{"title":"Investigation of maximum mouth opening in terms of age, weight, height and body mass index in Turkish adult population.","authors":"Mehmet Gökhan Demir","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226828","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2226828","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Maximum mouth opening (MMO) is an important finding in the detection of many diseases and conditions.The aim of this study is to determine the relationship of MMO level with age, gender, weight, height, BMI variables in adult individuals.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 1582 participants, 806 women and 756 men, between the ages of 18-85 were included in the study. MMO, age, gender, weight, height and BMI values of the participants were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 1582 participants included in the study, the MMO value of men was 44.2 mm, while it was 40.29 mm in women. The MMO value of men was found to be higher than that of women (<i>p</i> < .05). A correlation was observed between MMO and height (<i>p</i> < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In the study, a correlation was observed between MMO and height. The MMO value was found to be higher in men.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"571-576"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9673605","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, Jie Lei, Ji Woon Park, Chengge Liu, Seong Hae Kim, Byeong-Min Lee, Kai-Yuan Fu
{"title":"Age distribution of East Asian TMD patients and age-related differences in DC/TMD axis I findings.","authors":"Adrian Ujin Yap, Jie Lei, Ji Woon Park, Chengge Liu, Seong Hae Kim, Byeong-Min Lee, Kai-Yuan Fu","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2316081","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2316081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The pattern of age distribution in East Asian temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients and age-related differences in DC/TMD diagnostic subtypes/categories were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Subjects and methods: </strong>TMD patients from two University-based centers in China and South Korea were enrolled. Axis I physical diagnoses were rendered according to DC/TMD. Patients were categorized into six age groups (15-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, and 65-84 years; Groups A-F respectively).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Youths/young adults (Groups A-C) formed 74.1% of TMD patients. TMJ disc displacements (74.9%), arthralgia (49.2%), and degenerative joint disease [DJD] (36.8%) were the most common TMD subtypes. The majority had combined (54.0%) and chronic (58.5%) TMDs. Youths/young adults and middle-aged/old adults had substantially lower frequencies of merely pain-related (6.2-14.5%) and intra-articular (13.8-16.8%) TMDs correspondingly. \"Being female\" increased the prospects of pain-related/combined TMDs by 96%/49%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>East Asian TMD patients comprised mostly of youths/young adults who had an alarmingly high prevalence of TMJ DJD.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"688-697"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139900936","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}
Yasmina Aoun, Rita Ejbeh, Abboud Youssef, Joseph Hobeiche
{"title":"Salivary biomarkers as potential diagnostic tool for temporomandibular disorders: A comprehensive review.","authors":"Yasmina Aoun, Rita Ejbeh, Abboud Youssef, Joseph Hobeiche","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2229607","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2229607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To review the current scientific literature concerning the implication of biomarkers collected from saliva in the diagnosis of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive literature search was conducted on PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, MEDLINE and Web of Science to gather articles published between 2012 and 2021. Based on the eligibility criteria, articles were reviewed in full and precise data was extracted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nine clinical studies were selected. Participants with TMD were all diagnosed according to the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. Specific biomarkers were examined from saliva samples. Results related to TMD showed a significant range of variability.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Specific salivary biomarkers have been investigated, but current efforts are aiming to search for more possible biomarkers from saliva samples as a safe procedure. Future research needs to consider the sensitivity and specificity of these biomarkers as diagnostic tools for TMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"603-612"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9826973","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}
Daniele Manfredini, Mariona Mulet, Paul L Durham, Steven D Bender
{"title":"An orofacial pain partnership: Old actors, new goals.","authors":"Daniele Manfredini, Mariona Mulet, Paul L Durham, Steven D Bender","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2025.2492609","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2025.2492609","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"531-533"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053435","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}
Indu Ps, Renju Jose, Aravind M Shanmugham, Anu Ramachandran, Priya K Nair, Krishna S Kumar, Beena Varma R, Rhea Susan Verghese
{"title":"Evaluation of presence of nasal deviation in patients presenting with obstructive sleep apnea using cone beam computed tomography.","authors":"Indu Ps, Renju Jose, Aravind M Shanmugham, Anu Ramachandran, Priya K Nair, Krishna S Kumar, Beena Varma R, Rhea Susan Verghese","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2221619","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2221619","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evaluation of the presence of nasal septal deviation in patients presenting with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Patients diagnosed with OSA using polysomnography were further evaluated radiographically for the presence of nasal septal deviation, maxillary sinus septa, and oropharyngeal airway volume using CBCT.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nasal deviation was present in all the patients and was classified according to Negus et al classification, further categorized with Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) score, maxillary sinus septa in those patients were classified according to Al Faraj et al, and the oropharyngeal airway volume was found to be an average of 10,086.37 ± 3966.116 mm<sup>2</sup> airway volume.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>All the patients in the study had nasal septal deviation, hence it can be considered as a radiographic marker in suspecting OSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"551-557"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9630375","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":"Association between knowledge and attitudes towards pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and dental specialty.","authors":"María Fernanda Díaz-Díaz, Ximena Schlaefli-Arrieta, Stefany Caballero García, Dafna Geller Palti","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2281286","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2281286","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To associate the knowledge and attitudes about Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (POSA) with the specialty of dentists in Metropolitan Lima, Peru.