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Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol ; 79(12): 2115-9, 2015 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26454528

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of adenoidectomy on occlusal/dentoalveolar development and nasal cavity volume in children who underwent tympanostomy tube insertion with or without adenoidectomy due to recurrent episodes of middle ear infection. METHODS: This prospective controlled study consisted of two randomly allocated treatment groups of children, younger than 2 years, who had underwent more than 3-5 events of middle ear infection during the last 6 months or 4-6 events during the last year. At the mean age of 17 months tympanostomy tube placement without adenoidectomy (Group I, n=63) tympanostomy tube placement with adenoidectomy (Group II, n=74) was performed. At the age of 5 years 41 children of the original Group I (14 females, 27 males, mean age 5.2 yrs, SD 0.17) and 59 children of the original Group II (17 females, 42 males, mean age 5.2 yrs, SD 0.18) participated in the re-examination, which included clinical orthodontic examination defining morphological and functional craniofacial status and occlusal bite index to measure upper dental arch dimensions. Acoustic rhinometry and anterior rhinomanometry was made by otorhinolaryngologist at the same day. RESULTS: No statistically significant differences were found between the groups in the frequencies of morphological or functional characteristics or upper dental arch measurements or in the minimal cross-sectional areas or inspiratory nasal airway resistance measurements. CONCLUSION: Combining adenoidectomy with tympanostomy tube insertion in the treatment of recurrent middle ear infection at an early age (under the age of 2 years) does not seem to make any difference in occlusal development in primary dentition at the age of 5 years as compared to tympanostomy tube insertion only. Since adenoid size was not evaluated, the findings do not allow interpretation that hypertrophic adenoids should not be removed in children with continuous mouth breathing or sleep disordered breathing.


Subject(s)
Adenoidectomy , Dental Occlusion , Middle Ear Ventilation , Nasal Cavity/anatomy & histology , Otitis Media/surgery , Child, Preschool , Ear, Middle/surgery , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Infant , Male , Prospective Studies , Recurrence , Rhinomanometry , Rhinometry, Acoustic
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Eur J Dent Educ ; 18(4): 234-40, 2014 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24612160

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Newly licensed dentists are a promising group to evaluate the compatibility of dental education with working life. The aim of this study was to evaluate gender differences amongst young dentists in their self-assessed competence and perceived compatibility of their undergraduate education with working life. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a part of a national survey of young dentists. Altogether, 90 young dentists (46%) answered the questionnaire; 72 women (80%) and 18 men (20%). For this study, two questions from the questionnaire were analysed. RESULTS: Undergraduate dental education has met the needs of dental practice in almost every field of dentistry. Females wished for more education in paediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery and oral medicine, whilst males wished for more in preventive dentistry and cariology. The results also implicated that female dentists felt that they would have benefitted from more time spent learning clinical skills. When asked about confidence in doing certain dental procedures, male dentists were more confident in most of the procedures, the most significant differences being in surgical procedures and competence to make a 3-4-unit fixed partial denture. The only area where male dentists were more often unsure was in diagnosis of malocclusions in developing dentition. CONCLUSIONS: The gender differences in young dentists' confidence-which favoured male dentists-require further inquiries. More attention should be paid in dental education to constructively support students with differences in learning clinical skills.


Subject(s)
Clinical Competence , Dentists/psychology , Dentists/standards , Self-Assessment , Adult , Education, Dental/standards , Female , Finland , Humans , Male , Sex Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Eur J Dent Educ ; 14(4): 193-202, 2010 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20946246

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the profile and competences for the European Dentist as approved by the General Assembly of the Association for Dental Education in Europe at its annual meeting held in Helsinki in August 2009. A new taskforce was convened to update the previous document published in 2005. The updated document was then sent to all European Dental Schools, ministries of health, national dental associations and dental specialty associations or societies in Europe. The feedback received was used to improve the document. European dental schools are expected to adhere to the profile and the 17 major competences but the supporting competences may vary in detail between schools. The document will be reviewed once again in 5 years time. Feedback to the newly published document is welcomed and all dental educators are encouraged to draw upon the content of the paper to assist them in harmonising the curriculum throughout Europe with the aim of improving the quality of the dental curriculum.


