Frontiers in oral health最新文献

{"title":"Intersecting health burdens: oral health, non-communicable disease screening, and women's health in rural Tanzania.","authors":"Priyanka Gudsoorkar, Anay Dudhbhate, Jessica Klabak, Steve Klabak, Rachael Nolan","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1644013","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1644013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This cross-sectional study explored the intersection of oral health, other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and women's health in rural Tanzania, using community-based screenings to identify syndemic patterns of vulnerability and inform integrated care strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 224 adult women were recruited during outreach events in three Rorya District villages of Burere, Nyambogo, and Roche in July 2023. Clinical oral examinations were conducted alongside biomarker analysis using the PerioMonitor™, as well as survey-based assessments, including the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) scale and the Hologic Global Women's Health Index (HGWI). A subsample of 45 participants underwent additional screening for blood pressure (BP) and blood glucose levels.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Only 18.2% of participants reported having received prior BP screening. The mean DMFT score was 5.16, and 40% of the sample showed elevated periodontal inflammation. The average OHRQoL score was 11.15, indicating substantial functional and psychosocial impacts. Among those screened further, 49% were hypertensive, 2% were hyperglycemic, and 18% were hypoglycemic, most without a prior diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Community-based screening proved both feasible and impactful, uncovering overlapping burdens of untreated oral disease, metabolic dysregulation, and unmet preventive care. These findings reflect the structural and clinical dimensions of oral health inequity and align with syndemic theory, underscoring the need for integrated, gender-responsive, and culturally grounded interventions. They also offer a foundation for scalable, sustainable models of care in low-resource settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1644013"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12486597/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145214896","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":"Editorial: Pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies for oral and head and neck cancers.","authors":"Vui King Vincent-Chong, Lee Peng Karen-Ng, Shamshad Alam","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1693338","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1693338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1693338"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12484146/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145214786","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":"<i>Jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí,</i> free sugar consumption and early childhood caries experience in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: a cultural dimension to dental caries risk.","authors":"Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Omolola Titilayo Alade, Oluwabunmi Tope Bernard, Olaniyi Arowolo, Taofeek Kolawole Aliyu, Olusegun Stephen Titus, Simin Z Mohebbi, Mohammad R Khami","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1608125","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1608125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i> is a Yoruba ethnomedical gastrointestinal phenomenon associated with reduced refined carbohydrate consumption. This study assessed the associations between maternal belief in \"<i>jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i>\" and age of sugar introduction into children's diets, daily frequency of refined carbohydrate consumption between meals, and early childhood caries (ECC) experience in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study involved a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data collected from 878 mother-child dyads residing in Ile-Ife Central Local Government Area between December 2024 and January 2025. Participants were selected through a multi-stage random sampling process. Data were collected using structured, interviewer-administered questionnaires as well as clinical dental examinations that used the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) index. Three separate multivariable logistic regression models were employed to assess the association between maternal belief in <i>jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i> and three oral health outcomes (age of introduction of sugar into diet, frequency of consumption of refined carbohydrate between meals daily, and ECC experience). These models adjusted for covariates (socioeconomic status as a contextual factor; the child's age, sex, use of fluoride toothpaste, and toothbrushing frequency as child-level factors; and the mother's age and knowledge of caries prevention as mother-level factors).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 878 children included in the study, 538 (61.3%) had been introduced to refined carbohydrates before their first birthday, 202 (23.0%) consumed refined carbohydrates more than three times per day between meals, 713 (81.2%) expressed belief in <i>jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i>, while 70 (8.0%) children have ECC. Maternal belief in <i>jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i> was associated with non-significant trends suggesting a possible delay in sugar introduction (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.119; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.776-1.614; <i>p</i> = 0.547) and a lower frequency of refined carbohydrate consumption (AOR: 1.412; 95% CI: 0.942-2.115; <i>p</i> = 0.095). There was no significant association observed between belief in <i>jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i> and the presence of ECC (AOR: 1.002; 95% CI: 0.516-1.947; <i>p</i> = 0.995).