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Ilo AM, Waltimo-Sirén J, Pakbaznejad Esmaeili E, Ekholm M, Kortesniemi M. The effect of optimum, indication-specific imaging fields on the radiation exposure from CBCT examinations of impacted maxillary canines and mandibular third molars. Acta Odontol Scand 2024; 82:66-73. [PMID: 38058132 DOI: 10.1080/00016357.2023.2258981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Indication-specific optimum field-of-views (FOVs) have been assessed for CBCT scans of impacted maxillary canines and mandibular third molars, as 40∅ × 35 mm and 35∅ × 35 mm, respectively. The objective was to investigate possible changes in absorbed organs and effective doses, for these two imaging indications, performing CBCT examinations with optimum FOV sizes instead of commonly used FOVs. Additionally, radiation exposure-induced cancer risk was calculated for both imaging indications with optimum FOVs. METHODS An adult female head phantom (ATOM 702-D, CIRS, Norfolk, VA, USA) was scanned using Planmeca Viso G7 CBCT-device (Planmeca, Helsinki, Finland). Scanning factors, different FOV sizes, dose-area product (DAP) values and anatomical FOV locations were used for Monte Carlo PCXMC-simulation and ImpactMC software. In the PCXMC- simulation, 10-year-old child and 30-year-old adult phantoms were used to estimating effective and absorbed organ doses. RESULTS The effective dose varied from 58 µSv to 284 µSv for impacted maxillary canines, and from 38 µSv to 122 µSv for mandibular third molars, the lowest dose value for each corresponding to optimum FOV. Effective dose reduction between the optimum FOV and the smallest common FOV of 50∅ × 50 mm, maintaining other scanning factors constant, was 33% for impacted maxillary canines, and 45% for mandibular third molars. At all examinations, the highest absorbed organ doses were in salivary glands or in oral mucosa. CONCLUSIONS Optimum FOVs, 40∅ × 35 mm for impacted maxillary canine and 35∅ × 35 mm for mandibular third molar, could decrease effective doses received by young patients, and improve radiation safety in these common CBCT imaging procedures.
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- Anne-Mari Ilo
- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Wellbeing Services County of South-West Finland, Finland
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Wellbeing Services County of South-West Finland, Finland
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- HUS Diagnostic Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Niemi P, Kortelainen M, Harjunmaa U, Waltimo-Sirén J. Costs and duration of orthodontic-surgical treatment with mandibular advancement surgery. Eur J Orthod 2023; 45:558-564. [PMID: 37607274 PMCID: PMC10505688 DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjad051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim was to analyse the costs and duration of orthodontic-surgical treatment with mandibular advancement in the public health care sector in Finland. MATERIALS The study was conducted as a retrospective registry study in a public district hospital on all nonsyndromic patients that were ethnic Finns and treated with full fixed appliances and mandibular advancement surgery in 2016-2020. RESULTS The mean treatment duration of the included 45 patients was 28.1 months, including 18.9 months pre and 9.2 months postoperative orthodontics. The median number of visits was 27, including 17 visits before and 9 visits after surgery. The mean total treatment time was 14.5 h. The mean total direct costs per course of treatment were 7574 € to the municipality and 947 € to the patient. The costs positively correlated with the duration of the treatment (rho = 0.71, P = .000), but were not associated to gender or age of patient. The mean surgery time was 78 minutes, and significantly less with an experienced surgeon (P = .002). It was calculated that the mean minimum treatment costs would be 45% of the present total, achievable with a patient with optimum dental arches at the start of treatment. LIMITATIONS The major limitation of the study is the relatively small number of study subjects. CONCLUSION A 55% share of the costs is influenced by case- and operator-dependent factors. This indicates that the complexity and performance of the orthodontic phases of treatment are important determinants in the cost structure.
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- Pekka Niemi
- Wellbeing Services County of Satakunta, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, Satahospital, Sairaalantie 3, FI-28500, Pori, Finland
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Economics, Turku School of Economics, InFLAMES Research Flagship Center, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland
- Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 30, FI-00271, Helsinki, Finland
- VATT Institute for Economic Research, P.O. Box 1279, FI-00101, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, P.O. Box 30, FI-00271, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland
- Wellbeing Services County of South-West Finland, P.O. Box 52, FI-20521, Turku, Finland
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Arponen H, Waltimo-Sirén J, Hauta-Alus HH, Tuhkiainen M, Sorsa T, Tervahartiala T, Andersson S, Mäkitie O, Holmlund-Suila E. Effects of a 2-Year Early Childhood Vitamin D3 Intervention on Tooth Enamel and Oral Health at Age 6-7 Years. Horm Res Paediatr 2022; 96:385-394. [PMID: 36473453 DOI: 10.1159/000528536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to compare the effects of a 30 µg/day versus 10 µg/day vitamin D supplementation, given during the two first years of life, on oral health at the age of six to 7 years. METHODS In 2013-2016, we conducted a randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial from age 2 weeks to 2 years of daily vitamin D3 supplementation (10 vs. 30 µg), including 975 healthy infants. For the present follow-up study at age 6-7 years, a sample of 123 children underwent oral examination by investigators blinded to the intervention group. Tooth enamel defect and caries findings, oral rinse active matrix metalloproteinase-8 levels, and tooth eruption were recorded. The intervention groups were compared with χ2 and Mann-Whitney U tests. Associations of the oral health outcomes were evaluated with correlation analysis and logistic regression. RESULTS Of the children (median age 7.4 years, 51% boys), 56% belonged to the 30 µg intervention group. Developmental defect of enamel (DDE) was found in 39% of the children in the 10 µg intervention group and in 53% of the 30 µg group (p = 0.104). In total, 94% of children were vitamin D sufficient (25[OH]D ≥50 nmol/L) and 88% had caries-free teeth. No associations were found between vitamin D intervention group in infancy and oral health or the presence of DDE. CONCLUSION Daily supplementation with 10 µg vitamin D3 in the Northern Hemisphere seems adequate in healthy children younger than 2 years in ensuring good oral health at early school age.
