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{"title":"Cross-cultural adaptation of the Arabic version of the oral health values scale.","authors":"Salema Traina, Daniel W McNeil, Maha El Tantawi, Arheiam Arheiam","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.41092","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.41092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The study aimed to adapt the original English-language oral health values scale (OHVS) to the Arabic culture and to test its psychometric properties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The original OHVS was translated into Arabic language and pre-tested using cognitive interviewing. The psychometric properties of Arabic OHVS were examined in a sample comprising 416 Libyan adults aged 18-70 years, recruited from the main public and private dental clinics in Benghazi. The participants' demographic information, oral health behaviour, perceived oral health, the Arabic version of the OHVS (A-OHVS), dental neglect scale, oral health-related quality of life, oral health literacy, simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S), and decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (DMFT) were collected. Psychometric properties were tested using content validity, construct validity, discriminating validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and floor as well as ceiling effects were examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Arabic OHVS was successfully and smoothly developed. It showed an acceptable level of equivalence to the original version, The A-OHVS presented an overall Cronbach's Alpha of 0.74 and the average score was 40.02, ranging between 26 and 54. All hypotheses predefined to test construct validity were confirmed. The bivariate correlation between A-OHVS and other health indicators shows a significant positive correlation between A-OHVS and oral health literacy (p = 0.000). On the other hand, statistically significant negative correlations were observed between A-OHVS and dental neglect and quality of life (p ≤ 0.001) as well as DMFT and OHI-S (p ≤ 0.001). Floor or ceiling effects were not observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The A-OHVS was shown to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing oral health values in the Arabic-speaking population.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11407107/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142071733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of temporomandibular disorder symptoms among 15-year-old girls.","authors":"Christina Mejersjö, Eva-Karin Bergström, Curt Hagquist, Anders Wänman","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.41113","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.41113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Many adolescents, especially girls, report temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms that may impact their daily life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>At 19 different schools participating in the preventive program with dental nurses of FRAMM (Fluoride, Advise, Arena, Motivation, Food), at the Västra Götaland Region in Sweden, 15-year-old girls were invited to a cohort study about symptoms of TMD that also included headaches. Three hundred twenty-nine girls attended the study and answered a questionnaire regarding TMD symptoms and their consequences such as sick leave from school and consumption of analgesics. The girls were asked about the symptom's influence on their daily life, about their general health, use of regular medication, physical activity, and they answered the PHQ4 regarding experienced symptoms of anxiety and depression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant correlation between TMD symptoms and sick leave with 31% of the girls having stayed home due to symptoms. Of the girls who answered affirmative in the screening questions (3QTMD), nearly half the group had stayed at home due to their symptoms, 24% had consulted a physician, 42% had used analgesics weekly and 59% reported that they felt the symptoms negatively affected their school performance. The girls who had regular medication had more TMD symptoms. Anxiety and depression were associated with TMD symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study showed that TMD symptoms had a negative impact on the 15-year-old girls' daily life resulting in sick leave from school, consumption of analgesics, and experiences of negative impacts on their behavior and performance at school.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11407104/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142034949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Child physical abuse: changes over ten years in the perceptions of Finnish dental professionals.","authors":"Heikki Alapulli, My Blomqvist, Sari Koskinen, Sarimari Tupola, Elisa Valkama, Eeva Nikkola","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.41058","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.41058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess perceptions and actions taken by Finnish dental professionals in suspected cases of child physical abuse (CPA) and to describe changes over 10 years.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Data collected from two child abuse and neglect (CAN) surveys among Finnish dental professionals, working in public health care, covering suspicions of CPA and actions taken as well as training on CPA issues, were compared. The chi-squared (χ2) test was used to analyze associations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 625 (2008) and 1,025 (2019) questionnaires were completed. Respondents reported that they suspected CPA more frequently in 2008 than in 2019 (21.0% vs. 8.7%, p < 0.001). Out of all respondents, 1.1% had reported their concern to the police in 2019. Worries about the report's negative consequences to the child at home (44.5% vs. 56.4%, p < 0.001) and to the informer (30.2% vs. 36.3%, p = 0.016) increased between the surveys. The proportion of respondents with previous training on CPA issues increased between the surveys (5.9% vs. 36.4%, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Recognition of CPA was low and decreased over the years. Furthermore, mandatory reporting to the police was low. Additional education on issues related to CPA is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302474/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141562418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementing online learning of Diagnostic Criteria for the Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) protocol in undergraduate dental education.","authors":"Jaana Malmberg, Ritva Näpänkangas, Marjo-Riitta Liljeström, Johanna Tanner, Tuija Teerijoki-Oksa, Auli Suominen, Kirsi Sipilä","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.40984","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.40984","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD) is part of the undergraduate dental curriculum. Online teaching has nowadays become common also in dentistry.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare undergraduate students' self-assessed ability and satisfaction with learning DC/TMD Axis I between traditional and online learning and to evaluate the possible gains of online teaching.