Larissa Porto Lima, Henrique Côrtes Meira, Tânia Mara Pimenta Amaral, Patrícia Carlos Caldeira, Evandro Neves Abdo, Cláudia Borges Brasileiro
{"title":"Mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst: Case report and literature review.","authors":"Larissa Porto Lima, Henrique Côrtes Meira, Tânia Mara Pimenta Amaral, Patrícia Carlos Caldeira, Evandro Neves Abdo, Cláudia Borges Brasileiro","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study reports a case of a mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst (MBBC) associated with a partially erupted mandibular first molar. The intraoral examination revealed vestibular swelling in the right mandibular permanent first molar region. Panoramic radiography and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) showed a well-delimited radiolucent image involving the roots and part of the crown of the right mandibular permanent first molar with bulging and areas of buccal cortical bone resorption. An incisional biopsy was performed and the diagnosis was MBBC. The lesion was surgically removed by enucleation and curettage. Bone repair was observed seven months after the surgical procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 2","pages":"57-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37684828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sajad Ahmad Buch, G Subhas Babu, Renita Lorina Castelino, Shruthi Rao, Kumuda Rao
{"title":"A rare case of long-standing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of minor salivary glands of the palate.","authors":"Sajad Ahmad Buch, G Subhas Babu, Renita Lorina Castelino, Shruthi Rao, Kumuda Rao","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Salivary gland carcinomas are the uncommon and clinically diverse group of neoplasms with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) being the most common among them. MEC accounts for 5% of all salivary gland tumors. As the name implies, the tumor is composed of both mucus secreting cells and epidermoid type cells in varying proportions. Most patients are aware of the lesion for 1 year or less. We report clinical, radiographic and histological features of a long-standing case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of minor salivary glands of the palate in a 35-year-old male patient. The patient reported with a slow growing swelling on the palate which began 15 years ago. The patient was treated with hemi-maxillectomy and is currently under follow up.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 3","pages":"92-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mantė Kireilytė, Viltė Masiliūnaitė, Vilma Belickienė, Juozas Žilinskas, Žana Sakalauskienė
{"title":"Testing of Lithuanian version of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 among older adults. A Pilot study.","authors":"Mantė Kireilytė, Viltė Masiliūnaitė, Vilma Belickienė, Juozas Žilinskas, Žana Sakalauskienė","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To test reliability of the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire translated into Lithuanian, and to evaluate impacts of dental health status as well as factors related to it on daily wellbeing among older adults attending Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS) dental clinic.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The permission to conduct the present study was granted by Center of Bioethics at LUHS. OHIP-14 was translated into Lithuanian and applied on adults aged 50 and more years (n=52) who received dental treatment at university clinic in March 2015. Data about dental health status of the subjects was collected from patients' records. Gender, marital status, education and income served as background information. The data were analysed by ANOVA and Chi-square test, taking the cut-off level for statistical significance at 0.05. Reliability analysis was performed by Cronbach's alpha.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The standardized Cronbach's alpha value of the Lithuanian version of the OHIP-14 was 0.924, considered as excellent. The mean total score of the OHIP-14 was 18.17 with the most commonly reported subscale of Psychological Discomfort. Just 8% of all respondents did not experience any impact from the dental health status on their daily wellbeing. There were significant differences in OHIP-14 items scores by gender, with women having higher scores for feeling tensed, self-conscious and having the unsatisfactory diet.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The present findings indicate that the Lithuanian version of the OHIP-14 is reliable measure to be used in further studies. The majority of the study participants reported experiencing impacts from the dental health status on their daily wellbeing, with the psychological discomfort being the most common. Female gender was associated with reporting significantly higher impacts.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 3","pages":"67-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Algirdas Puišys, Andrius Jonaitis, Eglė Vindašiūtė, Saulius Žukauskas, Tomas Linkevičius
