Tissue response in a rat model of denture stomatitis treated with tissue conditioner containing antifungal complexed with β-cyclodextrin.

Tissue conditioners modified with antifungals are a potential alternative to denture stomatitis (DS) treatment. Information on tissue response to this treatment before its clinical application is lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the tissue response of a tissue conditioner modified with antifungals in a rat model of DS.

Clinical Study of Photobiomodulation Effect at Postoperative Clefted Alveolar Ridge Bone Grafting.

This study aimed to evaluate photobiomodulation (PBM) adjunct effect on pain, swelling, and face temperature in individuals with oral cleft submitted to alveolar ridge bone grafting (ABG). The sample consisted of 46 patients with either incomplete or complete unilateral cleft lip and palate aged from 9 to 18 years, both sexes, who underwent ABG with chin donor area. Subjects were randomly divided into 3 groups: (1) Control (C): ABG (n=17); (2) PBM: ABG with PBM (n=14); (3) Simulated photobiomodulation (SPBM): ABG with SPBM (n=15).

Quantifying the facial proportions in edentulous individuals before and after rehabilitation with complete dentures compared with dentate individuals: A 3D stereophotogrammetry study.

Statement Of Problem: Facial collapse is associated with edentulism, and while the provision of complete dentures promotes masticatory function and esthetics, whether complete dentures restore facial proportions to the natural appearance found in dental individuals is unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this clinical study was to assess the facial profiles of edentulous individuals before and after treatment with complete dentures and compare these profiles with those of dentate individuals matched by age as the control.

Material And Methods: Sixty White participants were recruited as 2 groups: 30 edentulous participants provided with complete dentures in both arches and 30 participants with natural teeth and normal occlusion.

Fixed partial dentures in adult patients with cleft lip and palate and their relationship with the quality of life: A cross-sectional clinical study.

Statement Of Problem: Reports on the impact of fixed partial denture treatments on the quality of life of patients with cleft lip and palate are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this cross-sectional clinical study was to assess the impact of fixed partial dentures on the quality of life of adults with cleft lip and palate.

Material And Methods: A total of 52 participants (23 women and 29 men) with cleft lip and palate, aged between 20 and 50 years old, and who required treatment with fixed partial dentures were enrolled in the study.

Arch Asymmetry in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate After Rehabilitation Treatment Using Stereophotogrammetry.

Arch asymmetry in cleft patients is a current problem that interdisciplinary treatment aims to solve. This research proposed to analyze the final rehabilitation, according to the arch symmetry of these patients. Thirty-five patients aged between 18 and 30 years, rehabilitated with a fixed partial denture or implants in the cleft area.

Simplified occlusal replica adapted technique with glass ionomer cement for molar-incisor hypomineralization-affected molars: An 18-month follow-up.

Background And Overview: Molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a qualitative developmental defect of enamel, which has been a daily concern in clinical practice owing to its difficult treatment.

Case Description: An 11-year-old girl was admitted to the pediatric dental clinic with a symptom of severe hypersensitivity in the permanent molars owing to MIH. The treatment consisted of a simplified occlusal replica adapted technique with conventional glass ionomer cement in the MIH-affected molars, which involved laboratory and clinical stages.

Influence of mandibular and palatal intraoral appliances on erosion in situ study outcome.

Objective: The standardization of in situ protocols for dental erosion is important to enable comparison between studies.Thus, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the influence of the location of in situ intraoral appliance (mandibular X palatal) on the extent of enamel loss induced by erosive challenges and to evaluate the comfort of the appliances.

Material And Methods: One hundred and sixty bovine enamel blocks were selected according to their initial surface hardness and randomly divided into two groups: GI - palatal appliance and GII - mandibular appliance.

Impact of Temporomandibular Disorders and Sleep Bruxism on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Individuals With Complete Cleft Lip and Palate.

The temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) and sleep bruxism (SB) affect the quality of life (QoL) of the individuals in general. However, the literature lacks studies on individuals with cleft lip and palate (CLP). Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of TMD and SB on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of individuals with CLP.

Effect of palm oil alone or associated to stannous solution on enamel erosive-abrasive wear: A randomized in situ/ex vivo study.

Objective: Palm oil has demonstrated preventive potential against initial erosive demineralization in vitro. This in situ study evaluated the effect of palm oil alone or associated with stannous-containing (Sn) solution on preventing enamel loss from an erosive/abrasive challenge.

Design: This single-blind, randomized, crossover in situ/ex vivo study was developed in four phases (one per group of five days) with sixteen volunteers.

Delayed tooth reimplantation with 4-year follow-up: the management of ankylosis during facial growth.