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- Heidi Arponen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Welfare, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku and City of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Population Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland
- PEDEGO Research Unit, MRC Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oral Diseases, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Rouhiainen V, Karaharju-Suvanto T, Waltimo-Sirén J. The impact of orthodontic treatment on choosing a career in dentistry. Eur J Dent Educ 2022; 26:166-173. [PMID: 33838070 DOI: 10.1111/eje.12685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Many studies, globally, have aimed at elucidating reasons to choose a career in dentistry. The most common motives found are reasonable working hours and aspiration to help. The aim of this study was to explore whether eventual past personal experience of orthodontic treatment and particularly the interpersonal skills of the treating orthodontist are of significance in this respect. MATERIALS AND METHODS An electronic questionnaire, consisting of multiple choice and descriptive questions about dental history and experiences in dental care, was sent to dental and, as controls, psychology students within the same Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland. The answers between the two groups were compared and differences tested statistically. RESULTS The questionnaire was answered by 143 (46.0%) dental students and 94 (17.6%) psychology students. Dental students, compared to psychology students, had more positive views of their dentition and dental treatment in general (p = 0.000). Amongst participants, 47.9% of dental students and 57.4% of psychology students had received orthodontic treatment. Of those, dental students had perceived their orthodontic treatment as less painful (p = 0.001) and less uncomfortable (p = 0.000) than psychology students. Moreover, dental students reported more often experiences of orthodontist taking into account their situation in life during treatment (p = 0.011) and gave more positive descriptions of the orthodontist's interpersonal skills (p = 0.031). CONCLUSIONS Dental students, compared to psychology students, had statistically significantly more positive personal experiences related to dentistry and orthodontics, supporting our hypothesis that positive experiences with orthodontic treatment likely increase the probability of choosing dentistry as the future career.
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- Vilma Rouhiainen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- City of Turku, Division of Welfare, Turku, Finland
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Ilo AM, Ekholm M, Pakbaznejad Esmaeili E, Waltimo-Sirén J. Minimum size and positioning of imaging field for CBCT-scans of impacted lower third molars: a retrospective study. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:670. [PMID: 34965859 PMCID: PMC8717649 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-02029-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is widely used for preoperative 3D imaging of lower third molars. Hence, for this imaging indication, the present study aimed to define the minimum field-of-view (FOV) size and its optimum placement, to decrease radiation exposure, and highlight the need of computer-assisted FOV centering technique for dental CBCT devices. To facilitate proper placement of image field, lower second molar was chosen as reference. Methods The retrospective study included 50 CBCT-scans of 46 patients with mean age of 34 years. Based on the lower second molar, a three-dimensional coordinate was formed and the location of mandibular canal (MC) and the dimensions and locations of the lower third molars, and possible associated pathological findings were assessed. Accordingly, the FOV size and position for third-molar imaging were optimized, while ensuring encompassment of all relevant structures. Results The minimum cylindrical volume, covering lower third molars and MC, was 32.1 (diameter) × 31.6 (height) mm, placed in relation to the second molar crown, top 2.2 mm above cusp tips, anterior edge 6.7 mm in the front of the most distal point of the crown, and lingual edge 7.9 mm on the medial side of the lingual wall. Conclusions The optimized FOV for lower third molars was smaller than common standard small FOVs. We recommend using FOV volume 3.5∅ × 3.5 cm for third molars without associated pathology. Accurate FOV protocols are essential for development of new CBCT-devices with computer-assisted and indication-specific FOV placement.
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Waltimo-Sirén J, Tuurala H, Säämäki E, Holst P, Evälahti M, Arponen H. Dental and dentoalveolar dimensions in individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta. Acta Odontol Scand 2021; 79:390-395. [PMID: 33587862 DOI: 10.1080/00016357.2021.1881160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study compared tooth and dental arch dimensions of individuals with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and healthy controls. MATERIAL AND METHODS The 37 OI patients and 37 controls were aged 10 to 74 years. Mesio-distal tooth size, dental arch dimensions, and palatal height were measured from dental models. The differences between the patient and control groups were analysed statistically with a t-test, chi-square test, and Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS The average mesio-distal tooth size of individuals with OI was smaller by 0.1 to 0.8 mm, corresponding to 1.4 to 7.3% of the size of the tooth. The patients and controls showed similar anterior-posterior lengths of maxillary and mandibular arches. The OI patient group exhibited increasingly wider maxillary dental arches posterior to the canines and a shallow palate. CONCLUSIONS Reduced tooth size is a developmental feature of OI and a shallow palate a characteristic possibly associated with previously documented imparity of vertical jaw development. Observed posterior widening of the dental arches may follow from altered tongue position. Smaller tooth size can be favourable from orthodontic point of view in alleviating crowding, but it might further predispose to fracturing of teeth which is a considerable risk associated with dentine abnormality. The shallow jawbones may initiate development of posterior open bite, rare in general population but relatively often encountered in OI.
