The role of pain-related disability on treatment outcome and psychosocial symptoms in patients with temporomandibular disorders - a pilot study.

Objective: The aim of the pilot study was to investigate the association of pain-related disability with the outcome of conservative treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and with depressive and non-specific physical symptoms among TMD pain patients utilizing Graded Chronic Pain Scale 1.0 (GCPS1.0) as a screening instrument.

Association of self-reported bruxism with temporomandibular disorders - Northern Finland Birth Cohort (NFBC) 1966 study.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of self-reported bruxism and its association with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The hypothesis of the study was that self-reported bruxism is associated with TMD.

Methods: The data were gathered from 1962 subjects who participated in a field study in 2012-2013, including a questionnaire concerning bruxism and TMD symptoms as well as clinical sub-diagnoses of TMD using the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD).

The 1 Baltic Osseointegration Academy and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Consensus Conference 2016. Summary and Consensus Statements: Group I - Peri-Implantitis Aetiology, Risk Factors and Pathogenesis.

Introduction: The task of Group 1 was to review and update the existing data concerning aetiology, risk factors and pathogenesis of peri-implantitis. Previous history of periodontitis, poor oral hygiene, smoking and presence of general diseases have been considered among the aetiological risk factors for the onset of peri-implant pathologies, while late dental implant failures are commonly associated with peri-implantitis and/or with the application of incorrect biomechanical forces. Special interest was paid to the bone cells dynamics as part of the pathogenesis of peri-implantitis.

The Prosthetic Influence and Biomechanics on Peri-Implant Strain: a Systematic Literature Review of Finite Element Studies.

Objectives: To systematically review risks of mechanical impact on peri-implant strain and prosthetic influence on stability across finite element studies.

Material And Methods: An online literature search was performed on MEDLINE and EMBASE databases published between 2011 and 2016. Following keywords tiered screening and selection of the title, abstract and full-text were performed.

Preliminary Observations Regarding Treatment Outcomes in Patients Treated with Maxillary Implant Overdentures in a University Clinic.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcome of maxillary implant overdenture treatment in a selected patient sample.

Materials And Methods: Eighteen out of a total of 26 patients who were prescribed overdentures supported by two to six implants each attended a follow-up clinical assessment. Evaluative criteria included oral health-related quality of life records using the OHIP-14 questionnaire.

Veneered zirconia crowns as abutment teeth for partial removable dental prostheses: a clinical 4-year retrospective study.

Statement Of Problem: The mechanical properties of zirconia suggest that it might serve as a material for abutment crowns for partial removable dental prostheses (RDPs). Only limited clinical evidence is available for the use of ceramics as abutment crowns.

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective clinical study was to evaluate the outcome of veneered zirconia single crowns in abutment teeth for RPDs in participants treated by predoctoral students.

Quality of Life of Patients Treated With Implant-Supported Mandibular Overdentures Evaluated With the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14): a Survey of 58 Patients.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life of patients treated with implant-supported mandibular overdentures and to compare the attachment systems used.

Material And Methods: Altogether 112 patients treated with implant-supported mandibular overdentures in 1985 - 2004 were invited to the follow-up; 58 of them attended and replied to the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) -questionnaire. There were 48 overdentures with a bar connection and 10 with a ball connection, the total number of implants installed and still in use was 197.

Outcome of treatment of implant-retained overdenture in patients with extreme mandibular bone resorption treated with bone grafts using a modified tent pole technique.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcome (prosthetic maintenance, survival of implants, patient satisfaction, and quality of life) of prosthetic treatment using an implant-retained overdenture and a modified tent pole procedure for severe mandibular resorption.

Material And Methods: Seventeen edentulous patients (mean age, 68 yr; range, 54 to 77 yr) with severely resorbed mandibles were treated with autogenous bone grafts using a modified tent pole technique and implant overdentures. A bar was used to splint the implants and the final prostheses with implant connection were completed approximately 7 months after surgery.

Outcome of implant-supported overdenture treatment--a survey of 58 patients.

Objective: The aim of this follow-up study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of implant-supported or implant-retained mandibular overdenture treatment.

Material And Methods: Altogether 112 patients treated with implant-supported overdentures between 1985 and 2004 were invited to the follow-up and 58 attended the clinical examination. The total amount of implants examined and still in use was 197.