Ultrasound-assisted dilute acid hydrolysis for production of essential oils, pectin and bacterial cellulose via a citrus processing waste biorefinery.

An orange peel waste biorefinery was developed employing a design of experiments approach to optimize the ultrasound-assisted dilute acid hydrolysis process applied for production of useful commodities. Central composite design-based response surface methodology was used to approximate the combined effects of process parameters in simultaneous production of essential oils, pectin and a sugar-rich hydrolyzate. Application of a desirability function determined the optimal conditions required for maximal production efficiency of essential oils, pectin and sugars as 5.

Experiences Of Individuals Concerning Combined Orthodontic and Orthognathic Surgical Treatment: A Qualitative Twitter Analysis.

Objective: The aim of this qualitative study was to analyze the content of posts on Twitter in order to gain an in-depth understanding of patients' thoughts and experiences surrounding orthognathic surgical treatment.

Materials And Methods: Using the Twitter search function, with the keywords "jaw surgery," the 1,000 most recent posts on Twitter with relevance to a combined orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment were extracted. After applying relevant inclusion and exclusion criteria, the selected posts were analyzed using thematic analysis by 2 independent investigators.

Highly cited orthodontic articles from 2000 to 2015.

Introduction: Identification of highly cited articles based on the h-index and its properties is important for the evaluation of the past, present, and future of any research discipline. In this study, we aimed to identify the h-classic articles in orthodontics.

Methods: One search on the Web of Science identified all articles from 2000 to 2015 in the 89 journals indexed by the 2015 InCites Journal Citation Reports in the scientific area "dentistry, oral surgery, and medicine.

A novel colourimetric technique to assess chewing function using two-coloured specimens: Validation and application.

Objectives: Chewing efficiency may be evaluated using cohesive specimen, especially in elderly or dysphagic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate three two-coloured chewing gums for a colour-mixing ability test and to validate a new purpose built software (ViewGum©).

Methods: Dentate participants (dentate-group) and edentulous patients with mandibular two-implant overdentures (IOD-group) were recruited.

The 100 Most-Cited Human Cleft Lip and Palate-Related Articles Published in Dentistry, Oral Surgery, and Medicine Journals.

Objective: To identify the 100 most-cited articles pertaining to human cleft lip and palate research published in dentistry, oral surgery, and medicine journals and to identify their principal bibliometric characteristics.

Design: Web-based bibliometric analysis.

Main Outcome Measure: The Web of Science was searched to identify the 100 most-cited clinical articles related to cleft lip and/or palate.

Agenesis of maxillary lateral incisor and tooth replacement: cost-effectiveness of different treatment alternatives.

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of five treatment alternatives for maxillary lateral incisor agenesis where space maintenance and tooth replacement are indicated.

Materials And Methods: The following treatment modalities were considered: single-tooth implant-supported crown, resin-bonded fixed partial denture (FPD), cantilever FPD, full-coverage FPD, and autotransplantation. The cost-effectiveness for each treatment modality was determined as the ratio of the outcome of each modality divided by the cost.

Geometric morphometric 3D shape analysis and covariation of human mandibular and maxillary first molars.

Dental casts of 160 Greek subjects (80 males, 80 females) were scanned by a structured-light scanner. The upper and lower right first molar occlusal surface 3D meshes were processed using geometric morphometric methods. A total of 265 and 274 curve and surface sliding semilandmarks were placed on the upper and lower molar surfaces, respectively.

Aesthetic outcome of cleft lip and palate treatment. Perceptions of patients, families, and health professionals compared to the general public.

The aesthetic outcome of cleft treatment is of great importance due to its complex management and the psychosocial consequences of this defect. The aim of the study was to assess the aesthetic evaluations of patients following cleft surgery by various groups and investigate potential associations of the assessments with life quality parameters. Head photos of 12 adult patients with treated unilateral cleft lip and palate were evaluated by laypeople and professionals.

Mesiodistal tooth size in non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate patients: a meta-analysis.

Objectives: To evaluate, using meta-analysis methodology, mesiodistal tooth dimensions in non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients.

Materials And Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar Beta, EMBASE Excerpta Medica, CINAHL, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Collaboration, identifying English and non-English articles reporting on mesiodistal tooth dimensions on the cleft and non-cleft side of non-syndromic unilateral CLP patients. Additional studies were identified by searching reference lists of articles consulted.

Quantitative evaluation of neurosensory disturbance after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments: a systematic review.

Purpose: To evaluate neurosensory disturbance of the inferior alveolar nerve, after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy, from before surgery to 1 year postoperatively, by quantitatively evaluating published data using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments.

Materials And Methods: A literature search was conducted by use of PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and the Cochrane Library in June 2012. The related citations function in PubMed, reference lists, and authors' names were used to expand the search.

Assessment of potential orthodontic mini-implant insertion sites based on anatomical hard tissue parameters: a systematic review.

Purpose: To estimate the applicability of potential sites for insertion of orthodontic mini-implants (OMIs) by a systematic review of studies that used computed tomography (CT) or cone beam CT to evaluate anatomical bone quality and quantity parameters, such as bone thickness, available space, and bone density.

Materials And Methods: Medline and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched to identify all relevant papers. Several key words were used, such as computerized/computed tomography, mini-implants, and OMIs.

Appreciation of cleft lip and palate treatment outcome by professionals and laypeople.

The aim of the study was to analyse the aesthetic evaluation of head photographs of treated individuals with clefts by laypeople and professionals and to investigate how certain cephalometric variables could be related to their rating. A set of five standardized head photos (frontal, both laterals, three-quater right and left) of 12 Caucasian patients with treated unilateral cleft lip and palate were presented to 12 adult laypeople, 12 orthodontists, and 12 maxillofacial surgeons. For each set of photos the judges had to answer four questions on a visual analogue scale (VAS).

Gingival changes and secondary tooth eruption in adolescents and adults: a longitudinal retrospective study.

Introduction: Our aim was to investigate 8 years of vertical changes of the gingival margin and tooth displacement of maxillary molars and incisors in adolescents and adults.

Methods: Twenty-five adolescents and 10 adults were included in this study, with dental casts taken 2 and 10 years after orthodontic treatment. The gingival contour of the teeth was traced digitally using calibrated photographs of the 2 dental casts, and gingival changes were measured on crown superimposition.

Distances between facial landmarks can be measured accurately with a new digital 3-dimensional video system.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate a new digital 3-dimensional infrared video system to determine its accuracy, precision, and validity in measuring facial distances.

Methods: Bench experiments were performed by measuring the vertical and diagonal distances of chessboard squares of known length to determine the system's accuracy and precision. To test the system's validity, 16 healthy volunteers participated in this study.

Oral health-related quality of life in hospitalised stroke patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that impairment of orofacial function following stroke affects the patients' oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Material And Methods: From the University Hospitals of Geneva, 31 stroke patients (18 men, 13 women, mean age 69.0 ± 12.

Vertical growth-related changes in the positions of palatal rugae and maxillary incisors.

Introduction: With 3-dimensional scanning, the image of 1 digital dental cast can be superimposed on another to observe growth or treatment changes; however, this requires stable references. The palatal rugae were considered reliable points for detecting dental changes on the cast's occlusal plane, but is this the case in the vertical plane? Our aims were to assess the long-term stability of the palatal rugae in the vertical dimension, relate them to possible maxillary incisor posteruptive movements, and validate them as references for the evaluation of longitudinal dental changes.

Methods: Four-year longitudinal lateral cephalograms and dental casts of 10 adults and 13 adolescents were used.