Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Robert S. Hardy, Stephen J. Bonsor
Summary: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of occlusal splints in treating bruxism, but found insufficient evidence to recommend it over other treatment modalities.
JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yue Han, Yongqing Bai, Jiali Bian, Xiuping Guo, Bin Liu, Zhaofeng Wang
Summary: The ZnS:Mn2+/polydimethylsiloxane composite elastomers show superior mechanical and biological properties compared to commercial occlusal splint materials, making them suitable for occlusal splint applications. The material exhibits intense and stable mechanoluminescence under oral conditions, providing a visualized approach for convenient and real-time detection of occlusal high points.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Benxing Wu, Kun Lv
Summary: Accurate repositioning of the mandible was achieved in children with mandibular symphysis combined with bilateral condylar fractures using a 3D printed occlusal splint.
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Cristian Abad-Coronel, Carolina Ruano Espinosa, Sofia Ordonez Palacios, Cesar A. Paltan, Jorge I. Fajardo
Summary: Digital technologies have enabled the fabrication of various materials for occlusal splints. This study compared the fracture resistance of occlusal splints made from different materials and found that milled splints exhibited the highest strength, while 3D printed splints also showed acceptable fracture resistance, suggesting their potential clinical application.
Review
Orthopedics
Sinisa Ducic, Borko Stojanovic, Mikan Lazovic, Bojan Bukva, Vladimir Radlovic, Vojislav Bumbasirevic, Miroslav L. Djordjevic
Summary: Intracondylar T-type fractures of the distal humerus are rare in children and are usually treated with open reduction and internal fixation. Surgical approaches include triceps-sliding, triceps-splitting, and olecranon osteotomy. Patients younger than ten years old generally have better recovery outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kai-Wen Lan, Jia-Min Chen, Liu-Lin Jiang, Yi-Fan Feng, Ying Yan
Summary: The muscle balance occlusal splint could be a noninvasive means of treating condylar osteophytes in TMJ OA patients.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Joshua Yoon, Isabelle Lock, Caleb K. Fan, Uma Maduekwe, Michael Ha, Yvonne Rasko, Michael P. Grant, Arthur J. Nam, Jordan P. Steinberg, Fan Liang
Summary: The use of virtual 3D modeling and printing allows for the design and fabrication of accurate occlusal splints, which can serve as useful adjuncts in the operative reduction and fixation of complex maxillomandibular fractures, aiding in establishing premorbid occlusion and expediting fracture reduction and fixation.
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Yipeng Wang, Peiqi Wang, Xiang Xiang, Hui Xu, Yuting Tang, Yumeng Zhou, Ding Bai, Chaoran Xue
Summary: The study proposed a standardized protocol for 3D-printed splints and assessed the precision of splints with different occlusal coverage depths. Results showed that deviations were more evident in the vertical dimension and pitch rotation, increasing as the occlusal coverage depth increased. Splints with 2-mm and 3-mm occlusal coverage depths are recommended for precision relative to clinical acceptability.
Article
Biology
Manuela Taut, Smaranda Dana Buduru, Daniel Talmaceanu, Alina Ban, Raluca Roman, Daniel Leucuta, Ioan Barbur, Aranka Ilea
Summary: This study evaluated the changes in intra-articular spaces of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) after occlusal splint therapy combined with cranio-temporomandibular kinesiotherapy. The condylar ratio significantly increased after treatment, but the dimensions of anterior, superior, posterior, and medial joint spaces did not show statistically significant changes. Additionally, the condylar position did not significantly shift anteriorly after the combination therapy.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ioan Barbur, Horia Opris, Horatiu Alexandru Colosi, Mihaela Baciut, Daiana Opris, Stanca Cuc, Ioan Petean, Marioara Moldovan, Cristian Mihail Dinu, Grigore Baciut
Summary: The mechanical properties of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and graphene-based PMMA with Zn and Ag were compared in this study. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyze the samples before and after the mechanical test. The compression behavior, flexural properties, tensile strength, and shape of the PMMA variants were investigated and compared. The results showed no statistical difference in the mechanical properties of the samples, but the graphene-based PMMA displayed similar performance to commercially available PMMA and showed potential for future clinical use.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Anastasiia Grymak, John M. Aarts, Sunyoung Ma, John Neil Waddell, Joanne Jung Eun Choi
Summary: The study aimed to measure the polishability of occlusal splint materials manufactured by different methods. Results showed that vacuum-formed materials had the highest polishability, with no significant difference in surface hardness and elastic modulus compared to heat-cured or CAD-milled materials. The print angle of 3D-printed occlusal splint materials influenced polishability and surface hardness.
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lun-Jou Lo, Lien-Shin Niu, Chun-Hao Liao, Hsiu-Hsia Lin
Summary: The study presented the design, clinical application, and validation of a novel CAD/CAM occlusal splint that allows intraoperative judgment in single-splint two-jaw orthognathic surgery. The results showed no significant differences in parameters between the simulation and postoperative images, indicating the usefulness of the novel composite occlusal splint in verifying maxillomandibular position during surgery.
BIOMEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Karin Schnitzhofer, Angelika Rauch, Michael Schmidt, Martin Rosentritt
Summary: This study investigated the impact of occlusal contact situation and occlusal adjustment on wear, roughness, and fracture force of molar crowns. The results showed that resin composite crowns had higher wear area and depth, as well as lower fracture forces. Adjusted crowns exhibited increased wear areas and depths. For zirconia crowns, the adjustment resulted in greater wear area and depth, as well as lower fracture forces. These findings emphasize the importance of adapting occlusal design and adjustment to improve the performance and stability of zirconia and resin composite crowns.
JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Anastasiia Grymak, John Neil Waddell, John M. Aarts, Sunyoung Ma, Joanne Jung Eun Choi
Summary: This study investigated the volumetric and vertical loss of occlusal splints manufactured by conventional (heat-cure), subtractive (CAD/CAM) and additive (3D-printing) methods. The results showed that CAD-CAM material had the highest wear resistance, followed by heat-cured material. KeySplint Soft and FreePrint Splint 2.0 3D printed materials would be preferred for patients without severe bruxing episodes. No significant wear of human enamel was observed for any tested materials.
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Magdalena A. Osiewicz, Arie Werner, Franciscus J. M. Roeters, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan
Summary: The study found that the wear rate on opposing tooth surfaces was significantly higher when in contact with heat-cured PMMA compared to chemical-cured PMMA, especially on dentin.
JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Ye Chen, Lijuan Ge, Xinglin Wang, Ming Shen
Summary: The propagation dynamics of two-dimensional Airy Gaussian beams and Airy Gaussian vortex beams in local and nonlocal nonlinear media were investigated numerically. The self-healing and collapse of the beams depend on the distribution factor b and the topological charge m. By utilizing nonlocality, stable Airy Gaussian beams and Airy Gaussian vortex beams with larger amplitudes can be obtained, which always collapse in local nonlinear media. When the distribution factor b is large enough, the Airy Gaussian vortex beam will transform into quasi-vortex solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media.
COMMUNICATIONS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Wei He, Zhuo Liu, Yu Tian, Yuxuan Li, Chuxiao Xu, Ruotao Xiao, Peng Hong, Shiying Tang, Liyuan Ge, Xun Zhao, Guodong Zhu, Hongxian Zhang, Cheng Liu, Lulin Ma
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and pathological characteristics of small renal mass (SRM) and identify the risk factors that influence its metastasis and prognosis. The findings suggest that age, clinical symptoms, pathological nuclear grade, and lymphatic invasion are risk factors for distant metastasis of SRM. In terms of prognosis, older age, poor preoperative renal function, pathological vascular invasion, and metastasis are associated with worse overall survival (OS) in SRM patients.
CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Xiaojing Yuan, Zuoying Yuan, Yuanyuan Wang, Zhuo Wan, Xiaotong Wang, Shi Yu, Jianmin Han, Jianyong Huang, Chunyang Xiong, Lihong Ge, Qing Cai, Yuming Zhao
Summary: This study presents a novel injectable system that incorporates stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) and simvastatin (SIM) into gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) cryogel microspheres (SMS). The system promotes SHEDs adhesion, proliferation, odontogenic differentiation, and angiogenic potential. Subcutaneous implantation of SHEDs/SMS induces vessel-rich pulp-like tissue regeneration, highlighting the potential for clinical application in endodontic regenerative dentistry.
MATERIALS TODAY BIO
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Jingzhi Li, Lihong Ge, Yuming Zhao, Yue Zhai, Nanquan Rao, Xiaojing Yuan, Jie Yang, Jing Li, Shi Yu
Summary: The study found that Transforming Growth Factor-beta 2 (TGF-beta 2) promotes odontogenic differentiation and attenuates osteogenic differentiation, while Transforming Growth Factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) plays an important role in regulating osteogenic differentiation and has complex effects on odontogenic differentiation.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Yuxuan Li, Zhuo Liu, Xiaoyu Zhao, Peng Hong, Xun Zhao, Guodong Zhu, Shiying Tang, Liyuan Ge, Shudong Zhang, Cheng Liu, Shumin Wang, Hongxian Zhang, Lulin Ma
Summary: This study investigated perioperative clinicopathological predictors and established a predictive nomogram for survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus undergoing nephrectomy and thrombectomy. The results showed that hemoglobin level, sarcomatoid feature, perirenal fat invasion, histological subtype, and metastasis at surgery were independently associated with overall survival. They developed a predictive nomogram that had a good predictive performance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hongming Guo, Yuchao Cui, Linjuan Huang, Li Ge, Xiaorong Xu, Danyang Xue, Ming Tang, Jingsheng Zheng, Yin Yi, Liang Chen
Summary: This study identified and characterized two La proteins (OsLa1 and OsLa2) in rice, which play important roles in rice growth and development. OsLa1 modulates grain size by influencing cell expansion, while mutant OsLa2 results in thin grains and low seed-setting rate. In addition, OsLa1 and OsLa2 interact with OseIF6.1 and OsLa1 can modulate the expression of OseIF6.1.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Lina Ge, Jie Wang, Guifen Zhang
Summary: This paper studies the consensus algorithm in blockchain, introducing the variants of PoS and PoS consensus algorithm, summarizing their core ideas, effects, advantages and disadvantages. The performance of the improved algorithms is compared, and the main improvement methods and common network security attacks are summarized.
