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OBJECTIVES: To describe the association between endodontic treatment failure and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) in a cohort of oncologic patients in therapy with antiresorptive and antiangiogenic drugs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients were selected as affected by MRONJ in absence of the common local risk factors (oral surgical procedures or ill-fitting dentures) but showing failure of previous endodontic treatment performed at least 6 months before the starting of antiresorptive/antiangiogenic therapies. Jaw lesions were all surgically treated and patients underwent a strict clinical and radiological follow-up. RESULTS: Among 18 patients, who developed 18 MRONJ, the only detectable local risk factor was the presence of teeth with failed endodontic treatment (more precisely, root canal underfilling in eight cases, root canal overfilling in two cases, root perforation in three cases, root fracture in five cases). All patients completely healed after surgical procedure and no recurrence was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Endodontic treatment failure should be considered a local risk factor for MRONJ development in oncologic patients. For such reason, it is mandatory to carefully evaluate them prior than the beginning of antiresorptive and antiangiogenic drugs administration.
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Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos , Conservadores de la Densidad Ósea , Humanos , Conservadores de la Densidad Ósea/uso terapéutico , Difosfonatos/efectos adversos , Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/diagnóstico por imagen , Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/etiología , Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/cirugía , Factores de Riesgo , Atención OdontológicaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: Growing evidence exists about post-COVID condition/syndrome as sequelae of Sars-CoV-2 infection in healed patients, possibly involving the lungs, brain, kidney, cardiovascular and neuromuscular system, as well the persistency of taste dysfunction. Such symptoms develop during or after infection and continue for more than 12 weeks with pathogenesis related to virus persistency but variable by organs or systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recently observed six patients recovered from COVID-19 and with negative RT-PCR testing, showing oral mucosa lesions (mainly ulcers) overlapping those occurring in the acute phase, persisting up to 20 days and thus needing a biopsy with histological investigation and spike protein evaluation by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: We found epithelial ulceration, inflammatory infiltrate, vessels with increased diameter and flattened endothelium but no thrombi formation; also, we found a weak epithelial SARS-CoV-2 positivity limited to the basal/spinosum layers, progressively decreasing toward the periphery, and the intraepithelial lymphomonocytes, endothelium, and perivascular pericytes too. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can persist, as for other organs/systems, also in the oral epithelium/mucosa after the acute phase and can be responsible for lesions, although by a pathogenetic mechanism that should be better defined but certainly referable as the oral mucosa counterpart of post-COVID syndrome.
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OBJECTIVE: Oral lesions received increased attention as likely new signs or secondary manifestations of COVID-19. Therefore, we clinically examined oral cavity of patients with COVID-19 and investigated oral lesions and patient comorbidities as possible risk factors of COVID-19 disease outcome. METHODS: From January to March 2022, a prospective study was conducted by recruiting all COVID-19 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and Respiratory Intensive Care Unit of Maxi-Emergencies Hospital in Bari, Italy. RESULTS: From the enrolled 103 COVID-19 patients, 46.6% were females and 53.4% were males. Findings show that risk of presenting with severe COVID-19 disease was higher in patients who developed oral lesions related to COVID-19 than those with no oral lesions (RR = 7.998, p = .002). Next, patients with concomitant autoimmune diseases were at higher risk of a negative COVID-19 disease outcome than those without comorbidities (OR = 8.838, p = .026). CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19-related lesions of oral mucosa should not be ignored as they can be early and easily detectable signs of severe COVID-19 disease condition, thus, serving as a prevention measure for any potential unfortunate event. Findings of this study, without implying causation, offer a direction for future investigations that aim to confirm the presence of specific oral lesions in COVID-19 patients as signs of severe disease progression.
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Oral lichen planus usually occurs in adults; there are no clear data regarding the incidence and the clinical features of oral lichen planus in children. This paper reports clinical findings, treatments, and outcomes of 13 Italian patients with oral lichen planus in childhood diagnosed between 2001 and 2021. The most common finding was keratotic lesions with reticular or papular/plaque-like patterns, confined to the tongue in seven patients. Although oral lichen planus in childhood is rare and the malignant transformation index is unknown, specialists must be aware of its characteristics and oral mucosal lesions must be correctly diagnosed and managed.
