Importance of the Graded Chronic Pain Scale as a Biopsychosocial Screening Instrument in TMD Pain Patient Subtyping

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Importance of the Graded Chronic Pain Scale as a Biopsychosocial Screening Instrument in TMD Pain Patient Subtyping Via pubmed: "j oral facial pain ... J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2021 Fall;35(4):303-316. doi: 10.11607/ofph.2983. ABSTRACT AIMS: To compare the suitability of Graded Chronic Pain Scale (GCPS) pain intensity and interference assessments (GCPS version 1.0 vs 2.0) for the biopsychosocial screening and subtyping of Finnish tertiary care referral patients with TMD pain. METHODS: Altogether, 197 TMD pain patients participated in this study. All patients received Axis II specialist-level psychosocial questionn aires from the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD-FIN) and Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD-FIN), as well as questionnaires for the assessment of additional pain-related, biopsychosocial, and treatment-related variables. Clinical examinations were performed according to the DC/TMD Axis I protocol. The patients were categorized into TMD subtypes 1, 2, and 3 (GCPS I and II-low; II-high; and III and IV, respectively) based on their biopsychosocial profiles according to GCPS versions 1.0 and 2.0. RESULTS: The distribution of TMD pain patients into TMD subtypes was similar according to the GCPS 1.0 compared to the GCPS 2.0. Over 50% of the patients were moderately (TMD subtype 2) or severely (TMD subtype 3) compromised. Patients in subtype 3 experienced biopsychosocial symptoms and reported previous health care visits significantly more often than patients in subtypes 1 and 2. Patients in subtype 2 reported intermediate biopsychosocial burden compared to subtypes 1 and 3. CONCLUSION: TMD pain patients differ in their biopsychosocial profiles, and, similarly to the GCPS 1.0, the GCPS 2.0 is a suitable instrument for categorizing TMD tertiary care pain patients into three biopsychosocially relevant TMD subtypes. The GCPS 2.0 can be regarded as a suitable initial screening tool for adjunct personalized or comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment. PMID:34990499 | DOI:10.11607/ofph.2983 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Refractory Orofacial Pain: Is It the Patient or the Pain?

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Refractory Orofacial Pain: Is It the Patient or the Pain? Via pubmed: "j oral facial pain ... J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2021 Nov-Dec;35(4):317-325. doi: 10.11607/ofph.3009. ABSTRACT AIMS: To highlight and discuss the term "refractory" when used to describe pain conditions and its application to orofacial pain, as well as to highlight the factors that must be considered in a refractory patient. METHODS: A scoping review of recent publications (2010 to 2021) applying the term "refractory" to orofacial pain was conducted, and this paper presents their limitatio ns and definitions. RESULTS: The term "refractory" is often used to describe pain instead of "persistent" or "nonresponsive." There are clear definitions in the use of refractory for migraine, cluster headaches, and other nonheadache disorders. Currently, the term is applied to pain conditions in order to alter the patient pathway of treatment, sometimes to escalate a patient from one care sector to another and sometimes to escalate treatment to more costly surgical interventional techniques. CONCLUSION: There is a need for a clear definition for use of the term "refractory" in orofacial pain conditions, excluding migraine and cluster headaches. In addition, there is a requirement for a consensus on the implications of the use of refractory when assessing and managing patients. PMID:34990500 | DOI:10.11607/ofph.3009 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Temporomandibular Disorders Core Curriculum for Predoctoral Dental Education: Recommendations from the American Academy of Orofacial Pain

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Temporomandibular Disorders Core Curriculum for Predoctoral Dental Education: Recommendations from the American Academy of Orofacial Pain Via pubmed: "j oral facial pain ... J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2021 Fall;35(4):271-277. doi: 10.11607/ofph.3073. NO ABSTRACT PMID:34990495 | DOI:10.11607/ ofph.3073 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Formaldehyde-hardened albumin as a non-penetrating embedding matrix for frozen and vibratome sectioning

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Formaldehyde-hardened albumin as a non-penetrating embedding matrix for frozen and vibratome sectioning Via histochem Acta Histochem. 2021 Dec 31;124(1):151838. doi: 10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151838. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT In this paper, we describe a protocol for a non-penetrating embedding matrix that can be used for frozen or vibratome sectioning of various formaldehyde-fixed tissue specimens. In our experiments, we wanted to prepare thin frozen sections from miniature specimens for fluorescent staining. As we could not achieve satisfactory results with any of the previously publish ed methods, we have tried to modify the existing protocols, and systematically evaluated the effect of these modifications on the properties of the embedding matrix. The resulting protocol is simple, the matrix gets firmly attached to the tissues, does not cause autofluorescence and enables preparing extremely thin frozen sections. The matrix can be used for 1, embedding miniature specimens from problematic tissues to enable cutting very thin frozen sections, 2, grouping multiple specimens into one large block for simultaneous processing, and 3, dispersing single cells and preparing cell blocks for frozen sectioning. PMID:34979375 | DOI:10.1016/j.acthis.2021.151838 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Recurrent Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks at Multiple Levels