Subject(s)
Clinical Competence/standards , Dentists/standards , Education, Dental/standards , Guidelines as Topic , Attitude of Health Personnel , Communication , Curriculum/standards , Dental Care , Dentist-Patient Relations , Dentists/ethics , Dentists/legislation & jurisprudence , Education, Dental, Continuing , Ethics, Dental/education , Europe , European Union , Evidence-Based Dentistry , Health Behavior , Health Promotion , Humans , Infection Control, Dental , Information Literacy , Interprofessional Relations , Legislation, Dental , Medical History Taking , Patient Care Planning , Patient Care Team , Preventive Dentistry , Professional Competence , Schools, Dental , Technology, Radiologic
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Eur J Dent Educ ; 12 Suppl 1: 74-84, 2008 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18289270

ABSTRACT

This report provides general guidelines for the structure of a curriculum, followed by specific advice on the principles of learning and teaching, the process of restructuring and change leadership and management. It provides examples of several educational philosophies, including vertical and horizontal integration. It discusses the use of competence, learning outcomes, level of degree and assessment and provides a number of recommendations. It does not seek to be prescriptive of time allocation to disciplines within a curriculum. Although this report has been written primarily for those who will develop an undergraduate curriculum, the information may be sufficiently generic to apply to the recent development in graduate entry ('shortened dental' or 'accelerated') courses and to postgraduate degree planning and higher education certificate or diploma courses for other dental care professionals (auxiliaries). The report may have a European bias as progress is made to converge and enhance educational standards in 29 countries with different educational approaches - a microcosm of global collaboration.


Subject(s)
Curriculum , Education, Dental , Clinical Competence , Competency-Based Education , Dental Auxiliaries/education , Education, Dental/organization & administration , Education, Dental/standards , Education, Dental, Graduate , Europe , Faculty, Dental , Feedback , Humans , Leadership , Learning , Models, Educational , Program Development , Program Evaluation , Students, Dental , Teaching/methods
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Morphologie ; 88(280): 3-12, 2004 Apr.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15208806

ABSTRACT

The standing posture of humans has created both morphological and functional adaptations in the temporo-mandibular joint and the masticatory function. This biped state is the one of the most important characteristic of human evolution. It is furthermore the agent determining most of the functional changes in the whole body. This survey will be carried out in several levels including, a descriptive anatomy, biomechanics, radiological imaging, functioning in the articulation of TMJ. The descriptive anatomic picture will be obtained by the traditional dissection techniques. 20 TMJ joints are dissected from 10 cadavers: 7 cadavers, 65-75 year old, 3 cadavers, 60-65 year old. The x-rays are lateral view and the subjects of the radiological imaging are young's, adults and olds: 1, 3 y-old Male; 1, 7 y-old Female; 1, 14 y-old Female; 10, 19-23 y-old Male; 1, 26 y-old Female; 1, 34 y-old Male; 1, 75 y-old Female. The anatomic elements in the TMJ well resembled the ones described in the literature of the capsule, the ligament, the masticator muscles (masseter, temporal, medial and lateral pterygoids). The temporo-mandibular ligament proved to be difficult to separate from the capsule in some of the specimens. Sometimes it was not always found after a dissection.


Subject(s)
Temporomandibular Joint/anatomy & histology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Dental Occlusion , Electromyography , Female , Humans , Ligaments, Articular/anatomy & histology , Male , Masticatory Muscles/anatomy & histology , Middle Aged , Radiography , Reference Values , Temporomandibular Joint/diagnostic imaging , Temporomandibular Joint/growth & development , Temporomandibular Joint/innervation , Temporomandibular Joint Disc/anatomy & histology , Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/pathology , Ultrasonography
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Gene Ther ; 9(22): 1487-91, 2002 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12407420

ABSTRACT

By-pass surgery and percutaneous transluminal (coronary) angioplasty, PT(C)A, are standard techniques for the treatment of vascular occlusions. Their usefulness is limited by by-pass graft failure and restenosis occurring after the procedures. Twenty percent of patients treated with PTCA/PTA need a new revascularization procedure within 6 months, despite a successful procedure. Stents are used to prevent restenosis in selected lesions, but in-stent restenosis also remains an important clinical problem. In this review we discuss progress of gene therapy for the treatment of post-PT(C)A restenosis, in-stent restenosis and by-pass graft stenosis over the last 2 years (2000-2002).


