Noninvasive Ultrasound Imaging in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Diagnostic and Findings on the Temporomandibular Joint-A Prospective Study.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic autoimmune condition. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is one of the most affected joints in JIA. It can bring significant symptoms and impairments if not treated, and routinely instrumental exams are necessary to track its progress during the visits.

Orthodontic Treatment with Fixed Appliances Versus Aligners: An Experimental Study of Periodontal Aspects.

This study aimed to compare the effects of orthodontic treatment on the same patients using aligners (upper arch) versus traditional fixed appliances (lower arch) on oral hygiene and periodontal health. A total of 90 patients, all treated by the same orthodontist and with an average age of 26 years, were included in the study. The research focused on factors predisposing patients to periodontitis, as well as plaque and tartar accumulation.

Traumatic Dental Injuries: Prevalence, First Aid, and Mouthguard Use in a Sample of Italian Kickboxing Athletes.

Background: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are a common complication in sports, with an overall prevalence ranging from 0.71% to 60%. Kickboxing is a high-risk combat sport for trauma to the facial region.

Insertion axis in removable prosthesis: a preliminary report.

Background: Removable partial denture (RPD) is still a widely used prosthesis today to solve non-implant cases, despite its aesthetic contraindications. The aim of the following work is to evaluate how much the communication and explanation to the patient of the insertion axis of the removable partial prosthesis in the periodontium and teeth has an impact on his degree of acceptance of the aesthetic limits of this prosthesis.

Methods: For this study, 150 patients were examined from 10 dentists, 5 in Lombardy and 5 in Sicily, using inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria.

Tuning the Electronic Response of Metallic Graphene by Potassium Doping.

Electron doping of graphene has been extensively studied on graphene-supported surfaces, where the metallicity is influenced by the substrate. Herewith we propose potassium adsorption on free-standing nanoporous graphene, thus eluding any effect due to the substrate. We monitor the electron migration in the π* downward-shifted conduction band.

Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Dental Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of Data from the Milan Cohort.

A retrospective analysis was performed with the aim of understanding whether the risk factors showed in the literature for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) in cancer patients are also relevant in osteoporotic patients taking antiresorptive drugs (ARDs). Data were retrospectively pooled from health records of patients on ARDs who requested a dental visit between January 2006 and April 2020 in the Dental Unit at Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan. A total of 434 patients were included.

Dental Trauma at a University Dental Clinic in Milan including the SARS-CoV-2 Period.

The aim of this study i.e., is to present the distribution of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in 306 patients registered at the Unit of Dental Emergencies at a University Dental Clinic in Milan, Italy, between June 2019 and May 2021.

Root Fracture and Extrusive Luxation in Primary Teeth and Their Management: A Case Report.

Background: Extrusion, lateral luxation, and intrusion are among the most serious types of dental trauma. Only a few studies have specifically focused on extrusion; the present one was aimed at reporting a case of domestic traumatic dental injury to primary tooth and describing the measures taken in managing the trauma in order to avoid future consequences to the underlying permanent tooth germ.

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Conservative Non-Surgical Management of Horizontal Root-Fractured Maxillary Incisors in a Young Male with Angle Class II, Division 2, Malocclusion.

Horizontal root fractures are a rare emergency in a dental office. The injury involves periodontal ligament, cementum, dentine and pulp. The healing is influenced by the location of the root fracture, the displacement of the fragments and the status of the pulp.

Sport and Dental Traumatology: Surgical Solutions and Prevention.

Trauma is a worldwide cause of millions of deaths and severe injuries every year, all over the world. Despite the limited extension of the oral region compared to the whole body, dental and oral injuries account for a fairly high percentage of all body traumas. Among head and neck traumas, dental and facial injuries are highly correlated to sport activities, and their management can be a real challenge for practitioners of any specialty.

Vibrational signature of the graphene nanoribbon edge structure from high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy.

Bottom-up approaches exploiting on-surface synthesis reactions allow atomic-scale precision in the fabrication of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs); this is essential for their technological applications since their unique electronic and optical properties are largely controlled by the specific edge structure. By means of a combined experimental-theoretical investigation of some prototype GNRs, we show here that high-resolution electron energy-loss spectroscopy (HREELS) can be successfully employed to fingerprint the details of the GNR edge structure. In particular, we demonstrate how the features of HREEL vibrational spectra - mainly dictated by edge CH out-of-plane modes - are unambiguously related to the GNR edge structure.