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Recurrent Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks at Multiple Levels Via leak of cerebrospinal fluid Neurol India. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1828-1830. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333501. ABSTRACT Intracranial hypotension due to multiple spinal epidural cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is rare and has multiple etiologies. These patients require epidural blood patches (EBP). We report a patient with recurrent paraplegia due to intracranial hypotension following recurrent epidural CSF leak. Cerebrospinal fluid leak was noted at D1, D10, D11, and L2 levels. Autologous epidural blood patch (EBP) at lower thoracic (3 ml) and lumbar region (4 ml) was performed. The patient developed paraplegia with sensory level at D2 for which 3 ml of EBP was done at D1 level after two months. Following EBP, the patient developed quadriplegia and root pain, which recovered in one month. The patient was free of symptoms for 18 months. Spinal epidural CSF leak should be suspected in patients with features of low pressure headache and recurrent paraplegia at multiple levels. Nucl ear scintigraphy and CT myelography help in localizing the site of leak. PMID:34979700 | DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.333501 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Thyroidectomy for Graves’ Disease Rapidly Improves Symptoms and Quality of Life

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease Rapidly Improves Symptoms and Quality of Life Via Clinical Thyroidology Clinical Thyroidology, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 17-19, January 2022. View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Taxane/gemcitabine-containing chemotherapy plus locoregional IMRT for patients with de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the treatment outcomes and prognostic factors analysis

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Taxane/gemcitabine-containing chemotherapy plus locoregional IMRT for patients with de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the treatment outcomes and prognostic factors analysis Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07192-8. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To evaluate treatment outcomes of de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (mNPC) patients receiving taxane/gemcitabine-containing chemotherapy followed by locoregional intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and analyze potential prognostic factors. METHODS: A total of 118 patients between March 2008 and November 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients were treated with taxane/gemcitabine-containing systemic chemotherapy followed by definitive locoregional IMRT. Potential prognostic factors including baseline absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and the subdivision of metastasis were analyzed. RESULTS: The median follow-up time for the whole group was 31.5 months (range 5-138 months). Of the 118 patients, 9 (7.6%) patients experienced local regional failure and 60 (50.8%) patients had progression of d istant metastasis. At the time of the last follow-up, 61 (51.7%) patients were dead. The 5-year actuarial progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS),distant metastasis relapse free survival (DMFS) and local regional recurrence free survival (LRFS) were 34.2%, 44%, 41.1% and 82.6%, respectively. Baseline lymphocyte count ≥ 1600/μl prior to the treatment conferred better locoregional control (5y-LRFS 96% vs. 64.7%, p < 0.001) and distant metastasis control (5y-MFS 50.4% vs. 32.4%, p = 0.023). The multivariate analysis showed that high lymphocyte count was the most relevant predictor of superior PFS (HR = 0.236, p < 0.001) and OS (HR = 0.518, p = 0.04). M subdivision was found as another independent prognostic factor for OS but not for PFS. CONCLUSION: Taxane/gemcitabine-containing chemotherapy combined with IMRT represents an effective treatment modality for mNPC. Baseline ALC is an independent significant prognostic factor for PFS and OS. PMID:34981158 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-07192-8 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Pain at the Cochlear Implant Site Requiring Device Removal in Pediatric Patients

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Pain at the Cochlear Implant Site Requiring Device Removal in Pediatric Patients Via The Laryngoscope Objectives Idiopathic pain at the cochlear implant (CI) site outside of the immediate postoperative period is an uncommon occurrence but may necessitate device explantation. Our objective was to describe the clinical course for pediatric patients with CI site pain who ultimately required device explantation. Study Design Retrospective chart review. Methods We performed a retrospective database review of CIs performed at a tertiary referral center for pediatric cochlear implantation. We specifically evaluated pediatric patients who presented with pain at or near the CI device site and ultimately required explantation. Results Fifteen patients (16 CIs) had pain at or near the CI site requiring device explantation. Cultures taken during site exploration or device explantation identified bacteria in 86% and 81% of procedures, respectively. Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus non-aureus were the most commonly identified organisms. Conclusions The majority of patients with idiopathic pain in this cohort ultimately requiring CI explantation had chronic bacterial colonization. Level of Evidence Level 4 (Case series) Laryngoscope, 2022 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Role of Vitamin D3 in Allergic Rhinitis