{"title":"The use of a porcine-derived collagen matrix for vertical soft tissue augmentation. A case report.","authors":"Algirdas Puišys, Andrius Jonaitis, Eglė Vindašiūtė, Saulius Žukauskas, Tomas Linkevičius","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Soft tissue augmentation is a well-established procedure employed in a diverse range of applications such as soft tissue thickening, keratinized tissue augmentation, improvement of the esthetics of existing dental implants and teeth, and crestal bone preservation around implants. This case report describes a technique for the augmentation of vertically thin soft tissue in the lower jaw posterior area. At the time of the implant placement, after measuring the soft tissue thickness, soft tissues were augmented with a porcine accellular dermal matrix (Mucoderm, Botiss Biomaterials, Germany). After 2 months, during the second stage surgery, the implant was exposed and the soft tissue thickness was measured.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 4","pages":"125-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38166561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of a new patient-reported outcome measure in orofacial clefts: An exploratory study in two countries.","authors":"Van Thai Nguyen, Martin Persson, Triin Jagomägi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients with repaired cleft lip and/or palate may vary in satisfaction with their treatment. The exploratory study investigated the satisfaction of patients with orofacial clefts, and their parents with cleft treatment outcomes using the Cleft Hearing, Appearance and Speech Questionnaire (CHASQ). The study included 29 Vietnamese and 27 Estonian patients aged ≥ 7 years with repaired cleft lip and/or palate. The CHASQ was translated into Vietnamese and Estonian. The questionnaire was completed independently by patients and their parents. There were nine items in the CHASQ associated with the cleft (Factor 1) and six items less associated with the cleft (Factor 2). Significant moderate positive correlations were related to Factor 1. Vietnamese patients self-rated lower than Estonian patients in most of the items except speech. The agreement between patients and parents varied from low to moderate positive correlations in the features associated with the cleft, and mainly in the Vietnam sample. Vietnamese patients were less satisfied than Estonian patients. CHASQ is an easy tool to evaluate patients' satisfaction with hearing, appearance, and speech.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 3","pages":"72-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rugae patterns as an adjunct to sex differentiation in forensic identification.","authors":"Rahul Gaikwad, Seema Kamble, Ritwik Rana, Swapnil Jain, Shailesh Gondivkar, Payal Bajad","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the study was to identify the different patterns of palatal rugae and gender differences in rugae pattern in Maharashtra population thereby highlighting the importance of palatal rugae in establishing person's identity. The 600 dental casts of age 18 years and above were included in the study. The rugae were delineated using a sharp graphite pencil under adequate light and magnification and information was recorded about shape, number, size and direction of the palatal rugae. The most commonly noticed rugae among the total study participants primary and secondary. Among the patterns of rugae wavy (92.3%) was most common and significantly more among females. The point (9.8%) type of rugae was the only pattern found to be more in males. It may be concluded that the rugae pattern can be an additional method for post mortem identification in conjunction with the other methods such as visual, fingerprints and dental characteristics in forensic sciences.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 3","pages":"79-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alma Pranckevičienė, Rūta Narbutaitė, Jolanta Siudikienė, Robertas Damaševičius, Rytis Maskeliūnas
{"title":"An in vitro evaluation of microleakage of class V composite restorations using universal adhesive under different level of cavity moisture conditions.","authors":"Alma Pranckevičienė, Rūta Narbutaitė, Jolanta Siudikienė, Robertas Damaševičius, Rytis Maskeliūnas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective of this study was to evaluate microleakage using self-etching universal adhesive on direct class V composite resin restorations under different cavity moisture conditions.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>30 extracted human molars were divided into three groups (n=10) to compare the adhesive \"Prime&BondActive\"under optimal, overly dry, and overly wet cavity moisture conditions. Class V cavities were filled with nanocomposite and polished. All teeth were thermocycled for 3000 cycles, sealed and immersed in 1% methylene blue solution for 24 hours. Consequently, teeth were sectioned and analyzed under a microscope. Dye penetration lengths were scored in millimetres and permeation degrees.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that self-etching universal adhesive was least permeable (lower dye penetration depths) under optimal working field conditions. During overly wet cavity moisture conditions performans decreased insignificantly.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>According to the present study there is no significant difference of microleakage using universal adhesive in class V composite restorations with different moisture level. However, too wet working field conditions tend to increase microleakage formation. In clinical performance, it could be suggested to keep an appropriate cavity moisture level.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 4","pages":"113-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38166559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ignas Barauskas, Kamilė Barauskienė, Gintaras Janužis
