Publications by authors named "Josep Maria Ustrell"
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- The rat, particularly its tibia, is a key animal model in studying implant dentistry and orthopedics due to its easy surgical access and ability to mimic human diseases.
- This study involved 80 Sprague Dawley rats with osteoporosis and Type 2 Diabetes, assessing the biological response to implant placement at 4 and 12 weeks, with consistent surgical methods applied.
- Results showed successful osseointegration of implants in both disease models, indicating stable integration over time and providing a benchmark for future biomaterials research.
Purpose: This study aimed to examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in head and neck cancer patients at 1 and 5 years after successful treatment of their tumors, and to explore the usefulness of 2 instruments for assessing the need of dental care services.
Methods: This cross-sectional pilot study included 20 adult patients with head and neck cancer who completed the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck (FACT H&N) Symptom Index and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Head and Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-H&N43) after 1 and 5 years of treatment.
Results: Mean (standard deviation, SD) scores of the FACT H&N Symptom Index were higher (better HRQoL) at 5 years than at 1 year (24.
Background: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to gather information regarding the opinion of Brazilian specialists in both orthodontics and implantology on multidisciplinary oral rehabilitation in partially edentulous patients with malocclusion.
Material And Methods: A total of 305 specialists participated in a telephone survey and answered an ad hoc 10-item questionnaire, including the request of total skull cone-beam tomographies (CBCT) and the use of 3D digital planning software, the best moment of treatment to place dental implants, and the integration of orthodontics in implantology.
Results: Most participants did not request CBCT (90.
Objective: To our knowledge, no study has compared the facial and dental morphology of adult Latin and Japanese populations. The purpose of this study was to assess differences in the facial and dental morphology between adult Spanish and Japanese women with Class I malocclusion using lateral cephalograms.
Materials And Methods: The lateral cephalograms of 33 adult Spanish and 33 adult Japanese women were traced and digitized by a single investigator.
To evaluate the effectiveness low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on the repair of the mid palatal suture, after rapid maxillary expansion (RME). A single-operator, randomized single-blind placebo-controlled study was performed at the Orthodontic Department at the Dental Hospital of Bellvitge. Barcelona University, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
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