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ArticleJournal of dental sciences2024

The potential positive effect of periodontal treatment on brain function activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis.

Kosuke Muraoka, Masafumi Oda, Kenichi Yoshino, Tatsurou Tanaka, Masaki Morishita, Taiji Nakamura, Ryota Kibune, Kazuo Sonoki, Yasuhiro Morimoto, Keisuke Nakashima and 1 more

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Article in Journal of dental sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors.

Kosuke MuraokaDivision of Clinical Education Development and Research, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Masafumi OdaDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Kenichi YoshinoSection of Primary Dental Education, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Tatsurou TanakaGraduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masaki MorishitaDivision of Clinical Education Development and Research, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Taiji NakamuraDivision of Periodontology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Ryota KibuneDivision of Clinical Education Development and Research, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Kazuo SonokiUnit of Interdisciplinary Education, School of Oral Health Science, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Yasuhiro MorimotoDivision of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Keisuke NakashimaDivision of Periodontology, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Shuji AwanoDivision of Clinical Education Development and Research, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/purpose: There are reports on the relationship between periodontal treatment and the whole body. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of periodontal initial treatment on brain function activity by improving periodontal tissue and the occlusal status of subjects with periodontitis. Materials and methods: The subjects were 13 patients with periodontitis. Following the patient's informed written consent, the periodontal initial treatment provided to the patient included tooth brushing instruction, scaling and root planning, however, occlusal adjustment was not performed at this stage. Periodontal examination, occlusal force examination and fMRI results were also evaluated at the initial and the reevaluation examinations. Results: After the periodontal initial treatment had been performed, periodontal tissue had significantly improved. In addition, cerebral blood flow in the insula and primary motor cortex was also improved, as confirmed by fMRI. Conclusion: This result suggests that the periodontal ligament has recovered and the periodontal ligament neuron have been further subjected to clenching in the insula.

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Brain activationClenching taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingOcclusionPeriodontal initial treatment

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