Ricerc@Sapienza

Background
The novel Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) continues to have profound effect on global health. Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence and characterize specific symptoms associated with COVID-19.

Objectives: Our group recorded the characteristic of oro-dental health among a group of drug addicts in recovery treatment with methadone, and it evaluated the changes related to the withdrawal therapy. Methodology: A sample of 50 drug addicts in treatment with methadone was included in this study. At the beginning of the withdrawal therapy, the authors recorded the parameters involved in the most common oral diseases. Moreover, it was evaluated how, during the rehabilitation protocol, the behavioral parameters and the xerostomia that influence the oral health changed.

BACKGROUND/AIM:
Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has been compared with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) in randomized clinical trials for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of IMRT and 3D-CRT and identify differences in grade ≥2 xerostomia incidence and clinical outcomes.

Background: Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) is the second most common autoimmune rheumatic disease after rheumatoid arthritis and affects approximately 1 to 3% of the population. Most patients affected by Sjögren’s syndrome manifest otorhinolaryngological involvement, such as glandular, ocular, oral, otological, pharyngeal, laryngeal and sinonasal symptoms. Objective: The aim of this article is to emphasize the otorhinolaryngological manifestations of SS.