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Data was summarised and evaluated according to a critical appraisal checklist for case reports. Results Multislice computed tomography demonstrated an ectopic hyperdense area arising from the coronoid bone and within the temporal muscle. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the same area with a hypointense signal. In the literature review, 53 myositis ossificans cases were identified, and 12 cases affecting the temporal muscle were found. Conclusions The main imaging feature of myositis ossificans is the presence of a radiopaque, hyperdense or hypointense mass in the affected muscle, which is seen on multislice computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, respectively. The final diagnosis is through histopathological examination, although imaging can suggest the most likely diagnosis. Copyright © Ramos EADA, Munhoz L, Milani BA, de Matos FP, Arita ES. Published in the JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL RESEARCH (http//www.ejomr.org), 30 December 2019.Objectives The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental fear and the associations between dental fear and dental health and dental attendance among Finnish prisoners. Material and Methods Eighty-nine voluntary male prisoners from the Pelso Prison participated in this cross-sectional clinical study between September 2014 and February 2015. Forty-six (51.7%) of them were also interviewed for their background factors, dental fear and dental attendance. To evaluate the prisoners' level of dental fear, the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale and Dental Visual Analogue Scale were used. The numbers of decayed, missing, filled and remaining teeth reported dental health. For analyses Pearson's Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, logistic regression analyses and the independent samples Kruskall-Wallis test were conducted. Results Among male prisoners four out of 46 (8.7%) reported severe and fourteen out of 46 (30.4%) moderate dental fear, 60.9% had mild or no dental fear. Those with no dental fear visited a dentist regularly more often than those with dental fear. The use of snuff and number of medications were positively associated with severe dental fear. Conclusions Dental fear is common among Finnish male prisoners. High number of prescribed medications, use of snuff and irregular dental attendance may indicate severe dental fear among Finnish male prisoners. Copyright © Vainionpää R, Pesonen P, Laitala ML, Pohjola V, Anttonen V. Published in the JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL RESEARCH (http//www.ejomr.org), 30 December 2019.Objectives To evaluate the self-reported oral health awareness, knowledge and attitude among international dental and medical students at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Kaunas, Lithuania). Material and Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among international medical and dental students at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in 2016 - 2017. PF-02341066 research buy The students were invited to participate in the survey before the beginning of a lecture, and they were informed that participation was voluntary and anonymous. In total, 282 students participated in the study, with a response rate of 92.1%. A self-administered English questionnaire consisting of 25 items with options on a Likert scale (agree, neither agree nor disagree and disagree) about oral health problems and their relation to general health status was used to assess a student's oral health awareness, attitude and knowledge. The level of significance was set at P less then 0.05. Results Overall good, fair and poor oral health awareness was reported by 71.3%, 24.1% and 4.6%, respectively, of the international dental and medical students (P less then 0.05). The mean score of oral health awareness was 18.2 (standard deviation [SD 3.27]), showing overall good oral health awareness. Moreover, the international dental students reported higher oral health awareness than medical students (19.14 [SD 3.25] vs 17.44 [SD 3.1]) (P less then 0.001). Comparing this mean score by gender, no statistically significant difference was found (18.33 [SD 3.39] vs 18.05 [SD 3.16]) (P = 0.371). link2 Conclusions Overall oral health awareness among international dental and medical students was high. Meanwhile, international dental students reported higher oral health awareness than international medical students. Copyright © Petrauskiene S, Mushayev H, Zemgulyte G, Narbutaite J. Published in the JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL RESEARCH (http//www.ejomr.org), 30 December 2019.Objectives The objective of the present systematic review was to test the hypothesis of no difference in implant treatment outcome after maxillary alveolar ridge expansion with split-crest technique compared with lateral ridge augmentation with autogenous bone block graft. Material and Methods A MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase and Cochrane Library search in combination with a hand-search of relevant journals was conducted. Human studies published in English until 8th of February, 2018 were included. Results One comparative and four noncomparative studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Both treatment modalities disclosed high survival rate of implants with few complications. High survival rate of prosthesis, implant stability values, limited peri-implant marginal bone loss and gain in maxillary alveolar ridge width were reported with the split-crest technique. Patient-reported outcome measure and length of patient treatment time was not assessed in any of the included studies. Conclusions The split-crest technique seems to be useful for horizontal augmentation of maxillary alveolar deficiencies with high survival rate of prosthesis and implants. However, further long-term randomized controlled trials with larger patient sample as well as assessment of patient-reported outcome measures and patient treatment time are needed before well-defined conclusions can be