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- Janna Waltimo-Sirén
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Welfare, City of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Arponen H, Bachour A, Bäck L, Valta H, Mäkitie A, Mäkitie O, Waltimo-Sirén J. Positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta: a prospective pilot study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:61. [PMID: 33430849 PMCID: PMC7798292 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03932-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in individuals with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). To date, no study has investigated treatment of OSA in adult individuals with OI using positive airway pressure (PAP). This observational pilot study examined the adherence of adults with OI to treatment of OSA with PAP therapy, and the evolution of self-experienced sleepiness and depression symptoms before and after treatment. METHODS We included 20 patients, with a mean age of 51 years, who represented varying severity of OI and displayed an apnea and hypopnea index ≥ 5 /sleeping hour as recorded by an overnight polysomnography. PAP therapy was proposed to all patients. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) questionnaire to evaluate daytime sleepiness, and a validated self-rating depression questionnaire to identify possible depression, were completed prior to PAP therapy and repeated after a minimum of one year. The datasets supporting the conclusions of this article are included within the article. RESULTS From the 20 patients, 15 initiated PAP therapy, and two patients later interrupted it. The mean PAP follow-up period was 1230 days. At baseline, an abnormally high ESS score was reported by 29% of the respondents, and an abnormally high number of symptoms suggesting depression by 29%. Follow-up questionnaires were completed by 60% of the patients, of whom 83% were adherent to PAP treatment. ESS score and depression symptoms did not decrease significantly with PAP therapy. CONCLUSIONS Patients with OI accepted well PAP therapy and remained compliant. Sleepiness and depression persisted unaltered despite good PAP adherence. These unexpectedly poor improvements in symptoms by PAP therapy may be due to subjective depression symptoms and the complexity of factors underlying persisting sleepiness in OI. Further research is needed to confirm this novel finding.
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- Heidi Arponen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Sleep Unit, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Children´s Hospital and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Children´s Hospital and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- City of Turku, Division of Welfare, Turku, Finland
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Wuollet E, Tseveenjav B, Furuholm J, Waltimo-Sirén J, Valen H, Mulic A, Ansteinsson V, Uhlen MM. Restorative material choices for extensive carious lesions and hypomineralisation defects in children: a questionnaire survey among Finnish dentists. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2020; 21:29-34. [PMID: 32183525 DOI: 10.23804/ejpd.2020.21.01.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM This survey assessed Finnish dentists' treatment decisions and choices of restorative materials in selected paediatric dental patient cases, with special emphasis on stainless steel crowns (SSCs). METHODS A questionnaire with patient descriptions and tooth photographs was e-mailed to members of Finnish Dental Society (n=3,747). The respondents were asked to choose their preferred treatment in cases describing 1) extensive occlusal carious lesion in a primary molar of a cooperative child; 2) an identical lesion, treated under dental general anaesthesia (DGA); and 3) a symptomatic first permanent molar with enamel hypomineralisation (consistent with Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization, MIH) and post-eruptive breakdown. Only responses from dentist treating children were included (final n=765). RESULTS The majority (47.3%) would have preferred restoration of the extensive primary tooth caries in a normal setting using resin-modified glassionomer cement, and 4.3% by using SSC. The preference of SSC as treatment choice increased to 25.4% upon implementation of DGA. The majority would treat the symptomatic permanent MIH molar with a resin composite restoration (45.0%), while 10.5% suggested SSC. Compared to general dentists, paediatric dentists had a stronger preference for SSCs. CONCLUSIONS Although the respondents emphasised patient cooperation, but also tooth prognosis and material strength behind their treatment decisions, SSC was an uncommon choice.
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- E Wuollet
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Nordic Institute for Dental Materials (NIOM), Oslo, Norway
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- Nordic Institute for Dental Materials (NIOM), Oslo, Norway
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- Oral Health Centre of Expertise in Eastern Norway (OHCE-E), Oslo, Norway
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- Oral Health Centre of Expertise in Eastern Norway (OHCE-E), Oslo, Norway
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Arponen H, Bachour A, Bäck L, Valta H, Mäkitie A, Waltimo-Sirén J, Mäkitie O. Is sleep apnea underdiagnosed in adult patients with osteogenesis imperfecta? -a single-center cross-sectional study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2018; 13:231. [PMID: 30594215 PMCID: PMC6310950 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-018-0971-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) suffer from increased bone fracture tendency generally caused by a mutation in genes coding for type I collagen. OI is also characterized by numerous co-morbidities, and recent data from questionnaire studies suggest that these may include increased risk for sleep apnea, a finding that lacks clinical evidence from cohort studies. In this cross-sectional study, 25 adults with OI underwent clinical otorhinolaryngology examination as well as overnight polysomnography to address the question. The participants were aged between 19 and 77 years, and ten of them had mild clinical OI phenotype, seven had a moderately severe phenotype, and eight had a severe phenotype. RESULTS We found obstructive sleep apnea (apnea hypopnea index ≥5/h) in as many as 52% of the OI patients in the cohort. Unexpectedly, however, no correlation was present between sleep apnea and daytime sleepiness, experienced bodily pain, severity of OI, Mallampati score, or neck circumference. CONCLUSIONS Seeing that the usual predictors showed no association with occurrence of sleep apnea, we conclude that obstructive sleep apnea may easily be left as an undetected disorder in individuals with OI. Recurrent nocturnal hypoxia due to episodes of apneas can even affect bone metabolism, thereby further aggravating bone fragility in patients with OI.
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- Heidi Arponen
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Sleep Unit, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wuollet E, Laisi S, Alaluusua S, Waltimo-Sirén J. The Association between Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization and Dental Caries with Socioeconomic Status as an Explanatory Variable in a Group of Finnish Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018; 15:ijerph15071324. [PMID: 29941779 PMCID: PMC6068618 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15071324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate if a developmental enamel defect known as Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) is associated with dental caries. Socioeconomic status (SES) was examined as a confounding factor between caries and MIH. In this cross-sectional study, 636 children, aged 8 to 13 years, from three towns (two rural areas and one urban area) in Finland were examined for MIH in line with the criteria of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry. Caries status for permanent teeth was recorded as decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT). Caries experience (DMFT > 0) in the first permanent molars (FPMs) was set as an outcome. SES was determined using a questionnaire completed by parents. The prevalence of MIH was 18.1%. The mean DMFT in FPMs for children with MIH was higher than for their peers, 1.03 ± 1.25 vs. 0.32 ± 0.80 (p = 0.000, Mann-Whitney U test). In a multivariate analysis using the generalized linear mixed model where locality, SES, age and MIH were taken into account as caries risk indicators, MIH was the strongest risk indicator of caries in FPMs (Odds Ratio: 6.60, 95% Confidence Interval: 3.83–11.39, p = 0.000). According to the study results, children with MIH have a higher risk for dental caries than children without MIH.
