Iris Publishers Journal of Dentistry & Oral Health

Introduction This paper reviews published articles that examine the impact of the utilization of hospital-based emergency room departments, in the United States (U.S.), to treat non-traumatic dental issues. Research has shown that oral health not only has an impact on one’s systemic health but also on quality of life and economic productivity [1-3]. Most dental conditions such as dental caries, pulpal lesions or periodontal conditions can be treated routinely in a private practice or a clinic-based setting. If left untreated, these conditions can develop into more serious conditions and could even result in death [4]. Studies have shown that the usage of emergency rooms (ERs) for non-traumatic dental care has continued to increase since 2001 [5-8]. Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has increased access to care for some populations, disparities remain. Read More About This Article:  https://irispublishers.com/ojdoh/fulltext/emergency-room-utilization-for-dental-treatment-the-so...

Abstract The study aimed to evaluate the wound healing activity of topical phenytoin on gingival wound healing. In particular, 24 rabbits with the same gender, race and diet were kept in the same environment and were divided into two groups: Twelve (12) for the experimental group and another (12) for the control group. Each rabbit was prepared for surgery. The study focused on the clinical analysis in terms of color, size and gross appearance of the sound. Likewise, it also focused on the histopathological appearance of the wound for 1, 2 and 4 weeks with regard to polymorphonuclear cells, fibroblast and epithelialization. Findings related that in terms of color, no significant differences were observed during the 1 st , 2 nd , and 4 th  week on both control and experimental group A because the pink color was consistently present. Significant improvement in size from the 1 st  to 4 th  week of the control and experimental group occurred because significant decrease in siz...

  Authored by  Jeff Paz, D.D.S.* Mini Review Close to 1 billion people have OSA, according to the World Health Organization. A couple of treatment options for such breathing problems involve the use of an oral appliance and/or CPAP. These appliances help to open the user’s breathing passage more fully to allow easier breathing through the user’s nose and mouth. As technology advances, people with breathing problems demand increased clinical outcomes and comfort. Previous appliances for improving breathing include custom masks connected to an associated oral appliance. Such an oral appliance may extend the user’s lower jaw forward to open the breathing passage, while the mask allows air or another gas to be delivered to the user’s nose at positive pressure to further open the breathing passage. Previous masks have often failed due to poor fit to the patient’s facial structure. Consequently, previous masks have failed to adequately prevent leakage from around the perimeter of th...

Abstract Patients receiving chemotherapy experience a variety of side effects in the oral cavity. Fortunately, most of them are short-term. One long-term side effect which has been reported due to chemotherapy is oral hyperpigmentation. This is challenging to diagnose due to a variety of conditions having similar clinical appearance. It can easily be misdiagnosed as racial pigmentation which is far more common. In this case report we will describe a 58-year-old African American female experiencing localized gum bleeding during brushing. She mentioned during the appointment that she also would like to get the hyperpigmentation on the dorsal surface of her tongue evaluated. The diagnosis of drug-induced pigmentary changes is based on correlating the onset of clinical appearance of pigmentation with initiation of chemotherapeutic drug use. The mechanism of chemotherapy-related oral hyperpigmentation remains unknown. However, lesion size measurements and photographs can be documented and t...

Abstract Objective:  To verify the frequency of respiratory mode changes among children assisted at a dental school, as well as the impact of this condition on the oral processing of the individual in question, comparing data recorded in medical records and those obtained in clinical and functional examination. Method:  Cross-sectional study with descriptive and inferential treatment of data, developed with children undergoing dental treatment at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, northeast of Brazil and their mothers, during the first semester of 2019. These are in the age group of six to nine years. and in the mixed dentition phase, according to the defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. The project was approved by the UFPE Ethics Committee. For the statistical analysis a margin of error of 5% and the Fisher’s exact teste were adopted. Medical records and clinical and functional evaluations were considered regarding breathing mode, sensory profile and malocclus...