Outcome of conservative treatments in patients with TMJ retrodiscal layer rupture or disc perforation.

Objectives: This study was aimed to investigate the efficacy of comprehensive conservative treatments in patients with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) retrodiscal layer rupture and/or disc perforation.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective study of thirty-one consecutive patients with findings of TMJ retrodiscal layer rupture and/or disc perforation using magnetic resonance imaging. Comprehensive stomatognathic system assessments were performed.

Clinical characteristics and salivary biomarkers of burning mouth syndrome.

Objectives: To investigate the clinical characteristics and salivary biomarkers in each type of burning mouth syndrome (BMS) patients.

Materials And Methods: Ninety-eight postmenopausal female patients with BMS were included. Fifty and 21 patients were assigned to the primary and secondary groups, respectively.

Case series: Noninfectious myositis of temporal muscle: a report of 2 cases.

Background: Noninfectious myositis (NIM) of the masticatory muscles is uncommon local myalgia disorder persisted by a centrally-mediated neurogenic mechanism. Due to the rarity of this condition and the lack of appropriate data regarding it, diagnosing this pathology when it affects the temporal muscle (TM) is challenging.

Case Presentation: Clinical signs and symptoms, diagnostic process, and treatment outcome of 2 rare cases of NIM of the TM were presented.

Smoking and Drinking Adjusted Association between Head and Neck Cancers and Oral Health Status Related to Periodontitis: a Meta-Analysis.

Background: Not so many reports about the association between head and neck cancer (HNC) and oral health status related to periodontitis (OHS-P) has been published in different countries with different methods. So, there is a need for an extensive meta-analysis with the total articles published until 2020. Hence, this study aimed to estimate the association between HNC and OHS-P through a meta-analysis.