Three-Dimensional Assessment of Upper Airway Volume and Morphology in Patients with Different Sagittal Skeletal Patterns.

Background: The relationship between respiratory function and craniofacial morphology has garnered significant attention due to its implications for upper airway and stomatognathic development. Nasal breathing plays a key role in craniofacial growth and dental positioning. This study investigated upper airway morphology and volume differences among individuals with class I, II, and III skeletal anomalies.

Influence of the Curve of Spee on Tooth Displacement Patterns: A Finite Element Analysis at Varying Implant Heights.

Background Monocortical mini-screw-type temporary anchorage devices (TADs), or mini-screws, have significantly impacted orthodontic treatment strategies, especially in severe crowding and protrusion cases. These devices offer flexibility in placement sites, but the chosen location can considerably influence tooth displacement patterns. Key factors include the 'line of force' and the biomechanical properties of orthodontic tools.

Reasons and solutions for unhealthy food consumption and physical inactivity among school-going adolescents: A sequential mixed-methods study in Puducherry, South India.

Background: Unhealthy food consumption and physical inactivity in adolescents play a key role in the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Objectives: The study was planned to capture the reasons and solutions for unhealthy food consumption and physical inactivity among school-going adolescents.

Methods: A school-based sequential mixed-methods study was conducted in Puducherry for six months.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Surrounding Environment of Nursing Home Residents and Attitudes towards Infection Control and Oral Health Care among Nursing Home Staff in Japan.

The environments of nursing home staff and residents have dramatically changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with greater demand for infection control. This study aimed to clarify the changes and regional differences in the surrounding environment of nursing home residents as well as the working environment of staff, including oral health care, after the spread of SARS-CoV-2. A self-administered questionnaire survey was sent to nursing staff at about 40 nursing homes in different areas of Japan in September and October 2021.

Evidence-Based Prosthodontics.

The practice of evidence-based dentistry has assumed an integral part in today's world. It allows us to achieve self-motivated, problem-based learning, which eventually leads to acquiring clinically sound and relevant information that has a strong backing of evidence on a scientific basis. This would enhance the diagnosis but also the prognoses and treatment that are administered with the highest of ethical standards.

Digital Smile Design.

One of the important ways of social interaction is through verbal and nonverbal communication. The human face is capable of eliciting multi-response according to the situation; amongst them, a smile plays a significant effect in relaying a positive communication that can immensely influence societal outcomes. An important part of dental treatment is to restore the tooth to functionality and to esthetically rehabilitate it, which forms the core of esthetic dentistry.

Ophthalmic Complications in Maxillofacial Trauma: A Prospective Study.

Objectives: To determine the incidence and types of ophthalmic complications associated with maxillofacial trauma over a period of 24 months.

Methods: An institutional prospective study was conducted on 62 patients presenting with maxillofacial trauma to study the correlation between facial trauma and ophthalmic complications.

Results: Road traffic accidents were reported to be the primary etiologic factor for most trauma cases studied.

Comparison of different methods of more effective chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the dental chair.

Introduction: When performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a patient who has suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest during dental treatment, few dental chairs have sufficient stability to perform effective chest compressions. We previously proposed a method of stabilizing the backrest of a dental chair using a support stool. As a result, we confirmed that the vertical displacement of the backrest could be significantly reduced.

Mutations in LRP6 highlight the role of WNT signaling in oral exostoses and dental anomalies.

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate molecular etiologies of oral exostoses and dental anomalies in 14 patients from eight families.

Methods: Oral and radiographic examinations were performed on every patient. Whole exome and Sanger sequencing were performed on DNA of the patients, the unaffected parents and unaffected siblings.

Automated Periotome versus Conventional Periotome in Intra-Alveolar Extraction of Sheep Jaw: An In Vitro Study.

Background: Atraumatic dental extraction is the way forward in modern dentistry. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of automated periotome with conventional periotome with regard to operating time, postoperative gingival laceration, and bone and tooth structure fractures.

Methods: This is an in vitro study of forty posterior teeth of sheep mandibles.

Demystifying Dens Invaginatus: Suggested Modification of the Classification based on a Comprehensive Case Series.

Dens invaginatus (DI) is one of the most common developmental anomalies observed in maxillary lateral incisors. An early diagnosis requires thorough clinical knowledge, advanced radiographic evaluation as well as the use of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and dental operating microscope (DOM), dictates the successful endodontic management of such teeth. A total of 7 cases with (DI) in maxillary lateral incisors were collected from dental practitioners worldwide, analysed and reported in the present case series.

Assessment of Apical Extrusion of Debris during Root Canal Preparation with Different Ni-Ti File Systems: An Study.

Aim And Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the apical extrusion of debris during root canal preparation with the use of different Nickel-Titanium (Ni-Ti) file systems.