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Liquen Plano Oral , Liquen Plano , Adulto , Humanos , Niño , Liquen Plano Oral/diagnóstico , Liquen Plano Oral/epidemiología , Liquen Plano Oral/patología , Lengua/patología , Transformación Celular Neoplásica , Investigación , Liquen Plano/diagnóstico , Liquen Plano/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: In the recent years, an increasing number of peri-implant medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (PI-MRONJ) have been reported in literature, both in oncologic and osteoporotic patients. The aim of this study is to describe 19 cases of patients previously diagnosed as affected by peri-implantitis, who were treated for PI-MRONJ, with consideration on clinical and histopathological features. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients included were affected by postmenopausal osteoporosis and were administered with different antiresorptive drugs. Due to the presence of clinical and radiological signs of peri-implantitis not healed after non-surgical periodontal treatment, they were referred to the Complex Operating Unit of Odontostomatology of the University of Bari. Then, after a drug holiday of at least 3 months and cycles of antibiotics, and after other cycles of periodontal treatment, patients underwent the surgical removal of implant fixtures and surrounding bone. RESULTS: Although the previous diagnosis of peri-implantitis, the histopathological analysis with both conventional and confocal laser scanner microscopy confirmed the diagnosis of peri-implantitis-like MRONJ. CONCLUSION: Peri-implantitis not healed after conventional treatment in patients at risk on MRONJ occurrence should be considered as peri-implantitis-like PI-MRONJ and treated as required in order to get complete healing of the pathological condition, thus avoiding delay in the diagnosis.
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Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos , Conservadores de la Densidad Ósea , Periimplantitis , Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/diagnóstico por imagen , Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/etiología , Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/terapia , Conservadores de la Densidad Ósea/efectos adversos , Atención Odontológica , Difosfonatos/efectos adversos , Humanos , Periimplantitis/diagnóstico por imagen , Periimplantitis/etiología , Cicatrización de HeridasRESUMEN
Metastases around dental implants are extremely rare. They usually represent a secondary localization of a multiorgan metastatic neoplasm but also are, exceptionally, recognized as the first clinical manifestation of a still unknown cancer of whatever organ. Metastases usually manifest as rapidly growing lesions of hard and soft tissues and always represent a true diagnostic/therapeutic dilemma both for clinicians in choosing the more appropriate treatment and for pathologists in recognizing the primary tumor when still undiagnosed. We report 2 distinct cases of metastasis occurring around dental implants in the maxilla and mimicking peri-implantitis at the onset; more precisely, in one case, the lesion involved exclusively the alveolar bone, where an implant were previously inserted, while in the other case, a neoplasm caused bone destruction around the fixture with an impressive and rapid exophytic growth. In both cases, maxillary lesions were the first metastatic manifestation of an unknown adenocarcinoma of the lung.
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Pérdida de Hueso Alveolar , Implantes Dentales , Neoplasias Pulmonares , Periimplantitis , Humanos , Pulmón/patología , Neoplasias Pulmonares/complicaciones , Periimplantitis/terapiaRESUMEN
Many systemic (infective, genetic, autoimmune, neoplastic) diseases may involve the oral cavity and, more generally, the soft and hard tissues of the head and neck as primary or secondary localization. Primary onset in the oral cavity of both pediatric and adult diseases usually represents a true challenge for clinicians; their precocious detection is often difficult and requires a wide knowledge but surely results in the early diagnosis and therapy onset with an overall better prognosis and clinical outcomes. In the current paper, as for the topic of the current Special Issue, the authors present an overview on the most frequent clinical manifestations at the oral and maxillo-facial district of systemic disease.
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Pronóstico , Adulto , Niño , HumanosRESUMEN
Background and Objectives: Palatal expansion is a common orthodontic technique able to increase the transverse changes for subjects with constricted maxillary arches. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate through a systematic review the tomography effectiveness of different palatal expander approaches. Materials and Methods: The database used to perform the screening and determine the eligibility of the clinical papers was PubMed (Medline). Results: The database search included a total of 284 results, while 271 articles were excluded. A total of 14 articles were included for the qualitative assessment. Conclusions: The effectiveness of the present studies reported that skeletal expansion was a useful approach to increase the transverse changes for subjects with constricted maxillary arches.
