Limited utility of salivary mineral content in prediction of fragility fractures among postmenopausal women.

Background: Osteoporosis is a metabolic disease characterized by increased bone fragility. As it is characterized as a general skeletal disease, changes can also be seen in the stomatognathic system (edentulism, wrong fitting of dentures, etc.).

Relationship between emotional state and masticatory system function in a group of healthy volunteers aged 18-21.

Objective: To determine the role of emotional state in the masticatory system function in a group of young adults.

Methods: Ninety-six generally healthy randomly selected students aged 18-21 were examined. They were subjected to a questionnaire survey determining their emotional state, clinical examination, and instrumental diagnostics (EMG, Cadiax Compact, JVA).

Bacteria Residing at Root Canals Can Induce Cell Proliferation and Alter the Mechanical Properties of Gingival and Cancer Cells.

Understanding the importance of oral microbiota in human health and disease also leads to an expansion of the knowledge on functional, metabolic, and molecular alterations directly contributing to oral and systemic pathologies. To date, a compelling number of studies have documented the crucial role of some oral cavity-occurring microbes in the initiation and progression of cancers. Although this effect was noted primarily for spp.

Smoking Prevalence, Attitudes and Behavior among Dental Students in Poland and Italy.

The aim of the study was to perform preliminary research to compare the smoking prevalence, attitudes and behavior between dentistry students in two universities in Europe using the standardized Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire. This was cross-sectional carried out among dentistry students from the Medical University in Bialystok, Poland and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. There were 582 participants; 282 were Italians, 202 were smokers and 42% were Italians.

Salivary Content Might be Associated With Skeletal Status in Postmenopausal Women: SilesiaOsteoActive Study Results.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate whether salivary mineral content may be associated with bone status in women after menopause.

Material And Methods: The study group consisted of 125 postmenopausal women aged 64.3 ± 6.

Two unrelated families with variable expression of Fraser syndrome due to the same pathogenic variant in the FRAS1 gene.

We report on two unrelated families of Polish origin with variable expression of Fraser syndrome (FS; MIM#219000) due to homozygosity for the same pathogenic variant, c.6963_6964dup, of FRAS1. In one family, the disorder presented with perinatal and prenatal lethality.

Evaluation of Orofacial and General Pain Location in Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Disorder-Myofascial Pain With Referral.

Pain is an emotional experience. As a subjective feeling, it is associated with pathophysiological processes occurring in the central nervous system, which in turn may negatively affect the psychophysical function, cognitive abilities, level of functioning and quality of life. The aim of the study was to assess orofacial and general pain location in patients with temporomandibular joint disorder-myofascial pain with referral.

Can devices for the instrumental analysis of temporomandibular joints be used interchangeably?

: To compare the results obtained in instrumental analysis of temporomandibular joints function using joint vibration analysis and computerized axiography in healthy young adults.: The study involved 187 people aged 18-21 years old. All the participants were subjected to a clinical examination and instrumental diagnostics that included joint vibration analysis and computerized axiography.

The evaluation of zinc and copper content in tooth enamel without any pathological changes - an in vitro study.

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to evaluate the content of copper and zinc in individual layers of tooth enamel and to analyze the relationships between the study minerals in individual layers of tooth enamel.

Patients And Methods: Fifteen human permanent teeth were cut off every 150 μm alongside the labial surface. Acid biopsy of each layer was performed.

Assessment of the Temporomandibular Joint Function in Young Adults without Complaints from the Masticatory System.

Objective of the study was to evaluate the clinical status of the masticatory system in young adults with full permanent dentition and no stomatognathic system complaints. The study involved 186 randomly selected people with full dental arches with normal occlusal conditions corresponding to Angle's Class I aged 18 - 21 years with an average age of 19 years. Subjects were clinically examined and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) vibrations were recorded during open-wide and close movements using BioJVA.

Alveolar ridge atrophy related to facial morphology in edentulous patients.

Objectives: The morphology of the alveolar process determines the retention and stability of prosthetic restorations, thereby determining the result of the therapy. Considering that the edentulous jaws may be affected by the atrophy process, it was hypothesized that the morphology of the alveolar process of the maxilla may be dependent on the anterior facial height and anatomy of the mandible.

Subjects And Methods: Twenty-five healthy edentulous Caucasian individuals were randomly chosen.

Relationship between depression and masticatory muscles function in a group of adolescents.

Objective: The aim of the study is to determine association between depressive symptoms and the electrical activity of muscles in maximum voluntary clench in a group of young adults.

Methods: A total of 186 volunteers (Females = 98, Males = 88), with a mean age of 19 years, were recruited to the study. All participants took a questionnaire survey stating the level of depression (Beck's scale), clinical examination, and instrumental diagnostics (EMG).

