Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies in Fanconi Anemia: A Systematic Review and Additional 46 Reports.

Objective: Fanconi anemia (FA), a rare genetic disorder, has not been comprehensively studied regarding its dental and craniofacial phenotypes. This study aimed to systematically review the available evidence on dental, occlusion, and craniofacial anomalies in individuals with FA and to describe the occurrence of these anomalies in a cohort from two Brazilian referral centers.

Materials And Methods: Electronic searches were conducted across six databases, supplemented by manual searches and gray literature.

Volatile sulfur compounds and salivary parameters in patients undergoing head and neck cancer treatment: A preliminary study.

Background: Treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is often associated with various adverse effects, including changes in salivary parameters and complaints of halitosis. This study aimed to investigate changes in volatile sulfur compound (VSC) levels and salivary parameters in patients undergoing treatment for HNSCC.

Methods: This prospective longitudinal study was conducted at a Brazilian oncology center, where a convenience sample of 24 HNSCC patients undergoing radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy were evaluated for VSC levels, salivary flow, pH, viscosity, dry mouth, and tongue coating.

Volatile sulfur compounds, biofilm, and salivary parameters in patients with periodontal disease: a cross-sectional study.

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the interplay between volatile sulfur compounds (VSC), biofilm, salivary parameters, and periodontal status in patients with and without periodontal disease. Sixty-four subjects diagnosed with periodontitis and 60 periodontally healthy individuals were included. Probing depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing, tongue coating index, plaque index, number of teeth, spinnability of unstimulated whole saliva, and salivary flow rate were evaluated.

Fine-needle aspiration cytology for the diagnosis of plasma cell neoplasms in the head and neck region: A systematic analysis of the literature.

Background: Cytopathologic analysis is feasible and provides detailed morphological characterisation of head and neck lesions.

Aims: To integrate the available data published on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) used for the diagnosis of plasma cell neoplasms (PCN) of the head and neck region.

Materials And Methods: Searches on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus were performed to compile data from case reports/case series published in English.

Seroprevalence, Prevalence, and Genomic Surveillance: Monitoring the Initial Phases of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Betim, Brazil.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented need for epidemiological monitoring using diverse strategies. We conducted a project combining prevalence, seroprevalence, and genomic surveillance approaches to describe the initial pandemic stages in Betim City, Brazil. We collected 3239 subjects in a population-based age-, sex- and neighborhood-stratified, household, prospective; cross-sectional study divided into three surveys 21 days apart sampling the same geographical area.

Determinant factors for immediate care seeking after traumatic dental injury among Brazilian children.

The present study aimed to evaluate the frequency of immediate care seeking after traumatic dental injury (TDI) in primary dentition and its association with the children's characteristics, socioeconomic status, and TDI characteristics. This was a cross-sectional study with dental records of children aged 9 months to 6 years who attended a reference center in TDI in primary dentition between 2007 and 2018. Immediate care seeking after TDI, child's characteristics, sociodemographic conditions and TDI characteristics were collected.

Facial and Cephalometric Features of Individuals With Mucopolysaccharidosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: The aim was to assess craniofacial features through facial anthropometric and lateral cephalometry measurements of individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) and compare them with individuals without MPS.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Patients: A total of 14 individuals with MPS and 28 non-MPS age- and sex-matched were enrolled in this study.

Dental and maxillomandibular incidental findings in panoramic radiography among individuals with mucopolysaccharidosis: a cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is a group of rare and inherited metabolic disorders caused by the accumulation of macromolecule glycosaminoglycans inside lysosomes. Affected individuals may have dental and craniofacial tissue alterations, facilitating the development of several oral diseases.

Objectives: To assess, with panoramic radiographic images, the frequency of dental and maxillomandibular incidental findings among MPS individuals and compare them with non-MPS individuals.

New mandibular indices in cone beam computed tomography to identify low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate new radiomorphometric indices in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for assessing bone mineral density (BMD) status in postmenopausal women.

Study Design: Mandibular inferior cortical bone thickness was evaluated in 48 postmenopausal women in cross-sectional images at 4 sites: (1) symphysis (S): cross-sectional image equidistant from the centers of the right and left mental foramina (MF); (2) anterior (A): 10 mm anterior to the MF; (3) molar (M): 10 mm posterior to the MF; and (4) posterior (P): 25 mm posterior to the MF. Participants underwent dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and were divided into normal, osteopenia, and osteoporosis groups.

Imaging diagnosis of external root resorption in replanted permanent teeth.

The present study aimed to evaluate the performance of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and digital periapical radiographs (PR) in diagnosing external root resorption (ERR) in human permanent teeth replanted after traumatic avulsion. The samples comprised 39 permanent maxillary incisors replanted after traumatic avulsion. Digital PR and CBCT images were taken from each tooth and independently examined by 2 calibrated examiners to assess the ERR activity regarding type and extension.

Mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst: Case report and literature review.

The present study reports a case of a mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst (MBBC) associated with a partially erupted mandibular first molar. The intraoral examination revealed vestibular swelling in the right mandibular permanent first molar region. Panoramic radiography and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) showed a well-delimited radiolucent image involving the roots and part of the crown of the right mandibular permanent first molar with bulging and areas of buccal cortical bone resorption.

