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{"title":"Craniofacial Morphology and Upper Airway Dimensions in Patients with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Compared to Healthy Controls.","authors":"Liselotte Sonnesen,&nbsp;Tessie Pawlik,&nbsp;Eva Fejerskov Lauridsen","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aims of the present case-control study were to compare craniofacial morphology, airway minimum cross-sectional area and airway volume between patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The sample comprised 18 hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) patients (16 females, 2 males, mean age 34.1 [SD 10.35] years), clinically diagnosed and genetically tested in order to exclude other types of EDS, and 16 controls (14 females, 2 males, mean age 37.9 [SD 10.87] years) with neutral occlusion and normal craniofacial morphology. Craniofacial morphology was assessed on lateral cephalograms. Minimum cross-sectional area and upper airway volume were assessed on cone-beam computed tomography and analysed by standard and well-validated methods. Differences were tested by logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, gender and body mass index (BMI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No significant differences in craniofacial morphology were found between hEDS patients and controls. Airway minimum cross-sectional area (P = 0.019) and airway volume (P = 0.044) were significantly smaller in hEDS patients compared to controls. When adjusted for age, gender and BMI no significant differences were found. However, minimum cross-sectional area was almost significant (P = 0.077).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The craniofacial morphology and airway dimensions of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients were comparable to controls, with a tendency towards a smaller minimum cross-sectional area in the hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome group. The results may prove valuable for understanding the effect of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome on craniofacial morphology and the upper airways.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c2/ac/jomr-12-e5.PMC8326884.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39299549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Complications and Management of Patients with Inherited Bleeding Disorders During Dental Extractions: a Systematic Literature Review.","authors":"Olga Grigorita,&nbsp;Loran Omer,&nbsp;Gintaras Juodzbalys","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The systematic literature review aims to assess patients' dental extraction with inherited bleeding disorders, to understand the type, dosage, and modality of administration of the haemostatic agents for safe intra- and postoperational results.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The search was undertaken in MEDLINE (PubMed) databases and Cochrane library for articles published in English from 1 January, 2010 till 31 October, 2020. Before the full-text articles were considered, titles and abstracts were screened.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 78 articles were screened, from which 3 met the necessary criteria and were used for the review. Minor complications, such as postoperative bleedings from the socket and epistaxis, were observed, but they were resolved with proper medical care. No major fatal complications were reported. Generally, all the articles provided evidence of successful extractions with correct treatment plans made by haematologists and surgeons.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Available clinical trials demonstrate that local and systemic haemostatic therapies in combination are effective in preventing bleeding during dental extractions in patients with coagulopathies.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/15/33/jomr-12-e1.PMC8326879.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39299077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Periosteum-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Secretome - Cell-Free Strategy for Endogenous Bone Regeneration: Proteomic Analysis <i>in Vitro</i>.","authors":"Mindaugas Pranskunas,&nbsp;Egidijus Simoliunas,&nbsp;Milda Alksne,&nbsp;Algirdas Kaupinis,&nbsp;Gintaras Juodzbalys","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases or injuries which lead to bone/tooth loss and defects. While such clinical situations are daily practice in most of the hospitals, the widely used treatment methods still have disadvantages. Therefore, this field of medicine is actively searching new tissue regeneration techniques, one of which could be stem cell secretome. Thus, the purpose of this research study was to perform the detail proteomic analysis of periosteum-derived mesenchymal stem cells secretome in order to evaluate if it is capable to induce osteo-regenerative process.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Periosteum-derived mesenchymal stem cells (PMSCs) were extracted from adult male New Zealand White rabbits. Cells were characterised by evaluating their differentiation potential. After characterisation PMSCs secretomes were collected and their proteomic analysis was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PMSCs were extracted from adult male New Zealand White rabbits. In order to characterise the extracted PMSCs, they were differentiated in the directions which mainly describes MSC multipotency - osteogenic, myogenic and adipogenic. A total of 146 proteins were detected. After characterisation PMSCs secretomes were collected and their proteomic analysis was performed. The resulting protein composition indicates the ability to promote bone regeneration to fully mature bone.