EJPD 2025 Policies: SIOI Policy on Direct Restorative Materials in Paediatric Dentistry.

Aim: The Italian Society of Paediatric Dentistry (SIOI) is committed to encourage all dental practitioners to provide safe and updated prevention and treatment strategies for oral diseases in paediatric patients. SIOI promotes quality communication and information to parents and caregivers for prevention and awareness of oral diseases in the paediatric population. The purpose of this SIOI Policy is to provide dental professionals with comprehensive guidance on paediatric restorative materials, ensuring that treatment decisions are based on the latest and highest-quality scientific evidence.

Advancing Orthodontic Aesthetics: Exploring the Potential of Injectable Composite Resin Techniques for Enhanced Smile Transformations.

The injection moulding technique (IMT) is a minimally invasive restorative treatment. This technique enables the application of thin, flowable composite layers into a stable, transparent silicone index that serves as a mould. Due to the fluid properties of the composite, it efficiently fills the silicone tray and seamlessly integrates with the tooth structure, often obviating tooth preparation and preserving overall tooth integrity.

To rest or not to rest after sacral colpopexy? Dispelling an old custom in the ERAS time.

Purpose: Despite the advent of the ERAS Program, recovery after urogynecological surgery is still a highly debated topic in clinical practice. The majority of gynecologic surgeons, in fact, continue to advise patients to home rest and to avoid lifting heavy objects after surgery. The aim of the present study was to verify the impact of a moderate-high physical activity and recovery after surgery on anatomical results after LSC, with a 2-year follow-up (FU).

Teenage Patients with Class II Subdivision Treated with Aligners and Elastics: A Retrospective Study.

: This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of Class II subdivision teenage patients treated with Invisalign clear aligners (CAs) and elastics. : A total of 23 individuals aged 14.3 ± 2.

The dynamics of higher-order novelties.

Studying how we explore the world in search of novelties is key to understand the mechanisms that can lead to new discoveries. Previous studies analyzed novelties in various exploration processes, defining them as the first appearance of an element. However, novelties can also be generated by combining what is already known.

Characterizing orthodontic mini-screws in the hard palate of pigs: An experimental and finite-element study.

Objective: This paper analyses the mechanical response of mini-implants under pull-out, push-in, and shear forces.

Materials And Methods: The authors have devised a specialized testing apparatus, using a universal testing machine, for the mechanical characterisation of orthodontic mini-implants (OMI) installed in pig hard palate. The experimental investigation encompasses seven screw types, each subjected to pull-out, push-in, and shear forces.

Compound odontoma and impaction of the lower left deciduous canine in a 4-year-old child: diagnosis and treatment.

Background: Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumours, often considered hamartomas rather than true neoplasms. These mixed tumours consist of fully differentiated dental tissues, including enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp. Odontomas can be classified into compound and complex types.

What is the impact of patient attributes, implant characteristics, surgical techniques, and placement location on the success of orthodontic mini-implants in young adults? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Temporary anchorage devices (TADs) address challenges in traditional orthodontic anchorage like patient compliance and precision, showing significantly improved clinical outcomes, particularly for cases requiring maximum anchorage.

Materials And Methods: A systematic electronic search was performed in five research databases, focusing on studies published between 2015 and 2023. The ROBINS-I tool from the Cochrane Bias Methods Group assessed the risk of bias.

Use of an Orthodontic and Otolaryngological Approach in an Infant with Holoprosencephaly.

Holoprosencephaly is a complex human brain malformation resulting from incomplete cleavage of the prosencephalon into both hemispheres. Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is sometimes found in patients with mild forms of holoprosencephaly. Surgical treatment is required.

Mapping job fitness and skill coherence into wages: an economic complexity analysis.

Leveraging the discrete skill and knowledge worker requirements of each occupation provided by O*NET, our empirical approach employs network-based tools from the Economic Complexity framework to characterize the US occupational network. This approach provides insights into the interplay between wages and the complexity or relatedness of the skill sets within each occupation, complementing conventional human capital frameworks. Our empirical strategy is threefold.

From 3D to 2D-4K laparoscopic sacral colpopexy: are we addicted to technology?

Objective: A study analyzing perioperative outcomes related to a sudden switch from 3D to 2D-4K technology for laparoscopic sacral colpopexy by expert pelvic surgeons: are we addicted to technology?

Material And Methods: After a sudden transition from 3D to 2D-4K laparoscopic technology, a total of 115 consecutive pelvic prolapse patients who underwent sacral colpopexy from June 2020 to September 2021 were retrospectively assessed from our database. Perioperative parameters, operative times (OT), and intraoperative difficulty scales were assessed. One-year follow-ups were analyzed for the study.

ZeroExpander® effectiveness assessment in PEEK or PA12 in a group of paediatric patients with transverse maxillary deficiency.

Aim: The aim of this article is to compare the performance of ZeroExpander® realised using PEEK or PA12 for the expansion of the maxilla in paediatric patients, exploring a new concept for approaching maxillary expansion with a metal-free fixed automatic appliance, based on pre-programmed set-up and anchored on deciduous teeth.