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Diseño de Aparato Ortodóncico , Técnica de Expansión Palatina , Tomografía Computarizada de Haz Cónico , Humanos , Maxilar/diagnóstico por imagen , Diente MolarRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: The frequency of oral squamous cell carcinoma in young adults has increased in the last decades, and there are conflicting results in literature about its prognosis in young subjects. The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical and pathological features of oral squamous cell carcinoma in a cohort of young adults in order to investigate the presence of new independent prognostic markers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Only HPV-negative young patients (under 40-year-old) affected by oral squamous cell carcinoma were considered in this study. Clinical and pathological data were collected. Patients were re-staged according to the 8th edition of AJCC. RESULTS: Overall, 66 patients were considered in this study. Perineural invasion significant correlated with both 7th and 8th edition of AJCC, and lymphovascular invasion (p-value < .05). The multivariate survival analysis showed that patients with perineural invasion had a significant worse prognosis (HR = 6.384 95% C.I. 1.304-31.252; p-value = .022). CONCLUSIONS: Perineural invasion emerged as an independent prognostic factor for disease-specific survival in young patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Furthermore, the evaluation of this parameter is simple, inexpensive and can be used to augment the risk stratification of oral cancer based on the 8th edition of AJCC.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Neoplasias de Cabeza y Cuello , Neoplasias de la Boca , Infecciones por Papillomavirus , Adulto , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Humanos , Neoplasias de la Boca/patología , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Infecciones por Papillomavirus/complicaciones , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas de Cabeza y Cuello , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
The management of patients with early stage (cT1-T2) tongue squamous cell carcinoma without clinicoradiologic evidence of neck node metastasis (cN0) has been widely debated over the last 3 decades and still remains controversial. Nevertheless, the identification of patients with low-stage tumours at high-risk for occult cervical metastases is imperative before planning treatments of primary tumours, as well as that of prognostic markers which may possibly select those patients who may benefit of additional workup after surgery in view of the high metastatic potential of the primary tumour. The pre-surgical evaluation of tongue malignant primary tumour (for assessing lateral and deep margins) along with diode laser surgery (with accurate incision, bleeding-free and with reduced/absent post-surgical complications) may lead to a more conservative but equally decisive surgical treatment, also with a greater patient compliance. We studied 85 consecutive cases of cT1-T2 N0 tongue squamous cell carcinoma who had been managed by the following diagnostic/therapeutic protocol: pre-operative high definition ultrasound examination for the evaluation of size and depth, followed by three-dimensional surgical excision by diode laser (wavelength of 800 ± 10 nm, output power of 8 W in continuous wave, flexible optic fibre of 320 µm in contact mode) and detailed histological analyses of well-established prognostic parameters (tumour grade, thickness, depth, front of infiltration and surgical margins) with statistical analysis. No post-surgical photobiomodulation was performed. Overall, 58.82% of patients were stage I, 18% stage II, and the most frequent histotype was squamous cell carcinoma (97.64%). Large nests invasion pattern was observed in 64 cases, expansive pattern in 9, invasion in single cells in 12; front of invasion involved the muscle in 62 cases, vessels in 6, nerves in 15; peritumoural vascular invasion was assessed in 6 patients and perineural invasion in 15. Selective neck lymphadenectomy was performed in 9 cases, and clinically occult node metastases were detected in two cases. At follow-up, 78 patients (98.73%) were alive and free of disease, one patient experienced tumour-related death, while the remaining 6 died for non-disease-related causes. All the histological prognostic parameters were statistically significant (χ2 test; p = 0.05), thus leading to a prognostic weight classification with a three-tiered stratification. On the bases of these results, the authors maintain that the reported diagnostic/therapeutic protocol, including the pre-operative echo-guided three-dimensional evaluation, the following diode laser mini-invasive surgery for tumour excision and the histological examination along with the proposed three-tiered stratification of histological prognostic parameters may allow proper management of clinical stage I and II early tongue carcinomas.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/cirugía , Terapia por Láser , Láseres de Semiconductores/uso terapéutico , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos , Neoplasias de la Lengua/patología , Neoplasias de la Lengua/cirugía , Anciano , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Metástasis Linfática , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estadificación de Neoplasias , PronósticoRESUMEN
Background and Objectives: Masticatory limitations on the dietary habits of edentulous subjects restrict their access to adequate nutrition, exposing them to a greater risk of protein energy malnutrition. The aim of this study is to verify the existence of an association between Masticatory Performance (MP) and nutritional changes in the elderly. Materials and Methods: 76 participants were enrolled. MP testing was performed using the two-color chewing gum mixing test. The system used reveals the extent to which the two differently colored chewing gums mix, and allows discrimination between different MPs. The assessment of the participants' nutritional statuses was carried out through a food interview. Anthropometric parameters were collected, and bioimpedance analysis was performed. Results: Mean MP was 0.448 ± 0.188. No statistically significant differences were detected between male and female subjects (p > 0.05). According to the Body Mass Index (BMI), obese patients had a lower MP than overweight and normal weight subjects (0.408 ± 0.225, 0.453 ± 0.169 and 0.486 ± 0.181, respectively). MP values were lower both in male and female subjects with a waist circumference above the threshold than those below it (0.455 ± 0.205 vs. 0.476 ± 0.110, respectively, in males and 0.447 ± 0.171 vs. 0.501 ± 0.138, respectively, in females). No relationship was noticed between MP and bioimpedance parameters (p > 0.05). Conclusions: A statistically significant relation was observed between MP and the number of missing teeth. A reduced MP could worsen nutritional parameters. A reduced MP did not seem to negatively affect bioimpedance parameters.