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- Emma Wuollet
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 670, FI-00029 HUS, Finland.
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Vuorimies I, Arponen H, Valta H, Tiesalo O, Ekholm M, Ranta H, Evälahti M, Mäkitie O, Waltimo-Sirén J. Timing of dental development in osteogenesis imperfecta patients with and without bisphosphonate treatment. Bone 2017; 94:29-33. [PMID: 27725317 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Bisphosphonates have established their role as medical therapy for pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patients. Since bisphosphonates have also been shown to delay tooth development in animal models, we aimed to assess whether the medication has a similar effect on children with OI. In this cross-sectional study, bisphosphonate-treated OI patients of whom dental panoramic tomograph was taken between 3 and 16years of age formed the study group. The patients, 22 in total, had been treated with pamidronate, zoledronic acid or risedronate for at least one year before the radiography. Developmental stage of the permanent teeth, resorption of the deciduous teeth, and number of the erupted permanent teeth were radiographically assessed in the left mandibular quadrant. Dental panoramic tomographs of 50 OI patients, naïve to bisphosphonates, and of 50 healthy individuals of the same age were used as controls. The dental development was statistically significantly accelerated in the OI group naïve to bisphosphonates showing median advancement of dental age by 0.63years from chronological age and median increase in the number of erupted teeth by 0.31 as compared to Finnish norms. Bisphosphonate-treated OI patients displayed, however, age-appropriate dental development. The OI patients not treated with bisphosphonates also showed statistically significantly faster resorption of the deciduous teeth than the treated ones, and displayed an altered interrelationship between the resorption stage of an individual primary tooth and the developmental stage of the succedaneous permanent tooth, unlike the OI patients treated with bisphosphonate. No correlation between either cumulative bisphosphonate dose or between treatment length and any measured component of the dental development was found. To conclude, OI itself was found to lead to advanced dental development. Bisphosphonate treatment had a delaying effect in all the three aspects studied, resulting in a rate of dental development indistinguishable from normal.
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- Ilkka Vuorimies
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland; Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Forensic Dentistry, Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland; Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Metsäniitty M, Varkkola O, Waltimo-Sirén J, Ranta H. Forensic age assessment of asylum seekers in Finland. Int J Legal Med 2016; 131:243-250. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-016-1498-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Aberg T, Cavender A, Gaikwad JS, Bronckers ALJJ, Wang X, Waltimo-Sirén J, Thesleff I, D'Souza RN. Phenotypic Changes in Dentition of Runx2 Homozygote-null Mutant Mice. J Histochem Cytochem 2016; 52:131-9. [PMID: 14688224 DOI: 10.1177/002215540405200113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Genetic and molecular studies in humans and mice indicate that Runx2 (Cbfa1) is a critical transcriptional regulator of bone and tooth formation. Heterozygous mutations in Runx2 cause cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), an inherited disorder in humans and mice characterized by skeletal defects, supernumerary teeth, and delayed eruption. Mice lacking the Runx2 gene die at birth and lack bone and tooth development. Our extended phenotypic studies of Runx2 mutants showed that developing teeth fail to advance beyond the bud stage and that mandibular molar organs were more severely affected than maxillary molar organs. Runx2 (−/−) tooth organs, when transplanted beneath the kidney capsules of nude mice, failed to progress in development. Tooth epithelial-mesenchymal recombinations using Runx2 (+/+) and (−/−) tissues indicate that the defect in mesenchyme cannot be rescued by normal dental epithelium. Finally, our molecular analyses showed differential effects of the absence of Runx2 on tooth extracellular matrix (ECM) gene expression. These data support the hypothesis that Runx2 is one of the key mesenchymal factors that influences tooth morphogenesis and the subsequent differentiation of ameloblasts and odontoblasts.
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- Thomas Aberg
- Institute of Biotechnology, Viikki Biocenter, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Facial and calvarial bones form intramembranously without a cartilagenous model; however, cultured chick calvarial mesenchyme cells may differentiate into both osteoblasts and chondroblasts and, in rodents, small cartilages occasionally form at the sutures in vivo. Therefore, we wanted to investigate what factors regulate normal differentiation of calvarial mesenchymal cells directly into osteoblasts. In embryonic mouse heads and in cultured tissue explants, we analyzed the expression of selected transcription factors and extracellular matrix molecules associated with bone and cartilage development. Cartilage markers Sox9 and type II collagen were expressed in all craniofacial cartilages. In addition, Msx2 and type I collagen were expressed in sense capsule cartilages. We also observed that the undifferentiated calvarial mesenchyme and the osteogenic fronts in the jaw expressed Co∗∗∗l2A1. Moreover, we found that cultured mouse calvarial mesenchyme could develop into cartilage. Of the 49 explants that contained mesenchyme, intramembranous ossification occurred in 35%. Only cartilage formed in 4%, and both cartilage and bone formed in 4%. Our study confirms that calvarial mesenchyme, which normally gives rise to intramembranous bone, also has chondrogenic potential.
