Publications by authors named "Muntianu L"

P u r p o s e: Oral health and diseases are significant components of general health. However, oral health-care remains at the lowest of older patients' priorities. The inability to obtain dental care can result in progression of dental disease, leading to a diminished quality of life and overall health.

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Due to high energy content and specific characteristics of dental laser light, this kind of procedure optimizes the outcome on oral cavernous hemangioma removal, diminishing the risks, and complications. Management of a very rare internal cheek cavernous hemangioma presenting a high risk of injury in a patient with chronic acenocoumarol medication and high blood pressure, can be accomplished using diode 810nm laser, in the dental office with predictable results. Protocol complied diode laser, with specific fiber tip, specific power, and operation mode, for 1 minute/1 cm 2 irradiated area.

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The present study aims to identify the current level of clinical and technological performance of dental prosthetic rehabilitation on implants and the possible existence of correlations between different designs and occurring complications in Romanian practice. An online questionnaire with 36 questions, grouped into five sections, has been designed using the Google Forms application. In 2019, it was approved by the Romanian Dental and Maxillofacial Prosthetic Society, and the link to the questionnaire was distributed via email to 70 members.

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The study of anatomical variations is important not only for collecting anthropometric data, but also for improving clinical protocols and understanding why a particular clinical procedure sometimes does not yield the expected results. We report the case of a 74 year-old patient, in which we observed combined anatomical variants of the mandible and maxillary bone. One of these was the unilateral mylohyoid bridge (MB) of the uncommon, lingular type.

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Objective: The objective is to compare, in a prospective randomized clinical trial, three types of attachment systems for mandibular implant overdenture, focusing on costs, maintenance requirements and complications from baseline to the end of 5-year follow-up period.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-nine fully mandibular and fully/partially maxillary edentulous patients received two screw-type Straumann implants, in the mandibular canine region. New overdentures with three types of attachment systems were inserted according to an early-loading protocol: Group B (balls, divided into Subgroup B.

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Objective: To establish the prevalence of palatal tori (TP) and mandibular tori (TM) in a Romanian denture-wearing population in order to see how or if tori influenced the denture design or the treatment planning.

Background Data:   There are no available data regarding tori in an elderly Romanian population and its implication for treatment planning. It could be considered a local factor influencing the quality of prosthetic treatment.

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