Dentoalveolar bone height in Class I adults with different vertical patterns: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Facial divergence during growth and development affects both the anterior and posterior alveolar bone dimensions in the maxilla and mandible, and the dentoalveolar compensation mechanism in severe vertical skeletal discrepancies remains unclear.

Aims: To evaluate the: (1) difference in dentoalveolar heights among subjects with different vertical facial patterns; (2) association between the dentoalveolar bone height and other cephalometric variables; (3) effect of sex on dentoalveolar height measurements.

Material And Methods: Non-growing subjects with skeletal Class I (0° View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Substance use disorder in the context of the economic crisis, covid-19 pandemic and social unrest: a cross-sectional study across Beirut (2020-2021).

Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) is related to the interplay of various factors. The primary objective of this study was to assess the variation in substance use (SU) among a set of Lebanese people undergoing treatment for SUD during the Lebanese economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, and Beirut Blast.

Methods: A cross-sectional study including Lebanese adults previously diagnosed with and being treated for SUD at the Skoun center was conducted.

Opioid use disorder in two samples of the Lebanese population: scale validation and correlation with sleep and mood disorders.

Background: The revised Opioid Risk Tool (ORT-OUD) is a brief, self-report scale designed to provide clinicians with a simple, validated method to screen for the risk of developing an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in patients without a prior history of substance abuse. This study aimed to translate and validate the Arabic version of ORT-OUD in the Lebanese population and assess its clinical validity in a sample of patients with OUD.

Methods: This cross-sectional study in the Lebanese population used several validated scales to assess the risk of OUD, including the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST).

[The « patient casting »: a key decision in orthognathic surgery].

Introduction: The surgical orthodontic patient is a patient whose management is specific. The success of this protocol goes beyond of the right indication and the control of the pre-surgical orthodontic preparation of the treatment. The coordination revolves around a multidisciplinary team, namely an orthodontist, a maxillofacial surgeon, a physiotherapist, a speech therapist, a general practitioner, etc.

Effectiveness of orthopaedic treatments on the enlargement of the upper airways: Overview of systematic reviews.

Objective: The aims of this overview are to evaluate the three-dimensional effects of orthopaedic treatment (OT) and myofunctional therapy (MT) on the enlargement of the upper airways (UA).

Methods: A search of the MEDLINE/PubMed and EMBASE databases was conducted up to July 2022 and completed by hand search. After selection of the title and abstract, systematic reviews (SR) dealing with the impact of OT and/or MT on UA containing only controlled studies were included.

Comparison of post-surgical soft tissue changes between bilateral cleft patients treated with and without a modified nasoalveolar molding appliance: A cohort study.

Introduction: The advantages of nasoalveolar molding (NAM) treatment for cleft lip and palate (CLP) patients have been well documented. A modified design for bilateral CLP was introduced.

Aims: This paper aimed to: 1- quantify the soft tissue changes after applying modified NAM treatment to these patients; and 2-compare post-surgical changes to a control group where no NAM was used.

The association between long-distance migration and PTSD prevalence in Syrian refugees.

Background: Refugees are forced migrants but there is a large variation in the distance that refugees cover and there is a paucity in the evidence of how this may affect refugees' health and health care needs.

Objective: We investigated the association between long-distance migration and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a serious psychiatric disorder associated with deteriorating mental and somatic health.

Methods: Included from 2016-2019 were adult Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Denmark that arrived up to 12 months prior to inclusion.

Lebanese People Living with HIV: Psychiatric Co-morbidities and Psycho-Social Environment.

Data are lacking on the psychiatric and psycho-social profiles of Middle-Eastern people living with HIV (PLHIV). Our study aimed to establish the prevalence and correlates of mental illness in a sample of Lebanese PLHIV, and to delineate their socio-cultural reality. PLHIV, either attending a private ID clinic or a non-governmental organization, were interviewed.

The Relationship Between Anxiety Disorders and Parkinson's Disease: Clinical and Therapeutic Issues.

Purpose Of Review: This paper seeks to describe anxiety's different symptomatologic presentations in Parkinson's disease (PD), its longitudinal course and predictors, as well as its motor and non-motor correlates. It also reviews the available screening tools and different treatment modalities.

Recent Findings: In PD, longitudinal predictors of anxiety are mostly non-motor non-dopaminergic symptoms.

Morphometric analysis of palatal rugae in different malocclusions.

Objectives: Studies of the association between palatal rugae (PR) and malocclusion are scarce. While unstable following treatment such as rapid maxillary expansion, we hypothesized that PR differ among malocclusions because of genetic determination but also different environmental conditions during development. Our goal was to assess the possible association between PR morphometric measurements and both sagittal and vertical characteristics of malocclusion.

Potential and limitations of orthodontic biomechanics: recognizing the gaps between knowledge and practice.

The perennial goals of efficient biomechanics are to obtain more controlled and faster movement and using more discrete appliances. The most recent technological advances have buttressed these goals. Temporary anchorage devices have revolutionized orthodontic practice and loom as a solid cornerstone of orthodontic science, along with the use of light forces, facilitated by "smart" archwires for optimal tooth movement.

Facial soft tissue thickness differences among different vertical facial patterns.

In forensic facial approximation, facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) measurements play a major role. These values are affected by many factors such as ethnicity, age and sex, in addition to measurement errors. We hypothesize that an additional source of error is the lack of consideration of facial type in the assessment of FSTT norms.