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While maternal belief in <i>jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i> was not significantly associated with the oral health outcomes, it demonstrated a tendency toward protective dietary practices. Future studies should explore leveraging <i>jẹ̀díjẹ̀dí</i> within culturally tailored ECC prevention programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1608125"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12486598/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145214813","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":"Effect of immersive virtual reality on pain in different dental procedures in children: a randomized controlled clinical trial.","authors":"Sabha Mahmoud Alshatrat, Jumana M Sabarini, Hanan M Hammouri, Majd M Alsaleh, Isra Abdulkarim Al-Bakri, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1539018","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1539018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Effective pain management techniques are fundamental for enhancing patients' adherence to various pediatric dental procedures.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) on pain perception during dental procedures in children.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Children aged between 5 and 12 years were recruited from a pediatric dental clinic. Ethical approval and informed consent were obtained from all parents or guardians. The need for different dental procedures was determined for each child based on the outcome of a clinical examination. Some of these procedures require local anesthesia (LA) administration, while others do not. The children were randomly assigned to either a VR or a non-VR group. Three behavioral scales, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale, and the \"Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability\" (FLACC) Scale, were used to assess the pain level during dental procedures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 154 children were recruited and evenly divided into VR and non-VR groups (77 each). The results of the study indicated that utilizing VR during dental procedures resulted in a significant reduction in pain perception (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and doubled the level of relaxation experienced by patients (70.31%), irrespective of anesthesia requirements. Statistical analysis revealed a significant difference between the VR and anesthesia groups across all VAS and Wong-Baker FACES variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This research has confirmed that using virtual reality (VR) as a distraction technique effectively reduces pain during dental procedures for children. VR is a safe, non-invasive, and user-friendly technique that has gained interest as a non-pharmacological option for pain management. As a result, this promising approach has the potential to be used in clinical practice and should be further researched.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1539018"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12486600/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145214794","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":"Robot-assisted autotransplantation of third molars in the maxilla: two case reports.","authors":"Yunkun Liu, Jia Song, Xiaoyu Chen, Chuyang Zhang, Yong Yang, Dan Liu, Haolin Zhou, Bingling Wu, Jian Zhang, Zhiyu Gu","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1661873","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1661873","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autotransplantation of teeth has attracted increasing attention due to its excellent biocompatibility and ability to preserve natural dentition. However, conventional autotransplantation of tooth techniques are highly technique-sensitive and reliant on clinician experience, limiting their predictability and broader clinical application. With the advancement of digital dentistry and surgical robotics, robot-assisted autotransplantation of teeth offers a new approach that enhances precision and consistency. In these two reports, digital intraoral scans and cone-beam computed tomography data were processed through AI-assisted segmentation, surgical path planning, and 3D printing technologies. Prior to robotic surgery, surgical guides were installed in the patient's oral cavity to perform calibration and ensure accurate alignment. During the procedure, an autonomous surgical robot was employed to prepare the recipient sites in the upper first molar regions. Following socket preparation, tooth replicas were used to simulate the transplantation process, allowing confirmation of fit and orientation before proceeding with the actual implantation. The transplantation of upper third molars was performed following a standardized digital protocol, involving one-time root canal treatment, 3 mm apicoectomy, and retrograde filling immediately after extraction. The treated teeth were then implanted into fresh extraction socket within the optimal time window, with the total duration from endodontic treatment to implantation not exceeding 15 min. The cases were followed up for three and six months, respectively, postoperative follow-ups showed favorable outcomes, including stable fixation, healthy surrounding soft tissues, and progressive bone healing as confirmed by radiographic imaging. These findings suggest that the integration of AI-based planning and robotic assistance significantly improves the predictability and clinical outcomes of autotransplantation of teeth, supporting its potential as a standardized and intelligent solution in modern dental surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1661873"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12482627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145208703","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":"Oral health care and mobile ownership in Chinese seniors: CHARLS findings.","authors":"Xiao Hu, Jie Sun, Zhiping Hu","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1632141","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1632141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Low oral health utilization in elderly individuals is a prominent condition in an aging society. With the increasing coverage of mobile phone ownership, the objective of this study is to empirically examine the relationship between the widespread ownership of mobile phones and the utilization of dental services among the elderly population across the nation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from the 2015 wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). The study subjects were elderly individuals aged 60 years or older. The independent variable of oral health care utilization was collected and categorized into \"yes\" and \"no\". To conduct data analysis, we employed the <i>t</i>-test for quantitative variables and the chi-square test for qualitative variables. A logistic regression model was constructed to explore the association between oral health care utilization and mobile phone ownership.