Assessment of the Stability of the Palatal Rugae in a 3D-3D Superimposition Technique Following Slow Maxillary Expansion (SME).

The Palatal Rugae are considered a useful human identification marker for both orthodontists and forensic personnel. The principal aim of the present study was to evaluate the stability of palatal rugae with a 3D-3D superimposition procedure following Slow Maxillary Expansion (SME), in order to assess whether they kept their uniqueness and validity for human identification, even after a specific dental treatment. For this purpose, a sample of 27 digital dental models - belonging to growing patients (13 males and 14 females), aged between 8.

Survival of a Maxillary Incisor in an Adolescent Male 16 Years after Its Delayed Replantation.

Introduction: Recreational and sport activities, traffic accidents and human behaviour represent the main causes of trauma in young people.

Case Presentation: This report describes a case of a 15.2-year-old male who suffered uncomplicated crown fracture and avulsion of tooth 11 and uncomplicated crown fracture of tooth 21 due to a bicycle accident.

Probing optical excitations in chevron-like armchair graphene nanoribbons.

The bottom-up fabrication of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) has opened new opportunities to specifically tune their electronic and optical properties by precisely controlling their atomic structure. Here, we address excitation in GNRs with periodic structural wiggles, the so-called chevron GNRs. Based on reflectance difference and high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopies together with ab initio simulations, we demonstrate that their excited-state properties are of excitonic nature.

Lateral Fusion of Chemical Vapor Deposited N = 5 Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons.

Bottom-up synthesis of low-bandgap graphene nanoribbons with various widths is of great importance for their applications in electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here we demonstrate a synthesis of N = 5 armchair graphene nanoribbons (5-AGNRs) and their lateral fusion into wider AGNRs, by a chemical vapor deposition method. The efficient formation of 10- and 15-AGNRs is revealed by a combination of different spectroscopic methods, including Raman and UV-vis-near-infrared spectroscopy as well as by scanning tunneling microscopy.

Idiopathic hypoplasia of the masseter muscle: A case report.

Objective And Importance: Hypoplasia of the masseter muscle is a rare condition, described as partial or total, associated with congenital malformations or pathologies. Rare cases are those with no genetic alterations in their familiar picture. The authors present a case of an idiopathic masseter muscle hypoplasia in the absence of other pathologies.

Laser-assisted treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity: a literature review.

The purpose of this literature review was to evaluate the effectiveness of the laser-assisted treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. A review with inclusion and exclusion criteria was performed from January 2009 to December 2014 with electronic data-bases: MedLine via PubMed, Science Direct and Cochrane Library. Research of paper magazines by hand was not considered.

Reliability of frontal sinus by cone beam-computed tomography (CBCT) for individual identification.

Analysis of the frontal sinus is an important tool in personal identification. Cone beam-computed tomography (CBCT) is also progressively replacing conventional radiography and multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) in human identification. The aim of this study is to develop a reproducible technique and measurements from 3D reconstructions obtained with CBCT, for use in human identification.

Three-dimensional evaluation of upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome during oral appliance therapy.

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) represents a frequent and common respiratory disease characterized by repeated episodes of complete and/or partial obstruction of upper airways during sleep, normally associated with reduction of oxygen saturation in blood. The oral appliances (OAs) are considered to be an effective treatment modality thanks to the upper airway enlargement. Lateral cephalometry has been used for the 2-dimensional evaluation of upper airway form with several limits.

Orthodontic Treatment of Binder Syndrome: A Case Report With 5 Years of Follow-up.

We report here the case of orthodontic nonsurgical treatment in a patient with Binder syndrome. This rare syndrome (<1/10,000) is a deforming alteration of the middle third of the face, also known as maxillonasal dysplasia/dysostosis. The therapeutic approach often undertaken is an orthodontic-surgical protocol, which includes several invasive interventions such as LeFort I or II.

Multiple traumatic injury to maxillary incisors in an adolescent female: treatment outcome with two years follow-up.

Number, type and severity of dental injuries per patient differ according to the patient's age and the cause of accident. The trauma group resulting from pedestrian-, bicycle-, and car-related injuries is usually dominated by multiple dental injuries, injuries to the supporting bone and soft-tissue injuries. This report describes a case of a 16.