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Conducta Alimentaria/fisiología , Estado Nutricional/fisiología , Desnutrición Proteico-Calórica/epidemiología , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antropometría , Fuerza de la Mordida , Composición Corporal/fisiología , Índice de Masa Corporal , Femenino , Humanos , Italia/epidemiología , Masculino , Obesidad , Higiene Bucal/efectos adversos , Higiene Bucal/estadística & datos numéricos , Sobrepeso , Sarcopenia/complicaciones , Sarcopenia/epidemiología , Circunferencia de la CinturaRESUMEN
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients have been reported to have an increased risk of chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) and hematological and solid cancers. Oral manifestations are the first signs of cGVHD observed in the majority of patients, and oropharyngeal cancer is the most frequent secondary malignancy occurred after HSCT. In this study, we have evaluated the inflammatory infiltrate cell content and correlated with the vascular density in patients affected by primary oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) from previous healthy controls and OSCC after cGVHD. Results have demonstrated that patients with OSCC after GVHD show a more consistent inflammatory infiltrate as compared with the OSCC ones. In detail, the inflammatory background composed of CD3-positive T cells, tryptase-positive mast cells, CD31-positive endothelial cells, and CD68-positive macrophages may be more pronounced in the setting of GVHD + OSCC than in the control group. By contrast, CD20-positive B cells and CD1a-positive dendritic cells were more abundant in the latter population. Finally, a positive correlation was found as between vascular density and inflammatory cell infiltration in both GVHD + OSCC and OSCC groups. Overall, these results confirm the role played by immune cells in enhancing tumor progression and angiogenesis and suggest a potential therapeutic strategy involving inhibition of recruitment of immune cells to the tumor microenvironment and blockade of pro-tumoral effects and pro-angiogenic functions.
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas , Enfermedad Injerto contra Huésped , Trasplante de Células Madre Hematopoyéticas , Neoplasias de la Boca , Neovascularización Patológica , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Aloinjertos , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/irrigación sanguínea , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/terapia , Enfermedad Crónica , Femenino , Enfermedad Injerto contra Huésped/metabolismo , Enfermedad Injerto contra Huésped/patología , Enfermedad Injerto contra Huésped/terapia , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias de la Boca/irrigación sanguínea , Neoplasias de la Boca/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Boca/patología , Neoplasias de la Boca/terapia , Neovascularización Patológica/metabolismo , Neovascularización Patológica/patología , Neovascularización Patológica/terapia , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
AIMS: SjÓ§gren Syndrome is a disorder involving oral tissues, with xerostomia, dysgeusia, dysphagia, tooth decay, gingivitis, angular cheilitis and glossitis. Temporomandibular disorders are a generic term referred to clinical conditions involving the jaw muscles and temporomandibular joint. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of oral manifestations and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in SjÓ§gren Syndrome (SS) patients compared with healthy people. METHODS: The study group included 72 SS patients (2 men, 70 women) diagnosed according to the American-European Consensus Group (AECG) Criteria. A randomly selected group of 72 patients, matched by sex and age, served as control group. The examination for TMD signs and symptoms was based on the standardized Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) through a questionnaire and clinical examination. RESULTS: SS patients complained more frequently (95.8%) of oral symptoms (xerostomia, dysgeusia, dysphagia) than controls (22.2%) (χ2= 80.66 p< 0.001). TMD symptoms (muscle pain on chewing, difficulty in mouth opening, arthralgia, headaches, tinnitus) were complained by 91.7% of SS patients and by 84.7% of controls (χ2= 1,667 p= 0,196). At the clinical examination, 91,7% of SS had at least one oral sign respect to 75 % of controls. The salivary flow measurements showed high statistical significance between the two groups (Unpaired test, p< 0,0001). Myofascial pain (caused by muscular contracture) was significantly higher in the study group than in the control one (p≤ 0,05). Furthermore 18,05% of SS patients showed deflection versus 5,5% of controls (χ2=5,402 p=0,020). CONCLUSIONS: SjÓ§gren's Syndrome seems to play a role in temporomandibular joint disorders.