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Third-year undergraduate dental students in 2018 (traditional learning, Group 1, n = 43/50) and in 2019 (online learning, Group 2, n = 34/50) at the University of Oulu, Finland evaluated their self-assessed ability and satisfaction with learning DC/TMD clinical examination and diagnostics on a 10-point scale. Additionally, those participating in online courses answered to two open-ended questions; Group 2 (n = 50) and another group from the University of Eastern Finland in 2019 and 2020 (n = 75, Group 3). Total of 105/125 students (84%) responded. Content analysis was used to open-ended responses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The online course reported significantly higher self-assessed ability in measurements (p = 0.004), identifying referred pain (p = 0.043) and statement for the diagnostics (p = 0.017) and also higher self-assessed satisfaction in measurements (p = 0.046). According to the content analysis, essential gains of online teaching were efficient learning, videos and exercises, and adjustability to own timetable.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The online learning course can be considered as a good option for traditional learning of the DC/TMD protocol.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302647/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141454519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Individual and contextual determinants associated with traumatic dental injuries in children eight to ten years of age: a multilevel analysis.","authors":"Veruska Medeiros Martins Bernardino, Larissa Chaves Morais De Lima, Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves, Saul Martins De Paiva, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.40891","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.40891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Investigate individual and contextual determinants associated with traumatic dental injuries in schoolchildren.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study with 739 pairs of parents and children. Parents answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale and a questionnaire on the child's use of electronic devices. Examinations of the children were conducted at the school by calibrated examiners using the diagnostic criteria proposed by Andreasen. Contextual variables of the school were also collected. Multilevel Poisson regression for complex samples was performed (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The individual factors associated with the outcome were children of single parents (PR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.79-2.66), practice of sports (PR = 2.46; 95% CI: 1.70-3.22), the daily use of electronic devices (PR = 1.78; 95% CI: 1.31-1.81), more than 2 h per day of screen time (PR = 3.84; 95% CI: 1.94-4.28) and chaotic family adaptability (PR = 4.22; 95% CI: 3.44-4.99). The contextual variables were studying at a public school (PR = 1.77; 95% CI: 1.02-3.05) and the presence of rigid floor in the school courtyard (PR = 1.99; 95% CI: 1.15-3.15).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Individual determinants, studying at a public school and the presence of rigid floor in the school courtyard were associated with traumatic dental.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302641/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141445251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identification of Swedish caries active individuals aged 30-90 years using a life course perspective and SKaPa longitudinal national registry data over a 10-year period.","authors":"Håkan Flink, Anders Hedenbjörk-Lager, Simon Liljeström, Eva Nohlert, Åke Tegelberg","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.40955","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.40955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the occurrence of caries disease from a life course perspective using longitudinal data from the Swedish Quality Registry for Caries and Periodontal Disease (SKaPa).  Material and Methods: Data from seven age cohorts (ages 30-90 years), each followed over 10 years, were retrieved from the SKaPa. Using a three-trajectory model, individuals were divided into three trajectories according to their caries development over time: high (15%), moderate (45%), or low (40%). Caries experience was expressed as the mean decayed, missing, and filled surfaces (DMFS) index.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant differences were found for all three trajectories and in all age groups over the 10 years. The mean DMFS index increase was significantly larger for the high trajectory group than for the moderate and low trajectory groups across all age cohorts. An increase in caries experience was observed for the older cohorts across all trajectories.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A three-trajectory model appears useful for identifying and quantifying caries experiences in longitudinal studies. Increased caries disease occurs over time, especially in the highest trajectory group and among older cohorts. These findings emphasise the need for greater attention and more efficient caries prevention methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302472/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141426069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are parental sociodemographic factors, oral health knowledge and practices linked to the oral health habits of their children with cleft lip and palate?","authors":"Dilan Altun, Sevilay Karahan, Fatma Figen Özgür, Meryem Uzamış Tekçiçek, Melek Dilek Turgut","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.40938","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.40938","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Children with cleft lip and palate (CLP) have a greater risk of dental caries. The parents' knowledge and attitudes may have an impact on their children's oral health and dietary habits. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the socio-demographic characteristics, oral health knowledge, oral health behaviours, and habits of the parents in addition to the relationship with the oral health and dietary practices of their children with CLP.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The parents of 343 patients with CLP participated in the study. An online questionnaire with 52 questions regarding sociodemographic characteristics, oral health and oral hygiene practices was presented to them.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Parents with higher level of education had better oral health knowledge (p < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that the factors affecting the child's tooth brushing habits were the mother's age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.071, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.062-1.153), the father's employment status (OR = 2.089, 95%CI: 1.065-4.097), and the mother's last dental visit (OR = 1.995, 95%CI: 1.119-3.557). The factors affecting the child's toothpaste usage were the mother's age (OR = 1.106, 95%CI: 1.030-1.114), the father's employment status (OR = 2.124, 95%CI: 1.036-4.354), and the mother's last dental visit (OR = 2.076, 95%CI: 1.137-3.79).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Parental factors have a significant influence on the oral health-related behaviours of children with CLP.