Subject(s)
Coronary Restenosis/therapy , Genetic Therapy/methods , Graft Occlusion, Vascular/therapy , Animals , Coronary Disease/therapy , Coronary Restenosis/pathology , Endothelial Growth Factors/genetics , Humans , Hyperplasia , Models, Animal , Myocardial Revascularization , Oligonucleotides, Antisense/administration & dosage , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics , Transduction, Genetic/methods , Tunica Intima/pathology , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ; 259(2): 77-83, 2002 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11954937

ABSTRACT

Ten cadaver temporal bone blocks were studied with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in order to produce topographic images, which are more informative than ordinary CT slices. Virtual endoscopic images were produced with separate, commercially available software, paying attention to the middle ear cavity and ossicles. Four major viewing locations for virtual endoscopy (the ear canal, hypotympanum, attic and eustachian tube) developed images acceptably. The malleus and incus were visualized properly. Small structures such as the lenticular process and the stapes sometimes failed to have good imaging. The eustachian tube and attic virtual views, which are usually not receptive to ordinary endoscopy, gave proper visualization of middle ear structures. Even the smallest structure, the stapes, can produce a virtual image.Virtual endoscopic images, or topographic images, of the middle ear and ossicles contribute to the understanding of the anatomy of the middle ear, thus enhancing the chances for successful surgery.


Subject(s)
Ear Ossicles/diagnostic imaging , Ear, Middle/diagnostic imaging , Endoscopy/methods , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods , User-Computer Interface , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cadaver , Eustachian Tube/diagnostic imaging , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Radiographic Image Enhancement , Software
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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ; 258(7): 345-8, 2001 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11699824

ABSTRACT

Twenty-six ears (of 25 patients) with congenital dysplasia of the external and middle ear were studied with two different types of imaging technologies in order to find out if it is possible to improve the anatomical overview of the dysplastic middle ears by combining the imaging methods. All the 26 ears were studied with computed tomography (CT), which gave cross-sectional images of the tympanic cavity. A fiberoptic video-endoscope (FVE) was introduced through the nose and via the Eustachian tube into the middle ear so that the topographic view of the anatomical structures of the middle ear could be visualized. Some structures were visualized better with FVE than with CT and vice versa. We concluded that the combined information obtained from these two imaging technologies provided a better understanding of the structural anatomy of a congenital dysplastic middle ear.


Subject(s)
Ear, External/abnormalities , Ear, External/diagnostic imaging , Ear, Middle/abnormalities , Ear, Middle/diagnostic imaging , Endoscopy/methods , Fiber Optic Technology/methods , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Videotape Recording , Abnormalities, Multiple , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Eustachian Tube/diagnostic imaging , Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/physiology , Eyelids/physiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Reflex/physiology , Tympanic Membrane/diagnostic imaging
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Otol Neurotol ; 22(6): 869-73, 2001 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11698811

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Endoscope-guided round window membrane repair was performed to evaluate whether the approach is feasible in the treatment of a round window fistula. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case review. SETTING: Tertiary care academic center. PATIENT: A 27-year-old man had been scuba diving 6 days previously in the Australian Great Barrier Reefs. He had poor hearing with tinnitus in the left ear and a vertiginous sensation. INTERVENTION: A myringotomy was incised, and a tympanoscope was introduced into the middle ear cavity. With the patient under general anesthesia, the middle ear and the oval and round window areas were examined with a tympanoscope. In endoscopic visualization, a round perforation could be seen in the round window membrane. After detection of the round window perforation, a small piece of temporal fascia was obtained to seal the membrane perforation. RESULTS: One month after the operation, the patient's hearing was significantly better. The myringotomy had healed. CONCLUSION: A transmyringeal endoscopic procedure for round window fistula repair is feasible and combines the best features of minimally invasive surgery and aural endoscopy.