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Bioactive molecules detected in periosteum-derived mesenchymal stem cells secretome initiates the processes required for the formation of a fully functional bone.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b8/a6/jomr-12-e2.PMC8326881.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39299076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does Appliance Design Affect Treatment Outcomes of Class II Division 1 Malocclusion? A Two-Center Retrospective Study.","authors":"Burçin Akan,&nbsp;Türkan Sezen Erhamza","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the pre- and post-treatment values of patients treated with monoblock and twin-block appliances with the values of the skeletal Class I individuals.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The initial lateral cephalometric radiographs of the pubertal untreated skeletal class I patients and cephalometric radiographs of 60 (30 monoblock, 30 twin-block) patients before and after the functional treatment were included in the study. Skeletal, dental, and soft tissue measurements were performed by a single researcher using Dolphin Imaging software version 11.95 (Dolphin Imaging, Chatsworth, CA, USA). Paired t-test was used for statistical evaluation and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In both monoblock and twin-block groups, there was a statistically significant increase in the measurements of the lower jaw and the vertical direction values (sella nasion B point (SNB), pogonion nasion perpendicular, Y-axis, sella nasion-gonion gnathion, palatal-mandibular angle, anterior facial height, mandibular length P < 0.05); however, in the Twin-block group, the lower jaw was found to be displaced more forward (change for twin-block; SNB = 2.35, Wits appraisal = -4.77). The most measurements of the twin-block treated group were similar to the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Both functional appliances have been identified to be useful in achieving treatment targets; however, with twin-block, results closer to ideal values are obtained.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/51/20/jomr-12-e4.PMC8326880.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39299547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Therapeutic Approach in the Treatment of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Case Series of 3 Patients and State of the Art on Surgical Strategies.","authors":"Erica Vettori,&nbsp;Giulia Pipinato,&nbsp;Rossana Bussani,&nbsp;Fulvia Costantinides,&nbsp;Vanessa Nicolin,&nbsp;Lorenzo Bevilacqua,&nbsp;Michele Maglione","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bisphosphonates and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand inhibitors are currently the most widely used antiresorptive therapies in bone metabolism diseases treatment. Unfortunately they can evoke medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws. The present case series study proposes to evaluate clinical features, evolution and the surgical therapeutic approaches in three patients affected by medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw and to review the state of art regarding the management of this complication in light of the most recent literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Three cases of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws are discussed, two related to bisphosphonates therapy (ibandronic acid) and one due to denosumab.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All three patients were aged female and had probably a dental trigger agent. The lesions located in posterior mandible were treated in one case with the surgical approach alone and, in the other case, with surgical approach associated with Erb-YAG laser. The lesion related to denosumab was treated with surgical approach and platelet rich fibrin application. A complete healing was always achieved.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dentists should be aware of the potential risk of developing medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws for patients who take or had taken antiresorptive drugs. The side effects of denosumab and bisphosphonates are partly overlapping and currently there is still no consensus about the therapeutic surgical options. Prevention and early detection of the lesions should be the primary strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ca/e1/jomr-12-e6.PMC8326883.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39299550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"PTEN and α-SMA Expression and Diagnostic Role in Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Concomitant Oral Submucous Fibrosis.","authors":"Roshni Monteiro,&nbsp;Kaveri Hallikeri,&nbsp;Archana Sudhakaran","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The diagnostic role and correlation between phosphatase and tensin homologue and alpha-smooth muscle actin in oral submucous fibrosis and oral squamous cell carcinoma with concomitant oral submucous fibrosis was analysed by this case control study. The mechanism by which phosphatase and tensin homologue controls myofibroblast expression was also evaluated.