Takadoum, Sarah Douilly, Grégory de Boutray, Marie Kabani, Sarah Maladière, Eric Demattei, Christophe Lapeyrie, Philippe
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BMC Oral Health
Background Although wisdom-tooth extraction is a routine intervention, the postoperative period remains marked by local inflammation classically manifesting as pain, edema and trismus. Furthermore, there is no consensus on the best operative techniques, particularly for the mucosal closure stage on impacted mandibular wisdom teeth. Methods This par...
Gao, Jie Wang, Xian Qin, Zaixiu Zhang, Hao Guo, Donghui Xu, Yuerong Jin, Zuolin
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BMC Oral Health
Background Some female adults who received orthodontic treatment often complain about thinner faces, protruding cheekbones and sunken temples, even at the beginning of treatment. The present research aimed to explore facial soft tissue changes during and after orthodontic treatment, as well as the related factors affecting facial soft tissue change...
Vu, Huong Lee, Jong-Koo Kim, Hyun-Duck
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BMC Oral Health
Objectives This study aimed to develop a new chewing problem directory (CPD) and validate it with oral health indicators such as total occlusion force, number of natural and rehabilitated teeth (NRT), NRT posterior, natural teeth, natural teeth posterior, and dental status among Korean elders. Background Chewing problem is the main oral health prob...
Ren, Zhen-Hu Lei, Jing-Shi Yang, Zhi-Min Zhang, Sheng Yu, Jian-Jun Wu, Han-Jiang
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BMC Oral Health
Background Some head and neck cancer surgeons found that many patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) without postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) also have a good prognosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of PORT on survival in patients with LA-HNSCC. Methods A case-match cohort analysis ...
Su, Li Song, Hui Huang, Xiaofeng
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BMC Oral Health
Background In the clinic, most computer-aided design and manufacturing orthodontic mini-implant guides are suitable for the position between the tooth roots, and few templates are designed and used for the infrazygomatic crest zone. In this study, we took into account the structure of the infrazygomatic crest and 3D printing technology, developed t...
Abdelfattah Mohamed, Ahmed Mostafa El Homossany, Mahmoud El-Moutassem Bella... Abdelmoniem, Sarah Mohamed Abdelrahman, Tariq Yehia
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BMC Oral Health
Background Debonding of ball attachments is one of the complications that annoy teeth supported overdenture wearers. The polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) polymers are widely applied in the dental field. The purpose of the current study was to compare the tensile bond strength of ball attachments made of such materials an...
Hamza, Blend Abdulahad, Aralia Attin, Thomas Wegehaupt, Florian J.
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BMC Oral Health
Background Diamond particles have recently been used as abrasives in toothpastes, which raises questions about its abrasive behaviour towards enamel. This study was carried out to investigate the abrasive enamel wear caused by three diamond-loaded toothpastes (Candida White Diamond: CWD, Swiss Smile Diamond Glow: SSDG, Emoform F Diamond: EFD) and t...
Yu, Xinlei Huang, Yiping Li, Weiran
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BMC Oral Health
Background Secondary alveolar bone grafting (SABG) is an integral part of the treatment for cleft lip and alveolus and cleft lip and palate. However, the outcome of SABG was not satisfactory as expected, factors that affecting the outcome were still controversial. The aims of this study were to summarize a new method for the classification of alveo...
Delgado, Rita Maria Botelho, João Machado, Vanessa Mendes, José João Lopes, Luísa Bandeira
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BMC Oral Health
Aim Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a prevalent oral health condition whose knowledge by dentists is key to the best clinical outcome. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, perceptions and clinical experiences of MIH among Portuguese dentists. Methods A cross-sectional structured questionnaire was distributed nationally through a we...
Shubayr, Mosa Ali Kruger, Estie Tennant, Marc
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BMC Oral Health
Background It is impossible to attain good general health without maintaining oral health and this becomes problematic when dental services are located far from the population that needs to utilise them. This study aimed to assess the geographic accessibility of dental clinics located in public primary healthcare clinics (PHCs) and hospitals in the...
