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A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Stomatology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2023 | Viewed by 2871

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Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes und Medizinische Fakultät, Universität des Saarlandes, 66421 Homburg, Germany
Interests: biomechanics of dental implants; strategies for disinfection; attachment systems for removable dental prostheses
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Dear Colleagues,

Despite all the difficulties and problems we had to face during the pandemic, it triggered considerable advances, not only in everyday life but also in dentistry. We have all become familiar with virtual meetings and congresses and dentistry has shown to the other medical specialties that we know how to deal with critical situations and adapted hygiene measures. At dental schools, we managed to continue educating our future colleagues for whom it has become normal to live and work under circumstances that we, the older generation, could not have imagined previously. On the research side, the lockdown periods provided some extra time to reconsider concepts and to envision novel research projects.

As such, I am delighted that MDPI was again willing to provide a forum for presenting new concepts in all fields of dentistry and to follow up on the previous Special Issue in this field. Please be encouraged to present even the most provoking ideas and early-on concepts to solve our future patients' needs.

Prof. Dr. Matthias Karl
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preclinical research
new concepts
operative dentistry
prosthodontics
oral surgery

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Oral Sequelae after Head and Neck Radiotherapy: RCT Comparing 3D-Printed Tissue Retraction Devices with Conventional Dental Splints

Adriane Lentz-Hommertgen

Christian Freudlsperger

Sebastian Adeberg

Jürgen Debus

Peter Rammelsberg

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Franz Sebastian Schwindling

J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(8), 2789; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12082789 - 09 Apr 2023

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Objectives: To evaluate oral sequelae after head and neck radiotherapy (RT) when using two different types of intraoral appliances. Thermoplastic dental splints (active control) protect against backscattered radiation from dental structures. Semi-individualized, 3D-printed tissue retraction devices (TRDs, study group) additionally spare healthy tissue from irradiation. Materials and Methods: A total of 29 patients with head and neck cancer were enrolled in a randomized controlled pilot trial and allocated to receive TRDs (n = 15) or conventional splints (n = 14). Saliva quality and quantity (Saliva-Check, GC), taste perception (Taste strips, Burghart-Messtechnik), and oral disability (JFLS-8, OHIP-14, maximum mouth opening) were recorded before and 3 months after RT start. Radiotherapy target volume, modality, total dose, fractionation, and imaging guidance were case-dependent. To evaluate intra-group developments between baseline and follow-up, nonparametric Wilcoxon tests were performed. Mann-Whitney-U tests were applied for inter-group comparisons. Results: At follow-up, taste perception was unimpaired (median difference in the total score; TRDs: 0, control: 0). No significant changes were found regarding oral disability. Saliva quantity (stimulated flow) was significantly reduced with conventional splints (median −4 mL, p = 0.016), while it decreased insignificantly with TRDs (median −2 mL, p = 0.07). Follow-up was attended by 9/15 study group participants (control 13/14). Inter-group comparisons showed no significant differences but a tendency towards a better outcome for disability and saliva quality in the intervention group. Conclusion: Due to the small cohort size and the heterogeneity of the sample, the results must be interpreted with reservation. Further research must confirm the positive trends of TRD application. Negative side-effects of TRD application seem improbable. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Experimental Dental Research—New Concepts for Future Patient Needs: Part II)

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Factors Associated with Esthetic Outcomes of Flapless Immediate Placed and Loaded Implants in the Maxillary Incisor Region—Three-Year Results of a Prospective Case Series

Edith Groenendijk

Tristan Ariaan Staas

Ewald Maria Bronkhorst

Gerry Max Raghoebar

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Gert Jacobus Meijer

J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(7), 2625; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072625 - 31 Mar 2023

