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Comparison of the effect of chewing mastic and spearmint sugar-free chewing gum on salivary flow rate and pH [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2019
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Hyposalivation can cause many difficulties for patients like opportunistic infections such as candidiasis, mouth sores, and dysphagia as well as reduced quality of life (QOL).
Goli Chamani, Mohamad Reza Zarei, Neda Yazdani-Anaraki, Sahar Mafi   +3 more
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Trigeminal neuralgia - diagnosis and treatment [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by touch-evoked unilateral brief shock-like paroxysmal pain in one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve. In addition to the paroxysmal pain, some patients also have continuous pain.
Bendtsen, Lars, Cruccu, Giorgio, DI STEFANO, Giulia, Maarbjerg, Stine   +3 more
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Critical Thinking Emulation Model With Outcomes‐Based Assessment

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Purpose Gaps exist between critical thinking importance and an organized agenda for the development of critical thinking learning outcomes. Multiple critical thinking skill sets were developed by the authors, forming a symbiotic network.
David C Johnsen, Leonardo Marchini, Carlos Garaicoa‐Pazmino, Aditi Jain, John Syrbu, Matthew Geneser, Azeez Butali, Jennifer E Hartshorn, Jhanvi Desai, Clark M Stanford, Kim Vo, Michael Spector, Nicole McGlynn, L Brendan Young   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Wind Instruments on Orofacial Anatomy: A Review of Literature [PDF]

, 2019
The focus of this review of literature is on orofacial anatomy and their association with the longevity of wind instrument use. The importance of how playing wind instruments creates a disadvantage for the oral cavity and therapeutic approaches to ...
Chavez, Samantha, Dixon, Regina M
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Achieved competences in temporomandibular disorders/orofacial pain: a comparison between two dental schools in Europe [PDF]

, 2015
The aim was to study achieved competences in temporomandibular disorders (TMD)/orofacial pain (OP) at two universities by comparing student's knowledge and understanding, satisfaction with their education and confidence in their clinical competences of ...
Aggarwal, Attanasio, Attanasio, Chambers, Clark, Cowpe, Dahlstrom, Drangsholt, Dworkin, Fricton, Glaros, Glaros, Greenwood, Klasser, Koole, Le Resche, Lee, List, Manfredini, Manogue, Miller, Nicolas, Nilner, Norman, Petersson, Plasschaert, Poyhia, Rohlin, Roistacher, Schön, Scott, Sessle, Solberg, Steenks, Stockstill, Tegelberg, Tegelberg, Vallon, Wilson   +38 more
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Adjunctive Botulinum Toxin Type A for Bruxism and Sweat‐Worsened Facial Blistering in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Case Series

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Capsule Summary Bruxism and sweat‐induced facial blisters can affect patients with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB) quality of life (QoL). We present the outcomes of orofacial BTX‐A infiltrations to treat these conditions. Three patients with severe RDEB, bruxism and microstomia received BTX‐A infiltrations (50U‐100U) in masseters and ...
Susanne Krämer, Sebastián Véliz, Gina Pennacchiotti, Fernanda Salazar, María‐Beatriz Méndez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orofacial Pain

, 2017
Background and Setting: Oral health influences general health that in turn improves the quality of life. It is a said to be a state where a person is free from oral infection and sores, tooth decay, oral and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, tooth loss, periodontal disease, and other disorders and diseases that restrict an individual from speaking ...
DR.Litha, MDS; [1], DR, Vidya N, BDS, (MDS). [2]   +1 more
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Traditional Chinese Medicine as an Integrative Adjunct in Oncology Perioperative Practice: Analgesia, Immune Modulation, and Translational Challenges

Medicine Bulletin, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including herbal analgesic adjuvants and acupuncture‐based interventions, has gained increasing attention as an integrative strategy for perioperative pain management in oncology. Bioactive phytochemicals—such as terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, and polyphenols—exert multimodal pharmacological effects ...
Yuqin Tang, Zheng Luo, Xu Zhao, Yongqiang Zhang, Mingyang Sun, Jiaqiang Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increase in stress contributes to impaired jaw function in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a two-year prospective study

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Background Stress in patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) has been found to be associated with orofacial pain, psychological distress, jaw dysfunction and loss of daily activities in a cross-sectional study.
Alexandra Dimitrijevic Carlsson, Kerstin Wahlund, Erik Kindgren, Martina Frodlund, Per Alstergren   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Somatosensory tinnitus: current evidence and future perspectives [PDF]

, 2017
In some individuals, tinnitus can be modulated by specific maneuvers of the temporomandibular joint, head and neck, eyes, and limbs. Neuroplasticity seems to play a central role in this capacity for modulation, suggesting that abnormal interactions ...
ALTISSIMI, Giancarlo, CIANFRONE, Giancarlo, DE VINCENTIIS, Marco, GRECO, Antonio, RALLI, MASSIMO, TURCHETTA, Rosaria   +5 more
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