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Maxilares/fisiopatología , Músculo Esquelético/fisiopatología , Síndrome de Sjögren/fisiopatología , Trastornos de la Articulación Temporomandibular/fisiopatología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Trastornos de Deglución/etiología , Trastornos de Deglución/fisiopatología , Disgeusia/etiología , Disgeusia/fisiopatología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Osteoartritis/fisiopatología , Síndrome de Sjögren/complicaciones , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Articulación Temporomandibular/fisiopatología , Trastornos de la Articulación Temporomandibular/etiología , Xerostomía/etiología , Xerostomía/fisiopatologíaRESUMEN
Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a nonneoplastic lesion of the oral mucosa arising on the buccal or lingual attached gingiva or alveolar mucosa and the crest of the edentulous alveolar ridge and contains numerous giant cells. This case series describes 3 cases regarding the clinical and surgical management of PGCG associated with dental implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This case series presents 3 patients, mean age 36 years, who showed a pedunculated painless lesion associated with dental implants that radiographically appeared as an osseous rarefaction corresponding the implants. DISCUSSION: Histological examination provided the diagnosis of PGCG. The treatment approach consisted in a surgical complete resection of the lesion and implant removal. After 1-year-follow-up, all the investigated cases did not show signs of recurrence. CONCLUSION: A correct diagnosis and an appropriate surgical treatment of peri-implant giant cell granuloma are very important aspects for proper management of the lesion.
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Implantes Dentales , Granuloma de Células Gigantes/cirugía , Enfermedades de la Boca/cirugía , Adulto , Remoción de Dispositivos , Femenino , Granuloma de Células Gigantes/patología , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades de la Boca/patologíaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterised by localised areas of nonspecific, noncaseating granulomas. Approximately 1/3 of CD patients develop extraintestinal manifestations in the course of their disease. This review focuses on oral manifestations of CD to understand if oral lesions could help clinicians in the diagnosis of systemic CD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Literature for the review was retrieved using PubMed Medline, Ebsco Library and Web of Science. RESULTS: After a careful preliminary evaluation, only 43 articles were eligible for inclusion in the qualitative evaluation, whereas only 7 mentioned oral CD as the first sign of a systemic disease and were included in the quantitative evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Oral manifestations of CD can be classified as specific and non-specific. The aetiology of oral CD seems to be linked to particular bacterial infections. Although the evidence from the literature is weak, it seems that in some cases the inspection of the mouth could assist in the diagnosis of a systemic Crohn's disease.
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Enfermedad de Crohn/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de la Boca/patología , Enfermedad de Crohn/complicaciones , Humanos , Enfermedades de la Boca/etiologíaRESUMEN
AIM: To compare the efficacy of 0.75% ropivacaine with 3% mepivacaine for pain control in the first 24 hours after surgical removal of lower third molars, using a quantitative measurement such as VAS. The secondary objective involved rescue analgesia. METHODS: Forty-five patients, 21 females and 24 males, mean age 23,2 ± 3 years, underwent surgical removal of third molars in two separate sessions. A split-mouth design was chosen, so each patient underwent both the first and second surgeries, having for each extraction a different anesthetic. The second extraction was carried out 1 month later. Parameters evaluated were: onset of anesthesia, duration of surgery, lip numbness, timing of pain appearance and first analgesic intake. RESULTS: No significant differences about onset of anesthesia, duration of surgical procedures, and timing of first analgesic intake were found. Lower lip numbness, on the other hand, was more prolonged after using ropivacaine (p < 0.0001) and the onset of postoperative pain was more delayed after anesthesia with ropivacaine (p=0.0048). Pain scores at 1 and 2 hours after surgery were 3.5 ± 2.0 and 4.1 ± 1.3 after injection of mepivacaine, and 2.7 ± 2.2 and 2.9 ± 2.4 after ropivacaine (p value =0.006 for both time points). No significant differences in pain score were recorded between the two anesthetics at 12 and 24 hours post surgery. CONCLUSIONS: With the use of ropivacaine, the discomfort caused by prolonged lip numbness is counterbalanced by less postoperative discomfort after surgery. In addition, when compared with other long-acting anesthetics, ropivacaine ensures a safer anesthetic profile for medically complex patients.
