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Al-Manei K, Almotairy N, Al-Manei KK, Grigoriadis A, Kumar A. Effect of Apical Microsurgery on Force Regulation of Incisor Teeth during Unpredictable Force Control Task. J Oral Rehabil 2022; 49:788-795. [PMID: 35441717 PMCID: PMC9542888 DOI: 10.1111/joor.13334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Apical microsurgery (AMS) involves removal of the root-end which can affect the force regulation of teeth. OBJECTIVE To investigate the force regulation of incisor teeth treated with AMS during the unpredictable force control task in comparison to their contralateral teeth with complete root apices, in humans. METHODS Fifteen eligible participants (8 women and 7 men; mean age 52.9 ± SD 4.4 years) performed a standardized unpredictable force control task which involved pulling and holding a force transducer with AMS-treated incisors and its contralateral control teeth (n =30 teeth). A series of four load masses: 100, 200, 50, and 300 gm were attached to the force transducer through a string in an unpredictable manner. The force profile obtained was divided into initial and later time-segments. The peak force and peak force rate during the initial time-segment, and the holding force and coefficient of variability during the later time-segments were calculated and compared by the repeated measures analysis of variance. RESULTS During the initial time-segment, the peak force and peak force rate were significantly lower in the AMS-treated teeth than in the controls (P = 0.001, P = 0.013, respectively). However, during the later time-segment, no significant differences in the holding force nor the coefficient of variability were observed between the AMS-treated teeth and their controls (P = 0.755, P = 0.213, respectively). CONCLUSION In contrast to incisors with complete normal root apices, AMS-treated incisors do not show robust changes in force regulation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Khaled Al-Manei
- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, 14104, Sweden.,Division of Endodontics, Department of Restorative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraidah, 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Endodontics, Department of Restorative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, 14104, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, 14104, Sweden
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Hedberg L, Ekman U, Nordin LE, Smedberg JI, Skott P, Seiger Å, Sandborgh-Englund G, Westman E, Kumar A, Trulsson M. Cognitive changes and neural correlates after oral rehabilitation procedures in older adults: a protocol for an interventional study. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:297. [PMID: 34107933 PMCID: PMC8191046 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01654-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies show an association between masticatory function and cognitive impairment. This has further strengthened the notion that tooth loss and impaired masticatory function may be risk factors for dementia and cognitive decline. Animal experiments have indicated a causal relationship and several possible mechanisms have been discussed. This evidence is, however, lacking in humans. Therefore, in the current interventional study, we aim to investigate the effect of rehabilitation of masticatory function on cognition in older adults. METHODS Eighty patients indicated for prosthodontic rehabilitation will be randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. Participants will conduct neuropsychological assessments, masticatory performance tests, saliva tests, optional magnetic resonance imaging, and answer questionnaires on oral health impact profiles and hospital anxiety and depression scale before, 3 months, and 1 year after oral rehabilitation. The difference between the two groups is that the control group will be tested an additional time, (at an interval of about 3 months) before the onset of the oral rehabilitation procedure. The primary outcome is a change in measures of episodic memory performance. DISCUSSION Although tooth loss and masticatory function are widespread in older people, it is still an underexplored modifiable risk factor potentially contributing to the development of cognitive impairment. If rehabilitation of masticatory function shows positive effects on the neurocognitive function, this will have great implications on future health care for patients with impaired masticatory status. The present project may provide a new avenue for the prevention of cognitive decline in older individuals. TRIAL REGISTRATION The protocol for the study was retrospectively registered in ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04458207, dated 02-07-2020.
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- Linn Hedberg
- Folktandvården Eastmaninstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
- Department of Diagnostic Medical Physics, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Folktandvården Eastmaninstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Folktandvården Eastmaninstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Academic Centre for Geriatric Dentistry, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
- Academic Centre for Geriatric Dentistry, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
- Academic Centre for Geriatric Dentistry, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden.
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- Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, Box 4064, 141 04, Huddinge, Sweden
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Almotairy N, Kumar A, Welander N, Grigoriadis A. Age-related changes in oral motor-control strategies during unpredictable load demands in humans. Eur J Oral Sci 2020; 128:299-307. [PMID: 32749023 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To investigate age-related changes in oral motor strategies in response to unpredictable load demands. Sixty-five healthy children (aged 3-17 yr) were divided into five age-groups based on their dental eruption stages and compared with a group of healthy adults (aged 18-35 yr). Each participant was asked to perform a standardized motor control task involving 'pulling' and 'holding' a force transducer with the anterior teeth. Different loads were attached to the force transducer in an unpredictable manner. The temporal force profile was divided into two time-segments (an initial segment and a later segment). The peak force and peak force rate during the initial time-segment, and the holding force and intra-trial variability (coefficient of variation) during the later time-segment, were measured. The results showed no differences in the peak force, peak force rate, holding force, and force variability in children compared with adults. However, the trends in the data evaluated using a segmented regression analysis showed that a breakpoint (abrupt change) consistently occurred in the late-mixed dentition group (age 9-11 yr) for most of the outcome variables. The results indicate that while the motor control strategies in children appear to be similar to those in adults, there is a shift in the oral motor developmental trend during the late-mixed dentition stage.
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- Nabeel Almotairy
- Unit of Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,SCON, Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences, Huddinge, Sweden.,Department of Preventive Dentistry, Division of Orthodontics, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,SCON, Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Unit of Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Dental Medicine, Division of Oral Diagnostics and Rehabilitation, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,SCON, Scandinavian Center for Orofacial Neurosciences, Huddinge, Sweden
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