The RECOVERY trial platform: a milestone in the development and execution of treatment evaluation during an epidemic

Abstract Background Radiographs are integral in evaluating implant space and inter-root distance. The purpose of this report is to introduce a method for evaluating the 3D root position with minimal radiation using a 3D tooth model composed of an intraoral-scanned crown and a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-scanned root. Materials and methods Intraoral scan and CBCT scan of the patient were obtained before treatment. In the CBCT image, tooth segmentation was performed by isolating individual teeth from the maxillary and mandibular alveolar bone using software program. The 3D tooth model was fabricated by combining segmented individual teeth with the intraoral scan. Results A post-treatment intraoral scan was integrated into the tooth model, and the resulting position of the root could be predicted without additional radiographs. It is possible to monitor the root position after a pretreatment CBCT scan using a 3D tooth model without additional radiographs. Conclusion The application of the 3D tooth model benefits the patient by reducing repeated radiation exposure while providing the clinician with a precise treatment evaluation to monitor tooth movement.

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Relationship between Competency to Consent to Treatment and Psychological Well-Being: Mediating Effect of Empowerment and Emotion

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18158170 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (15) ◽

pp. 8170

Author(s):

Yeun-Joo Hur ◽

Joon-Ho Park ◽

MinKyu Rhee

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Treatment Evaluation ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Psychiatric Outpatients ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Consent To Treatment ◽

Study Participants ◽

The Relationship

This study was conducted to evaluate the competency to consent to the treatment of psychiatric outpatients and to confirm the role of empowerment and emotional variables in the relationship between competency to consent to treatment and psychological well-being. The study participants consisted of 191 psychiatric outpatients who voluntarily consented to the study among psychiatric outpatients. As a result of competency to consent to treatment evaluation, the score of the psychiatric outpatient’s consent to treatment was higher than the cut-off point for both the overall and sub-factors, confirming that they were overall good. In addition, the effect of the ability of application on psychological well-being among competency to consent to treatment was verified using PROCESS Macro, and the double mediation effect using empowerment and emotional variables was verified to provide an expanded understanding of this. As a result of the analysis, empowerment completely mediated the relation between the ability of application and psychological well-being, and the relation between the ability of application and psychological well-being was sequentially mediated by empowerment and emotion-related variables. Based on these findings, the implications and limitations of this study were discussed.

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Candida albicans in patients with oronasal communication and obturator prostheses

Brazilian Dental Journal ◽

10.1590/s0103-64402009000400013 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 336-340 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Beatriz Silva Câmara Mattos ◽

Andréa Alves de Sousa ◽

Marina Helena C. G. de Magalhães ◽

Marcia André ◽

Reinaldo Brito e Dias

Keyword(s):

Candida Albicans ◽

Oral Mucosa ◽

Sodium Hypochlorite ◽

Buccal Mucosa ◽

Treatment Evaluation ◽

Antifungal Treatment ◽

Therapeutic Protocol ◽

Candidal Infection ◽

Oral Candida ◽

Palatal Mucosa

Patients using obturator prostheses often present denture-induced stomatitis. In order to detect the presence of oral Candida albicans in patients with oronasal communications and to evaluate the effectiveness of a topical antifungal treatment, cytological smears obtained from the buccal and palatal mucosa of 10 adult patients, and from the nasal acrylic surface of their obturator prostheses were examined. A therapeutic protocol comprising the use of oral nystatin (Mycostatin®) and prosthesis disinfection with sodium hypochlorite was prescribed for all patients. Seven patients were positive for C. albicans in the mucosa, with 1 negative result for the prosthetic surface in this group of patients. Post-treatment evaluation revealed the absence of C. albicans on prosthesis surface and on the oral mucosa of all patients. The severity of the candidal infection was significantly higher in the palatal mucosa than in the buccal mucosa, but similar in the palatal mucosa and prosthesis surface, indicating that the mucosa underlying the prosthesis is more susceptible to infection. The therapeutic protocol was effective in all cases, which emphasizes the need for denture disinfection in order to avoid reinfection of the mucosa.

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