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Background
The association between orthodontic treatment and temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has been contentious in the literature.
Objectives
To analyse the associations between orthodontic treatment and TMD diagnosis and diseases characteristics.
Methods
This case–control study included 291 individuals, 192 TMDs and 99 controls. All patients underwent assessment based on a questionnaire...
Objective
Blunt trauma patients with potential cervical spine injury are traditionally immobilised in rigid collars. Recently, this has been challenged. The present study's objective was comparison of the rate of patient‐oriented adverse events in stable, alert, low‐risk patients with potential cervical spine injuries immobilised in rigid versus soft collars.
Methods
Unblinded, prospective quasi‐randomised...