Browsing by Author "Saneja, Ritu"

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    A comparative evaluation of neurophysiological activity, active tactile sensibility and stereognostic ability of complete denture prosthesis, and implant-supported prosthesis wearer�A pilot study
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022) Bhattacharjee, Bappaditya; Saneja, Ritu; Bhatnagar, Atul; Verma, Ashish; Soni, Romesh; Singh, Ankita; Dubey, Pavan
    Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of implant-supported prosthesis in completely edentulous participants in terms of osseoperception ability, neural activity, and stereognostic ability in comparison to removable prosthetic options. Materials and Methods: A total sample of 18 patients, irrespective of gender and age were allocated into three groups according to the three-treatment protocol (upper and lower complete denture, upper complete denture opposing lower implant-retained overdenture, implant-supported fixed prosthesis in both arches). Four weeks after completion of the treatment procedure active tactile sensibility (ATS) was checked by using varying thicknesses (12, 40, 80, 100, 200 ?) of articulating foils and papers. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was performed to record neurophysiological activity in cerebral cortex in all the participants. Various forms of test pieces (heat cure acrylic resin) were used to evaluate stereognostic ability. Data regarding the neurophysiological activity were analyzed by using Krushkal�Wallis test and p ? 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Data from stereognostic ability test procedure and ATS were compared by using chi-squared test and p ? 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Statistically significant difference was found in between the articulating foils in terms of true negative responses as the foil thickness increased in participants wearing complete denture in both the arches (p�=�0.004) and implant-supported fixed prosthesis in both the arches (p�=�0.010). Participants in implant-supported fixed prosthesis group showed significantly more activation in primary motor cortex (right side), somatosensory cortex (left side), angular gyrus (both sides), temporal lobe (left) compared to other groups. No significant difference found in thalamus and premotor cortex region in between the participants of different groups. No statistically significant difference found in between the groups in terms of true responses identifying correct shapes. Mean number of correct responses in stereognostic ability test were 4.16 (83.33%), 3.5 (70%), 3.83 (76.66%) for participants of complete denture group, upper complete denture opposing lower implant retained overdenture group, and implant-supported fixed prosthesis group, respectively. Conclusion: Primary motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, and other regions of brain were diffusely activated in participants wearing implant-supported fixed prosthesis in both the arches. Less number of false responses were recorded in participants of implant-supported fixed prosthesis group and upper complete denture opposing lower implant-retained overdenture group in ATS test compared to participants wearing complete denture in both the arches. � 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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    Effect of complete dentures on oral stereognostic ability in edentulous patients: A systematic review
    (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021) Bhattacharjee, Bappaditya; Saneja, Ritu; Bhatnagar, Atul
    Aim: Oral stereognosis is an important sensation for a human being to percept any type of materials that are introduced in the oral cavity. It is defined as the ability of an individual to recognize objects using only tactile sensation without using vision, audition, balance, somatic function, taste, or smell. The primary purpose of this review was to evaluate the effect of complete dentures on oral stereognostic ability in edentulous subjects. Settings and Design: Systematic review based on PRISMA guidelines. Materials and Methods: A systematic search of the electronic databases like PubMed and Web of Science was done using keywords-'stereognosis,' 'oral stereognosis,' 'complete denture,' and 'complete edentulism.' In addition to this, a manual search of references mentioned in the articles and gray literature was done. Data extraction and assessment were done by two independent reviewers. Statistical Analysis Used: Qualitative analysis. Results: The literature search yielded a total of 61 articles. Thirteen duplicate articles were removed and 36 articles were rejected after initial screening of titles and abstracts. A total of 12 articles were selected for full text reading and 5 of them were included for qualitative analysis. Conclusion: All the included studies showed complete denture treatment therapy improved stereognostic ability in terms of correct identification of test pieces and time taken to identify the objects. There is also a direct relationship between the adaptability of dentures and stereognostic ability. � 2021 EDP Sciences. All rights reserved.
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    Effect of dopaminergic agonist group of drugs in treatment of sleep bruxism: A systematic review
    (Elsevier Inc., 2022) Bhattacharjee, Bappaditya; Saneja, Ritu; Bhatnagar, Atul; Gupta, Pinki
    Statement of problem: Various factors are responsible for sleep bruxism; however, whether the dopaminergic agonist group of drugs is effective in the treatment of sleep bruxism is unclear. Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of the dopaminergic agonist group of drugs in controlling sleep bruxism in comparison with no treatment or placebo-controlled treatment. Material and methods: Two electronic databases, PubMed and Cochrane Central, were searched by using the keywords bruxism, sleep bruxism, dopamine, and dopamine agonist. After screening titles and abstracts, only those articles which met predefined inclusion criteria were selected for full-text assessment. Clinical trials using the dopaminergic agonist group of drugs as a treatment approach to sleep bruxism were included. Results: The literature search yielded a total of 64 articles from the 2 electronic databases (PubMed, 53; Cochrane Central, 11). After removal of the duplicates (n=8), the initial screening of titles and abstracts was performed by 2 independent reviewers, removing 46 articles. A total of 10 articles were selected for full-text reading, and 4 studies were included for qualitative analysis. Conclusions: Levodopa (L-DOPA) and Bromocriptine showed decrease in root mean square value in electromyography per bruxism burst (P<.001) and 20% to 30% reduction of bruxism episodes during sleep in 2 different studies. However, treatment with bromocriptine led to conflicting result in another study in terms of frequency of bruxism episodes and amplitude of muscle contractions in electromyography (EMG). Bruxism bursts and episodes were also not significantly improved with another dopaminergic agonist group of drugs, Pramipexole (P>.001). Based on the limited evidence and conflicting results, significant conclusions cannot be generated, and further studies are required. � 2020 Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
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    Peri-implant stress distribution assessment of various attachment systems for implant supported overdenture prosthesis by finite element analysis � A systematic review
    (Elsevier B.V., 2022) Bhattacharjee, Bappaditya; Saneja, Ritu; Singh, Ankita; Dubey, Pavan Kumar; Bhatnagar, Atul
    Background: Various attachments like ball, bar-clip, magnetic attachments are used in implant supported overdentures. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) a newly innovated technology has been used in dental implantology to evaluate stress distribution patterns. There is little evidence available regarding the stress distribution in peri-implant region for implant supported overdentures. The purpose of the review was to generate scientific evidence on peri-implant stress distribution in FEA model with different types of attachments employed in implant supported overdentures. Materials and methods: Systematic review was conducted as per the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Guidelines and Meta-Analyses statement (PRISMA). A comprehensive search was undertaken by two reviewers from January 2020 to June 2020 with no year limits to published articles. Only in-vitro FEA studies were included. Following electronic databases were searched for published studies- PubMed, Web of Science. Characteristics of the studies tabulated and analysis of articles was done to compare different attachment systems. Results: Locator attachments showed better stress distribution than ball attachment system in all the studies but one. Two studies showed results in favour of ball attachment compared to bar-clip attachment system when stress was evaluated distal to the implants. No significant difference in terms of stress concentration could be generated between ball versus magnetic/equator versus locator attachment system due to less number of studies and conflicting results. Conclusion: Various studies showed different results due to heterogenicity in selected attachment systems and study designs. Locator attachments showed favourable stress distribution around peri-implant bone than other attachments. � 2022 Craniofacial Research Foundation
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