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, analytical observational study was carried out during 2021-2022. Two hundred and ten orthodontists and pediatric dentists were surveyed using the adapted and validated Spanish translation of the OSAKA-KIDS questionnaire and additional sociodemographic questions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data indicated an association between dental specialty and the professional's knowledge about POSA. Orthodontists were 59% less likely to have acceptable knowledge, compared to pediatric dentists (<i>p</i> = .013, IC 95% 0.21-0.83). The study revealed an association between the professional's attitudes and three intervening variables: age (<i>p</i> = .025), clinical experience (<i>p</i> = .049) and sector of practice (<i>p</i> = .020).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Knowledge was associated with the dental specialty of professionals in the sample included, whilst attitudes were not.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"678-687"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138048929","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":"Treatments related to temporomandibular disorders among patients with prevalent types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in Sweden.","authors":"Negin Yekkalam, Mehmed Novo, Anders Wänman","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2319565","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2024.2319565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to assess the received TMD treatment modalities and the perceived outcome among the frequent types of EDS. A digital questionnaire was sent to the member of the National Swedish EDS Association during January-March 2022. The subsamples of hypermobile and classical EDS were constructed. Almost 90% reported TMD symptoms. Bite splint therapy, counselling, jaw training and occlusal adjustment were reported as the most common treatments with no statistically significant difference in terms of good effect between the two subsamples. Hypermobile and classical EDS might consider as an entity with regards to TMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"698-709"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139984646","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}
Domenico Ciavarella, Alessandra Campobasso, Angela Pia Cazzolla, Carmela Suriano, Eleonora Lo Muzio, Laura Guida, Fabio Salcuni, Michele Laurenziello, Gaetano Illuzzi, Giuseppe Burlon, Michele Tepedino
{"title":"The efficacy of a modified mandibular advancement device for OSA treatment in a group of adult patients.","authors":"Domenico Ciavarella, Alessandra Campobasso, Angela Pia Cazzolla, Carmela Suriano, Eleonora Lo Muzio, Laura Guida, Fabio Salcuni, Michele Laurenziello, Gaetano Illuzzi, Giuseppe Burlon, Michele Tepedino","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2242061","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2242061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD) is actually recommended for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with mild or moderate severity. The present study evaluated the effects of a fully customizable MAD-type device (It Makes You Sleep, IMYS), in patients with moderate-to-severe OSA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-nine patients (15 men and 14 women; mean age 62, SD ±10 years) were retrospectively enrolled. Home Sleep Apnea Testing ;(HSAT) was performed for all patients at baseline (T0) and after three months (T1) of IMYS therapy. The analyzed respiratory parameters were: Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI), Minimum Oxygen Saturation (minSO2) and Medium Oxygen Saturation (medSO2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From T0 to T1, a significant reduction of AHI and ODI was reported, as well as a significant increase of minSO2 and medSO2.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The IMYS device could be an effective MAD appliance for treating moderate-to-severe OSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"613-620"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9946776","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":"Is dextrose prolotherapy beneficial in the management of temporomandibular joint internal derangement? A systematic review.","authors":"Mariam M Bahgat, Ahmed M Abdel-Hamid","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2204042","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08869634.2023.2204042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To highlight the current knowledge of the efficacy of dextrose as a prolotherapy agent in managing temporomandibular joint internal derangement (TMJ-ID).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A \"Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome\" (PICO) strategy was executed using an electronic search through PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane databases, and Google Scholar from their inception to August 2022. Only randomized clinical trials investigating the treatment of TMJ-ID with hypertonic dextrose prolotherapy (HDPT) were included. Two independent reviewers assessed the eligibility of the studies with subsequent data extraction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The systematic search identified 392 studies, and only 8 articles were considered eligible for selection, with a total of 286 patients; 72% were females, and 28% were males. The extracted data showed positive effects of dextrose on joint pain and maximum mouth opening (MMO) with high patient satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HDPT can be effective in relieving TMD symptoms as it reduces pain, improves joint dysfunction, and increases MMO up to 12 months.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"534-542"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9344149","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}
Parvathy Ghosh, Nk Sapna Varma, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Ajith Vv, Renjitha Bhaskaran, Sarika K
{"title":"Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Malayalam version of the Berlin questionnaire.","authors":"Parvathy Ghosh, Nk Sapna Varma, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Ajith Vv, Renjitha Bhaskaran, Sarika K","doi":"10.1080/08869634.2025.2521908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08869634.2025.2521908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aims to translate, culturally adapt and validate the Berlin questionnaire into Malayalam.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The cultural adaptation process included translation, expert review, and pre-testing with 20 participants. Psychometric properties were assessed in 100 participants who completed the Malayalam Berlin questionnaire (M-BQ), underwent polysomnography, and provided sociodemographic and clinical data. Reliability, criterion validity, and psychometric properties were evaluated compared to Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The M-BQ presented conceptual and cultural equivalence. Reliability assessed using Cronbach's alpha was 0.61. The instrument showed a sensitivity of 83.05%, 54.24%, 30.51%, and specificity of 78.05%, 97.56%, 100% for the risk stratification of obstructive sleep apnea according to the AHI scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study confirmed the reliability and validity of the Malayalam version of the Berlin Questionnaire in the study population.</p>","PeriodicalId":56318,"journal":{"name":"Cranio-The Journal of Craniomandibular & Sleep Practice","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144509750","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}