Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510174
Prevention of Food-Related Gingival Abrasion with use of Denture Adhesive: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial
Malgorzata Klukowska, Julie Grender, Jeffery Milleman and Kimberly Milleman
Article Type: Retrospective Observational Study | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
This was a 2-treatment, 2-period, examiner-blind, crossover, randomized, controlled pilot clinical trial involving 10 adults with a full maxillary and/ or mandibular denture opposed by natural or artificial dentition and a history of food particle infiltration. For each 3-day treatment period, participants were assigned to use an optimized calcium/zinc partial salt of polyvinyl methyl ether/maleic acid (Fixodent Professional) DA (applied in a continuous pattern) or no adhesive. Participants cons...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510172
Evaluation of Anatomical Structures, Panoramic Radiomorphometric Indices, Soft Tissue Calcifications and Fractal Dimension in HIV Individuals
Arthur Soares de Oliveira, Daniele Veiga da Silva Siqueira, Luanderson Lopes Pereira, Daniel Adrian Silva Souza, Ellen Galliza Murici Ferreira, Andréia Cristina Leal Figueiredo and Frederico Sampaio Neves
Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
This cross-sectional study analyzed 200 panoramic radiographs, of which 103 were from test and 97 control groups. The images were obtained from the same center and analyzed by six specialists, who assessed the visibility of structures such as the mandibular canals, mental foramina, and maxillary sinus cortices on both the right and left sides. The visibility was classified as fully visible, partially visible, or not visible....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510169
Mastication Forces and Orthodontic Treatment in Marfan Syndrome - A Case Report
Winfried Harzer and Hans-Werner Weisskircher
Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 11
The Marfan syndrome (MFS) based on an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Beside to the main symptoms at the heart, the eyes and the limbs the patients show a constricted maxillary bone with crowded teeth and reduced mastication forces. Main disorder in the reported 13.8-year-old patient case with MFS is the frontal and lateral open bite with crowded teeth, maxillary compression. Only three molars were in occlusion at the right side and the vertical occlusal distance increased from 3 mm on the ...
