Oral cancer accounts for about 40% of all cancers inflicting the human beings. Those involving the tongue results in mild to severe deficiencies of phonation, deglutition, mastication, and taste depending upon the degree and extent tissues involved. Often rehabilitation of such patient is a challenge for the prosthodontist and involves a careful observation and evaluation of the residual oral f...

Oral rehabilitation of patients with skeletal disorders requires important considerations and precautions. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton which can also affect the peripheral joints including the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Patients with AS can suffer from skeletal pain during long dental appointments. Local, systemic, and psychological factors i...

PURPOSE Retrospective evaluation of the dental status of patients with oral cancer before radiotherapy, the extent of dental rehabilitation procedures, demographic and radiotherapy data as potential risk factors for development of infected osteoradionecrosis of the lower jaw. METHODS A total of 90 patients who had undergone radiotherapy for oral cancer were included into this retrospective ev...

Loss of teeth and their surrounding tissues should be considered a form of amputation. Edentulism often results in a loss of quality-of-life, and it remains a major problem in oral health, since the decline of its prevalence is offset by the sheer volume of the aging population. The serendipitous discovery THE FOUNDATION FOR ORAL REHABILITATION (FOR) is an independent, international initiative ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral creatine supplementation on muscle GLUT4 protein content and total creatine and glycogen content during muscle disuse and subsequent training. A double-blind placebo-controlled trial was performed with 22 young healthy volunteers. The right leg of each subject was immobilized using a cast for 2 weeks, after which subjects participa...

BACKGROUND The renewal of removable dentures is often suggested to denture wearers subject to discomfort. However, the impact of this rehabilitation on patients' oral health related quality of life and their removable dentures related satisfaction is still unknown. This study was aimed at assessing these patient-centered outcomes and the potential impact of different factors. METHODS A cohort...

Sugawara H, Ishikawa M, Takayama M, Okamoto T, Sonoda S, Miyai I, Fujitani J, Tsubahara A. Effect of tube feeding method on establishment of oral intake in stroke patients with dysphagia: comparison of intermittent tube feeding and nasogastric tube feeding. Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 2015; 6: 1-5. Purpose: To compare the effects of two tube feeding management methods; nasogastric tube feeding and ...