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Overall, 10 normal mucosa, 30 oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) and 30 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with OSF were stained immunohistochemically with phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). Percentage positivity, pattern of expression was statistically compared using Pearson's Chi-square and Fischer exact tests. The correlation between markers was analysed using Spearman correlation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>OSF and OSCC affected males predominantly with majority below 40 years and above 40 years of age respectively. Percentage of PTEN positive cells was statistically significant with gender (P = 0.024) and α-SMA distribution of pattern showed a significant correlation with habits (P = 0.018). A significant decrease in nuclear PTEN positivity (P < 0.001) and a gradual increase in α-SMA cytoplasmic expression was noted from NM to OSF and OSCC. A statistically significant weak inverse correlation existed between PTEN and α-SMA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A reduced phosphatase and tensin homologue expression in oral submucous fibrosis makes it more prone for malignant transformation. An increase in stromal desmoplasia modifies differentiation, invasive and proliferative capacity of tumour cells. As phosphatase and tensin homologue functions through P-Akt pathway, P-Akt with phosphatase and tensin homologue could be a therapeutic target.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/5e/09/jomr-12-e3.PMC8085678.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38958523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"NR4A3 (NOR-1) Immunostaining Shows Better Performance than DOG1 Immunostaining in Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Salivary Gland: a Preliminary Study.","authors":"Adepitan Owosho,&nbsp;Donald Tyler,&nbsp;Olufunlola Adesina,&nbsp;Oluwole Odujoko,&nbsp;Kurt Summersgill","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Acinic cell carcinoma of salivary gland harbours recurrent and specific chromosomal rearrangement [t(4;9)(q13;q31)], resulting in the translocation of secretory calcium-binding phosphoprotein gene cluster at 4q13 to nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group a member 3 at 9q31. This upregulates the transcription factor nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3, which can be detected by immunohistochemistry. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the performance of nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 immunostaining on whole-slide acinic cell carcinoma tissue, in comparison with discovered on GIST-1 immunostaining.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>We retrieved 6 cases of acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC), including 5 conventional low-grade and 1 dedifferentiated high-grade. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 (NR4A3) and discovered on GIST-1 (DOG1) were performed at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on all retrieved cases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The result shows that NR4A3 IHC shows better performance than DOG1 IHC: 5 of the 6 (83.3%) AciCC cases (including the dedifferentiated high-grade) demonstrated strong diffuse nuclear staining for NR4A3, also five AciCC cases (including the dedifferentiated high-grade) demonstrated weak to moderate membranous staining with variable distribution for DOG1. Moreover, only 3 (50%) cases showed complete membranous staining with DOG1.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This pilot study showed that nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 immunostaining is a sensitive marker for acinic cell carcinoma and of better utility than discovered on GIST-1 immunostaining in making a diagnosis of acinic cell carcinoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/88/6e/jomr-12-e4.PMC8085676.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38958524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Small Dysplastic Oral Leucoplakia in a Smoking Woman: a Case Report.","authors":"Caique Mariano Pedroso,&nbsp;Gustavo Keller Schemberger,&nbsp;João Lucas Dziadzio,&nbsp;Letícia Caroline Condolo,&nbsp;Priscila de Camargo Smolarek","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oral leucoplakia is clinical term used to describe white plaques, and that is part of the group of oral potentially malignant disorders. Leucoplakia may show epithelial dysplasia, mainly in harder smoking patient. This case report discusses a small leucoplakia with dysplasia on the tongue's lateral border in a woman, diagnosed early after a routine clinical consultation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 57-year-old female patient consulted to the Oral Diagnosis and Surgery Service of the State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil. First, the patient was referred for the extraction of her lower incisors due to periodontal disease. During clinical examination, was identified a sessile white plaque, of small size, and located on the tongue's left lateral border. Thus, the lesion's diagnostic hypothesis was oral leucoplakia due to patient be chronic smoker for 40 years. The incisional biopsy was performed, with the epithelial tissue and part of the connective tissue removed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The histopathological examination revealed a stratified and keratinized pavement epithelium, with cellular atypia, and presence of hyperchromatism and nuclear pleomorphism. However, the alterations were restricted to the epithelium's basal, characterizing a mild dysplasia. The proposed treatment was surgical removal of the lesion, and the patient was also instructed to quit smoking, as well as she continues to follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The presented case emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and the orientation of risk factors to smoking patients, even in small lesions that can clinically appear harmless.