Does Social Media Increase Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Impacted Third Molar Surgery?

Background: In anticipation of third molar surgery, patients may experience increased anxiety. Patients frequently access social media platforms and view content about surgical treatments.

Purpose: The study purpose was to measure the level of perioperative anxiety of patients scheduled for third molar surgery exposed to social media and identify factors associated with patient anxiety.

Effects of Orthognathic Surgery on Voice Characteristics.

Purpose: Orthognathic surgery not only corrects dentofacial deformities but also affects some vital structures involving voice production. The primary aim of this study was to analyze the effects of bimaxillary orthognathic surgery on voice characteristics of patients with class II and III skeletal deformities; the second aim was to evaluate possible associations among acoustic parameters, pharyngeal airway, and skeletal changes after surgery.

Materials And Methods: Using a prospective cohort study design, we enrolled a sample of patients who underwent bimaxillary orthognathic surgery in the university hospital between January 2018 and January 2019.

Effectiveness of kinesio taping on postoperative morbidity after impacted mandibular third molar surgery: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study.

Objective Our study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of kinesio taping (KT) on postoperative morbidity compared to placebo and control groups after impacted third molar surgery. Methodology Sixty patients with impacted mandibular third molar were included in this prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study. After surgical extraction of the impacted tooth, patients were allocated into three groups (20 patients each): group 1 received KT (kinesio), group 2 received placebo taping (placebo), and group 3 received no taping (control).

Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Mandibular Fracture Healing: An Experimental Study in Rabbits.

Purpose: The effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) on fracture healing of the long bones is controversial, and no controlled clinical or experimental study has investigated the effect of BTX-A on mandibular fractures. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether BTX-A injection into the masseter muscles affects bone healing by reducing the displacing forces in an unfavorable mandibular fracture model.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight male New Zealand white rabbits were used.

Effects of size and insertion angle of orthodontic mini-implants on skeletal anchorage.

Introduction: The primary aim of this in vitro study was to compare the insertion torque (IT) and anchorage force (AF) values of 4 different sizes of orthodontic mini-implants with 2 different angles. The second aim was to evaluate the relationship between IT and AF values under different diameter, length, and insertion angle variables.

Methods: A total of 160 mini-implants, including 20 implants in each group, with 4 different sizes (1.

Comparison of autogenous and allograft bone rings in surgically created vertical bone defects around implants in a sheep model.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare autogenous and allograft bone rings in surgically created vertical bone defects.

Material And Methods: Four male, 1-year-old sheep were used in this study. In each sheep, eight vertical bone defects 7 mm in diameter were created using trephine drill in the iliac wing.

The relationship between neck pain and cervical alignment in patients with temporomandibular disorders.

: To elucidate the impact of neck pain on cervical alignment in patients with TMDs. : Patients diagnosed with TMDs between November 2013 and November 2015 were included. All subjects underwent lateral cervical X-ray evaluation and completed the RDC/TMD Axis II Biobehavioral Questionnaire for TMDs.

Effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on implant osseointegration in experimental diabetes mellitus.

Objective: To evaluate whether hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment has a favorable effect on implant osseointegration in diabetic rabbits.

Material And Methods: An experimental diabetes model was induced in 32 New Zealand rabbits through IV injection of alloxan. After the state of diabetes had been confirmed, one dental implant was placed in the metaphysical region of each animal's tibia.

Effects of low-level laser therapy on soft and hard tissue healing after endodontic surgery.

The aim of this prospective study was to examine possible benefits of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on soft and hard tissue healing after endodontic surgery. Seventy-six endo-surgery cases on maxillary incisors were included. The patients were assigned randomly into control and laser groups.

To what extent does hyaluronic acid affect healing of xenografts? A histomorphometric study in a rabbit model.

Among the many graft materials that have been used for the treatment of bone defects in oral and maxillofacial regions is xenograft. To improve osteoconductive effects of xenografts, they have been combined with various biocompatible materials, such as hyaluronic acid and bone morphogenetic protein. To determine bone-healing capacity of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HA) combined with xenograft in rabbit calvarial bone defects.

Short Implants Versus Standard Implants: Midterm Outcomes of a Clinical Study.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the midterm survival rate, marginal bone resorption (MBR), and stability of short implants and to compare the results with standard length implants.

Materials And Methods: A total of 38 patients were included. In total, 147 implants (Nucleoss Implants, Izmir, Turkey) were placed (86 short implants and 61 standard implants).

Relationship between voice function and skeletal effects of rapid maxillary expansion.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on the vocal quality, maxillary central incisors, midpalatal suture, and nasal cavity in patients with maxillary crossbite.

Materials And Methods: Coronal CT scans of 30 subjects (14 boys, 16 girls; mean age, 12.01 ± 0.

