The prevalence of bruxism and oral parafunction activities among Israeli juveniles with autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary study during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of oral habits, bruxism, and Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) injuvenileswithautisticspectrumdisorder(ASD).

Methods: Data included 165 juveniles diagnosed with ASD, allocated to younger group aged 6 21 (n=86) and older group aged 13-21 (n=79).

Results: Sleep bruxism was reported by 26.

Referral Patterns of General Dental Practitioners for Implant Surgery Procedures.

Purpose: The growing demand for implants has led to their implementation by general dental practitioners (GDPs) in clinical practice. The present study assessed referral patterns of GDPs for the surgical phase of implant dental treatment.

Materials And Methods: One hundred fifty GDPs were asked to fill out a structured questionnaire containing their demographic data and answer six questions characterising their referral patterns for implant dentistry.

Bacterial Growth in Unsealed Bone-grafting Products.

Objective: The aim of this study was to simulate reusing an opened package of bone substitute (BS) under typical clinical conditions, by analyzing bacterial growth in samples of resealed packages of alloplast and xenograft BS following different time periods up to a week.

Materials And Methods: The experiment was performed in 2 stages: dry stage and wet stage. In the dry stage, BS samples were exposed to air for 15 minutes and then were sealed again in their original package.

Histopathological and histomorphometric analysis of glandular odontogenic cyst-A diagnostic aid.

Objectives: Compare recognized microscopic parameters, including variations in width, plaque-like thickenings, intra-epithelial microcysts, clefts, mucous, hob-nail, ciliated and clear cells, between glandular odontogenic cyst (GOC) and GOC-like cysts, investigate the extent of cyst circumference exhibiting these features, and inflammation.

Materials And Methods: Archival records of cysts with histological features of GOC evaluated between 2000 and2020 were retrieved. Slides were revised, and the expression of features throughout the cyst wall was analyzed.

Maxillary Tuberosity Fractures Following Third Molar Extraction, Prevalence, and Risk Factors.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of maxillary tuberosity fractures in an adult population and to examine the different risk factors associated with these fractures.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study; data was collected from medical records of patients who underwent a non-surgical extraction of a maxillary third molar tooth between January 2017 and March 2019. All extractions were performed by 2 maxillofacial specialists.

Oral Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A Retrospective Clinico-Pathological Study and Long-Term Follow-Up.

This was a retrospective single-center study to analyze and describe the clinical and histological features of all cases of oral solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). Study design: the study included all consecutive cases of oral SFT diagnosed between 2008-2018 at a single tertiary center. Clinical data was retrieved from medical charts.

Does Maxillary Advancement Influence the Nasolabial Angle?

Purpose: To know whether there is a correlation between maxillary advancement and the nasolabial angle change allows to preoperatively predict the precise affect a planned maxillary advancement will have over the nasolabial angle. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the maxillary advancement and the nasolabial angle.

Methods: The study is a retrospective analysis of 32 patients (12 males and 20 females, mean age 21 ± 3.

Can Differences in Vascularity Serve as a Diagnostic Aid in Fibro-Osseous Lesions of the Jaws?

Purpose: Different lesions in the fibro-osseous group share microscopic features; thus, establishing a definitive diagnosis based on microscopic features alone can be a challenge. There is a need for additional microscopic tools to aid in differentiating these lesions. This study compared parameters related to vascularity among 3 lesions in the fibro-osseous group: fibrous dysplasia (FD), central ossifying fibroma (COF), and cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD).

Can black extrinsic tooth discoloration predict a lower caries score rate in young adults?

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the association between black extrinsic tooth discoloration and caries prevalence in an adult population. This association has been previously shown in children and adolescents but has never been examined in an adult population.

Method And Materials: Young adults, aged 18 to 29 years old, were examined for black extrinsic tooth discoloration and caries prevalence.

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis: stress, trait anger and anxiety of patients.

In this case-control study, recent stress and trait anger/anxiety of otherwise healtlhy patients with active recurrent aphthous stomatitis were compared to those of dental patients with no history of RAS (controls). RAS group reported more angry/anxious feelings than controls (2.11 +/- 0.