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- Thomas Aberg
- Developmental Biology Programme, Institute of Biotechnology, PO Box 56, FIN-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Pakbaznejad Esmaeili E, Waltimo-Sirén J, Laatikainen T, Haukka J, Ekholm M. Application of segmented dental panoramic tomography among children: positive effect of continuing education in radiation protection. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2016; 45:20160104. [PMID: 27142159 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20160104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES: Dental panoramic tomography is the most frequent examination among 7-12-year olds, according to the Radiation Safety and Nuclear Authority of Finland. At those ages, dental panoramic tomographs (DPTs) are mostly obtained for orthodontic reasons. Children's dose reduction by trimming the field size to the area of interest is important because of their high radiosensitivity. Yet, the majority of DPTs in this age group are still taken by using an adult programme and never by using a segmented programme. The purpose of the present study was to raise the awareness of dental staff with respect to children's radiation safety, to increase the application of segmented and child DPT programmes by further educating the whole dental team and to evaluate the outcome of the educational intervention. METHODS: A five-step intervention programme, focusing on DPT field limitation possibilities, was carried out in community-based dental care as a part of mandatory continuing education in radiation protection. Application of segmented and child DPT programmes was thereafter prospectively followed up during a 1-year period and compared with our similar data from 2010 using a logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Application of the child programme increased by 9% and the segmented programme by 2%, reaching statistical significance (odds ratios 1.68; 95% confidence interval 1.23-2.30; p-value < 0.001). The number of repeated exposures remained at an acceptable level. The segmented DPTs were most frequently taken from the maxillary lateral incisor-canine area. CONCLUSIONS: The educational intervention resulted in improvement of radiological practice in respect to radiation safety of children during dental panoramic tomography. Segmented and child DPT programmes can be applied successfully in dental practice for children.
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- Elmira Pakbaznejad Esmaeili
- 1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,2 Department of Social Services and Health Care, City of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,3 University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 2 Department of Social Services and Health Care, City of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 4 Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,3 University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Pakbaznejad Esmaeili E, Ekholm M, Haukka J, Waltimo-Sirén J. Type and location of findings in dental panoramic tomographs in 7-12-year-old orthodontic patients. Acta Odontol Scand 2015; 74:272-8. [PMID: 26634313 DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2015.1112920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland has paid attention to the large numbers of dental panoramic tomographs (DPTs), particularly in 7-12-year-old children. The majority of these radiographs are taken for orthodontic reasons. Because of the high radiosensitivity of children, the size of the irradiated field should be carefully chosen to yield the necessary diagnostic information at the lowest possible dose. The purpose of the present study was, therefore, to assess the outcome of DPTs within this age group in terms of type and location of pathological findings. It was also hypothesized that DPTs of orthodontic patients rarely display unrestored caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four hundred and forty-one DPTs, taken of 7-12-year-old children in 2010-2014, were randomly sampled. The 413 of them (94%) that had been taken for orthodontic reasons were analysed. RESULTS All pathologic findings were restricted to the tooth-bearing area and there was no pathology in the bone structure or any incidental findings in the region of temporomandibular joint. Unlike hypothesized, 27% of the orthodontic DPTs showed caries in deciduous teeth and 16% in permanent teeth. A sub-sample of 229 DPTs, analysed for developmental dental and occlusal problems, most commonly displayed crowding (50%), positional anomalies and local problems with tooth eruption (32%), as well as hyperodontia (15%). CONCLUSION Inclusion of only the actual area of interest in the image field should be considered case-specifically as a means to reduce the radiation dose.
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- Elmira Pakbaznejad Esmaeili
- a Oral Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
- b Oral Healthcare Department of City of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- a Oral Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
- c University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- d Department of Public Health , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- c University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
- e Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases , University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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Pakbaznejad Esmaeili E, Ekholm M, Haukka J, Evälahti M, Waltimo-Sirén J. Are children's dental panoramic tomographs and lateral cephalometric radiographs sufficiently optimized? Eur J Orthod 2015; 38:103-110. [PMID: 26483417 DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjv076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Children are especially vulnerable to harmful effects of ionizing radiation. Cutting down the dimensions of the X-ray beam is the most effective way to reduce the patient dose. We evaluated the appropriateness of field-size in the most frequent radiographs, dental panoramic tomographs (DPTs) and lateral cephalometric radiographs (LCRs) among 7- to 12-year-olds. MATERIALS AND METHODS The image field-size of 241 DPTs and 118 LCRs was analysed. The image field was considered appropriate when it did not include anatomic structures beyond the area of clinical interest. The image field was compared with factors such as the age of the patient, the radiographic equipment used and the programme selected. Moreover, we assessed the use of thyroid shield in LCR. RESULTS The field-size was too large in 70% of the DPTs horizontally and in 96% vertically. None of the DPTs were segmented. Every LCR showed appropriate limitation anteriorly, but the image field was too large in 54% posteriorly, in 86% superiorly, and in 76% inferiorly. A thyroid shield had been used in only 71% of cases. CONCLUSION Most DPTs and LCRs had been performed sub-optimally. An abundancy of DPTs had been taken using an adult programme, and the field-size had not been sufficiently adjusted in LCRs, possibly for technical reasons. To facilitate adherence to radiological best practice the equipment used for DPTs and LCRs should facilitate the adjustment of field-size in both the vertical and horizontal planes. In addition, those involved in taking radiographs should maintain their skills through regular update courses.
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- Elmira Pakbaznejad Esmaeili
- *Oral Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, .,**Oral Healthcare Department of City of Helsinki
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- *Oral Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki.,***University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki
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- ****Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, and
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- *****Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- ***University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki.,*****Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Finland
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OBJECTIVES Numbers of dental panoramic tomographs (DPTs) and lateral cephalometric radiographs (LCRs) outweigh other radiographic examinations in 7- to 12-year-old Finns. Orthodontists and general practitioners (GPs) involved in orthodontics hold therefore the highest responsibility of the exposure of children to ionising radiation with its risks. Against this background, lack of reports on the quality of orthodontic radiography is surprising. The purpose of our study was to shed some light and draw the awareness of the orthodontic community on the subject by analyzing the quality of orthodontic radiography in Oral Healthcare Department of City of Helsinki, in the capital of Finland. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed randomly selected 241 patient files with DPTs and 118 patient files with LCRs of 7- to 12-year-olds for the indications of radiography, quality of referrals, status of interpretation, and number of failed radiographs. RESULTS The majority of DPTs (95%) and all LCRs had been ordered for orthodontic reasons. Of the DPTs, 60% were ordered by GPs, and of the LCRs, 64% by orthodontists. The referrals were adequate for most DPTs (78%) and LCRs (73%), orthodontists being responsible for the majority of inadequate referrals. Of the DPTs, 80% had been interpreted. Of the LCRs, 65% lacked interpretation, but 67% had been analysed cephalometrically. Failed radiographs, leading to repeated exposure, were found in 2-3%. CONCLUSION The quality assessment revealed that orthodontic radiography may not completely fulfill the criteria of good practice. Our results stress further need of continuing education in radiation protection among both orthodontists and GPs involved in orthodontics.