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Flapless immediate implant placement and provisionalization (FIIPP) is often associated with an increased risk of buccal soft-tissue recession. This study aims to assess the 3-year esthetic outcome. In 100 consecutive patients, one maxillary incisor, with or without a pre-extraction buccal bone defect (≤5 mm), was replaced by an implant installed in a maximal palatal position (buccal gap ≥2 mm). The created gaps were filled with bovine bone substitute. Patient satisfaction (PS), pink esthetic scores (PES/modPES), and white esthetic score (WES) were calculated at different time points. A multilevel regression analysis (MRA) was performed to analyze which factors may be associated with the esthetics. After three years, PS scored 8.9 ± 0.84 on a scale of 10 (n = 83), and the soft-tissue esthetics were high (PES = 12.2; modPES = 8.5), as was the WES (8.2), showing no decrease from one year. Buccal bone defect size and smoking could not be associated with the soft-tissue outcome; however, implant location, gap size, and emergence profiles could. Performing FIIPP, the final crown (WES) scored highest when it was cemented, the soft tissue (PES/modPES) in central-incisor positions, and all (WES/PES/modPES) with concave emergence profiles. Full article

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Oral Cell Lysates Reduce the Inflammatory Response of Activated Macrophages

Layla Panahipour

Azarakhsh Oladzad Abbasabadi

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Reinhard Gruber

J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(4), 1701; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041701 - 20 Feb 2023

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Necrotic cell damage occurs as a consequence of invasive dental procedures. Loss of membrane integrity being the hallmark of necrotic cells leads to the release of cytoplasmic and membranous components. Macrophages are predestined to respond to lysates originating from necrotic cells. Here, we implement necrotic lysates from human gingival fibroblasts, HSC2, and TR146 oral epithelial cell lines, and RAW264.7 macrophage cell lines to be tested for their potential to modulate the inflammatory response of macrophages. To this aim, necrotic cell lysates were prepared by sonication or freezing/thawing of the respective cell suspension. Necrotic cell lysates were tested for their potential to modulate the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced expression of inflammatory cytokines using RAW264.7 macrophages as a bioassay. We show here that all necrotic cell lysates, independent of the origin and the preparation way, reduced the expression of IL1 and IL6 in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages, most obviously shown for TR146 cells. This finding was supported in a bioassay when macrophages were exposed to poly (I:C) HMW, an agonist of TLR-3. Consistently, all necrotic lysates from gingival fibroblasts, HSC2, TR146, and RAW264.7 cells reduced the nuclear translocation of p65 in LPS-exposed macrophages. This screening approach supports the overall concept that necrotic cell lysates can modulate the inflammatory capacity of macrophages. Full article

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Implant-Supported Overdentures: Current Status and Preclinical Testing of a Novel Attachment System

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J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(3), 1012; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12031012 - 28 Jan 2023

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Numerous attachment systems exist for implant-supported overdentures, with each having specific limitations in terms of retention, cost, wear, maintenance and cleanability. A retrospective analysis of patients restored with implant-supported overdentures using bars, telescopic crowns and Locator-type attachments was performed and the patients were interviewed. An in vitro strain gauge study compared telescopic crowns, Locator-type attachments and a novel flexible attachment system employing a shape memory alloy (NiTi) with respect to peri-implant strain development during insertion, loading and removal of an overdenture. A significantly lower number of attachment-related complications was observed in bars as compared to telescopic crowns (p = 0.00007) and Locator-type attachments (p = 0.00000), respectively. Greater overall patient satisfaction was noted in bar-retained restorations while Locator-type attachments led to lower levels of satisfaction regarding prosthesis retention. In vitro, telescopic crowns caused maximum strain development during prosthesis insertion and loading, while during removal this was observed in Locators with white retentive inserts. NiTi attachments caused significantly lower strain development during insertion as compared to telescopic crowns (p = 0.027). During loading, NiTi attachments caused significantly lower strain development than Locators with blue retentive inserts (p = 0.039). During removal, NiTi attachments caused significantly less strain development as compared to Locators with white retentive inserts (p = 0.027). Positional discrepancies between male and female attachment parts affected the retention and reaction force between both components, which may be minimized by using the novel NiTi attachment system. This may be beneficial in terms of component wear and implant loading. Full article

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