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total sample size in our study was 9,861. Among elderly individuals, 18.9% reported utilizing dental services within the preceding year. The sample's demographic profile revealed that 39.7% of participants were aged 75 years or older, and 49.7% were female. Age, region, satisfaction with local healthcare services, and mobile phone ownership were significantly associated with dental service utilization. Among elderly individuals, regional variations significantly influenced the prevalence of dental care utilization among elderly individuals with (OR = 1.30, 95% CI: 0.06-0.24) and without mobile phones (OR = 1.29, 95% CI: 0.08-0.25), as assessed by oral health utilization. Furthermore, those satisfied with local health services exhibited a higher likelihood of service utilization, irrespective of mobile phone ownership status (OR = 0.86, 95% CI: -0.14 to 0.03) vs. (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: -0.11 to 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The utilization rate of oral health utilization was low in older Chinese individuals. With respect to mobile phone ownership, we found that region significantly increased the likelihood of oral health utilization in the adjusted model. Our results may be useful for the development of policies aimed at achieving greater oral health utilization in older adults with mobile phones, especially those who are not living in urban areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1632141"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12479507/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145208642","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":"Evaluating the role of dental education in shaping aesthetic preferences and clinical choices in Cambodia.","authors":"Chhean Pisethsathya, Chhim Chamroeun, Phav Samnang, Anand Marya, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh, Siddharthan Selvaraj","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1624308","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1624308","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the factors influencing perceived dental appearance among dental and non-dental university students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire was provided to all the consenting participants in the study. The survey was validated with a pilot study and the results of the pilot study were not included in the final results. A total of 420 participants were recruited for the study, of which 210 were dental students and 210 were non-dental students. The recruited participants answered questions regarding smile and esthetics perceptions using a validated questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant differences were observed between groups in perceptions of facial and dental aesthetics, with non-dental students placing more importance on features like nose shape (<i>P</i> = 0.038) and white or specific tooth shapes (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Dental students showed greater awareness of dental alignment but reported lower overall satisfaction. Non-dental students had higher aesthetic treatment experience and intentions (<i>P</i> < 0.05), brushed more frequently, but flossed and visited the dentist less often. Overall, non-dental students had significantly higher satisfaction scores than dental students (<i>P</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It was observed that both dental and non-dental students had a good awareness on esthetics; however, dental students showed greater sensitivity towards aesthetics due to their deeper knowledge and educational background. On the other hand, non-dental students due to their superficial knowledge regarding dentistry had higher expectations from dental treatment and expressed unrealistic esthetic demands.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1624308"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12477004/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145202543","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":"Oral health care challenges in individuals with severe mental illness: a qualitative meta-synthesis.","authors":"Tanzina Afroz, Joseph Beyene, Khaleda Zaheer, Mohamad Alameddine, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Ahmed Hossain","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1655450","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1655450","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) experience significantly higher rates of poor oral health, including dental caries, periodontal disease, and edentulism, compared to the general population. This meta-synthesis investigates the challenges faced by individuals with SMI in managing oral health and potential solutions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive literature search (2010-2024) was conducted across PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for any-language studies. The meta-synthesis involved systematic article selection, quality appraisal, and thematic data extraction/synthesis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 1,698 records, 101 full-text articles were reviewed; 11 met the inclusion criteria. Findings consistently demonstrate a high prevalence of poor oral health outcomes (caries, tooth loss, periodontal disease) among individuals with SMI, alongside significantly lower engagement in oral hygiene (e.g., toothbrushing) and dental care-seeking behaviours. Key barriers