Martina Ferrillo, Pasquale Viola, Alessia Astorina, Giuseppe Chiarella, Leonzio Fortunato, Alessandro de Sire, Amerigo Giudice
{"title":"Effectiveness of conservative approaches on otologic signs and symptoms in patients with temporomandibular disorders and Meniere's disease: A systematic review.","authors":"Martina Ferrillo, Pasquale Viola, Alessia Astorina, Giuseppe Chiarella, Leonzio Fortunato, Alessandro de Sire, Amerigo Giudice","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2348973","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2348973","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of conservative approaches on otologic signs and symptoms in patients affected by Menière's Disease (MD) and temporomandibular disorders (TMD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were systematically searched to identify studies presenting participants with a diagnosis of MD associated with TMD, conservative approaches as interventions, and modification of the otological signs and symptoms as outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 627 articles assessed for eligibility, two studies were included. Both studies showed a significant reduction of Situational Vertigo Questionnaire after treatment, number of vertigo spells, Functional Level Scale, Dizziness Hearing Inventory, and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory, after occlusal splint therapy. No significant differences were found in terms of pure-tone audiometry average.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings of this systematic review suggested that conservative approaches might improve vertigo in patients affected by MD and TMD. However, the low number of included studies makes difficult to draw strong conclusions.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"770-778"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140864584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Colonna, F Lobbezoo, G Gravili, L Lombardo, J Ahlberg, D Manfredini
{"title":"Effects of orthodontic aligners on 24-hour masseter muscle activity: a multiple-day electromyographic study.","authors":"A Colonna, F Lobbezoo, G Gravili, L Lombardo, J Ahlberg, D Manfredini","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2357054","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2357054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the effects of aligners on masseter muscle activity by using an electromyographic device in the home environment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was performed on healthy patients who required orthodontic treatment. Three different 24 h-EMG recording sessions were performed in different conditions: without aligners, with passive aligners, and with active aligners. The non-functional MMA work index (nfMMA-WI) and the non-functional MMA time index (nfMMA-TI) for both awake and sleep hours were assessed. ANOVA test was used to compare the average activity during the three recording conditions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>On average, a total recording time of 204.7 ± 7.9 hours were provided for each patient. For most patients, ANOVA test showed an absence of significant differences between the recording sessions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The impact of our results is not negligible: clinicians can find remarkable support to the hypothesis that the use of aligners affects the MMA only in a minority of subjects.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"817-826"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141261862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A retrospective study of the prevalence of calcium deposits around the dens axis via cone beam computed tomography.","authors":"Bilay Stevanovic Sancar, Sevcihan Günen Yılmaz","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2355856","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2355856","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the presence of calcium deposits (CDs) around the dens axis and patients' age, gender, and systemic diseases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study was carried out by examining CBCT. Basic descriptive statistical analyses and normality tests were performed on all variables. The assumption of normality was checked using the Shapiro-Wilk method. The statistical significance level was accepted as a p-value less than 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CDs were observed in a total of 99 (21.9%) individuals. The incidence of CDs statistically significantly increased with age (<i>p</i> < .01),while it didn't statistically significantly differ between genders (<i>p</i> = .47). 13% were systemically healthy, while 55% had hypertension. The incidence of CDs was statistically significantly higher in individuals with hypertension.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In the presence of CDs, the patient should be referred to a medical doctor to confirm the diagnosis of CDS and prevent possible complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"797-801"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141089270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nathalia Silveira Finck, Maria Christina Thomé Pacheco, Maria Teresa Martins de Araújo
{"title":"Association of clinical indicators in TMJ, craniofacial, occlusal, and upper airway changes with symptoms of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and mouth-breathing.","authors":"Nathalia Silveira Finck, Maria Christina Thomé Pacheco, Maria Teresa Martins de Araújo","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2356631","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2356631","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the association between self-reported symptoms of pediatric OSA and clinical signs in MB children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seventy-three MB children aged 7-14 years answered an interview questionnaire on OSA symptoms in childhood, focusing on chewing, nasal, and sleep disturbances. MB children were checked for changes on the craniofacial, occlusion, TMJ, upper airway, and body posture by a multi-disciplinary team, consisting of medical residents, dental, and psychology postgraduate students. Multiple logistic regression analysis verified the association between clinical signs and self-reported symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Reported symptoms of chewing disturbance as TMD noise, muscle pain, and morning headache were significantly associated with the presence of lip incompetence and Class II malocclusion. Sleep disturbances as snoring, waking up at night, daytime sleepiness, and sleeping with the mouth open were significantly associated with the presence of hypertrophic tonsils and obstructive Mallampati score.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Symptoms of pediatric OSA were found in mouth-breathing children, which should be carefully investigated in order to prevent OSA in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"802-808"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141089283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cross-sectional and retrospective study regarding the changes in the spatial position of the hyoid bone and upper airways before and after orthodontic therapy in developing patients with normocclusion.","authors":"Guillermo Reichard-Monefeldt, Montserrat Diéguez-Pérez","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2350918","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2350918","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective was to study the effect of orthodontic therapy regarding the position of the hyoid bone and upper airways in nighty-one 6-21 year-old Caucasian patients with normoclussion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nineteen variables were analyzed by teleradiography. The differences were analyzed with the ANOVA test of repeated measures with an intra-group factor for two occasions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The statistical analysis revealed a greater influence on the variables Hy-MP (12.3 vs 14.2), Hps-C3 (25.2 vs 28.1), Hpi-C3 (28.8 vs 35.5), H°-C3 (14.4 vs 12.7), Hps-Rg (36.0 vs 42.7), Hpi-Rg (34.1 vs 39.7), USP (16.2 vs 20.2), MPP (12.9 vs 14.8), C3P (10.6 vs 12.8), PNS-Ba (43.5 vs 66.5), PtV-Ad (12.0 vs 17.1) and PtM-Ba (33.9 vs 35.9), and Ad2-SO (24.16 vs 20.87).