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Amidas/uso terapéutico , Anestésicos Locales/uso terapéutico , Mepivacaína/uso terapéutico , Tercer Molar/cirugía , Dolor Postoperatorio/tratamiento farmacológico , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudios Prospectivos , RopivacaínaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws is the most frequent complication in patients treated or in therapy with antiresorptive/antiangiogenetic drugs. The list of medications possibly related to MRONJ onset is constantly growing; we aimed to report on a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (Osimertinib) as possibly responsible for bilateral maxillary necrosis onset in the herein-described case. METHODS: In June 2023, an oncologic patient with two different maxillary bone exposures was referred to our attention. His medical history revealed a two-year Denosumab regimen along with Osimertinib, the latter not suspended before teeth extractions. The clinicians performed a sequestrum removal and bone debridement after three cycles of antibiotic therapy. RESULTS: Histologic examinations confirmed the clinical diagnosis of MRONJ excluding a metastatic occurrence, while complete mucosal healing was achieved after 15 days. CONCLUSIONS: The patient suspended Denosumab for more than six months before teeth extraction for MRONJ prevention; hence, failure to discontinue Osimertinib led us to consider it a possible etiological factor. From a literature analysis, only one case has already been published reporting a possible Osimertinib-related occurrence of MRONJ in lung cancer patients. Our case is a further report that could be intended as an alert both for oncologists and dentists to share decisions about the oral management of such patients together, also informing them about this possible risk. Also, this report could trigger in the scientific community the necessity to evaluate further guidelines for similar doubtful cases in which the drug interaction, the mono-suspension, and the possible removable prosthesis-related additional trauma should be considered causes or con-causes.
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BACKGROUND: Zinc L-carnosine promotes the transition from the inflammatory to the proliferative phase of wound healing by reducing the expression of pro-inflammatory signals and enhancing the expression of anti-inflammatory signals. This prospective cohort study aims to test the effect of a zinc-L-carnosine mouthwash in promoting oral surgical wound healing. METHODS: From October 2022 to February 2023, the authors enrolled healthy adult volunteers who needed the extraction of bilateral molars at the Unit of Dentistry of the University of Bari. The authors studied the baseline wound healing of each patient after the first extraction. Three months later, the patients underwent the second extraction and rinsed their mouths with zinc-L-carnosine mouthwash twice per day for the following 28 postoperative days. For a month after each extraction, the patients received weekly follow-up visits by an oral surgeon blinded about the study to record the modified healing index score of the wounds (range 0-6 points). For statistical analysis, we used the one-tailed t-test for paired samples with a significance level set at p < 0.05 to compare the baseline scores with those recorded during the exposure to the zinc-L-carnosine mouthwash. RESULTS: The authors enrolled four women and six men (mean age = 44.60 ± 19.22 years). On the seventh and fourteenth postoperative days, the mean difference between the modified healing index scores obtained by using the zinc-L-carnosine mouthwash and the baseline was not significant. On the twenty-first postoperative day, the mean score obtained by using the mouthwash was 5.2 ± 1.3 points and was significantly higher than the 4.7 ± 1.8 points of the baseline (p = 0.026). On the twenty-eighth postoperative day, the mean difference was significant as well (5.9 ± 0.3 points and 5.4 ± 1.1 points, respectively). CONCLUSION: The preliminary results of this study showed that the zinc-L-carnosine mouthwash improved the quality of oral surgical wound healing.
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BACKGROUND: This study describes the management protocol for capillary-venous malformations in pediatric patients and reports the epidemiology of diagnosed and treated cases at the Unit of Odontostomatology of the Aldo Moro University of Bari from 2014 to 2022. METHODS: The authors classified the intraoral and perioral capillary-venous malformations by superficial diameter (<1 cm, 1-3 cm, >3 cm) and ultrasonographical depth extension (≤5 mm, >5 mm). All patients underwent pulsed-mode diode laser transmucosal photocoagulation (8-12 W/cm2); those with malformations that were wide (>3 cm) and deep (>5 mm) received intralesional photocoagulation, too (13 W/cm2). The children received general anesthesia based on their compliance and lesions' extension. The follow-up lasted six months. RESULTS: A total of 22 females and 14 males (age range 4-18 years) presented 63 capillary-venous malformations. Five patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome, seven with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and five with angiomatosis showed multiple malformations. The authors found no intraoperative or postoperative complications. Seventeen patients with lesions >1 cm and >5 mm deep required multiple laser sessions to heal. CONCLUSION: The results of the current study support diode laser photocoagulation as the gold standard for the treatment of intraoral and perioral capillary-venous malformations in pediatric patients.