Cone-beam computed tomography analysis of cemento-osseous dysplasia-induced changes in adjacent structures in a Brazilian population.

Objectives: To describe the effects of cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD) on anatomical structures.

Methods: CBCT scans were retrospectively selected from a database of individuals who attended an Oral Medicine service. Cases with a confirmed diagnosis of periapical, focal, or florid COD were included.

Mandibular radiomorphometric parameters of women with cemento-osseous dysplasia.

Objective: To compare the radiomorphometric parameters of mandibular trabecular and cortical bone of females with and without cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD).

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional paired study was conducted. Digital panoramic radiographs were obtained from females diagnosed in a public service of Oral Medicine.

Incidence, predictors and validation of risk scores to predict postoperative mortality after noncardiac vascular surgery, a prospective cohort study.

Background: Noncardiac vascular surgery (VS) patients have comorbidities that increase the risk of death after surgery. Assessing that risk is important to allocate the necessary resources and improve quality of care. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and predictors of 30-day post-operative mortality (POM) after VS and compare the performance of existing risk scores.

Use of fractal analysis in dental images: a systematic review.

Objectives: This study reviewed the use of fractal analysis (FA) in dental images.

Methods: A search was performed using PubMed, MEDLINE, LILACS, Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. The inclusion criteria were human studies in the English language, with no date restriction.

Comparison between fractal analysis and radiopacity evaluation as a tool for studying repair of an osseous defect in an animal model using biomaterials.

Objectives: To evaluate bone repair of an osseous defect in a rat animal model through fractal analysis and radiopacity analysis in radiographic images.

Methods: 120 rats were subjected to extraction of their first molar and divided into four groups ( = 6/group) according to the material used for bone grafting: mineralized bovine bone, demineralized bovine bone (DBB), blood clot (BC - control) or Bio-Oss (BO). The animals were sacrificed after 1, 7, 14, 21 and 49 days and subjected to radiographic evaluation.

Predicting mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after open vascular surgery.

Purposes: Vascular surgery (VS) has a higher perioperative mortality than other types of surgery. We compared different scores for predicting mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after open VS.

Methods: Patients admitted to the ICU after open VS from 2006 to 2013 were included.

Major Cardiac Events in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care After Vascular Noncardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort.

. Patients proposed to vascular noncardiac surgery (VS) have several comorbidities associated with major adverse cardiac events (MACE). We evaluated incidence, predictors, and outcomes, and compared different scores to predict MACE after VS.

Digital panoramic radiography and cone-beam CT as ancillary tools to detect low bone mineral density in post-menopausal women.

Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of the mandibular cortical index (MCI) obtained by digital panoramic radiography (DPR) and by panoramic reconstruction (PR) of cone-beam CT (CBCT) with three different slice thicknesses for the screening of low bone mineral density (BMD) in post-menopausal women.

Methods: Two trained oral and maxillofacial radiologists assessed the MCI based on the morphology of the mandibular bone cortex (classified as C1, C2 or C3). The DPR and PR of CBCT with slice thicknesses of 5, 15 or 25 mm were compared to the BMD obtained by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in post-menopausal women.

[Evaluation of the quality of recovery and the postoperative health status after elective surgery].

Purpose: Postoperative recovery is a complex process with physiologic, functional, and psychologic dimensions. Postoperative quality of recovery is considered as a crucial outcome following surgery and anesthesia. The objective of this study was to assess and compare the quality of postoperative recovery and health status before and after surgery, in patients undergoing elective surgery.

Comparative study of oral and salivary parameters in patients with and without loss of bone mass.

Osteoporosis is an insidious and increasingly prevalent disease that can cause fractures and affect patients' quality of life. The current study comparatively evaluates patients with and without loss of bone mass in terms of salivary calcium, viscosity, and pH. A controlled cross-sectional study was conducted in two groups of 32 postmenopausal women subjected to a bone densitometry scan and later referred for dental management at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Classifications of mandibular canal branching: A review of literature.

Aim: To gather existing radiographic classifications of mandibular canals branching, considering the criteria on which these were based.

Methods: The search for studies on mandibular canals based on imaging exams included literature reviews, epidemiological studies of prevalence, descriptive studies, or case reports. An electronic search in the MEDLINE (OvidSP), PubMed, EMBASE (OvidSP), Web of Science (Thompson Reuters), and Scopus (Elsevier) databases was performed, as well as a manual evaluation of the references of the selected articles.

The association of openness personality trait with stress-related salivary biomarkers in burning mouth syndrome.

Background: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic disorder defined as a burning sensation in the oral mucosa without evidence of pathological findings. Its pathophysiology is largely unknown, but psychiatric disorders and personality traits have been implicated.

Objective: This study investigated whether there is any association between salivary biomarkers and personality traits in BMS patients.

Bilateral tonsilloliths and calcified carotid atheromas: case report and literature review.

Tonsilloliths and calcified carotid atheromas are dystrophic calcifications that can be identified in routine oral radiographs. This case report is the first description in the English literature of the simultaneous occurrence of bilateral tonsilloliths and calcified carotid atheromas. Panoramic oral radiographs from a 62-year-old woman presented bilateral radiopaque images of the left and right ramus of the mandible; multiple and well-defined radiopacities below the left angle of the mandible, next to the C3-C4 cervical vertebrae; and a single radiopacity on the right side between the hyoid bone and the mandible base.