provided about the two treatment modalities. Copyright © Starch-Jensen T, Becktor JP. Published in the JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL RESEARCH (http//www.ejomr.org), 30 December 2019.Objectives Test the hypothesis of no difference in implant treatment outcomes after maxillary sinus floor augmentation with or without barrier membrane coverage of the lateral window. Material and Methods A MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase and Cochrane library search in combination with a hand-search of relevant journals was conducted. Human studies published in English until the 5th of July, 2019 were included. Randomised controlled trials and controlled trials with an observation period of minimum six months were included. Primary outcomes included survival of suprastructures and implants. Secondary outcomes included implant stability quotient, peri-implant marginal bone loss, bone regeneration, patient-reported outcome measures, biologic and mechanical complications. Results The electronic search and hand-searching resulted in 1068 entries. Six randomised controlled trials characterised by low to high risk of bias and one controlled trial with high risk of bias fulfilled the inclusion criteria. link3 High implant survival rate was reported with both treatment modalities. Meta-analyses disclosed a mean difference of newly formed bone of 6.4% (confidence interval = 0 to 12.9) and non-mineralised tissue of -1.1% (confidence interval = -2.7 to 0.5), indicating more newly formed bone and diminished non-mineralised with barrier membrane coverage. Conclusions There seem to be no statistically significant differences in implant treatment outcomes after maxillary sinus floor augmentation with or without barrier membrane coverage of the lateral window. However, barrier membrane coverage increases percentage of newly formed bone and diminishes proliferation of non-mineralised tissue. Thus, barrier membrane coverage seems to be beneficial and also preventing displacement of the grafting material. Copyright © Starch-Jensen T, Deluiz D, Duch K, Tinoco EMB. Published in the JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL RESEARCH (http//www.ejomr.org), 30 December 2019.Background High-intensity resistance training is unexplored in untreated patients with newly diagnosed sarcoidosis. Objectives To evaluate the effects of high-intensity resistance training on lung function, muscle strength, fatigue, dyspnea, health-related impairments, and lung immune cells. Methods Eleven untreated patients with newly diagnosed sarcoidosis performed high-intensity resistance training at an intensity of 80% of 1 Repetition Maximum (RM) twice a week and daily inspiratory muscle training at regular intensity for 12 weeks. Assessment with spirometry, chest X-ray, questionnaires, and BAL (bronchoalveolar lavage) cells was performed before and in close adjacent to completed training. A final third assessment except bronchoscopy was performed at an average 5 months after the training period. Results The training was well tolerated and muscular strength increased significantly while fatigue, dyspnea, and health-related impairments decreased, though not significantly in all measures. Mean percentage of lung lymphocytes decreased (p = 0.006). Conclusions High-intensity resistance training and inspiratory muscle training at regular intensity in patients with newly diagnosed sarcoidosis led to improvements in muscular strength without adverse events and seems to be a non-invasive attractive way to improve fatigue, dyspnea, and quality of life. Analysis of lung immune cells possibly indicated a decreased inflammatory activity. These results provide a basis for larger randomized trials. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Objective To understand the different methodologies used to elicit willingness to pay for health and the value of a statistical life year through surveys. Methodology A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to identify studies using surveys to estimate either willingness to pay for health or the value of a statistical life year. Each study was reviewed and the study setting, sample size, sample description, survey administration (online or face to face), survey methodology, and results were extracted. The results of the studies were then compared to any published national guidelines of cost-effectiveness thresholds to determine their accuracy. Results Eighteen studies were included in the review with 15 classified as willingness to pay and 3 value of a statistical life. The included studies covered Asia (n = 6), Europe (n = 4), the Middle East (n = 1), and North America (n = 5), with one study taking a global perspective. There were substantial differences in both the methodologies and the estimates of both willingness to pay and value of a statistical life between the different studies. Conclusion Different methods used to elicit willingness to pay and the value of a statistical life year resulted in a wide range of estimates. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Extracellular vesicles (EVs) present in blood originate from cells of different origins such as red blood cells (RBCs), platelets and leukocytes. In patients with cancer, a small portion of EVs originate from tumour cells and their load is associated with poor clinical outcome. Identification of these tumour-derived extracellular vesicles (tdEVs) is difficult as they are outnumbered by EVs of different tissue of origin as well a large number of lipoproteins (LPs) that are in the same size range. In order to detect tdEVs from the abundant presence of other particles, single-particle techniques are necessary. Here, synchronous Rayleigh and Raman scattering is used for that purpose. This combination of light scattering techniques identifies optically trapped single particles based on Rayleigh scattering and distinguishes differences in chemical composition of particle populations based on Raman scattering. Here, we show that tdEVs can be distinguished from RBC EVs and LPs in a label-free manner and directly in suspension.