Subject(s)
Ear Diseases/surgery , Endoscopy/methods , Fistula/surgery , Otologic Surgical Procedures/methods , Round Window, Ear/surgery , Adult , Cochlear Aqueduct/physiopathology , Ear Diseases/physiopathology , Fistula/physiopathology , Humans , Male , Middle Ear Ventilation/methods , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/diagnosis , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/surgery
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ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec ; 63(6): 353-7; discussion 358, 2001.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11713424

ABSTRACT

Thirty ears of 29 patients with different sized perforation of the tympanic membrane were operated on with the aid of rigid otoendoscopes. The technique has a significant novel feature: endoscopy of the tympanic cavity through a perforation with small tympanoscopes 1.7 mm in diameter with a 0%. The postoperative air-bone gap was less than 10 dB in 90% of the ears. It was concluded that tympanoscope-assisted myringoplasty is a reliable and simple procedure with the benefit of minimal trauma in healthy tissue and that it is a feasible approach for day-case surgery with an ordinary success rate of tympanic membrane closure and hearing results.


Subject(s)
Endoscopy/methods , Myringoplasty/methods , Otoscopes , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Audiometry, Pure-Tone , Child , Ear, Middle/pathology , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reoperation , Treatment Outcome , Tympanic Membrane Perforation/pathology
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Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol ; 61(1): 61-9, 2001 Oct 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11576632

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The interpretation of negative pressure tympanograms as indicators of the presence of middle ear fluid has been ambiguous. Our purpose was to assess the occurrence and implications of negative pressure tympanograms and to study their association with bacterial pathogens in otitis media. METHODS: Altogether 329 infants were enrolled at a well-baby clinic for the Finnish Otitis Media Cohort Study, a longitudinal prospective cohort study. The children were closely followed in a special study clinic from 2 to 24 months of age for respiratory diseases, especially acute otitis media. Children were examined at the study clinic with tympanometry and pneumatic otoscopy whenever visiting the study clinic for respiratory disease. Myringotomy with aspiration was performed if middle ear fluid was suspected in otoscopy. Occurrence of middle ear fluid in ears with negative pressure tympanograms (less than -100 daPa) was assessed. Nested case control design matched by visit type (acute or follow-up visit) and month of visit was used for analysis of association of bacterial pathogens and tympanometric results. RESULTS: Middle ear fluid was encountered in 15% of ears with negative tympanometric peak pressure, a lower proportion than described previously. In otitis media with a negative tympanometric peak pressure, 71% of bacterial cultures remained negative for the main pathogens, compared to 36% in matched controls (P<0.001). Especially Streptococcus pneumoniae but also Haemophilus influenzae were rarely found in samples from negative pressure ears. Moraxella catarrhalis was equally often found. CONCLUSIONS: Negative pressure tympanogram is a poor indicator for the presence of middle ear fluid. Furthermore, if otitis media is diagnosed with negative tympanometric peak pressure negative middle ear bacterial culture for the main pathogens is highly probable. Expectant follow-up might be more appropriate than routine antibiotic treatment.


Subject(s)
Acoustic Impedance Tests , Otitis Media with Effusion/microbiology , Acute Disease , Finland , Haemophilus influenzae/isolation & purification , Hearing Tests , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Moraxella catarrhalis/isolation & purification , Multivariate Analysis , Otitis Media with Effusion/diagnosis , Pressure , Prospective Studies , Statistics, Nonparametric , Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification
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Audiology ; 40(4): 178-84, 2001.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11521709

ABSTRACT

The objective was to determine normative values for tympanometric variables for 7- and 24-month-old children and to assess the effect of various factors on these variables. Tympanometry was performed at scheduled health visits at 7 and 24 months of age on children recruited to a prospective vaccine efficacy trial (n=2497 children at enrolment). Tympanograms obtained successfully from healthy ears with no recent otitis media were analysed. Normative values for static acoustic admittance (SAA), tympanometric peak pressure (TPP) and tympanometric width (TW) were calculated. The mean SAA was 0.25 cm3 at the 7-month visit compared to 0.34 cm3 at the 24-month visit. The TW decreased and TPP remained unchanged with age. Higher SAA values were found in boys. A history of recurrent acute otitis media and history of tympanostomy tubes were found to increase SAA and decrease TW at 24 months. In conclusion, age-specific normative values for interpretation of SAA and TW are necessary.


