Perceived oral health in patients after bariatric surgery using oral health-related quality of life measures.

Obesity is an increasing problem of the 21st century. A frequent intervention is bariatric surgery. The impact of bariatric surgery on oral health is largely unknown.

Development and validation of the Maxillary Canine Aesthetic Index.

Aesthetic appraisal is rarely included in the objective assessment of outcome studies of impacted maxillary canines treatment. The present study aimed to validate a new index for assessing the aesthetic appearance of maxillary canines and adjacent soft tissues. The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at University Hospitals Leuven.

Development and validation of the autotransplanted maxillary canine radiological index.

The purpose of this study was to propose and validate an index evaluating 2D and 3D radiographic variables of autotransplanted maxillary canines. Setting and sample population are from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at University Hospitals Leuven. Eight oral-maxillofacial surgeons rated 12 autotransplanted maxillary canines and adjacent bone using 11 rating variables.

An optimized imaging protocol for orofacial cleft patients.

The objective was to present an optimized imaging protocol for orofacial cleft (OFC) patients, which might be used as an international recommendation for OFC care programs. The present radiological protocol has been structured by the OFC team of the University Hospitals Leuven based on a combined approach of clinical experience and scientific evidence. The development was based on careful monitoring of the existing needs for radiological diagnosis by the involved disciplines.

Salivary MMP-13 gender differences in periodontitis: A cross-sectional study from Sweden.

We investigated serum and saliva concentrations of matrix metalloproteinases, MMP-8, MMP-9, and MMP-13, and their tissue inhibitor TIMP-1, in a group of patients with and without periodontitis from Sweden. The hypothesis was that these biomarkers are higher in the periodontitis patients. Ninety patients participated in this cross-sectional study.