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Significant differences were observed between most of the airway and hyoid bone variables before and after orthodontic treatment in our Spanish pediatric population, especially in the nasopharynx.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"779-789"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effectiveness of a home exercise program when added to a conventional physiotherapy program in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A comparative study.","authors":"Gül Pehlivan Tekin, Yavuz Yakut","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2360370","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2360370","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the effect of a home exercise program on pain and quality of life (QoL) in TMD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty patients were included in the study. The Group A received both a home exercise program and a physiotherapy program, while only a physiotherapy program was given to the Group B. Pain was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and QoL using the Short-Form 36 (SF-36).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pain decreased in both groups (p < 0.05). Among the SF-36 domains, bodily pain, vitality and social functioning scores improved in the Group A, while only the bodily pain parameter improved in the Group B (p < 0.05). On between-group comparison, the positive effect on pain and quality of life was greater in the Group A (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The addition of a home exercise program to the conventional physiotherapy program provided greater improvement in pain and QoL in patients with TMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"851-862"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141293997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ismail Deniz, Hulya Eyigor, Mustafa Yalcin, Gamze Ozturk Yilmaz, Mustafa Deniz Yilmaz, Ustun Osma, Omer Tarik Selcuk, Levent Renda
{"title":"The usefulness of transcervıcal ultrasonography for the predıctıon of obstructıve sleep apnea ın chıldren.","authors":"Ismail Deniz, Hulya Eyigor, Mustafa Yalcin, Gamze Ozturk Yilmaz, Mustafa Deniz Yilmaz, Ustun Osma, Omer Tarik Selcuk, Levent Renda","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2358740","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2358740","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>It was aimed to investigate the role of tonsil ultrasonography(USG) in the diagnosis of pediatric OSAS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Before tonsillectomy (±adenoidectomy) for OSAS, all patients tonsil USG and polysomnography (PSG) tests were performed. Tonsil volume was measured preoperatively with the Brodsky tonsil grading scale and by postoperative water displacement test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 47 patients were included in the study. We observed a positive correlation between tonsil volumes measured by preoperative USG and water displacement test postoperatively. There was a statistically significant correlation between tonsil sizes measured by tonsil USG, PSG AHI and questionnaire scores(<i>p</i> < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preoperative tonsil USG may be helpful test in children with suspected OSAS.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"843-850"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141307447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Colonna, Alessandro Bracci, Daniele Manfredini
{"title":"Bracing: The hidden side of the moon.","authors":"Anna Colonna, Alessandro Bracci, Daniele Manfredini","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2025.2472087","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2025.2472087","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"711-713"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrian Ujin Yap, Kai Kee Wee, Jia Yu Loh, Carolina Marpaung, Vaishali Prakash Natu
{"title":"Temporomandibular disorder pain in older adolescents-young adults: Interrelationship with somatic burden, mental ill-being, and well-being.","authors":"Adrian Ujin Yap, Kai Kee Wee, Jia Yu Loh, Carolina Marpaung, Vaishali Prakash Natu","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2322595","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2322595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The associations of Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain with somatic symptoms, mental ill-being/distress, and well-being were explored, along with the mental correlates of TMD (TS) and somatic symptom (SS) burden in older adolescents-young adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>TMD/somatic symptoms were appraised with the five quintessential symptoms (5Ts) of the DC/TMD/Somatic Symptom Scale-8, whereas mental distress/well-being was assessed with the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales-21/Scales of Psychological Well-being-18. Data were examined using Chi-square/non-parametric tests and multivariate analyses (α = .05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 366 participants, 51.4%, 28.1%, 6.8%, and 13.7% had no TMD (NT), TMD pain (TP), TMD dysfunction (TD), and combined TMD (CT) respectively. Though mental distress varied substantially (CT, TP>NT, TD), no significant differences in well-being were discerned. SS burden, but not TS burden, was moderately correlated to distress.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prospect of TMD pain was increased by being female, depressed, and anxious but reduced by \"positive relations with others\" and \"self-acceptance\".</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"719-729"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139984645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The posterior or tubal sphenoidal plate extending into the tympanosquamous fissure - A novel finding.","authors":"Mugurel Constantin Rusu, Alexandra Diana Vrapciu","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2360389","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2360389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The tympanic plate typically joins the articular tubercle in the medial glenoid wall. It is aimed to report a peculiar anatomic variant of the latter.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The computed tomography scans of two adult male cases were documented for the anatomical details of the temporomandibular joint.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The absence of the tubal processes of the tympanic plates was found bilaterally. The medial glenoid walls were penetrated by posterior or tubal sphenoidal plates extending posteriorly from the sphenoidal spines, 6.6 mm/12.2 mm on the right/left sides in the first case, and 9.8/8.4 mm on the right/left sides in the second case. These plates formed the lateral tubal walls and modified the tubal sulci on the sphenopetrosal fissures into musculotubal pseudo-canals. On the sides of the tubal sphenoidal plates formed in the medial wall of the glenoid fossa additional fissures, an anterolateral sphenotemporal one and a postero-medial sphenotympanic one.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As far as the authors know, the tubal plate of the sphenoid bone was not observed previously to participate in the glenoid fossa's medial wall. It could be regarded as a rare anatomic variation.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"863-867"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141289003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}