Impact of soft palate visibility and tongue position on early diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea among patients with tooth loss - An observational preliminary study.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was estimated to affect 15% to 30% of males and 5% to 15% of females with prevalence increasing with progressive tooth loss and its early identification can reduce the sequalae of OSA. Apnea-hypopnea index is confirmatory but unsuitable for clinical settings to detect OSA and concise screening tools are required to detect OSA in edentulous patients.

Aim: To evaluate the impact of soft palate visibility and tongue position on incidence of OSA among edentulous patients.

Custom-Made Dual-Functional Oral Appliance for Management of Obstructive Sleep Apneic Completely Edentulous Patient.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) being a gold standard treatment to open the upper airway by application of controlled compressed air is still not a widely accepted mode of treatment among obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) individuals. To improve patency of upper airway space and reduce the risk of sleep apnoea, it is essential to provide mandibular advancement devices (MADs) that could provide non-continuous positive airway pressure (non-CPAP) for patients with OSA. Availability of prefabricated oral appliances (OAs) like MADs, tongue holding devices reduced the chair-side fabrication time but has poor adaptation, excessive salivation, and deprivation of sleep.

Surgical fixation compared with cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist: the SWIFFT RCT.

Background: Scaphoid fractures account for 90% of carpal fractures and occur predominantly in young men. Immediate surgical fixation of this fracture has increased.

Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgical fixation with cast treatment and early fixation in adults with scaphoid waist fractures that fail to unite.

Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial.

Background: Scaphoid fractures account for 90% of carpal fractures and occur predominantly in young men. The use of immediate surgical fixation to manage this type of fracture has increased, despite insufficient evidence of improved outcomes over non-surgical management. The SWIFFT trial compared the clinical effectiveness of surgical fixation with cast immobilisation and early fixation of fractures that fail to unite in adults with scaphoid waist fractures displaced by 2 mm or less.

Comparison of Colour Stability Between Various Denture Base Resins on Staining and Denture Cleansing Using Commercially Available Denture Cleansers.

Statement of problem Discoloration of denture base materials on routine usage has been one of the common esthetic problems encountered by patients. Aim To determine the color stability of three different denture base materials upon staining with beverages and denture cleansing using commercially available denture cleansers. Materials and method Three denture base materials were used for the study, processed according to the manufacturer's recommendation, and cut into 40 study samples measuring approximately 1 cm x 1 cm with 1 mm thickness.