Long-term follow-up of corrective jaw surgery including distraction osteogenesis in 32 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Dentofacial deformity following juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) involvement is associated with functional, aesthetic, and psychosocial impairment. Corrective surgical treatment includes combinations of orthognathic surgeries (OS). The aims of this study were to assess orofacial symptoms, functional and aesthetic status, and stability after OS including mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO).

Cardiovascular risk factor assessment in late-onset seizures: A study protocol to assess the value of structured intervention.

Objective: A growing body of evidence suggests patients with late-onset seizures are at an increased risk of stroke, but the potential for reducing cardiovascular morbidity through risk factor screening and management is unknown. We aim to determine whether individuals with new-onset unprovoked seizures after middle age should undergo vascular risk assessment. The long follow-up needed to assess stroke risk and the known benefit of vascular risk factor modification make a standard RCT logistically and ethically challenging.

Serum and salivary inflammatory biomarkers in juvenile idiopathic arthritis-an explorative cross-sectional study.

Background: Biomarkers may be useful in monitoring disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). With new treatment options and treatment goals in JIA, there is an urgent need for more sensitive and responsive biomarkers.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the patterns of 92 inflammation-related biomarkers in serum and saliva in a group of Norwegian children and adolescents with JIA and controls and in active and inactive JIA.

Long-Term Follow-Up of Orthognathic Surgery in 19 Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Objectives: Dentofacial deformity following juvenile idiopathic arthritis with temporomandibular joint involvement is associated with functional, aesthetic, and psychosocial impairment. Surgical treatment may involve combinations of orthognathic surgery. The aims of this retrospective study were to assess orofacial symptoms, functional and aesthetic status, and stability after orthognathic surgery.