SECURITY AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yuan Yang, Meng Zhang, Hai-Xin Bo, Dong-Ying Zhang, Liang-Kun Ma, Pei-Hong Wang, Xiao-Hua Liu, Li-Na Ge, Wen-Xuan Lin, Yang Xu, Ya-Lan Zhang, Feng-Juan Li, Xu-Juan Xu, Hong-He Wu, Todd Jackson, Gabor S. Ungvari, Teris Cheung, Li-Rong Meng, Yu-Tao Xiang
Summary: This study examined the prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant and postnatal Chinese women and its association with quality of life. The findings showed a decrease in the prevalence of secondhand smoke exposure compared to previous studies. Factors related to exposure included age, residence, education level, and trimester. The study also found significant links between secondhand smoke exposure and various aspects of quality of life.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuhui Liu, Yaning Lu, Shuang Zhang, Xiaoyan Li, Zhibin Zhang, Liya Ge, MengYu Chang, Yunhai Liu, Grzegorz Lisak, Sheng Deng
Summary: In this study, an amphiphilic ligand NND was successfully synthesized and used to enhance the adsorption capacity of MoS2 particles for UO22+ by replacing H2O through hydrogen bonding. The NND-modified MoS2 showed higher adsorption capacity and stronger stability under extreme conditions.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Hao Zhang, Lina Ge, Zhe Wang
Summary: This paper proposes the use of ADASYN and random under sampling techniques to address data imbalance in intrusion detection systems, achieving balanced datasets through under and over sampling, feature extraction with SAE, and classification with LightGBM. Experimental results demonstrate the superiority of this approach over existing methods.
INTELLIGENT COMPUTING THEORIES AND APPLICATION (ICIC 2022), PT I
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Guifen Zhang, Hangui Wei, Lina Ge, Xia Qin
Summary: This paper proposes a differential privacy protection method based on wavelet transform, which protects the privacy of image data by compressing and adding noise, solving the problems of low usability of large images and the inability of Fourier transform to handle abrupt signals.
PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING, APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES, PDCAT 2021
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yue Shi, Qi Zhang, Hai Bi, Min Lu, Yezhen Tan, Daojia Zou, Liyuan Ge, Zhigang Chen, Cheng Liu, Weimin Ci, Lulin Ma
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in tumor thrombus formation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). The results show that tumor thrombus is marked by the presence of CD8(+) T cells with an exhausted phenotype and enhanced remodeling of the extracellular matrix. In contrast, proinflammatory states and increased expression of immunosuppressive markers are found in macrophages and malignant cells from primary tumors. The interactions between tumor and stroma reshape the extracellular matrix in tumor thrombus, which is associated with poor survival.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wei Lai, Lihong Ge, Hua Yang, Yilin Deng, Huaming Li, Bo Ouyang, Li Xu, Jian Bao
Summary: The study successfully synthesized an excellent Cu- and Fe-co-doped Ni/Ni(OH)(2) heterostructured electrocatalyst through an electrochemical method, which exhibits outstanding dual catalytic functions for hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution reactions.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yuan Yang, Dong-Ying Zhang, Yi-Lin Li, Meng Zhang, Pei-Hong Wang, Xiao-Hua Liu, Li-Na Ge, Wen-Xuan Lin, Yang Xu, Ya-Lan Zhang, Feng-Juan Li, Xu-Juan Xu, Hong-He Wu, Teris Cheung, Chee H. Ng, Hai-Xin Bo, Yu-Tao Xiang
Summary: This study assessed the prevalence, correlates, and network structure of Internet addiction among Chinese pregnant and postpartum women. The results showed that Internet addiction is common and significantly associated with lower quality of life in this population. The study also identified the central symptoms of Internet addiction and their links with quality of life.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sif Guojonsdottir, Liya Ge, Ke Zhao, Grzegorz Lisak, Bing Wu
Summary: The study found that using GDM systems packed with Icelandic lava stones can efficiently treat wastewater and facilitate nitrogen removal efficiency through the presence of manganese oxide. The cleaning method significantly affects flux recovery and water permeability. Irrigating vegetables with GDM permeate has minimal impact on plant growth and heavy metal contents in soils compared to using tap water.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
