Background: The face, with its attractiveness, is positively connected with self-esteem and interpersonal relationships, and the maxillary central incisors are the most noticeable teeth and crucial for smile aesthetics. The aim of this study is to examine facial and permanent upper central incisors’ clinical crown dimensions and their correlations to establish whether there is a relationship between the length/width of the face and the length/width of the clinical crown of the permanent upper central incisors. Methods: This study included 100 subjects (43 males and 57 females) with a mean age of 17.5 ± 3.4 years before orthodontic treatment. Facial length and width were measured using a cephalometer by the same orthodontist and the upper central incisors’ clinical crown lengths and widths were measured using a sliding calliper by the same dental student. Data were analysed using SPSS version 29.0, presenting descriptive statistics for age, facial and upper central incisor crown dimensions, and indices. Pearson’s correlation coefficient assessed the relationship between facial features and the upper central incisors’ crown. The significance level was p ≤ 0.05. Results: Males exhibit a slightly higher mean value of the face length (11.6 ± 0.8 cm) compared to females’ face length (11.2 ± 1.1 cm) and a statistically significant (p < 0.05) higher mean value of the face width (11.7 ± 0.8 cm) compared to females (11.1 ± 0.6 cm). The facial index shows no statistically significant gender difference (males: 99.1 ± 8.4; females: 101.2 ± 11.9, p > 0.05). The upper central incisor crown dimensions are without statistically significant differences between gender and tooth side: males have mean value clinical crown lengths of 10.2 ± 1.1 mm (left) and 10.1 mm ± 1.2 (right) while females have 9.9 ± 1.0 mm (left) and 9.8 ± 0.7 mm (right). Clinical crown widths are also comparable (males: left 9.0 ± 0.7, right 8.9 ± 0.6 and females: left 8.8 ± 0.7, right 8.8 ± 0.7), with no statistically significant differences observed. The tooth index shows no statistically significant difference but there is a statistically significant (p < 0.05) correlation between the facial index and tooth index. Conclusions: Knowledge of the presented data is important for diagnosis and treatment planning and may be useful for restorative dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, and maxillofacial surgeons to achieve an aesthetic result. Clinically, our study supports the development of more personalized treatment plans.

Background/Objectives: Radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with oral and functional toxicity, but integrated data combining dental status, nutritional indicators and patient-reported outcomes remain limited. This study evaluated oral, dental, functional, nutritional and quality-of-life outcomes after RT. Methods: This exploratory observational study combined a retrospective record review with a prospective cross-sectional assessment of patient-reported outcomes and included 20 adults treated with RT for HNC in a regional Slovenian clinical setting. Clinical, oncological, dental and nutritional variables were extracted from records, while patient-reported outcomes were assessed once at post-treatment follow-up using the EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC QLQ-HN43 and a focused oral-health questionnaire. Results: The median time from RT completion to questionnaire assessment was 3.0 months. Dysphagia, xerostomia and taste disturbances after treatment were recorded in 85.0%, 80.0% and 75.0% of patients, respectively. Trismus was present in 40.0%, and weight loss >10% in 55.0%. QLQ-HN43 domains with the highest burden included fear of progression, dry mouth/sticky saliva, problems opening the mouth, social eating, weight loss and teeth problems. Swallowing was strongly associated with social eating (rho = 0.798, p < 0.001), and mouth opening was inversely associated with patient-reported problems opening the mouth (rho = −0.610, p = 0.004). Conclusions: In this small exploratory cohort, substantial early post-treatment oral-functional morbidity was observed. The findings suggest the potential value of integrated survivorship follow-up incorporating dental, nutritional, functional, and patient-reported outcome monitoring.

Uvod: Podaljšana življenjska doba je pripomogla k povečani razširjenosti kroničnih bolezni, ki zahtevajo dolgoročno zdravljenje z upoštevanjem adherence jemanja zdravil. Neadherenca jemanja zdravil je izrazit problem v zdravstvu in družbi nasploh, zato je bil namen s pregledom literature poiskati učinkovite pristope, ki prispevajo k adherenci jemanja zdravil pri starejših osebah.Metode: Uporabiljen je bil krovni pregled literature, ki je potekal v marcu 2023. Pri tem so bile upoštevane smernice PRISMA. Pregled literature je bil izveden v naslednjih podatkovnih bazah: PubMed, CINAHL Ultimate, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect in Web of Sciences. Za oceno kakovosti vključenih virov je bilo uporabljeno ocenjevalno orodje Joanna Briggs Institute.Rezultati: Izmed 242-ih identificiranih člankov je bilo sedem člankov vključenih v vsebinsko analizo, sintezo in kompilacijo. Oblikovane so bile štiri podkategorije, ki prispevajo k adherenci jemanja zdravil pri starejših osebah: 1) zdravstvena vzgoja starejših oseb; 2) nadzor nad jemanjem zdravil; 3) uporaba dozatorjev za zdravila; 4) orodja za ocenjevanje sposobnosti adherence jemanja zdravil.Diskusija in zaključek: Identificiranih je bilo več pristopov za izboljšanje adherence jemanja zdravil pri starejših osebah. Med ključnimi pristopi so zdravstvena vzgoja, nadzor nad jemanjem zdravil, uporaba dozatorjev za zdravila in orodij za ocenjevanje spodobnosti adherence jemanja zdravil. Ti pristopi nudijo dragocene vpoglede v izboljšanje zdravstvenega stanja in kakovosti življenja starejših oseb.