Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · May 2010
Comparative StudyTreatment outcomes of mandibular advancement devices in positional and nonpositional OSA patients.
The aim of the study was to investigate treatment outcome of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) for positional and nonpositional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ⋯ Our data suggest that MADs are more effective in positional OSA than nonpositional OSA patients.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · Apr 2010
Review Case ReportsNeuropathic orofacial pain after dental implant placement: review of the literature and case report.
Persistent and chronic pain is more common in the head and neck region than in any other part of the body; therefore, dentists are more likely to encounter these rather complex cases in their practices. In this report, we present a brief review of neuropathic orofacial pain (NOP) that can begin after deafferentation of trigeminal nerve fibers after root canal treatment, apicoectomy, tooth extraction, or implant placement or idiopathically. ⋯ Continuous pain started 6 months after the placement of 8 dental implants in the maxilla, at the time of positioning the prosthesis on her implants. After being subjected to a physical examination and relevant complementary radiologic imaging, the patient was diagnosed with an NOP secondary to nerve impingement due to dental implant placement as well as myofascial head and neck pain.
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Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod · Mar 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialPilot study on recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS): a randomized placebo-controlled trial for the comparative therapeutic effects of systemic prednisone and systemic montelukast in subjects unresponsive to topical therapy.
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is characterized by recurrent painful oral ulcers whose etiology remains largely unknown. Numerous therapeutic protocols have been tried so far, but effectiveness remains an issue. ⋯ These data suggest that the effectiveness of systemic montelukast is similar to that of systemic prednisone in patients with RAS. The lack of serious side effects makes montelukast a candidate drug to use in cases of RAS where pharmacologic therapy for long periods is needed.