Subject(s)
Acoustic Impedance Tests/methods , Tympanic Membrane/physiology , Acute Disease , Child, Preschool , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Infant , Male , Otitis Media/prevention & control , Pneumococcal Vaccines/therapeutic use , Reference Values
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Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 20(6): 607-11, 2001 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11419504

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Acute myringitis is an inflammation of the tympanic membrane that occurs alone or in association with external otitis or otitis media. The two clinical entities, based on physical examination, are bullous myringitis and hemorrhagic myringitis. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association of concomitant middle ear disease with acute myringitis and to analyze the bacteriologic findings of the middle ear fluid in children with acute myringitis. METHODS: A prospective longitudinal cohort study of 2028 children age 7 to 24 months at primary care level in the Finnish Otitis Media Vaccine Trial. Matched case-control design for analysis of bacterial pathogen distribution. RESULTS: There were 82 children in whom 92 ears were diagnosed with acute bullous myringitis and 37 children in whom 40 ears were diagnosed with hemorrhagic myringitis during the follow-up. Middle ear disease was associated with bullous myringitis in 97% of ears and with hemorrhagic myringitis in 82% of ears. Bacterial pathogen distribution was similar to that of acute otitis media, although a higher proportion of Streptococcus pneumoniae was detected in both bullous and hemorrhagic acute myringitis. CONCLUSIONS: Middle ear fluid was present in vast majority of ears with acute myringitis in young children. The same etiologic bacteria were found in acute myringitis as in acute otitis media, but S. pneumoniae was the major pathogen. Acute bullous myringitis should be treated as acute otitis media in children <2 years of age.


Subject(s)
Otitis Media/microbiology , Acute Disease , Case-Control Studies , Female , Finland/epidemiology , Humans , Infant , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Otitis Media/diagnosis , Otitis Media/epidemiology , Prospective Studies , Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis , Streptococcal Infections/epidemiology , Streptococcal Infections/microbiology , Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Tympanic Membrane
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Scand Audiol ; 29(4): 260-5, 2000.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11195946

ABSTRACT

Two-hundred and forty-two tympanograms of infants were interpreted according to a standard operating procedure independently by an audiologist and ten study doctors from the Finnish Otitis Media Vaccine Trial. The interrater agreement among the study doctors according to Kappa index was excellent (kappa = 0.80). The agreement was significantly better on curves taken during pre-scheduled healthy visits than during sick visits due to respiratory infection (p < 0.001). In addition concurrent knowledge of the clinical ear status significantly improved the agreement on abnormal curves (flat B-curves and failed F-curves, p < 0.001). The clinical differences between the groups were minor. The age of the infant had no effect on interpretation. The agreement between the audiologist and the study doctors was also excellent (kappa = 0.77). Excellent agreement can be achieved in infant tympanometry through adequate instruction and training.


Subject(s)
Acoustic Impedance Tests/statistics & numerical data , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Observer Variation , Otitis Media/diagnosis , Otitis Media/epidemiology , Sensitivity and Specificity
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Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol ; 49(3): 207-13, 1999 Aug 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10519700

ABSTRACT

One hundred and twenty-one visits of 58 infants (2-11 months of age) were evaluated in the Finnish Otitis Media Vaccine Trial. Infants were examined with tympanometry (Grason-Stadler GSI 38 Autotymp) and pneumatic otoscopy by one study doctor. Diagnosis of otitis media was verified by myringotomy in 74% of cases. Tympanometry was technically successful in 94% of ears. The success rate was statistically significantly higher (P < 0.05) among infants less than 7 months of age than those above 7 months. The sensitivity of tympanometry (type B) to detect ears with middle ear fluid was 0.70 and the specificity 0.98 with a positive predictive value of 0.93 and negative predictive value of 0.94. The sensitivity was somewhat lower in the younger age group (0.61); specificity and positive and negative predictive values were good in both age groups. The high success rate and high negative and positive predictive values of tympanometry make it a useful aid for assuring the correct diagnosis of otitis media in infants in routine clinical practice.


