Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-22DOI: 10.1111/odi.70505
Yogaen Vohra, Vaibhav Sahni
{"title":"Does Artificial Intelligence Flag Retractions for Common Queries Relating to Dentistry?","authors":"Yogaen Vohra, Vaibhav Sahni","doi":"10.1111/odi.70505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70505","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149025585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-22DOI: 10.1111/odi.70510
Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra
{"title":"Comment on 'Grade C Periodontitis in Young Adults: A Subcategory or a Distinct Disease Entity?'","authors":"Srinivas Sulugodu Ramachandra","doi":"10.1111/odi.70510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70510","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149025655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-21DOI: 10.1111/odi.70502
Mouna Alsunni, Matthew D Finkelman, Mabi Singh, Athena Papas, Vidya Sankar
{"title":"Assessment of Salivary Flow Patterns in Sjögren's Disease.","authors":"Mouna Alsunni, Matthew D Finkelman, Mabi Singh, Athena Papas, Vidya Sankar","doi":"10.1111/odi.70502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Salivary flow may follow a circadian rhythm regulated by clock genes and aquaporins. Because aquaporin 5 dysregulation may contribute to Sjögren's disease, we investigated whether daily unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow patterns differed between participants with Sjögren's disease and healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirteen participants were recruited (80% power). Participants with Sjögren's disease met the 2016 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria; healthy controls were not taking xerogenic medications. Saliva was collected at home (5:00 AM, 10:00 AM) and in the clinic (3:00 PM) for 5 min (unstimulated) and 2 min (stimulated). Differences were analysed using Friedman's test, the Mann-Whitney U test, and mixed-effects models (α = 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We analysed 13 healthy controls (mean age 48.9 ± 10.7 years) and 13 participants with Sjögren's disease (mean age 65.3 ± 8.4 years). In the Sjögren's disease group, unstimulated flow did not vary over time (p = 0.463), but stimulated flow varied significantly across time points (p = 0.037). Neither measure varied significantly over time in controls (both p = 0.527).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Neither group showed clear evidence of a circadian salivary flow pattern, and temporal patterns did not differ significantly between groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-21DOI: 10.1111/odi.70508
Pareeksit Rajkumar Bagchi, Swathi Yennemadi
{"title":"Comment on \"Timing of Malignant Transformation in Recurrent Versus Nonrecurrent Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders: A Retrospective Study\".","authors":"Pareeksit Rajkumar Bagchi, Swathi Yennemadi","doi":"10.1111/odi.70508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70508","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149017336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-21DOI: 10.1111/odi.70492
Susilena Arouche Costa, Gustavo G Nascimento, Cayara Mattos Costa, Cláudia Maria Coelho Alves, Érika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Cecilia Claudia Costa Ribeiro
{"title":"Periodontitis Is Associated With Higher Blood Pressure and Pulse Wave Velocity in Late Adolescence: A Population-Based Study.","authors":"Susilena Arouche Costa, Gustavo G Nascimento, Cayara Mattos Costa, Cláudia Maria Coelho Alves, Érika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Cecilia Claudia Costa Ribeiro","doi":"10.1111/odi.70492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We hypothesized that periodontal tissue disruption and vascular dysfunction may coexist in adolescence, indicating that early manifestations of vascular risk may already be detectable at this stage of the life course.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A population-based sample of 2515 adolescents aged 18-19 years was obtained from the RPS Cohort and additional sources. We examined the relationships between Periodontitis (a latent variable representing the shared variance of bleeding on probing, probing depth ≥ 4 mm, and clinical attachment loss ≥ 3 mm) and the Vascular Risk Phenotype (a latent variable formed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, systolic and diastolic blood pressure). Socioeconomic status, smoking, alcohol, and obesity were adjusted in structural equation models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Periodontitis and Vascular Risk Phenotype were correlated [Standardized Coefficient (SC): 0.100; p = 0.004]. A higher socioeconomic status was negatively associated with both Periodontitis (SC: -0.112; p < 0.001) and Vascular Risk Phenotype (SC: -0.061; p = 0.04). The strongest association was observed between obesity and the Vascular Risk Phenotype (SC: 0.393; p < 0.001), followed by its association with Periodontitis (SC: 0.114; p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Periodontal and vascular alterations appear to co-occur and may represent early manifestations of cardiovascular risk influenced by shared socioeconomic and metabolic determinants.</p>","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-21DOI: 10.1111/odi.70486
Pietro Leone, Ismo T Räisänen, Julie Toby Thomas, Timo Sorsa
{"title":"Point-of-Care aMMP-8 Testing as an Objective Trigger for Dental Referral in Diabetes Care.","authors":"Pietro Leone, Ismo T Räisänen, Julie Toby Thomas, Timo Sorsa","doi":"10.1111/odi.70486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70486","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-21DOI: 10.1111/odi.70478
Mona Jullie Hajj, Nicholas Sotak, Alessandro Villa, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Lloyd Mancl, Thaís Cristina Esteves-Pereira, Milda Chmieliauskaite
{"title":"Family Impact of Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study Using FROM-16.","authors":"Mona Jullie Hajj, Nicholas Sotak, Alessandro Villa, Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Lloyd Mancl, Thaís Cristina Esteves-Pereira, Milda Chmieliauskaite","doi":"10.1111/odi.70478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic oral pain condition associated with psychological distress and reduced quality of life. Although BMS' impact on patients is documented, family member impact remains poorly understood. This study evaluated family impact using Family Reported Outcome Measure (FROM-16), explored family burden associations, assessed FROM-16 domains, and identified unmet support needs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 26 patient-family member dyads from an oral medicine clinic. Family burden was assessed using FROM-16. Open-ended responses were analyzed thematically to characterize family experiences and support needs. Associations between family burden and demographic/clinical variables were explored using nonparametric analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Median total FROM-16 score was 5.5. Emotional burden exceeded personal/social burden, with worry, sadness, and frustration most common. Disruptions in family activities, eating habits, and family expenses were main social concerns. Lower household income was associated with higher burden scores. Qualitative findings confirmed emotional strain, altered social behaviors, and financial stress. Knowledgeable healthcare providers were the primary support source, although unmet healthcare, mental health, social, and treatment needs persisted.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>BMS affects families through emotional distress, disrupted eating habits, and social activities. These preliminary findings support evaluation of family-centered multidisciplinary approaches to improve support for patients and families.</p>","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149012659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oral diseasesPub Date : 2026-09-17DOI: 10.1111/odi.70414
Fangfang Xu, Hao Cui, Tingwei Han, Sina Ahmadi, Le Bai, Xiang Liang, Linyang Xie, Yuxin Gong, Tao Wang, Kun Qi, Junbo Tu, Sijia Na
{"title":"Authors' Reply \"Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Versus Traditional Landmark-Based Joint Lavage and Intra-Articular Injection for TMD: A Randomized Controlled Trial\".","authors":"Fangfang Xu, Hao Cui, Tingwei Han, Sina Ahmadi, Le Bai, Xiang Liang, Linyang Xie, Yuxin Gong, Tao Wang, Kun Qi, Junbo Tu, Sijia Na","doi":"10.1111/odi.70414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70414","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19615,"journal":{"name":"Oral diseases","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148990784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}