibular advancement splint and tongue-retaining device: a clinical report.

Background: Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in dentate patients by using mandibular advancement splint (MAS), had been documented in detail. Nevertheless, studies about completely edentulous patients with OSA are sparse.

Report: This clinical report describes a clinical and laboratory method for producing a new functional splint combining a MAS and a tongue-retaining device with a custom-made tongue-tip housing and discusses the rationale for using such a device.

Heightened telescopic copings in cleft palate rehabilitation: a case report.

Objective: To increase retention of overdentures in cleft palate patients by means of heightened telescopic copings with a newly designed attachment. In this study, a "precision attachment" is described to develop the stability and retention of telescopic overdentures.

Case: A cleft palate patient was treated with a newly designed overdenture.

Management of lateral mandibular discontinuity by maxillary guidance.

Balance and symmetry of mandibular function is disturbed by loss of continuity of the mandible, which leads to altered mandibular movements and deviation of the residual fragment, as a consequence of which problems with chewing, swallowing, speech, and aesthetics develop. Methods such as maxillary fixation, and use of mandibular and palatal guidance have been used to reduce or eliminate the mandibular deviation. The aim of this study was to achieve a normal maxillomandibular relation in a patient with mandibular discontinuity.

The use of prefabricated titanium tissue abutments for the construction of a maxillary subperiosteal implant.

This article presents a bimodal procedure for a patient with an implant-supported fixed partial denture (FP2 class of Misch) where endosteal implants (EOIs) and a subperiosteal implant (SPI) were indicated in different sections of the same arch. In edentulous patients, heterogeneous bone volume and density may be encountered in different regions of the same arch. When the available bone is favorable, the use of EOIs is simpler and less time consuming.