Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Jan 2019
Temporomandibular joint involvement in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a preliminary report.
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are at risk for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis. This can lead to pain, limited mouth opening, facial asymmetry, and malocclusion. Our objective was to characterize patients with JIA and TMJ involvement in a single center. ⋯ In our cohort, 60 (10%) of patients were diagnosed with TMJ arthritis. In this population, patients who are female, white, RF negative, HLA-B27 negative, ANA negative, and polyarticular RF-negative subtype and have involvement of other joints have a higher likelihood of having TMJ symptoms. If a patient meets these criteria, careful evaluation of TMJs should take place.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Aug 2018
Age and gender differences in mechanically induced intraoral temporal summation and conditioned pain modulation in healthy subjects.
The aim of this study was to investigate intraoral temporal summation (TS) and conditioned pain modulation (CPM) and compare the outcome with TS and CPM induced in the forearm. In addition, we aimed to study the effect of age and gender on intraoral and forearm TS and CPM. ⋯ Mechanical TM elicited in the oral cavity can be used as test stimulus for CPM testing. Intraoral modulation, both TS and CPM, has an extent similar to that of the standard cutaneous extremity. TS was lower in females, and CPM was reduced with age.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Mar 2017
Sialendoscopy-assisted treatment for chronic obstructive parotitis related to Sjogren syndrome.
Chronic obstructive parotitis related to Sjogren syndrome is not uncommon, but it is rarely reported in the literature. The aim of this study was to describe our experience in the treatment of chronic obstructive parotitis related to Sjogren syndrome. ⋯ Interventional sialendoscopy plays a significant role in the treatment of chronic obstructive parotitis related to Sjogren syndrome.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Oct 2016
Trends in dental-related emergency department visits in the State of California from 2005 to 2011.
Objectives of this study were to provide trends in hospital-based emergency department (ED) visits involving dental conditions in California and to identify clinical and patient characteristics associated with these trends. ⋯ The number and rate of visits to the ED for dental-related problems has increased substantially in recent years in California. A large proportion of these patients are uninsured and those covered by Medicaid.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol · Jul 2016
Review Meta AnalysisThe efficacy of botulinum toxin for the treatment of trigeminal and postherpetic neuralgia: a systematic review with meta-analyses.
To evaluate the efficacy of a botulinum toxin type A (BoTN-A) in treating trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). ⋯ Although the studies had unclear or high risk of bias, moderate evidence regarding the efficacy of BoTN-A in treating TN and PHN was found. BoTN-A might be an alternative treatment to those patients who are either unable to manage their pain medically or would like adjunct therapy.