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- Elmira Pakbaznejad Esmaeili
- *Oral Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, .,**Oral Healthcare Department of City of Helsinki
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- *Oral Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki.,***University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki
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- ****Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki
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- ***University Dental Clinic of City of Helsinki.,*****Orthodontics, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Arponen H, Vuorimies I, Haukka J, Valta H, Waltimo-Sirén J, Mäkitie O. Cranial base pathology in pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta patients treated with bisphosphonates. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015; 15:313-20. [PMID: 25559924 DOI: 10.3171/2014.11.peds14113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Cranial base pathology is a serious complication of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Our aim was to analyze whether bisphosphonate treatment, used to improve bone strength, could also prevent the development of craniocervical junction pathology (basilar impression, basilar invagination, or platybasia) in children with OI. METHODS In this single-center retrospective study the authors analyzed the skull base morphology from lateral skull radiographs and midsagittal MR images (total of 94 images), obtained between the ages of 0 and 25 years in 39 bisphosphonate-treated OI patients. The results were compared with age-matched normative values and with findings in 70 OI patients who were not treated with bisphosphonates. In addition to cross-sectional data, longitudinal data were available from 22 patients with an average follow-up period of 7.6 years. The patients, who had OI types I, III, IV, VI, and VII, had been treated with zoledronic acid, pamidronate, or risedronate for 3.2 years on average. RESULTS Altogether 33% of the 39 bisphosphonate-treated patients had at least 1 cranial base anomaly, platybasia being the most prevalent diagnosis (28%). Logistic regression analysis suggested a higher risk of basilar impression or invagination in patients with severe OI (OR 22.04) and/or older age at initiation of bisphosphonate treatment (OR 1.45), whereas a decreased risk was associated with longer duration of treatment (OR 0.28). No significant associations between age, height, or cumulative bisphosphonate dose and the risk for cranial base anomaly were detected. In longitudinal evaluation, Kaplan-Meier curves suggested delayed development of cranial base pathology in patients treated with bisphosphonates but the differences from the untreated group were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that cranial base pathology may develop despite bisphosphonate treatment. Early initiation of bisphosphonate treatment may delay development of craniocervical junction pathology. Careful followup of cranial base morphology is warranted, particularly in patients with severe OI.
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- Heidi Arponen
- Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki
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Arponen H, Mäkitie O, Waltimo-Sirén J. Association between joint hypermobility, scoliosis, and cranial base anomalies in paediatric Osteogenesis imperfecta patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014; 15:428. [PMID: 25494634 PMCID: PMC4300610 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Joint hypermobility is a common clinical characteristic of patients with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a disorder with serious comorbidities of scoliosis and cranial base anomalies. This study aimed at evaluating how prevalent joint hypermobility is in paediatric OI patients, and to find out whether it serves as a potential predictive marker of the different spinal complications; scoliosis and craniovertebral anomalies (basilar impression and basilar invagination). METHODS In this cross-sectional one-center study we analysed retrospectively clinical patient records and radiographs of 47 OI patients, aged 1-19 years, some of whom were treated with bisphosphonates. Presence of joint hypermobility, scoliosis, and craniovertebral anomalies was recorded and possible connections between the phenomena were explored with correlation analysis. RESULTS Joint hypermobility was found in 70% of the patients. Scoliosis and cranial base anomalies had developed in 26%. The presence of spinal complications was independent of the bisphosphonate treatment status and joint hypermobility. CONCLUSIONS Scoliosis and craniovertebral anomalies are strongly associated in paediatric OI patients. Joint hypermobility that is much more common appears, however, to be a poor predictor.
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- Heidi Arponen
- />Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, PO Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- />Children’s Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- />Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- />Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Department of Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- />Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, PO Box 41, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Arponen H, Mäkitie O, Haukka J, Ranta H, Ekholm M, Mäyränpää MK, Kaitila I, Waltimo-Sirén J. Prevalence and natural course of craniocervical junction anomalies during growth in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. J Bone Miner Res 2012; 27:1142-9. [PMID: 22258757 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pathology in the craniocervical junction is a serious complication of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Our aim was to analyze the prevalence and natural course of craniocervical junction anomalies in patients with OI during growth. In a one-center retrospective study, we analyzed lateral skull radiographs and midsagittal magnetic resonance images of 76 patients with either type I, III, or IV OI. The material included longitudinal series of 31 patients. In total, 150 patient images taken at ages 0 to 39 years were analyzed and compared with age-matched control data. Craniocervical anomalies were observed in 37% of patients and in all OI types studied. Of the three types of anomalies, basilar invagination was seen in 13%, basilar impression in 15%, and platybasia in 29% of the patients. From those with an abnormal finding, 44% displayed more than one type of anomaly. At a group level, we found no evidence of progression of craniocervical junction pathology with age. We provide longitudinal and cross-sectional data on craniocervical junction dimensions in growing patients with OI and, based on those, suggest a radiological management strategy for diagnosis of cranial base pathology. A higher risk of having any of the pathological conditions was associated with a lower height Z-score. Careful follow-up of cranial base anomalies particularly in subjects with OI and severe growth failure is warranted.