Subject(s)
Acoustic Impedance Tests/methods , Otitis Media with Effusion/diagnosis , Acute Disease , Age Factors , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Ear Ventilation , Models, Biological , Otitis Media with Effusion/surgery , Predictive Value of Tests , Reproducibility of Results , Retrospective Studies
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Acta Otolaryngol ; 119(5): 568-72, 1999.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10478597

ABSTRACT

A total of 500 patients with cholesteatoma diagnosed and operated during 1982-91 in the region of Tampere University Hospital and Mikkeli Central Hospital in Finland were analysed retrospectively. The mean annual incidence was 9.2 per 100,000 inhabitants (range 3.7-13.9) and during the study period the annual incidence decreased significantly. The incidence was higher among males under the age of 50 years. There was no accumulation of cholesteatoma diseases in lower social groups. The majority (72.4%) of cholesteatoma patients had suffered from otitis media episodes. Tympanostomy was carried out in 10.2% and adenoidectomy or adenotonsillectomy in 15.9% of all cholesteatoma ears prior to cholesteatoma surgery. Cholesteatoma behind an intact tympanic membrane with no history of otitis media was verified in 0.6% of patients and in cleft palate patients in 8%. In this study, 13.2% of patients had ear trauma or ear operation in anamnes.


Subject(s)
Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear/epidemiology , Adenoidectomy/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Child, Preschool , Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear/etiology , Cleft Palate/epidemiology , Disease Susceptibility , Ear, Middle/injuries , Ear, Middle/surgery , Female , Finland/epidemiology , Humans , Incidence , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Otitis Media/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Sex Factors , Social Class , Tonsillectomy/statistics & numerical data
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Eur J Orthod ; 21(1): 79-87, 1999 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10191581

ABSTRACT

Motivation for starting treatment and satisfaction with treatment results were evaluated on the basis of replies to a 14-item questionnaire and clinical examination of 28 orthognathic patients from 6 months to 2 years after treatment. The most common reasons for seeking professional help were problems in biting and chewing (68 per cent). Another major reason was dissatisfaction with facial appearance (36 per cent). Many patients also complained of temporomandibular joint symptoms (32 per cent) and headache (32 per cent). Women (8/19) were more often dissatisfied with their facial appearance than men (2/9), but the difference was not statistically significant. In agreement with earlier studies, the results of orthognathic treatment fulfilled the expectations of almost every patient. Nearly 100 per cent of the patients (27/28) were satisfied with treatment results, although 40 per cent experienced some degree of numbness in the lips and/or jaw 1 year post-operatively. The most satisfied patients were those who stated temporomandibular disorders as the main reason for seeking treatment and whose PAR-index had improved greatly. The majority of the patients experienced the orthodontic treatment as painful and as the most unpleasant part of the whole treatment, but all the patients were satisfied with the pre-treatment information they were given on orthodontics. Orthodontic-surgical therapy should be of a high professional standard technically, but the psychological aspects are equally important in the treatment protocol. The professionals should make efforts to understand the patient's motivations for and expectations of treatment. Patients should be well prepared for surgery and supported for a long time after to help them to adjust to post-surgical changes.


Subject(s)
Malocclusion/therapy , Motivation , Orthodontics, Corrective , Patient Satisfaction , Adolescent , Adult , Dental Occlusion , Esthetics, Dental , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Headache/therapy , Humans , Hypesthesia/etiology , Jaw Diseases/etiology , Lip Diseases/etiology , Male , Malocclusion/physiopathology , Malocclusion/psychology , Malocclusion/surgery , Mastication , Middle Aged , Orthodontic Appliances/adverse effects , Pain/etiology , Postoperative Complications , Retrospective Studies , Sex Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/therapy , Treatment Outcome
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