Objectives Nocturnal bruxism can be managed by botulinum toxin (Botox®) in patients who have not responded to conservative treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin A (BTXA) in the treatment of nocturnal bruxism. Material and Methods The retrospective study comprised 25 female patients, aged 23–55 years (mean 35.84 ± 8.41 years). All patients received a single injection of BTXA in the right and left masseters. Evaluation was made by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) values, complaint duration, onset of effect, and duration of effectiveness. Results BTXA produced significant improvements in pain scores. Only 2 adverse events (8%) were recorded. Conclusion BTX-A is effective in the treatment of nocturnal bruxism.

Objective: In this study; we aimed to evaluate the prevalence, clinical and radiographic findings of elongated styloid process (SP) and Eagle syndrome (ES) in Eastern Aegean Turkish population.Methods: Recordings of 3678 patients over 18 years of age were examined who were admitted to Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, between July 1 and December 31, 2014. Length, elongation type, calcification shape, single or double sided appearance of SP and clinical findings were recorded. Results:In 258 patients (112 male, 146 female), SP were found to be elongated (7.01%). In 9 patients (3 male, 6 female) (0.24%), symptoms were considered as ES. There was no difference between age, sex and elongated SP (p>0.05). Conclusion:The elongation of the SP may cause a variety of clinical symptoms. This situation may be confused with many other clinical problems. Elongated SP or ES which can be detected in panoramic radiographs should be consulted with the ear-nose-throat clinic.

Spee eğrisi ilk olarak 1890 yılında Ferdinand Graf Spee'nin kafataslarındaki abraze diĢleri incelemesi sonucu; mandibulada kanin diĢlerden ve molar diĢlerin okluzal yüzeyleri boyunca devam eden kondilin ön kenarını da içine alan bir silindir Ģekli olarak tanımlan-mıĢtır. Bu küre yarıçapı merkezi göz küresi olacak Ģekilde 6.5 ile 7.0 mm arasında kabul edilmektedir. Spee eğrisini sagital kesitte posterior diĢlerin bukkal tüberkül tepelerinden geçen okluzyon eğrisini takip ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relatıonshıp between tooth arc form and freewayspace wıth spee curve. Material and Methods: Fifty (31 m/19 f, ages 18-23 years) volunteer students of Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry were selected for this study. Groups were randomly designated. Mandibular casts were taken from all participants. Individual models of participants were divided into 3 groups. Twelve measuremens from each group were performed in the study (10 of them on models and 2 of them on participants). Results: The participants who had square arc had higher values of spee curve (3.22 mm). On the other hand, the participants who had ovale arc had lowest values of spee curve (2.94 mm). Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between right and left depth of spee curve values (p>0.05).

ObjectivesBehçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic, recurring vasculitis of unknown etiology. Patients with BD may use a lot of medications associated with the clinical symptoms. Drugs that are used in the treatment of BD may cause bone loss. The aims of the current study were to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) values between BD and healthy volunteers and describe the effect of disease duration on mandibular BMD.Materials and methodsThe study comprised 30 healthy volunteers (15 males and 15 females, mean age 35.50±6.80 years) and 45 patients with BD (24 males and 21 females, mean age 38.93±8.93 years). The BD group was subdivided according to disease duration (0–5, 6–10, and >10 years). The BMD value of the mandibular body was determined by the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry technique.ResultsThe mean mandibular body BMD values were 1.294±0.21 g/cm2 in the control group and 1.216±0.22 g/cm2 in the BD patients, although there was no statistically significant difference. The BMD was observed to decrease with increased disease duration but not to a statistically significant degree.ConclusionThe results of this study showed that although the BMD value decreased as the duration of the disease increased, no statistically significant difference was found between the BD patients and the healthy control group.

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