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- Heidi Arponen
- Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Eklund M, Kotilainen J, Evälahti M, Waltimo-Sirén J. Cephalometric analysis of pharyngeal airway space dimensions in Turner syndrome. Eur J Orthod 2012; 34:219-25. [PMID: 22275513 DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjs001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Turner syndrome (TS) that is due to a total or partial lack of an X chromosome affects about 1 in 2000 girls. The syndrome is characterized by short stature and gonadal dysgenesis. Its documented craniofacial features include retrognathic jaws, a short mandible, and a large cranial base angle. Our aim was to find out whether the syndrome also has an effect on the pharyngeal airway space. We retrospectively analysed lateral cephalograms of 35 TS subjects whose age ranged from 6.5 to 21 years and of 35 healthy female controls matched for age. On those, we did 7 linear and 10 angular cephalometric measurements and 9 pharyngeal measurements. Differences between the subjects with TS and their controls were assessed by paired two-tailed T-test. In the girls with TS, both the maxilla and the mandible were more retrognathic (SNA, P = 0.015 and SNB, P < 0.001), the mandible was shorter (TM-Pgn, P = 0.016), and the cranial base angle was larger (SNBa, P = 0.025) than in the controls, confirming the results of earlier studies. Notably, all six pharyngeal airway measurements were smaller in girls with TS. Two of them, PNS-ad2 and PAS, were statistically significantly smaller (P = 0.019 and P = 0.012, respectively). Thus, a narrow pharynx, either as a primary finding or as a consequence of the maxillo-mandibular retrognathism, further delineates the phenotype. This may imply an elevated risk of sleep apnoea in females with TS.
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- Mikaela Eklund
- Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Cheung MS, Arponen H, Roughley P, Azouz ME, Glorieux FH, Waltimo-Sirén J, Rauch F. Cranial base abnormalities in osteogenesis imperfecta: phenotypic and genotypic determinants. J Bone Miner Res 2011; 26:405-13. [PMID: 20721936 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cranial base abnormalities are an important complication of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a hereditary bone fragility disorder that in most patients is caused by mutations affecting collagen type I. To elucidate which clinical characteristics are associated with the occurrence of cranial base abnormalities in OI, we compared cephalometric results of 187 OI patients (median age 12.0 years, range 3.4 to 47 years; 96 female) with those of 191 healthy subjects and related findings to clinical descriptors of the disease. Overall, 41 patients (22%) had at least one unambiguously abnormal skull base measure. Multivariate logistic regression analysis in patients with OI types I, III, and IV (n = 169) revealed that height Z-score [odds ratio (OR) = 0.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.43-0.66, p < .001]--but not age, gender, scleral hue, lumbar spine areal bone mineral density, or a history of bisphosphonate treatment--was a significant independent determinant of skull base abnormalities. Among patients with a height Z-score below -3, 48% had a skull base abnormality regardless of whether they had received bisphosphonate treatment in the first year of life or not. Genotype-phenotype correlations were evaluated in patients with detectable mutations in COL1A1 or COL1A2, the genes coding for collagen type I (n = 140). Skull base abnormalities were present in 6% of patients with haploinsufficiency (frameshift or nonsense) mutations, in 43% of patients with helical glycine substitutions caused by COL1A1 mutations, in 32% of patients with helical glycine substitutions owing to COL1A2 mutations, and in 17% of patients with splice-site mutations affecting either COL1A1 or COL1A2. However, multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that height Z-score but not the type of collagen type I mutation was independently associated with the prevalence of skull base abnormalities. In conclusion, this study shows that clinical severity of OI, as expressed by the height Z-score, was the strongest predictor of skull base abnormalities. We did not find evidence for the hypothesis that bisphosphonate treatment protects against skull base abnormalities.
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- Moira S Cheung
- Genetics Unit, Shriners Hospital for Children, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Arponen H, Evälahti M, Waltimo-Sirén J. Dimensions of the craniocervical junction in longitudinal analysis of normal growth. Childs Nerv Syst 2010; 26:763-9. [PMID: 20012058 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-1058-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Abnormal configuration of the craniocervical junction in the form of basilar impression or invagination, with often-associated platybasia, is a clinically significant cause of neurological symptoms particularly in patients with inherited diseases affecting the connective tissue. To better understand the course of development of these basilar abnormalities and further define their diagnostic criteria in children, we analysed longitudinally changes in the vertical dimensions of the craniocervical junction and in the flexion of the anterior skull base in normal growing individuals. METHODS The distance of the odontoid process to four reference lines and the anterior skull base angle was measured in consecutive series of at least five lateral skull radiographs of 30 females and 23 males. Their mean age was 6.4 years at the beginning and 22.4 years at the end of the observation period. RESULTS In young children, the odontoid process was situated in a caudal relation to the skull base structures and reached a level similar to that of adults approximately at the age of 7 years in both males and females. Cross-sectional observation of the results camouflages, however, how the intra-individual changes were markedly non-linear. Changes in the anterior skull base angle remained nonsignificant. CONCLUSIONS Normal values for McRae's, Chamberlain's and McGregor's measurements and the more recently documented D-M measurement are age dependent. We provide reference values specific for ages from 4 years. A notable deviation from the documented values indicates a need of further examination.
