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This study sought to develop a database in the field of removable prosthodontics by using a participatory action research method. Data collection consisted of a comprehensive literature review, focus-group discussions, and interviews. Applying action research methods ensures consideration of the needs, perspectives, and expertise of academia in the design and implementation of an evidence/ research-based patient record, and academic educators are well placed to conduct such research.
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Dental Records , Evidence-Based Dentistry , Health Services Research , Prosthodontics , Attitude of Health Personnel , Community-Based Participatory Research , Data Collection , Databases, Factual , Dental Audit , Dental Research , Faculty, Dental , Focus Groups , Forms and Records Control , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Interviews as Topic , Power, Psychological , Prosthodontics/education , Research Design , Review Literature as TopicABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the evidence on the occurrence of denture stomatitis (DS) and potential risk factors in patients wearing partial removable dental prostheses (RDPs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched and complemented by manual searching. Outcome measures were the presence of DS in patients wearing partial RDPs and an assessment of associated risk factors. All types of experimental and observational studies investigating an association between DS and the wearing of partial RDPs were included. Methodologic quality and level of evidence were assessed using valid scales. Two authors performed study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment independently. RESULTS: A total of eight studies met the inclusion criteria. The prevalence of DS in partial RDP wearers ranged from 1.1% to 36.7%. Data on the potential risk factors were not consistent. Despite the heterogeneity and methodologic quality of included studies, an association between DS and the wearing of partial RDPs was found. CONCLUSIONS: There is some evidence that the presence of DS is associated with the wearing of partial RDPs. However, because of methodologic limitations and cross-sectional designs of research studies, no cause-effect relationship could be inferred. Future research should provide higher levels of evidence to confirm the etiology of DS in partial RDP wearers.
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Denture, Partial, Removable/adverse effects , Stomatitis, Denture/etiology , Candidiasis, Oral/etiology , Humans , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Edentulous orodyskinesia (ED) is a neglected source of aimless oral movements that may be confused with tardive dyskinesia (TD). We attempted to clarify the clinical features, significance, and orodental factors in relation to ED. Fourteen ED subjects, 13 TD patients, and 15 age-matched controls self-assessed their oral pain perception, condition, and function using a visual analogue scale. Dyskinesias were classified and rated by a neurologist. Perioral thermal and pressure pain threshold studies, and a standardized orodental examination, were conducted blind to subject group. The perceived oral pain level was low in all groups, and those reporting a significant intensity level of pain (>or=50th percentile) were few. The pain thresholds in both dyskinetic groups were comparable to control values. All ED cases wore a complete set of dentures, considered a current source of problems by 85.7% of them. ED cases commonly displayed inadequate dental occlusal relationship (P = 0.014 vs. controls; P = 0.036 vs. TD) and an overclosed vertical dimension (P = 0.006 vs. controls) as well as unstable and unretentive dentures. ED was limited to the oral region, spared the tongue when the mouth is open, and was never severe in our patients. ED has distinct movement characteristics and is often associated with inadequate dentures and biomechanical sources of denture instability. The contribution of the foregoing findings to the expression of oral dyskinesia warrants further studies.
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Denture, Complete/adverse effects , Mouth, Edentulous/complications , Movement Disorders/complications , Pain Threshold/physiology , Pain/etiology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Analysis of Variance , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pain Measurement/methods , Self ConceptABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Dentists may be the first health care professionals to recognize unusual and abnormal oral movements collectively termed oral dyskinesias. The aims of this clinical overview are to raise the dental community's awareness about this important and complex topic and describe the clinical features and management of the main entities. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A MEDLINE search of the different entities reported in the English and French literature was conducted. The main findings of a field study on oral dyskinesia were also reviewed. RESULTS: Involuntary movement disorders are often drug related. In other cases, excessive oral movements may occur at any age in relation to various neuropsychiatric conditions. Orofacial dystonia apparently triggered by dental procedures has also been reported. Edentulousness has been associated with oral stereotypes. In a survey of 352 edentulous elderly individuals attending daycare centers, only 7% displayed visible oral sterotypes, and ill-fitting dentures were suggested as a possible triggering factor for the majority. CONCLUSION: A multidisciplinary evaluation is desirable in the care of individuals with oral dyskinesia and in the selection of those who may benefit from a prosthodontic approach. A good knowledge of potentially offending drugs may allow avoidance of unnecessary procedures.