include financial constraints, dental anxiety, medication side effects (notably xerostomia), and low oral health awareness. Stigma and inadequate dental professional training in mental health further impede access. Proposed solutions emphasise integrating oral health education into psychiatric rehabilitation, enhancing communication between dental and mental health providers, and developing tailored support systems. Evidence suggests a bidirectional relationship between oral and mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This meta-synthesis confirms a stark oral health disparity for individuals with SMI, driven by suboptimal hygiene, medication effects, limited health literacy, and formidable access barriers compounded by financial hardship and stigma. Addressing this requires urgent, coordinated integration of mental and oral healthcare through co-located services, interdisciplinary collaboration, and tailored interventions. Future research must prioritise quantitative studies to elucidate causal pathways and long-term impacts, rigorously examining the roles of gender, geography, environment, and comorbidities. Bridging this divide is an essential public health imperative demanding systemic reform.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42024516535, identifier PROSPERO [CRD42024516535].</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1655450"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12464039/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187721","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":"Assessment of oral health status in a population of Moroccan children with type 1 diabetes.","authors":"Fatima Ezzahra Zidane, Soukaina Rouijel, Rachid Fawzi","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1638222","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1638222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Type 1 diabetes has become a major health problem in Morocco, given its incidence and high prevalence. The repercussions linked to this disease are various particularly on oral health. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of type 1 diabetes on the oral health of Moroccan children and to evaluate the influence of oral health on blood sugar control.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study 100 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes aged 3-17 years took part. The non-diabetic group was composed of children and adolescents in overall good health, enrolled in public schools and part of the national dental prevention program, selected to match the diabetic group in terms of number, age and age group. The variables collected were socio-demographic, related to diabetes and related to oral health. The clinical examination revealed variables related to the oral state (DMFT/dmft index, plaque index, gingival index). The Chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables, <i>t</i>-test to compare quantitative variables and Anova test to compare between three groups. We performed linear regression to study the factors associated with dental caries, plaque index and gingival index.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average age was 9.61, 2.65 of whom 48.5% were male, aged from 3 to 17 years. All participants had at least one dental cavity but the average DMFT/dmft index was higher in diabetic subjects (6.13 ± 3.26). Patients with type 1 diabetes showed a decline in the majority of the oral health metrics examined. Statistically significant differences were found between diabetic and non-diabetic groups in terms of calculus deposition and degree of inflammation (with respectively <i>p</i> = 0.001, <i>p</i> = 0.022). A significant difference was observed for gingival inflammation which was more pronounced in children with uncontrolled type 1 diabetes (<i>p</i> = 0,043). In linear regression a relation between the plaque index and tooth brushing in univariate analysis <i>p</i> < 0.001.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of our study indicated that patients with type 1 diabetes experienced a decline in most of the oral health metrics assessed. This may suggest that both diabetes and its control have a significant impact on oral health.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1638222"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12463878/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187589","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":"Oral health effects of ecstasy (MDMA) and methamphetamine: a narrative review.","authors":"Lily-Rose Newell, Kevin-John Fouillen, Marie Orliaguet, Johanna Kichenin, Sylvie Boisramé","doi":"10.3389/froh.2025.1645445","DOIUrl":"10.3389/froh.2025.1645445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review aims to explore the impact of 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, on oral health, while also drawing comparisons with methamphetamine (MA) due to their pharmacological similarities and overlapping oral manifestations. MDMA is a psychostimulant derivative of amphetamine (AM) with empathogenic and hallucinogenic properties, widely consumed, especially among young adults. Its pharmacological effects lead to both acute and long-term systemic consequences. Among its oral manifestations, xerostomia is notably prevalent and strongly associated with increased intake of sugary beverages, contributing to heightened risks of carious lesions, tooth wear and periodontal disease. Bruxism and jaw clenching, frequent during MDMA use, are implicated in temporomandibular joint dysfunction and can lead to significant tooth wear lesions. This review also discusses periodontitis prevalence, often linked to poor oral hygiene, poly-drug use, and behavioral changes. Additionally, cases of soft tissue damage and unique patterns of decay have been documented. These findings highlight the need for dental professionals to recognize oral health issues associated with MDMA, MA and polydrug use.</p>","PeriodicalId":94016,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in oral health","volume":"6 ","pages":"1645445"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12463819/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187958","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}