Publications by authors named "Katalin Karolyhazy"

Article Synopsis
  • The study looked at how epilepsy might affect jaw and mouth problems (TMD) compared to people who don't have epilepsy.
  • They examined 107 people with epilepsy and 100 healthy people to find out if those with epilepsy had more jaw issues.
  • Results showed that while the overall rate of jaw complaints was similar, people with epilepsy had more complaints overall and more clicking sounds in their jaws, especially in those with milder cases.
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The presenile dermatozoic delusion, subsequently referred to as Ekbom's syndrome and delusional parasitosis is a rare chronic condition, having an undetermined etiology and rising challenging treatment approaches. The diagnosis of delusional parasitosis can be presumed on the basis of the clinical history, but it is important to thoroughly assess the existence of an underlying systemic disorder or unrecognized skin disorder. A skin examination must be performed to rule out an infestation or a skin disorder.

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Introduction And Aim: To determine whether the continuous use of gel-type denture adhesives influence the unstimulated whole saliva, the palatal and labial saliva flow rates, and to assess the possible changes of subjective orofacial sicca symptoms.

Method: 28 maxillary complete denture wearing patients (average age: 70 ± 10 years) were investigated. A gel-type denture adhesive was administered to the patients for regular use during the 3 weeks of examination.

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Purpose: Stroke is a leading cause of death in developed countries. Recently, its connection with oral health has been a focus of the medical literature. The aim of this study was therefore to statistically examine the oral health of subjects who previously suffered from stroke and provide a guide for the dental treatment of these patients.

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Introduction: The Ebola epidemic has claimed thousands of lives in Africa, and there has been a mounting pressure on the healthcare systems around the globe to prepare for the showing up of patients infected with this virus. Junior clinicians are at the forefront of medical teams, often coming into contact with patients first, during clerking and admissions. This study assesses the level of knowledge of Ebola virus disease (EVD) among dental students at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

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Due to its outstanding physical, mechanical and esthetic properties, zirconium-dioxide is one of the most popular non-metal denture, capable of surpassing PFM in most cases. The recent advances of CAD/CAM technology makes it a good alternitve. Here we show the usefulness of zirconium-dioxide in everyday dental practice through three case reports.

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This report describes the treatment of a completely edentulous, mentally retarded patient with epilepsy with an implant-retained overdenture, anchored by a locator system. The intractable epileptic condition of the patient with frequent grand mal seizures and complex partial seizures required a stable, well retained prosthesis, however the maxilla and the mandible were severely atrophied. The bone volume of the maxilla allowed the placement of only two implants it the region of the canines, compared with the generally required four.

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The oral condition of neurologically compromised patients seemed to be worse as compared to the healthy population, which is confirmed by concrete data in case of epilepsy patients. The dental status of our 33 years old patient with Wilson-syndrome showed the same situation. The Wilson-syndrome is a hepatolenticular degeneration, with the disfunction of copper excretion in liver.

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Statement Of Problem: Epilepsy is a chronic disease that can affect oral health and prosthodontic status in different ways. However, epilepsy is a condition of various etiologies and seizure types, and different patients may have differing needs in prosthodontic care.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the prosthodontic status of patients with epilepsy to determine if the disease has any effect on prosthodontic treatment and to obtain information regarding the level of prosthodontic care.

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Purpose: We performed a dental survey of epilepsy patients to examine their oral health by statistical means and to provide a guide for the dental treatment of these patients.

Methods: We first set up four "dental" subgroups of epilepsy patients, based on the types of seizures, seizure frequency, and mental state. One hundred one patients underwent a survey concerning their dental, medical, and epilepsy histories, followed by a dental examination.

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