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Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am
January 2025
Department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Prosthodontics, Naval Medical Center San Diego California, USA.
Computer-guided full-arch dental rehabilitation, which is highly technique-sensitive, benefits from advancements in 3-dimensional-printed guides and open-source software. Critical pre-surgical planning includes patient selection, health history evaluations, and detailed imaging like cone beam computed tomography scans. Various surgical guides-freehand, static, dynamic, stackable, and interchangeable-are used based on case complexity, with stackable guides improving workflow efficiency.
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January 2025
*Kraig S. Vandewalle, DDS, MS, Col (ret), USAF, DC, Air Force Consultant in Dental Research Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency, AF Postgraduate Dental School, Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, TX, USA; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the optical, mechanical, and biological properties of two new, inexpensive lithium disilicate (LS2) materials (Lodden (LOD), LD Medical Technology; and BeautyZir (BZ), BeautyZir Technology) to a clinically established LS2 material (IPS e.max CAD (EMAX), Ivoclar Vivadent).
Methods And Materials: The optical properties of the translucency parameter (TP) and opalescence parameter (OP) were obtained with a dental spectrophotometer.
Int Marit Health
January 2025
Maritime Medicine Division, Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital, Naval Medical Department, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background: Dental problems are common among seafarers due to unique environmental, occupational, and lifestyle factors that may impact their dental health. This study aims to assess the prevalence of dental and periodontal problems among Thai seafarers.
Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 602 Thai seafarers who received oral health assessments and were subsequently categorized based on dental readiness classification (DRC) from dentists at Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital from November 2021 to October 2023.
J Craniofac Surg
January 2025
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face is a rare aggressive-benign disorder characterized by progressive hemifacial overgrowth and complex, often asymmetrical, facial differences. Recently linked with the PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum, it arises from mosaic mutations in the PIK3CA gene. Treatment, largely supportive and tailored to individual clinical presentations, requires a multidisciplinary approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTissue Cell
November 2024
Department of Stomatology, The 960th Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Jinan, China. Electronic address:
Objective: Bone resorption mediated by osteoclast differentiation induces the occurrence of bone-related diseases. Macrophages, an origin of osteoclasts, whose M2 type can reduce inflammation-induced bone damage. We aimed to investigate the effect of M2 macrophage-derived exosomes on osteoclast formation and elucidate its underlying mechanism.
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