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- Heidi Arponen
- Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 41, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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Pavlic A, Waltimo-Sirén J. Clinical and microstructural aberrations of enamel of deciduous and permanent teeth in patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy. Arch Oral Biol 2009; 54:658-65. [PMID: 19393987 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Revised: 02/01/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) causes multiple endocrine deficiencies, oral candidiasis and different forms of ectodermal dystrophy including enamel hypoplasia, documented in permanent teeth. Our purpose was to examine dental aberrations associated with APECED, including possible manifestations in primary teeth. DESIGN We studied clinically, radiographically, and by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) teeth of children belonging to two APECED families with different mutations in the AIRE gene. RESULTS In addition to enamel defects in the permanent teeth we observed hypoplastic pits and hypomaturated patches in the deciduous teeth with underlying changes in the prismatic ultrastructure. The enamel of the permanent molars exhibited a layered arrangement with included whirl-like formations. CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirm that APECED causes enamel defects that are individually but chronologically distributed, and can alter enamel development early enough to affect deciduous teeth.
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- Alenka Pavlic
- Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Pavlic A, Waltimo-Sirén J. Clinical and microstructural aberrations of enamel of deciduous and permanent teeth in patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy. Arch Oral Biol 2009; 54:424-31. [PMID: 19246027 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) causes multiple endocrine deficiencies, oral candidiasis and different forms of ectodermal dystrophy including enamel hypoplasia, documented in permanent teeth. Our purpose was to examine dental aberrations associated with APECED, including possible manifestations in primary teeth. DESIGN We studied clinically, radiographically, and by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) teeth of children belonging to two APECED families with different mutations in the AIRE gene. RESULTS In addition to enamel defects in the permanent teeth we observed hypoplastic pits and hypomaturated patches in the deciduous teeth with underlying changes in the prismatic ultrastructure. The enamel of the permanent molars exhibited a layered arrangement with included whirl-like formations. CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirm that APECED causes enamel defects that are individually but chronologically distributed, and can alter enamel development early enough to affect deciduous teeth.
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- Alenka Pavlic
- Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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OBJECTIVE To explore the reliability of identification of anatomic landmarks on lateral skull radiographs of young unaffected individuals that has conventionally been used to diagnose pathologic relationships in the craniovertebral junction. MATERIAL AND METHODS From the Helsinki longitudinal growth study, 20 randomly selected lateral radiographs were analyzed and re-analyzed by two examiners. Both located seven cephalometric landmarks based on which five measurements were calculated. The differences of results were compared. With similar method three radiographs were analysed by 11 examiners and results were compared. RESULTS Some anatomic landmarks were easier to locate than others on lateral skull radiographs leading to differences in measurements based on them. We found the magnitude of the difference to be dependent on the landmark serving as reference. Inter- and intra-examiner errors were of similar magnitude, although intra-examiner error declined in the repeated landmark identification. Variation in a single landmark location had in general little effect on the measurement value. CONCLUSION Variations in landmark location lead to differences in numeric evaluation of the anatomic relationships in the skull base area. These differences were, however, shown to have little clinical significance. Hence, the documented methods are applicable for screening of basilar pathology.
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- H Arponen
- Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Kovero O, Pynnönen S, Kuurila-Svahn K, Kaitila I, Waltimo-Sirén J. Skull base abnormalities in osteogenesis imperfecta: a cephalometric evaluation of 54 patients and 108 control volunteers. J Neurosurg 2006; 105:361-70. [PMID: 16961127 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.3.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), which usually results from mutations in type I collagen genes, causes bone fragility and deformities. The head is often abnormally shaped, and changes in skull base anatomy in the form of basilar impression and basilar invagination have been reported. The authors analyzed the skull base anatomy on standardized lateral cephalograms from 54 patients with OI (Types I, III, and IV) and 108 control volunteers. They were surprised to find that the previously used diagnostic measures for basilar abnormality in patients with OI were exceeded in 6.5 to 7.4% of the controls, and hence needed to be reevaluated.
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The authors calculated the distance from the odontoid process to four reference lines, including a novel one, in the controls. The normal mean distances were exceeded by more than two standard deviations (SDs) in 28.3 to 35.2%, and by more than three SDs in 13.2 to 16.6% of the patients with OI. The latter figures reliably reflect the prevalence of basilar impression. As a sign of basilar invagination the odontoid process protruded into the foramen magnum or reached the foramen magnum level in 22.2% of the patients with OI, whereas none of the controls showed this feature. Platybasia (an anterior cranial base angle > 146°) was present in 11.1% of the patients but in none of the controls.
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Platybasia, basilar impression, and basilar invagination were often coexpressed, but each was also present as an isolated abnormality. These three abnormalities and wormian bones were predominantly found in OI Types III and IV as well as in patients exhibiting dentinal abnormality.
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- Outi Kovero
- Department of Oral Radiology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Waltimo-Sirén J, Kolkka M, Pynnönen S, Kuurila K, Kaitila I, Kovero O. Craniofacial features in osteogenesis imperfecta: A cephalometric study. Am J Med Genet A 2005; 133A:142-50. [PMID: 15666304 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous group of connective tissue diseases that mainly manifest as bone fragility and skeletal deformity. In most families it segregates as a dominant trait and results from mutations in type I collagen genes. In this study we analyzed the size and form of the bony structures in heads of 59 consecutive patients with OI types I, III, or IV (Sillence classification), using lateral radiographs. Paired controls were matched for gender and age. The purpose was to obtain baseline information of craniofacial development in OI patients that have not received bisphosphonate treatment. In OI type I we found smaller than normal linear measurements, indicating a general growth deficiency, but no remarkable craniofacial deformity. In OI types III and IV, the growth impairment was pronounced, and the craniofacial form was altered as a result of differential growth deficiency and bending of the skeletal head structures. We found strong support both for an abnormally ventral position of the sella region due to bending of the cranial base, and for a closing mandibular growth rotation. Vertical underdevelopment of the dentoalveolar structures and the condylar process were identified as the main reasons for the relative mandibular prognathism in OI. Despite of the widespread intervention with bisphosphonates, the facial growth impairment will probably remain characteristic for many OI patients, and their orthodontic treatment should be further developed.
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- Janna Waltimo-Sirén
- Department of Pedodontics and Orthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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