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Role of Vitamin D3 in Allergic Rhinitis Via Otolaryngology Indian Abstract Allergic rhinitis is a common and chronic immunoglobulin E-mediated inflammation of nasal mucosa induced after allergen exposure. Allergic rhinitis is a global health problem that causes major illness and affects patient's social life, sleep, school and work performance. Various studies have implicated the association between low serum vitamin D levels and allergic diseases. Active form of Vitamin D3 has been shown to have immunoregulatory effect on both innate and adaptive immunity, which can significantly affect the outcome of allergic responses in allergic rhinitis. The study aims to evaluate effectiveness of Oral Vitamin D3 supplementation as an adjunct to standard therapy, in the management of allergic rhinitis. The present study is a prospective study in which 80 subjects were recruited and were randomly divided into two groups. The study group received oral vitamin D3 (60,000 IU) along with intranasal steroid spray while control group received only intranasal steroid spray for 4 weeks. The response in both the groups was compared by evaluating total nasal symptom score (TNSS). Subjects of allergic rhinitis showed deficiency in vitamin D indicated by mean serum vitamin D levels of 15 ± 2.42 ng/ml in the study group and 14.72 ± 2.64 ng/ml in the control group. The pre treatment mean TNSS score was 10.45 ± 3.1 in the study group and 11.43 ± 2.35 in the control group. The post treatment mean TNSS score was 2.1 ± 0.21 in the study group and 3.85 ± 0.76 in the control group. A significant reduction in symptoms score was observed after 4 weeks of oral vitamin D3 supplementation. The difference between two groups was found to be statistically significant (p value < 0.05). View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Prevalence and associated factors of aspiration and severe dysphagia in asymptomatic patients in the late period after open partial laryngectomy: a videofluoroscopic evaluation

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Prevalence and associated factors of aspiration and severe dysphagia in asymptomatic patients in the late period after open partial laryngectomy: a videofluoroscopic evaluation Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jan 4. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07231-4. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate late and asymptomatic patients after open partial horizontal laryngectomy (OPHL), investigating the clinical-surgical and socio-demographic factors associated with aspiration and severe dysphagia. METHODS: One-thousand videofluoroscopic swallowing studies were performed in 100 asymptomatic patients in the late period after OPHL(median 6.5 years). Aspiration and severe dysphagia were, respectively, assessed by the Penetration-Aspiration scale (PAS) and by the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) classification. Associated factors were investigated by multivariate logistic regressions. RESULTS: 34% (95% CI 24.3-47.6%) of patients presented aspiration and 23% (95% CI 15.3-34.6%) had severe or life-threatening dysphagia (DIGEST grades 3-4). On logistic regression, the pre sence of aspiration was associated with lower preoperative serum albumin (odds ratio [OR]: 0.22; 95% CI 0.07-0.64; p = 0.005, for each 1 g/dL increment); a greater weight loss in early postoperative period (OR: 1.19, 95% CI 1.05-1.35; p = 0.008, for each 1 kg loss); older age at surgery (OR: 1.08; 95% CI 1.01-1.17, for each 1-year older); and with the presence of diabetes (OR: 5.16; 95% CI 1.09-27.47; p = 0.039). CONCLUSION: Deglutition abnormalities are frequent in asymptomatic patients later after OPHL. Older patients, with lower preoperative serum albumin levels, with greater postoperative weight loss, and with diabetes compose the clinical profile at risk for having worse swallowing function in the late period after OPHL. PMID:34982204 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-07231-4 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

The usefulness of a free thinned deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap and measurement of the vascular pedicle length: A thin flap with a long pedicle

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader The usefulness of a free thinned deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap and measurement of the vascular pedicle length: A thin flap with a long pedicle Via Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Dec 7:S1748-6815(21)00654-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.105. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The thinned deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap branching from the main trunk to the superolateral direction may be useful because of its long vascular pedicle. DIEP flap is used as an axial-pattern adipose flap. The vascular pedicle length of the thinned DIEP flap was investigated using originally developed software. The clinical application of the thinned DIEP flap was verified in a case series. METHODS: In 40 patients with enhanced computed tomography (CT) data, the vascular pedicle length of the longest thinned DIEP flap was simulated using the software. A free thinned DIEP flap was used in 10 clinical cases of facial or breast reconstruction. RESULTS: In all simulated cases, the vascular pedicle of the DIEP branching to the superolateral direction was the longest, and the vascular pedicle could be lengthened up to 34.8% by dissecting the vessels on the fascia as a vascular pedicle. In all the clinical cases, the reconstruction of a complex form defect or reconstruction requiring a long vascular pedicle could be achieved in one stage without any perioperative complications. The intraclass correlation coefficient between simulated pedicle length and dissected pedicle length was 0.99. CONCLUSION: Thinned DIEP flaps with long vascular pedicles could be elevated safely. Multiple adipose or muscle flaps could be combined without complications. The length of the winding vascular pedicle could be measured using imaging data using the software first developed in the present study. This software would be useful in the planning of a thinned DIEP flap and other free flaps. PMID:34973933 | DOI:10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.105 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.