base of the dental profession in terms of both the art and science of practice has significantly expanded. The amount of information and the application of treatment for patients are often overwhelming. Despite the convenient access to knowledge in the modern world, it has become increasingly difficult for single clinicians to address all the needs of their patients. Within dentistry, the benef...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the impact of an intensive interdisciplinary feeding program on caregiver stress and child outcomes of children with feeding disorders across three categories. METHODS Children were categorized into either tube dependent, liquid dependent, or food selective groups. Outcomes for caregiver stress levels, child mealtime behaviors, weight, and calories were exami...

AIM This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of interdisciplinary work between dentistry and physiotherapy as well as to determine the temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients' treatment plan. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 300 patient records from the ATM service (Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora) file. Three factors were analyzed: (1) Therapy, w...

Women report more pain than men. It also seems that gender may moderate responses to pharmacological agents used to combat pain, suggesting that men and women differ in treatment efficacy. Recent research suggests that gender differences may also exist in response to interdisciplinary pain management interventions. We, therefore, report data from a treatment-outcome program at a UK Pain Managem...

For Class III adult patients, combined treatment strategy must be followed which includes either further dentoalveolar compensation or orthognathic surgery following decompensation of the teeth. This case report presents the interdisciplinary approach of a skeletal Class III malocclusion with increased vertical facial dimension, occlusal cant, extracted posterior teeth on the right upper and le...

Aberrations in tooth morphology resulting from late disturbances during the differentiation process most commonly result in size variations. Peg-shaped or mesio-distally deficient maxillary lateral incisors demonstrate variation in the expression of the trait, although the genes causing this are not known. Individuals with malformed lateral incisors often display a diastema in the midline regio...

The authors' experience with oral rehabilitation of patients suffering from oligodontia (i.e. six or more congenitally missing permanent teeth, third molars excluded) is reported. The concept is based on an interdisciplinary team approach involving pedodontists, orthodontists, maxillofacial surgeons and prosthodontists. A series of 112 consecutive patients suffering from oligodontia were referr...