{"title":"Dental anxiety and self-perceived stress in Lithuanian University of Health sciences hospital patients. A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Ignas Barauskas, Kamilė Barauskienė, Gintaras Janužis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Dental anxiety is a serious problem that influences both mental and physical patient's health. Earlier studies have associated it with avoidance of dental visits and poor oral health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental anxiety in a Lithuanian population and investigate its association with perceived stress as well as demographic factors and dental-anxiety-inducing stimuli.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This study was based on a face-to-face questionnaire consisting of DAS (Dental Anxiety Scale), PSS (Perceived Stress Scale) and an author questionnaire about specific dental-anxiety-inducing stimuli. Based on the questionnaires, a fear score (FS) was calculated for each respondent. Bivariate logistic regression was used to determine associations between DAS, PSS, and FS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total 431 patients took part in the study. The mean DAS score was 9.59. Higher perceived stress was associated with age, sex, marital status, income, and weekly hours of work. A positive correlation was found between PSS and DAS scores. A positive correlation was found between FS sum and PSS score. Women had a higher average FS sum than men.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed that dental anxiety is still highly prevalent, as almost half of the study population had some level of dental anxiety. As this study shows that perceived stress plays a significant role in dental anxiety, dentists should take special care when working with patients that may be experiencing higher levels stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 2","pages":"42-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dieni da Silveira Teixeira, Maria Antonia Zancanaro de Figueiredo, Karen Cherubini, Sílvia Dias de Oliveira, Fernanda Gonçalves Salum
{"title":"The topical effect of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine in the repair of oral wounds. A review.","authors":"Dieni da Silveira Teixeira, Maria Antonia Zancanaro de Figueiredo, Karen Cherubini, Sílvia Dias de Oliveira, Fernanda Gonçalves Salum","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this paper was to review the current literature with regard to the use of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine in the treatment of oral wounds.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Oral mucosa is continuously subjected to physical or chemical injuries, where it becomes a common site for the occurrence of ulcerated lesions. These lesions are susceptible to infections that may delay healing.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A search of the medical and dental literature was conducted in Medline/Pubmed and Scielo using a combination of the terms oral ulcer, oral wound, wound healing, povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine, to review their mechanism of action and their use in the healing of oral wounds.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusion: </strong>The use of chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine is effective in the control of local infection in a concentration-dependent manner, exerting a positive influence on the tissue repair process. Oral antiseptics appear be a good alternative in the management of these lesions, since there is a low risk of systemic toxicity and allergies, and less clinical evidence of bacterial resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 2","pages":"35-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37686398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandra Žemgulytė, Ingrida Vasiliauskienė, Eglė Slabšinskienė, Kristina Sandūnaitė, Julija Narbutaitė
{"title":"Influence of preterm birth for child's oral health status.","authors":"Sandra Žemgulytė, Ingrida Vasiliauskienė, Eglė Slabšinskienė, Kristina Sandūnaitė, Julija Narbutaitė","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To search the publications related to this topic, subsequently to find out a prevalence of prematurity worldwide and classification of preterm birth, to analyze the both maternal and foetal risk factors related to preterm birth, to depict relationship between prematurity and developmental defects of enamel and development of dental caries.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A review was carried out to identify relevant studies reporting data on risk factors of prematurity, low birth weight and its' relationship between developmental defects of enamel and early childhood caries. The data was extracted from the selected papers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total 75 of articles were identified after initial search and 48 publications were enrolled in this review.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Prematurity and low birth weight of child can cause both general and oral health complications and altered infant's development or growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":35508,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"21 4","pages":"107-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38166602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}