Transoral robotic surgery (TORS), performed with the da Vinci surgical system (da Vinci), has been classified as a surgical approach for benign and malignant lesions of the oral cavity and laryngopharynx. It provides several unique advantages, which include a three-dimensional magnified view, ability to see and work around curves or angles, and the availability of two or three robotic arms. At ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of this study was to test if corticotomy-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone remodeling underlie orthodontic tooth movement and how selective alveolar decortication enhances the rate of tooth movement. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 114 Sprague-Dawley rats were included in 3 treatment groups: selective alveolar decortication alone (SADc); tooth movement alone ...

BACKGROUND Tooth loss has been linked to poor health such as chronic diseases and mobility limitations. Prospective evidence on the association between tooth loss and walking speed decline is however lacking. AIMS To examine the impact of tooth loss on walking speed over time and explore whether inflammation may account for this association. METHODS This study included 2695 persons aged 60 ...

This study assesses whether sense of coherence (SOC) predicts incidence of tooth decay over 4 years and the role of dental behaviours in explaining the effect of SOC on incidence of tooth decay. Data from 994 adults who participated in both the Health 2000 survey and the Follow-Up Study of Finnish Adults' Oral Health were analysed for this study. At baseline, participants provided information o...

Association of Tooth Loss with Psychosocia l Factors in Male Japanese Employees: Naoji HAYASHI, et al. Department of Preventive Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University—It would seem that good psychosocial conditions would have a positive effect on oral health, but few data exist regarding the association of psychosocial factors with tooth loss. The association between psychoso...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency and characteristics of dental transpositions and to evaluate associated dental anomalies in a large sample of Turkish Anatolian population. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study was performed using panoramic radiographs of 6983 patients (4092 females and 2891 males) ranging in age from 12 to 27 subjected to Faculty of Dentistry a...

INTRODUCTION Tooth autotransplantation is a treatment option that has the potential to restore masticatory function and esthetics to edentulous spaces resulting from extracted teeth. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic factors and clinical outcomes for autotransplanted teeth with complete root formation. METHODS Patients who had received tooth autotransplantation in th...

Conflicting results identifying the association between tooth loss and cardiovascular disease and stroke have been reported. Therefore, a dose-response meta-analysis was performed to clarify and quantitatively assess the correlation between tooth loss and cardiovascular disease and stroke risk. Up to March 2017, seventeen cohort studies were included in current meta-analysis, involving a total ...

Dental implant prosthetics are extensively used as replacement for missing teeth in patients. However, interproximal contact loss between the and tooth has been reported by several studies. Because implants osseointegrated remain immobile within bone, wear of adjacent may impair tooth. Contact gauges commonly examination interdental separation natural dentition; however, effectiveness such fuze...

RELATED TO DENTAL DEFECTS CAUSING TOOTH LOSS Tooth agenesis is the most prevalent craniofacial congenital malformation in humans. Up to 25% of the population may lose at least one third molar. Agenesis of other permanent teeth, excluding third molars, ranges from 1.6 to 9.6%, depending on the population studied. Primary dentition may also be affected, but with lower prevalence (from 0.5 to 0.9%...