Unilateral sagittal split osteotomy: effect on mandibular symmetry in the treatment of class III with laterognathia.

Unlabelled: The bilateral sagittal split osteotomy is considered the standard surgery to correct facial asymmetries. More recently, unilateral sagittal split osteotomy (USSO) was used to treat such malocclusions.

Aim: To assess facial symmetry following USSO in the treatment of class III laterognathia.

Asylum seekers' and Refugees' Changing Health (ARCH) study protocol: an observational study in Lebanon and Denmark to assess health implications of long-distance migration on communicable and non-communicable diseases and mental health.

Introduction: By end of 2018, the European Union countries hosted approximately 2.5 million refugees and Lebanon alone hosted more than 1 million. The majority of refugees worldwide came from Syria.

Prospective, multi-centric benchmark study assessing delirium: prevalence, incidence and its correlates in hospitalized elderly Lebanese patients.

Background: With the increase in the proportion of elderly Lebanese patients, little is known about delirium's prevalence, incidence and correlated factors.

Aims: To identify the prevalence, incidence and factors associated with overall and incident delirium in hospitalized elderly Lebanese patients.

Methods: A convenient sample was recruited from three university hospitals affiliated to the Lebanese university faculty of medical sciences.

Distance to alveolar crestal bone: a critical factor in the success of orthodontic mini-implants.

Background: To evaluate the success rate of orthodontic mini-implant (MI) in relation to implant characteristics, mainly implant distance to alveolar crestal bone (AC) and root proximity (RP) to adjacent teeth.

Methods: Two hundred sixty MIs (209 in maxilla, 51 in mandible) were categorized into success (n = 229) and failure (n = 31) groups. Distances from MI to the most adjacent tooth (DT) and to AC level (DC) were measured on periapical radiographs taken with the orthoradial projection technique.

Stereophotogrammetric analysis of labial morphology in a young adult Middle-Eastern population.

Introduction: The majority of previous research delineating the morphological characteristics of the orolabial region has been on Caucasian populations, with very minor research on Mediterranean populations, and none on the Lebanese population.

Aim: The primary aim was to collect information on the gender-specific 3D morphology of the mouth and lips in young Middle Eastern adults. The secondary aim was to explore the presence of associations between orolabial morphology and age and body mass index (BMI), and to assess correlations between linear orolabial dimensions and area/volume measures.

Midsagittal facial soft tissue thickness norms in an adult Mediterranean population.

The use of facial soft tissue thickness (FSTT) values is essential in forensic facial approximation. Few studies have assessed the FSTT norms in Mediterranean populations and none in the Lebanese population. The purpose of this study was to (1) present midsagittal facial FSTT norms for Lebanese adults with well-balanced faces and normal occlusion; (2) evaluate the presence of sexual dimorphism within these measurements; (3) establish a potential correlation between these measurements and (4) build on the existing database of FSTT data from previously published studies.

Adverse childhood experiences in substance use disorder outpatients of a Lebanese addiction center.

Childhood adversities (CAs) are well reviewed in mental health and addiction research internationally. However, these variables have not been studied within the framework of addiction in the Middle East region. The present study reports the prevalence of Childhood Adversities in a sample of outpatients seeking treatment for Substance Use Disorder.

Opiate agonist treatment to improve health of individuals with opioid use disorder in Lebanon.

Background: Opioid agonist therapy has been widely used to reduce harms among individuals with opioid use disorder but its effectiveness has not been evaluated in the Middle East North African (MENA) region. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a program using opioid agonist therapy in combination with psychosocial support on improving psychological and social well-being, reducing arrest, and reducing risky behavior in individuals with opioid use disorder in Lebanon.

Methods: A one-group pre-test post-test design study was performed at SKOUN Lebanese Addiction Centre between January 2013 and December 2014.

Chin-throat anatomy: Normal relations and changes following orthognathic surgery and growth modification.

Objectives: To determine if a new facial line (T), tangent to the throat, intersects the mandibular border in anterior (ANT) and posterior (POST) parts in proportions varying with facial configuration, and to evaluate the association between chin projection and throat inclination and the potential for the T-line to reflect this association.

Materials And Methods: Measurements on profile photographs and cephalograms of 135 adults (aged 18-50 years)-45 each of Class I, II, and III (CI, CII, CIII) malocclusions-included ANT and POST, chin-throat (CTA), and mento-cervical (MCA) angles. Pre- and posttreatment measurements were compared in two subgroups (n = 25 each) of CII and CIII orthognathic surgery patients and in CII, division 1 early-treatment patients (n = 63).

Instability of palatal rugae following rapid maxillary expansion.

Background: Existing evidence on changes of the palatal rugae following rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is scarce and inconclusive, particularly immediate post-expansion changes in three-dimensional assessments.

Objectives: Our aims were to assess the dimensional stability of the palatal rugae in the antero-posterior and transverse dimensions following RME treatment, as well as the three-dimensional changes in palatal volume and area.

Material And Methods: The sample consisted of the dental casts of 30 adolescents (16 males; 14 females, age 11.

Depression and religiosity and their correlates in Lebanese breast cancer patients.

Background: Breast cancer bears considerable morbidity and mortality and is well known to increase the risk of major depression, whereas religiosity has been reported to be protective. We searched for an association between depression and religiosity in breast cancer patients. We also sought to find an association between depression and various sociodemographic and disease variables.