Salivary protective factors in patients suffering from decompensated type 2 diabetes.

Purpose: Defining the level of protective factors in saliva of patients suffering from decompensated type 2 diabetes.

Material And Methods: 50 Patients with diagnosis of decompensated type 2 diabetes, including 32 women and 18 men at the age of 57.9±9.

Evaluation of functional parameters in the occlusion of complete denture wearers before and after prosthetic treatment.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate functional parameters of the occlusion in complete denture wearers before and after prosthetic treatment.

Methods: The sample used as the basis for the present study consisted of 50 healthy Caucasian patients (35 women and 15 men), aged from 44 to 86 years (mean=69.18±10), with a total deficiency of teeth.

The influence of occlusal morphology on occlusion time.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess how the morphology of the occlusal surfaces of premolars and molars influenced the occlusion time in a mixed gender group of young adults with full natural dentition.

Methods: Fifty healthy volunteers with Angle's Class I occlusion were included in the study. After clinical examination, the alginate impressions of both arches were taken, and plaster casts were prepared.

Assessment of masticatory muscle activity and occlusion time in patients with advanced tooth wear.

Objective: Tooth wear is a basic physiological adjustment mechanism in the masticatory system. Unfortunately, it is not clear what the relationship is between the activity of the masticatory muscles and the tooth hard tissue loss (mainly enamel) in patients with advanced tooth wear. The aims of this study were (1) to compare the occlusion times and (2) to compare the EMG activity in maximal voluntary clench of the masseter and anterior temporalis muscles of patients with advanced tooth wear to the same activity of healthy volunteers.

Effect of the dental arches morphology on the masticatory muscles activities in normal occlusion young adults.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the morphology of dental arches and the activity of the masticatory muscles activities in healthy volunteers with full natural dentition.

Methods: Two-hundred youthful Class I volunteers (113 females, 87 males) were clinically investigated. Alginate impressions of dental arches were taken, and plaster casts were prepared and measured.

The influence of emotional state on the masticatory muscles function in the group of young healthy adults.

Unlabelled: Stress may affect the function of all the components of the masticatory system and may ultimately lead to differentiated symptoms and finally to systemic and structural dysfunctions.

Objective: To determine the effect of stress on the masticatory muscles function in young healthy adults.

Material And Methods: A total of 201 young, Angle's first class, healthy volunteers, 103 female and 98 male, in the age between 18 and 21 years were recruited into the study.

The relationship between facial morphology and the structure of the alveolar part of the mandible in edentulous complete denture wearers. A preliminary study.

Objective: Although the effect of involutional processes that occurs in the maxilla and mandible of edentulous subjects is obvious, the problem of factors definitely determining the direction of changes still remains unsolved. This study was aimed at determining the relationship between facial morphology and the structure of the alveolar part and the body of the mandible in edentulous complete denture wearers.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five healthy edentulous Caucasian patients in the 70.

Enamel mineral content in patients with severe tooth wear.

Purpose: The amounts of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) in enamel may be crucial for maintaining its integrity and to attenuate potential environmental effects on teeth. The aim of this study was to examine whether the mineral composition of enamel could influence tooth wear.

Materials And Methods: A total of 50 patients with severe tooth wear were compared with 20 healthy volunteers.

Morphological and Functional Parameters in Patients with Tooth Wear before and after Treatment.

Unlabelled: Advanced tooth wear often results in lost vertical dimension and impacts facial aesthetics. Complex restorative treatment can replace the lost tooth structure and improve functional occlusal and facial skeleton parameters.

Purpose: The aim of the study is to assess changes in the morphological and functional occlusal parameters of the facial skeleton after prosthetic rehabilitation that increased lost occlusal vertical dimension.

Dental malocclusion is associated with reduced systemic bone mineral density in adolescents.

There is no published data about associations between the state of dentition and bone mass in adolescents. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the prevalence of caries and dental malocclusion is associated with bone mass during growth. In 123 healthy Caucasian subjects (72 males, 51 females) aged 14-18 yr, DMFT figures (decayed teeth, missing teeth, filled teeth) and presence of malocclusion, according to Angle classification, were determined.

Connection between masticatory efficiency and pathomorphologic changes in gastric mucosa.

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to establish a connection between masticatory deficiency and pathomorphologic alterations of gastric mucosa in patients with dyspepsia.

Method And Materials: In 40 dyspeptic, edentulous and partially dentate patients and in 40 dyspeptic control patients with good dental status, the Optosil masticatory function test was performed. Histopathologic changes of gastric mucosa and the severity of Helicobacter pylori infection were scored according to the updated Sydney Classification of Chronic Gastritis.