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Efficacy and safety of two artificial saliva-based polymers containing 0.1% pilocarpine for treatment of xerostomia: A randomized clinical pilot tria…
2021
Background Topical agents are the mainstay in the treatment of xerostomia, a common complaint most frequently associated with salivary dysfunction. This study aimed to compared the efficacy and safety for xerostomia treatment of 2 artificial saliva preparations containing 0.1% pilocarpine, and, either sodium carboxymethylcellulose (SCMC), or, sodium polyacrylate (SPA). Material and Methods Thirty-one xerostomia patients were randomly allocated into either a SCMC-treated group (15 patients), or, a SPA-treated group (16 patients). The formulations were taken 0.5 ml, 4 times daily for 6 weeks and double-blinded assessed before and after treatments using Xerostomia Inventory (XI) and Clinical O…
The role of the styloid apophysis of the temporal bone in the biomechanics of the tongue, mandible, hyoid system: A case study
2020
Temporomandibular disorders are characterized by ear pain, tinnitus, difficulty in chewing, dysphagia and also dizziness, cervical limitation of range of movement (ROM) and other less common disorders. Numerous recent studies associate the presence of these signs and symptoms with an elongated styloid apophysis, as in the case of Eagle syndrome. The purpose of this clinical case is to support the thesis of a common syndrome that temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders with an elongated styloid process affirming the relationship between temporal bone, mandibule, hyoid bone and tongue. The patient was a 57-year-old woman who reported having ear algia and tinnitus all on the right side with di…
The Innervation of Taste Buds in the Soft Palate and Circumvallate Papilla of the Rat as Revealed by the Zinc Iodide-Osmium Tetroxide Technique.
1998
The taste buds in the soft palate and the circumvallate papillae of the rat were investigated by the zinc iodide-osmium tetroxide technique. In addition, electron micrographs of taste buds stained with this method were presented for the first time. Differences in taste bud structures were found between the examined regions. The taste buds of the soft palate showed a complicated plexus of intragemmal nerve fibers. Some fibers exhibited terminal polymorphic swellings. Single branches could be traced close to the space of the taste pore. In the soft palate, the taste bud cells remained unstained, whereas in the circumvallate papillae of the tongue, a subpopulation of taste bud cells could be s…
Reward and punishment: investigating cortico-bulbar excitability to disclose the value of goods
2013
A continuing challenge for neuroscientists is to develop new conceptual tools and methodologies for understanding, predicting and modelling the influences of rewarding/punishing outcomes on human behaviour and decision making. Reinforcement shapes behaviours from the most primitive (fight/flight, ingest/regurgitate, approach/avoid) to complex (buy/sell). Understanding the neural processes underlying reinforcement is critical for understanding economic and social decision-making. Moreover, comprehension of deranged processing and responses to reinforcing stimuli is crucial across a range of psychology fields and society as a whole, including psychiatric and neurological illness, eating disor…
Impact of saliva and astringent compounds on tongue mechanical properties : an ex vivo investigation
2018
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Kicking Tongues de Karen King-Aribisala : Journeys Into Otherness
2009
Disponible en ligne: http://e-crit3224.univ-fcomte.fr/download/3224-ecrit/document/numero_1/l_article_joseph-vilain_149_64.pdf; Cette communication proposait d'utiliser la notion de « translation » définie par Salman Rushdie dans son célèbre articles sur les « patries imaginaires » pour comprendre comment Kicking Tongues, de Karen King-Aribisala, utilise et transforme les Canterbury Tales de Chaucer pour créer une œuvre hybride et, étonnamment, nigériane
Alteraciones osteoarticulares en el músico adulto mayor de instrumentos viento-madera
2021
espanolRESUMEN Objetivo: Valorar si existen cambios a nivel bucodental en adultos mayores, instrumentistas de viento-madera por el uso del instrumento a lo largo de mas de 35 anos de profesion y compararlos con un grupo control. Metodologia: Estudio de tipo observacional, descriptivo de corte transversal, entre musicos profesionales, adultos mayores, de 60 anos o mas, con mas de 35 anos de profesion y que toquen instrumentos de "viento-madera". La muestra inicial de estudio estaba formada por 57 musicos. El instrumento de recogida de datos utilizado se ha elaborado de forma exclusiva. El analisis estadistico se llevo a cabo mediante SPSS Statistics 23.0. Resultados: Media de edad 63 ± 1,28 …
Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion An Acoustic Rhinometric, Morphometric and Sonographic Investigation
2001
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion on the skeletal structures of the midface. Ten patients (mean age 28.5 years) were investigated by means of acoustic rhinometry, study model analysis and sonography before and after the procedure of surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion. The measurements revealed that surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion not only resulted in transverse expansion of the maxilla, providing dental arch space for lining up the teeth; the procedure also caused a substantial enlargement of the maxillary apical base and of the palatal vault, providing space for the tongue for correct swallowing and thus preventing r…
Oromandibular dystonia: A dental approach
2010
Oromandibular dystonia consists of prolonged spasms of contraction of the muscles of the mouth and jaw. Primary idiopathic forms and secondary forms exist. Secondary dystonia develops due to environmental factors; some cases of cranial dystonia after dental procedure have been reported, but the causal relationship between these procedures and dystonia remains unclear. Traumatic situations in the mouth, such as poor aligned dentures or multiple teeth extractions may cause an impairment of proprioception of the oral cavity, leading to subsequent development of dystonia. The clinical characteristics of oromandibular dystonia are classified according to the affected muscles. The muscles involve…