Publications by authors named "Linda Van Den Berghe"
Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare levels of depression and anxiety of a group of patients with orofacial pain attributed to a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) to the general population.
Materials And Methods: Diagnosis of orofacial pain attributed to a TMD was given according the DC/TMD classification system. PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaires were used to respectively screen for depression and anxiety.
Background: Patients with chronic orofacial pain due to temporomandibular disorders (TMD) display alterations in somatosensory processing at the jaw, such as amplified perception of tactile stimuli, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated one possible explanation, namely hypervigilance, and tested if TMD patients with unilateral pain showed increased attending to somatosensory input at the painful side of the jaw.
Methods: TMD patients with chronic unilateral orofacial pain ( = 20) and matched healthy volunteers ( = 20) performed a temporal order judgment (TOJ) task indicated which one of two tactile stimuli, presented on each side of the jaw, they had perceived first.
Objectives: This study investigated a patient population suffering from temporomandibular disorders (TMD) with respect to their need for treatment, satisfaction with the information received, and the treatment provided.
Methods: A survey was sent by post to 1011 patients.
Results: Almost one-third of the patients had used analgesics prior to the start of any treatment.
Introduction: The Co-Axis implant (Southern Implants, Irene, South Africa) has a 12-degree angle in the implant neck to overcome angulation problems.
Aim: To examine bone loss, peri-implant health, and aesthetical outcome after 1-year follow-up.
Materials And Methods: Fifteen single implants were placed in 14 patients in the premaxilla and immediately loaded with a screw-retained full ceramic crown.
Purpose: This study evaluated treatment outcomes of 4-unit porcelain-fused-to-gold fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) replacing 2 adjacent missing teeth.
Materials And Methods: A total of 102 FDPs made in an undergraduate university clinic for 73 patients were evaluated for up to 20 years, with a mean survival follow-up time of 11.4 years.
Purpose: This study of short-span fixed dental prostheses (Ss-FDPs) versus long-span FDPs (Ls-FDPs) evaluated the long-term efficacy and determined the frequencies and causes of failures.
Materials And Methods: A total of 236 Ss-FDPs and 86 Ls-FDPs made in an undergraduate university clinic for 149 and 70 patients, respectively, were evaluated over a 20-year period. Kaplan-Meier analysis with a 95% confidence interval was used to estimate the survival probability.
Purpose: This study investigated the possible relationship between the survival of complete crowns (CCs), 3-unit fixed dental prostheses (3uFDPs), and fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) versus gender and age at initial treatment over a period of 18 to 20 years in an undergraduate clinic.
Materials And Methods: Complete treatment and follow-up records of 1,037 CCs (60.5% women/39.
Purpose: This study investigated the long-term survival of posts and cores on root canal-treated (RCT) teeth restored with complete crowns, fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), 3-unit FDPs, and cantilever FDPs (C-FDPs) made over a period of 16 to 20 years in an undergraduate clinic.
Materials And Methods: Complete treatment and follow-up records of 1,037 complete crowns, 134 three-unit FDPs, 322 FDPs, and 168 C-FDPs were available for analysis. All RCT teeth studied had a post-and-core buildup.
Purpose: This study investigated the survival of complete crowns in relation to periodontal variables on a long-term basis.
Materials And Methods: A total of 1,037 complete crowns made in an undergraduate clinic for 456 patients were evaluated over an 18-year period. The study population was a mixture of periodontally affected and non-periodontally affected patients, which is comparable to the population group in a private practice.
Purpose: This study of 3-unit fixed partial dentures (FPDs) evaluated the long-term efficacy and determined the frequencies and causes of failures.
Materials And Methods: A total of 134 FPDs made in an undergraduate university clinic for 98 patients were evaluated over a 20-year period. All patients were offered a supportive maintenance program.
Purpose: This study of fixed partial dentures (FPDs) evaluated the long-term efficacy and determined frequencies and causes of failures.
Materials And Methods: A total of 322 FPDs in 193 patients, fabricated at an undergraduate university clinic, were evaluated over a 20-year period. All patients were invited to participate in a supportive maintenance program.
Purpose: This study of full crowns investigated long-term survival in relationship to biologic and technical variables.
Materials And Methods: A total of 1,037 full crowns in 456 patients, made in an undergraduate university clinic, were evaluated over an 18-year period. All patients were offered a supportive maintenance program.
Aims: To study the relationship between generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) by assessing prevalence and patient characteristics of TMD in a population of patients with maximum expression of GJH as a symptom of inherited connective tissue disease. In addition, diagnostic reliability of a series of clinical signs indicative of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) hypermobility was tested.
Methods: The study sample consisted of 42 subjects with GJH, 24 with Marfan syndrome and 18 with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.