Materials: It is a retrospective comparative study with a sample of 40 children in early or mixed deciduous dentition and transversal maxillary deficit, 20 treated with ZeroExpander® in PEEK and 20 treated with ZeroExpander® in PA12 with a mean age of 7.3 years old.

Comparative analysis of treatment outcomes between Bi-Maxillary Plates and Facemask for treating class III malocclusion in growing subjects. A retrospective study.

Aim: To comparatively analyse the skeletal and dento-alveolar changes after treatment with Class III Bi-Maxillary Plates (BMPs) and FM appliances in growing patients with Class III skeletal malocclusion.

Conclusion: BMPs with class III elastics provided a similar pattern of skeletal and dento-alveolar changes compared to FMs, however supported by slightly greater dentoalveolar effects that contribute to the correction of the class III malocclusion in growing subjects.

Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence Models in the Prediction of Periodontitis: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Periodontitis is the main cause of tooth loss and is related to many systemic diseases. Artificial intelligence (AI) in periodontics has the potential to improve the accuracy of risk assessment and provide personalized treatment planning for patients with periodontitis. This systematic review aims to examine the actual evidence on the accuracy of various AI models in predicting periodontitis.

Use of Edibles as Effective Tools in Myofunctional Therapy: A Pilot Study.

Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to explore the introduction of edible spread cream and small candies as tools to improve motivation and compliance in young children undergoing myofunctional therapy, with the purpose of optimizing oral functions, including swallowing.

Methods: Six patients, one female and five males, between the ages of 7 and 14 years, presenting with atypical swallowing, were evaluated and treated at the clinic of the University of L'Aquila. The patients included in the study were randomly divided into two groups and were treated with two different treatment protocols: Group A: traditional myofunctional therapy and traditional tools; Group B: same exercises as group A, but with edible tools (spreadable cream and small candies).

Quality of Life and Sexual Function after Laparoscopic Posterior Vaginal Plication Plus Sacral Colpopexy for Severe Posterior Vaginal Prolapse.

Background: Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy (LSC) is the gold standard treatment for women with apical/anterior pelvic organ prolapse (POP). For isolated posterior vaginal prolapse, instead, the literature suggests fascial native tissue repair. This is a retrospective 2-year quality-of-life follow-up study after laparoscopic posterior plication (LPP) combined with LSC in patients with anterior/apical prolapse combined with severe posterior colpocele.

Laparoscopic Posterior Vaginal Plication plus Sacral Colpopexy for Severe Posterior Vaginal Prolapse: a Step-by-Step Video- Article.

Background: In 2023, our Centre validated a surgical approach for patients with anterior/apical prolapse associated with severe posterior colpocele, using a laparoscopic posterior vaginal plication (LPP) combined with standard sacral colpopexy (LSC), demonstrating significant benefits in terms of anatomical repair.

Objectives: A step-by-step video demonstration of Laparoscopic Posterior Vaginal Plication (LPP) combined with "two-mesh" Sacral Colpopexy (LSC).

Material And Methods: Surgical technique of a LSC with 2 separate meshes is described.

Effect of collaborative-filtering-based recommendation algorithms on opinion polarization.

A central role in shaping the experience of users online is played by recommendation algorithms. On the one hand they help retrieving content that best suits users taste, but on the other hand they may give rise to the so-called "filter bubble" effect, favoring the rise of polarization. In the present paper we study how a user-user collaborative-filtering algorithm affects the behavior of a group of agents repeatedly exposed to it.

Aligners, can my child use them too?

This is a frequently asked question. The answer depends on various factors, with cooperation being among the most essential. As a parent, you must ask yourself if you can rely on your child to wear aligners correctly for most of the day.

First and second branchial arch involvement in mandibulofacial dysostosis Guion-Almeida type.

Mandibulofacial dysostosis Guion-Almeida Type (MFDGA; OMIM#610536) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in the EFTUD2 gene. Mandibulofacial dysostoses are characterised by the core triad malar hypoplasia, maxillary hypoplasia and dysplastic ears, all derived by the impaired development of the first and second branchial arches. Differential diagnosis is often challenging.

Evaluation of the Loss of Strength, Resistance, and Elasticity in the Different Types of Intraoral Orthodontic Elastics (IOE): A Systematic Review of the Literature of In Vitro Studies.

Background: Intraoral orthodontic elastics (IOE), typically referred to as rubber bands, are important tools for correcting malocclusion, and they are classified into latex and synthetic (elastomeric-based) elastics. They have different strengths and sizes, depending on their intended use, that provide clinicians with the ability to correct both anteroposterior and vertical discrepancies. Clinical use, together with saliva, alters the physical characteristics of both latex and synthetic elastics, causing declines in strength over time.

Are aligners effective and efficient in growing patients?

Background: Proper development of deciduous and mixed dentition is essential to the oral health of growing patients, and early interceptive orthopedic or orthodontic treatments are indicated in specific clinical situations. Nowadays, orthodontists are subjected to a lot of pressure from growing patients and their parents about the orthodontic appliances that should be used. The aim of this article is to indicate how, when and why it is possible to effectively use aligners in growing patients.