[BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME - A FLAME HARD TO EXTINGUISH].

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a common condition that mostly affects elderly women. This symptom presents as a severe chronic burning sensation affecting the oral cavity and especially the dorsum of the tongue and its lateral aspects. Mouth burning sensation can result from an idiopathic primary condition or evolve from a secondary problem.

Four-years' experience with dynamic implants with internal port for minimally invasive sinus elevation.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe long-term results of the dynamic implant valve approach (DIVA) for the dental implant procedures when the implant system with internal ports was used.

Method And Materials: During 2012 to 2015, 378 titanium-aluminum-vanadium implants (Ti6Al4V ELI; diameter 3.75 mm; length 11.

The evaluation of anthropogenic impact on the ecological stability of landscape.

The model area is the northern surrounding of the water reservoir Zemplinska Irava in the east of Slovakia. Selection of the examined territory and the time horizons was not random. The aim was to capture the intensity level of anthropogenic impact on the values of the coefficient of ecological stability after the construction of water reservoir, Zempifnska Irava.

A 2-year mean follow-up of oral appliance therapy for severe obstructive sleep apnea: a cohort study.

Objective: Oral appliances for treating severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are recommended for patients who failed to comply with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. The objective of this study was to evaluate medium long-term outcome and success rates of oral appliances in patients with severe OSA.

Methods: In a retrospective study, 52 OSA patients with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥40, who did not tolerate CPAP treatment, were enrolled and fitted with a modified Herbst oral appliance.

On the edge between medicine and dentistry: review of the dentist's role in the diagnosis and treatment of snoring and sleep apnea.

Objectives: Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) can affect both esthetics and health. In this review article, we describe the role of the dentist in evaluation and treatment of snoring and OSA in children and adults, with an emphasis on oral appliances as a means to treat the adult population.

Data Sources: A comprehensive literature search of publications from 1934 to 2013 in the PubMed/Medline/Science Direct databases was performed to collect information about snoring, OSA, and oral or dental appliances using these terms as key words.

Endoscopic approach to dental implantology.

Objective: To describe an innovative miniature visualization surgical endoscope and endoscopic techniques applicable to dental implant procedures.

Materials And Methods: A newly developed modular dental implant endoscope is introduced, and the first impressions from its use in different implant procedures are reported.

Results: Details of the device that combines an endoscope, irrigation cannulas, and a surgical microinstrument channel are presented.

Endoscopic root canal treatment.

Objective: To describe an innovative endoscopic technique for root canal treatment.

Materials And Methods: Root canal treatment was performed on 12 patients (15 teeth), using a newly developed endoscope (Sialotechnology), which combines an endoscope, irrigation, and a surgical microinstrument channel.

Results: Endoscopic root canal treatment of all 15 teeth was successful with complete resolution of all symptoms (6-month follow-up).

Dental implants in the diabetic patient: systemic and rehabilitative considerations.

Diabetes mellitus is the most prevalent endocrine disease, comprising the third highest cause of disability and morbidity in the Western world. In the past, implant placement was contraindicated in diabetic patients because of increased risk for implant failure and infection. Publications in recent years have shown success rates for dental implants in diabetic patients resembling those of the general population.

The two-track model of bereavement questionnaire (TTBQ): development and validation of a relational measure.

The Two-Track Model of Bereavement Questionnaire (TTBQ) was designed to assess response to loss over time. Respondents were 354 persons who completed the 70-item self-report questionnaire constructed in accordance with the Two-Track Model of Bereavement. Track I focuses on the bereaved's biopsychosocial functioning and Track II concerns the bereaved's ongoing relationship to the range of memories, images, thoughts, and feeling states associated with the deceased.

Time limitations and the challenge of providing infection-preventing dental care to hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients.

Goal: Oral-dental infection foci should be eradicated before the ablative chemo-radiotherapy regimen of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) commences. The rationale of oral-dental treatment is to prevent the future development and spread of infections in patients with compromised immune systems. This study aims to shed light on the challenges facing hospital dentists in the implementation of optimal oral-dental treatment prior to HSCT.

Antianginal effect of conventional and controlled release diltiazem in stable angina pectoris.

Two preparations of diltiazem, controlled release (CR) given twice a day (b.i.d.

Geographical variation and time trends in the attack rate of coronary heart disease in five Swedish cities.

Based upon community myocardial infarction (MI) records in five Swedish cities, geographical variation and time trends in the attack rate of fatal and non-fatal MI have been evaluated. During the study period 1975-1982, a total of 7699 events were registered among men and 1823 events among women. The mean annual mortality was highest in the north, and a declining gradient in mortality was observed from the northern to the southern part of the country.