This case report describes the consequences of delayed (24 hours) reimplantation of an avulsed maxillary central incisor, findings over a 4-year follow-up period, and the management of ankylosis during facial growth. After a traumatic event, a 10-year-old boy was taken to a hospital emergency department due to injuries to his face, including avulsion of the maxillary left central incisor. Despite the short amount of time before arriving at the hospital (10 minutes) and use of the correct storage medium (milk), the tooth was not reimplanted, and the parents did not receive instructions to seek dental treatment.

Acquired Enamel Pellicle Engineered Peptides: Effects on Hydroxyapatite Crystal Growth.

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that duplication/hybridization of functional domains of naturally occurring pellicle peptides amplified the inhibitory effect of hydroxyapatite crystal growth, which is related to enamel remineralization and dental calculus formation. Histatin 3, statherin, their functional domains (RR14 and DR9), and engineered peptides (DR9-DR9 and DR9-RR14) were tested at seven different concentrations to evaluate the effect on hydroxyapatite crystal growth inhibition. A microplate colorimetric assay was used to quantify hydroxyapatite crystal growth.

Effects of mineral trioxide aggregate, BiodentineTM and calcium hydroxide on viability, proliferation, migration and differentiation of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of the capping materials mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), calcium hydroxide (CH) and BiodentineTM (BD) on stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) in vitro. SHED were cultured for 1 - 7 days in medium conditioned by incubation with MTA, BD or CH (1 mg/mL), and tested for viability (MTT assay) and proliferation (SRB assay). Also, the migration of serum-starved SHED towards conditioned media was assayed in companion plates, with 8 μm-pore-sized membranes, for 24 h.

Orthognathic Surgery or Overlay Prosthesis: Quality of Life in Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patients.

Background: The concern to restore and evaluate bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) patients' quality of life, after rehabilitation, is an issue that has been discussed in the literature because it is the ultimate goal of any proposed treatment.

Objective: To evaluate the overall and oral quality of life of BCLP patients who had completed their treatment with orthognathic surgery (OrSg) compared to those who completed theirs with prosthetic rehabilitation in the form of overlay prosthesis (OP).

Materials And Methods: The study comprised 40 patients, 20 in OrSg group and 20 in OP group.

Occlusal, chewing, and tasting characteristics associated with orofacial dysfunctions in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate: a case-control study.

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the associations between orofacial dysfunctions with malocclusion, masticatory performance, and taste in children with and without unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).

Material And Methods: A patient-based, matched, case-control study was conducted involving 108 8- to 10-year-old children divided in UCLP and control groups. Orofacial dysfunctions were evaluated using the Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S).

Delayed Treatment of Traumatized Primary Teeth with Distinct Pulp Response: Follow-Up until Permanent Successors Eruption.

Complicated crown fracture and crown-root fracture with pulp involvement expose dental pulp to the oral environment. The pulp outcome is often unpredictable because the patient and injury which are related to variables can influence the treatment of choice and the prognosis of the case. This report presents the case of a 4-year-old boy with complicated crown fracture with pulp polyp in the primary right maxillary central incisor and crown-root fracture with pulp involvement in the primary left maxillary central incisor , which was treated only 3 months after the tooth injuries.

In situ effect of a commercial CPP-ACP chewing gum on the human enamel initial erosion.

Objective: This study evaluated the in situ rehardening effect of a commercial chewing gum containing casein phosphopeptide - amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) on initial erosion lesions.

Methods: Seventy-two human enamel blocks, after selection (initial surface hardness - SHi) and in vitro short-term acidic exposure (cola drink for 3 min - SHd) were randomly assigned to three groups. The factors under study were treatment (3 levels: GI chewing gum with CPP-ACP, GII chewing gum without CPP-ACP and GIII control group without gum) and intraoral period (2 levels: 2 and 24h).

Photodynamic inactivation of Candida albicans mediated by a low density of light energy.

Shorter times and lower energies of application of light sources are desirable to use photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) to the clinical control of candidiasis, especially among babies and children. Light energies ranging from 39.5 to 100 J/cm(2) were previously applied to kill Candida albicans by PACT.

Risk factors for dental erosion in a group of 12- and 16-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren.

Background: Dental erosion is a multifactorial disease and is associated with dietary habits in infancy and adolescence.

Aim: To investigate possible associations among dental erosion and diet, medical history and lifestyle habits in Brazilian schoolchildren.

Design: The sample consisted of a random single centre cluster of 414 adolescents (12- and 16-years old) of both genders from private and public schools in Bauru (Brazil).