Materials And Methods: Totally 60 single-rooted human mandibular premolar teeth with fully formed roots were chosen for the study. The coronal access cavity and all other preparations were done with the use of an access cavity kit and then 60 samples were randomly separated into three investigational groups ( = 20); group I: self-adjusting file, group II: WaveOne Gold, and group III: Mtwo rotary system.

Mining immune-related genes with prognostic value in the tumor microenvironment of breast invasive ductal carcinoma.

The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays an important role in the development of breast cancer. Due to limitations in experimental conditions, the molecular mechanism of TME in breast cancer has not yet been elucidated. With the development of bioinformatics, the study of TME has become convenient and reliable.

A 5 years' follow-up of root anatomy-based maturogenesis achieved in infected immature molars using regenerative techniques - A case series.

Infected immature molars are commonly encountered but seldom are they treated using principles of regenerative endodontics. The case series describes a feasible technique for attempting maturogenesis based on molar tooth anatomy. A total of 9 infected immature molars in the patients between 6 and 18 years of age were treated as part of this case series.

Thickness change and deformation of custom-made mouthguards after two years of use by Bangladeshi field hockey players.

Background/aim: Sports mouthguards are effective devices that prevent dental trauma in sports activities. Players should change mouthguards on a regular basis because of thickness reduction and shape deformation. However, there is no guidance regarding the best timing to change mouthguards.

To evaluate the status and need for dental prosthesis among the geriatric population of Central India reporting to the dental colleges.

Aims And Objectives: The study aimed at evaluating the dental prosthetic status and its need among the geriatric population of Central India reporting to the dental colleges.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate prosthetic status and needs among geriatric individuals in Wardha city, Maharashtra reporting to dental colleges. A detailed inspection of the oral cavity of the study subjects was done using Basic Oral Health Surveys, World Health Organization (WHO) 1997.

Fabrication technique of obturator-type sports mouthguard for a patient who had undergone maxillectomy and its speech intelligibility assessment:A case report.

Purpose: Wearing a sports mouthguard is not only recommended in collision sports, such as American football, boxing, and rugby football, but also in low-contact sports, such as basketball, handball, and soccer. It is recommended to remove oral prosthetic devices while playing sports to avoid the risk of fracturing the device. However, players with maxillectomy must wear obturator-type prosthetic devices for speech, breathing, and deglutition even while playing sports.

Status of Tobacco Smoking and Diabetes with Periodontal Disease.

Introduction: Periodontitis is multifactorial disease that along with dental caries remains one of the commonest cause of tooth loss worldwide. Effective management requires clear understanding of risk factors. Smoking has a dose-dependent effect on periodontium.

Assessment of antimicrobial activity of different concentrations of against : An study.

Background: The antimicrobial property of has been tested against a variety of microorganisms in the literature. The present study aimed to assess the antimicrobial activity of different concentrations of commercially available powder against .

Materials And Methods: An study was undertaken in which extract of was obtained using 100% ethanol by maceration.

First Aid Management in Emergency Care of Dental Injuries – Knowledge among Teachers in Rijeka, Croatia.

The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to investigate the knowledge and attitude regarding emergency treatment of dental trauma among elementary school teachers in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. A total of 144 teachers answered a four-part questionnaire which comprised questions regarding demographic data, role and responsibility at the working place, knowledge about dental trauma, and motivation for further education on the topic. Nearly half of the participants (47.

Analysis of silver binding nucleolar organizer regions in exfoliative cytology smears of potentially malignant and malignant oral lesions.

Nucleolar organizer regions are nucleolar components that contain proteins that are stained selectively by silver methods; they can be identified as black dots throughout the nucleolus and are known as silver binding nucleolar organizer regions (AgNOR). The number of AgNOR is related to the cell cycle and the proliferative activity of the cells. We investigated AgNOR using exfoliative cytology smears of potentially malignant oral lesions.

Endodontic and periodontal management of a severely affected maxillary lateral incisor having combined mucosal fenestration and palatogingival groove.

Mucosal fenestrations, wherein the tooth root apices are clinically discernible in the oral cavity subsequent to loss of overlying alveolar bone and mucosa, are rare pathologic entities. Palato gingival grooves- anatomic aberrations are also infrequent occurrences that notoriously predispose to periodontal pathologies of varying extent. Both conditions independently are known to popularly affect maxillary lateral incisors.

Patient Satisfaction with Hyaluronic Acid Fillers for Improvement of the Nasolabial Folds in Type IV & V Skin.

Introduction: Soft tissue augmentation by hyaluronic acid filler injections has become the most commonly done cosmetic procedure in the last 10 years. These are now being widely used for improvement of the nasolabial folds. The present study was done to evaluate the patient satisfaction after these injections.

Retainer design for unilateral extension base partial removable dental prosthesis by three-dimensional finite element analysis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of differences in the retainer design on load on abutment teeth and displacement of the denture base in mandibular unilateral extension base partial removable dental prosthesis to determine the optimum design for a mechanically appropriate retainer.

Methods: Three models were used. Each incorporating a removable denture with different designs of retainer positioned.