Sensibility and taste alterations after impacted lower third molar extractions. A prospective cohort study

Objectives: To determine the incidence, severity and duration of lingual tactile and gustatory function impairments after lower third molar removal. Study Design: Prospective cohort study with intra-subject measures of 16 patients undergoing lower third molar extractions. Sensibility and gustatory functions were evaluated in each subject preoperatively, one week and one month after the extraction, using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments and 5 different concentrations of NaCl, respectively. Additionally, all patients filled a questionnaire to assess subjective perceptions. Results: Although patients did not perceive any sensibility impairments, a statistically significant decrease was detected when Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments. This alteration was present at one week after the surgical procedure and fully recovered one month after the extraction. There were no variations regarding the gustatory function. Conclusions: Lower third molar removal under local anesthesia may cause light lingual sensibility impairment. Most of these alterations remain undetected to patients. These lingual nerve injuries are present one week after the extraction and recover one month after surgery. The taste seems to remain unaffected after these procedures

Fragile X-syndrome: literature review and report of two cases

Fragile X-syndrome is caused by a mutation in chromosome X. It is one of the most frequent causes of learning disability. The most frequent manifestations of fragile X-syndrome are learning disability, different orofacial morphological alterations and an increase in testicle size. The disease is associated with cardiac malformations, joint hyperextension and behavioural alterations. We present two male patients aged 17 and 10 years, treated in our Service due to severe gingivitis. Both showed the typical facial and dental characteristics of the syndrome. In addition, we detected the presence of root anomalies such as taurodontism and root bifurcation, which had not been associated with fragile X-syndrome in the literature. In some cases these root malformations have been associated with other sex-linked congenital syndromes, though in none of the studies published in the literature have they been related with fragile X-syndrome. This syndrome is relevant due to its high prevalence, the presentation of certain oral and facial characteristics that can facilitate the diagnosis, and the few cases published to dat

Síndrome de X Frágil: presentación de dos casos y revisión de la literatura

El síndrome X-frágil (SXF) está originado por una mutación en el cromosoma X. Las manifestaciones más frecuentes que presenta son retraso mental, diversas alteraciones de la morfología bucofacial y aumento del tamaño testicular. Está asociado a malformaciones cardíacas, hiperextensión articular y alteraciones de la conducta. Presentamos dos varones de 17 y 10 años respectivamente, tratados en nuestro Servicio por presentar gingivitis severa. Los pacientes mostraban las características faciales y dentales típicas del síndrome. Además detectamos la presencia de anomalías radiculares como el taurodontismo y la bifurcación radicular que no habían sido asociadas al síndrome X-frágil en la literatura. En algunos casos estas malformaciones radiculares se han asociado a otros síndromes congénitos con herencia ligada al sexo, pero en ninguna publicación las relacionan con el SXF. Este síndrome es relevante por su alta prevalencia, por presentar determinadas características bucales y faciales que pueden facilitar el diagnóstico y por los pocos casos que hay publicados

Síndrome de X Frágil: presentación de dos casos y revisión de la literatura

El síndrome X-frágil (SXF) está originado por una mutación en el cromosoma X. Las manifestaciones más frecuentes que presenta son retraso mental, diversas alteraciones de la morfología bucofacial y aumento del tamaño testicular. Está asociado a malformaciones cardíacas, hiperextensión articular y alteraciones de la conducta. Presentamos dos varones de 17 y 10 años respectivamente, tratados en nuestro Servicio por presentar gingivitis severa. Los pacientes mostraban las características faciales y dentales típicas del síndrome. Además detectamos la presencia de anomalías radiculares como el taurodontismo y la bifurcación radicular que no habían sido asociadas al síndrome X-frágil en la literatura. En algunos casos estas malformaciones radiculares se han asociado a otros síndromes congénitos con herencia ligada al sexo, pero en ninguna publicación las relacionan con el SXF. Este síndrome es relevante por su alta prevalencia, por presentar determinadas características bucales y faciales que pueden facilitar el diagnóstico y por los pocos casos que hay publicados

Fragile X-syndrome: literature review and report of two cases

Fragile X-syndrome is caused by a mutation in chromosome X. It is one of the most frequent causes of learning disability. The most frequent manifestations of fragile X-syndrome are learning disability, different orofacial morphological alterations and an increase in testicle size. The disease is associated with cardiac malformations, joint hyperextension and behavioural alterations. We present two male patients aged 17 and 10 years, treated in our Service due to severe gingivitis. Both showed the typical facial and dental characteristics of the syndrome. In addition, we detected the presence of root anomalies such as taurodontism and root bifurcation, which had not been associated with fragile X-syndrome in the literature. In some cases these root malformations have been associated with other sex-linked congenital syndromes, though in none of the studies published in the literature have they been related with fragile X-syndrome. This syndrome is relevant due to its high prevalence, the presentation of certain oral and facial characteristics that can facilitate the diagnosis, and the few cases published to dat

Sensibility and taste alterations after impacted lower third molar extractions. A prospective cohort study

Objectives: To determine the incidence, severity and duration of lingual tactile and gustatory function impairments after lower third molar removal. Study Design: Prospective cohort study with intra-subject measures of 16 patients undergoing lower third molar extractions. Sensibility and gustatory functions were evaluated in each subject preoperatively, one week and one month after the extraction, using Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments and 5 different concentrations of NaCl, respectively. Additionally, all patients filled a questionnaire to assess subjective perceptions. Results: Although patients did not perceive any sensibility impairments, a statistically significant decrease was detected when Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments. This alteration was present at one week after the surgical procedure and fully recovered one month after the extraction. There were no variations regarding the gustatory function. Conclusions: Lower third molar removal under local anesthesia may cause light lingual sensibility impairment. Most of these alterations remain undetected to patients. These lingual nerve injuries are present one week after the extraction and recover one month after surgery. The taste seems to remain unaffected after these procedures

Revisión bibliográfica de implantología bucofacial del año 2006. 2ª parte

Podeu consultar la primera part de l'article a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/164118Debido al poco tiempo disponible por los profesionales de la odontología y ante la dificultad de mantener un buen nivel de información sobre los artículos publicados en e campo de la lmplantología Bucofacial, se ha suscitado nuestro interés en preparar una revisión de la literatura científica de forma sintética. El lector interesado encontrará en este artículo diferentes temas expuestos por apartados (ingeniería tisular, regeneración ósea, elevación sinusal, mini-implantes, complicaciones y periimplantitis), seleccionados de revistas indexadas nacionales e internacionales