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/29/45/jomr-12-e5.PMC8085679.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38958526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentation with Autogenous Bone Graft Compared with a Composite Grafting Material or Bone Substitute Alone: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Assessing Volumetric Stability of the Grafting Material.","authors":"Thomas Starch-Jensen,&nbsp;Daniel Deluiz,&nbsp;Julie Vitenson,&nbsp;Niels Henrik Bruun,&nbsp;Eduardo Muniz Barretto Tinoco","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Test the hypothesis of no difference in the volumetric stability of the grafting material following maxillary sinus floor augmentation with autogenous bone graft compared with composite grafting material or bone substitute alone applying the lateral window technique.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, Cochrane library and hand-search of relevant journals were conducted. Human studies published in English until the 9^th of October 2020 were included. Outcome measures included three-dimensional volumetric changes of the grafting material and potential predictive parameters. Volumetric changes were evaluated by descriptive statistics and meta-analysis including 95% confidence interval.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Electronic search and hand-searching resulted in 102 entries. Four randomized controlled trials with unclear risk of bias fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The volumetric stability of the grafting material was significantly improved by mixing autogenous bone graft with a non-resorbable xenograft compared with autogenous bone graft. Meta-analyses assessing absolute and relative volumetric changes demonstrated no significant differences between autogenous bone graft compared with allogeneic bone graft, synthetic biomaterials combined with autogenous bone graft or used alone. Association between volumetric changes of the grafting material and potential predictive parameters were not assessed in the included studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Volumetric reduction of the augmented area seems inevitable following maxillary sinus floor augmentation regardless of the grafting material. The volumetric stability of autogenous bone graft is improved with addition of xenograft compared with autogenous bone graft. However, conclusions drawn from this systematic review should be interpreted with caution since only four studies using three-dimensional radiographic measurements were included.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/80/77/jomr-12-e1.PMC8085675.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38958519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Questionnaire of Digital Radiography and CBCT Use and Knowledge among Lithuanian Dentists.","authors":"Vestina Masyte,&nbsp;Simona Sefeldaite,&nbsp;Tadas Venskutonis","doi":"10.5037/jomr.2021.12102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5037/jomr.2021.12102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Digital radiography is an increasingly used technology in Lithuania. However, there is no published information about using cone-beam computed tomography. The aims of this cross-sectional study performed in Lithuania were (1) to obtain information about the prevalence and accessibility of digital radiography and cone-beam computed tomography usage, and (2) to estimate dental practitioners' knowledge about this diagnostic method and their need for education.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Questionnaires consisting of 31 questions were distributed during the 2019 International Dentist Congress in Lithuania.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study analyses the data obtained from 248 respondents. Most of the clinicians use digital radiographic methods in their practice. The institutions usually have a digital dental X-ray machine, less often a digital panoramic X-ray machine, and least often a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) unit. Most dental practitioners performed 1 to 10 CBCT scans per month for adult patients and the most frequent reason for its use was implantation planning. Of the practitioners, 81.7% would like to improve their CBCT knowledge and skills.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The number of digital X-ray machines has increased throughout the last decade. Lithuanian dental practitioners do not excessively use cone-beam computed tomography. Some concerns were raised regarding respondents' knowledge about exposure factors and this diagnostic method's performance for paediatric patients. Additional training should be provided to Lithuanian dental specialists.</p>","PeriodicalId":53254,"journal":{"name":"eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/67/df/jomr-12-e2.PMC8085677.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38958521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}