Effects of different loading protocols on the secondary stability and peri-implant bone density of the single implants in the posterior maxilla.

Background: Immediate or early loading of dental implants becomes a clinically feasible concept.

Purpose: The aim was to evaluate the effects of different loading protocols (immediate, early, and delayed) on secondary stability and peri-implant bone density of single implants in the posterior maxilla.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-nine implants (Dentium, South-Korea) were placed in 39 patients.

Vertical Bone Augmentation Using Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells: An In Vivo Study in the Rabbit Calvaria.

Purpose: To evaluate the bone regeneration capacity of bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) in vertical guided augmentation of bone tissue.

Material And Methods: The calvaria of 20 rabbits were vertically augmented with autogenous bone graft (ABG); collagen/beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) linked scaffold transplanted with 15 × 10 BMSCs; or scaffold alone (control). The augmentation materials were covered with stainless steel domes.

Effect of the cumulative dose of zoledronic acid on the pathogenesis of osteonecrosis of the jaws.

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) is a severe bone disease for which the pathogenetic mechanisms and risk factors are not fully understood. The present study evaluated the data of 652 patients with bone metastasis that had undergone treatment with biphosphonates. Subsequently, 24 patients with BRONJ and 20 control patients without BRONJ that were treated with zoledronic acid were enrolled.

Effects of glucosamine-chondroitin combination on synovial fluid IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and PGE2 levels in internal derangements of temporomandibular joint.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of glucosamine-chondroitin sulphate combination on internal derangements of temporomandibular joint in clinical and biochemical manners.

Material And Methods: This randomized clinical study included 31 cases reporting joint tenderness, in which disc displacement was detected on MR imaging. In all patients, synovial fluid sampling was performed under local anesthesia.

Comparison of osteoconductive properties of three different β-tricalcium phosphate graft materials: a pilot histomorphometric study in a pig model.

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the de novo bone formation ability and osteoconductive effects of three different β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) graft materials. The micro-architectural parameters of the newly formed bone tissues were also compared among the different graft materials.

Material And Methods: Eight male Swiss domestic pigs were used in the study.

A clinical prospective study on alveolar bone augmentation and dental implant success in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Objectives: The objective of this prospective, controlled clinical study was to determine the outcomes of dental implant therapy with staged guided bone regeneration procedures in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-four patients were included in the study. Half of the patients were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (group 1) while the other half (group 2) of the patients consisted of patients without diabetes.

Does cone beam computed tomography-derived bone density give predictable data about stability changes of immediately loaded implants?: A 1-year resonance frequency follow-up study.

The aim of this clinical study was to evaluate whether preoperative bone density value derived from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) gives predictable data about primary and secondary stability characteristics of immediately loaded dental implants under different clinical variables. A total of 77 immediately loaded implants placed in 23 patients were included the study. Bone density values of the implant recipient sites were recorded using CBCT.

Effects of zoledronic acid on physiologic bone remodeling of condylar part of TMJ: a radiologic and histomorphometric examination in rabbits.

Objective: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effects of systemically administered zoledronic acid (ZA) on the physiological bone remodeling and the microarchitectural parameters of the condylar part of TMJ in a rabbit model.

Study Design: Thirty skeletally mature male New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group was administered an intravenous, single dose of 0.

Cone-beam computed tomographic evaluation of styloid process: a retrospective study of 208 patients with orofacial pain.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the structural characteristics of styloid process (SP) by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) examination in a patient population suffering from orofacial pain. The second aim was to assess the prevalence of elongated SP and its relation to gender, site and subjective symptoms in the study population.

Methods: Clinical and radiographic records of 208 patients were evaluated retrospectively.

Diagnostic concordance characteristics of oral cavity lesions.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic concordance characteristics of oral cavity lesions by comparing the clinical diagnosis of the lesions with the histopathologic diagnosis.

Material And Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the patients, who were admitted with oral cavity pathology and underwent biopsy procedure between 2007 and 2011. The oral cavity lesions were classified into 6 different groups as odontogenic cysts, nonodontogenic cysts, odontogenic tumors, nonodontogenic tumors, malignant tumors, and precancerous lesions in accordance with the 2005 WHO classification.

Effects of smoking on periimplant health status and IL-1β, TNF-α, and PGE2 levels in periimplant crevicular fluid: a cross-sectional study on well-maintained implant recall patients.

Purpose: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the effects of smoking on periimplant health status and inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, and prostaglandin E2 levels in periimplant crevicular fluid (PICF) and to determine their correlation with clinical parameters in well-maintained implant recall patients.

Material And Methods: A total of 60 dental implants placed in 60 patients (27 patients were smoker and 33 were nonsmoker) were included in the study. Plaque index, gingival index, probing depth, periimplant bone loss, PICF volume, and biochemical cytokine levels in PICF were determined and analyzed statistically.