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital workflow feasibility for the fabrication of intraoral maxillofacial prosthetics after surgical resection: a systematic literature review.","authors":"Gunjan Srivastava, Subrat Kumar Padhiary, Neeta Mohanty, Pravinkumar G Patil, Saurav Panda, Carlos Cobo-Vazquez, Gülce Çakmak, Pedro Molinero-Mourelle","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.40870","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.40870","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the current evidence of digital workflow feasibility based on the data acquisition methods and the software tools used to fabricate intraoral prostheses for patients with partial or total maxillary and mandibular defects.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>An electronic search was performed in PubMed, SCOPUS, and Web of Science using a combination of relevant keywords: digital workflow, digital designing, computer-assisted design-computer aided manufacturing, 3D printing, maxillectomy, and mandibulectomy. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool was used to assess the quality of evidence in the studies reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From a total of 542 references, 33 articles were selected, including 25 on maxillary prostheses and 8 on mandibular prostheses. The use of digital workflows was limited to one or two steps of the fabrication of the prostheses, and only four studies described a complete digital workflow. The most preferred method for data acquisition was intraoral scanning with or without a cone beam computed tomography combination.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Currently, the fabrication process of maxillofacial prostheses requires combining digital and conventional methods. Simplifying the data acquisition methods and providing user-friendly and affordable software may encourage clinicians to use the digital workflow more frequently for patients requiring maxillofacial prostheses.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302490/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aesthetic assessment of maxillary lateral and canine implant-supported crowns by laypersons and orthodontists.","authors":"Nina Sabel, Erika Toft, Erica Johansson, Julia Naoumova","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.40738","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.40738","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The objectives of this study were to evaluate how laypersons and orthodontists evaluate and rank aesthetic parameters of an implant-supported crown (ISC) on the canine position (ISC-C) and lateral position (ISC-L).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A digital survey of 11 cases, 5 ISC-C, 5 ISC-L and 1 control case without ISC, was distributed to 207 laypersons and 296 orthodontists. All cases included one extraoral photograph and three intraoral photographs. The respondents were asked to identify the ISC and to evaluate the aesthetic parameters regarding colour of the implant (CI), shape of the implant (SI) and gingival colour around ISC (GCI). Differences within and between the groups were tested using Chi-2-test and Independent-Samples t-test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All invited laypersons and 184 orthodontists (62% response rate) answered the survey. Orthodontists (89%) more correctly identified the ISC, regardless of its position, than laypersons (50%) (p < 0.001). Both laypersons (54%) and orthodontists (23%) rated higher proportions of acceptance of CI, SI and GCI in favour for the ISC-L than ISC-C (laypersons: 40%, orthodontists: 10%) (p < 0.001). Assessing each parameter separately, orthodontists rated higher for ISC-L, compared to the ISC-C (p < 0.001). In general, laypersons and orthodontist ranked tooth colour (mean, standard deviation [SD]:8.0,1.5 and 9.0, 1.0) and tooth shape (mean, SD: 8.0, 1.7 and 8.8, 1.2) as aesthetically higher than the gingival colour (mean, SD: 7.2, 2.2 and 8.0, 1.7) (p > 0.001).  Conclusion: Laypersons and orthodontists consider the ISC-L as aesthetically more preferable, compared to the ISC-C.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302503/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141305189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The use of hyaluronic acid injection for treatment of black triangle and reconstruction of lost interdental papilla in anterior teeth: a systematic review.","authors":"Shahad B Alsharif, Bushra Aljahdali","doi":"10.2340/aos.v83.40864","DOIUrl":"10.2340/aos.v83.40864","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Non-surgical therapeutics to reconstruct lost interdental papilla are evolving; these include hyaluronic acid injection. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of hyaluronic acid injection in the treatment of black triangles and reconstruction of lost interdental papilla in anterior teeth.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023446875) and in accordance with the Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Interventions and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis 'PRISMA'. The search involved four databases, PubMed/MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and ProQuest for ''grey literature' with additional manual search for studies published up to May 2024. Human clinical studies of a prospective nature (randomised clinical trials and prospective cohort studies) were included. Exclusion criteria were case reports, case series, review articles, letter to editor, personal opinion, and animal studies. Furthermore, studies which utilised hyaluronic acid injection in conjunction with other therapeutic material, tissue graft, or any surgical procedure were also excluded. The data were extracted independently by the two authors and incorporated after consensus. The risk of bias was assessed using the RoB2: the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomised clinical trials and the Newcastle Ottawa scale for prospective cohort studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>24 studies, 15 prospective clinical studies and nine randomised clinical trials, were included with a total of 898 interdental papillae injected with hyaluronic acid. The studies showed promising outcomes in the reconstruction of lost interdental papilla with minimal adverse reactions. Risk of bias assessment among prospective clinical studies revealed 13 good quality studies with only two poor studies while the randomised clinical trials consisted of three with low, one with some concern, and five studies with high risk of bias. However, due to the high heterogeneity, a meta-analysis was not feasible.  Conclusion: Hyaluronic acid injection is an effective minimally invasive approach in treating black triangles and reconstructing lost interdental papilla in the anterior teeth. Further long-term well-designed randomised clinical trials employing standardised procedures are essential to validate this treatment and provide better quality of evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":7313,"journal":{"name":"Acta Odontologica Scandinavica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11302402/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141305190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}