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Does microgravity effect on oral and maxillofacial region?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2020

Mark Stevens ,
Seied Omid Keyhan ,
Shohreh Ghasemi Open the ORCID record for Shohreh Ghasemi [Opens in a new window] ,
Hamid Reza Fallahi Open the ORCID record for Hamid Reza Fallahi [Opens in a new window] ,
Shahriar Akbarnia ,
Mahmood Dashti ,
Fargol Mashhadi Akbar Boojar ,
Maneli Ardeshir Zadeh  and
Behzad Cheshmi Open the ORCID record for Behzad Cheshmi [Opens in a new window]
Mark Stevens
Affiliation:
Chief of Department of Oral Maxillofacial, University of Augusta, Augusta, GA, USA
Seied Omid Keyhan
Affiliation:
Delegate Researcher in Craniomaxillofacial Research Center, National Advance Center for Craniomaxillofacial Reconstruction, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Shohreh Ghasemi*
Affiliation:
Universitat Iinternacional de Catalonya, Barcelona, Spain
Hamid Reza Fallahi
Affiliation:
Researcher at the Institute of Dental Research, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Shahriar Akbarnia
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Zanjan University of Medical Science, Zanjan, Iran
Mahmood Dashti
Affiliation:
Private practice of Dental Med Spa, Tehran, Iran
Fargol Mashhadi Akbar Boojar
Affiliation:
Research committee of Golestan Medical University, Gorgan, Iran
Maneli Ardeshir Zadeh
Affiliation:
Private practice, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Behzad Cheshmi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Dentistry, Boroujerd Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: Shohreh Ghasemi, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Since the beginning of the era of space travel, there have been mentions of related health effects. Various studies have described the effect of space travel and microgravity on health. Some of these studies involved short and extended follow-ups of the effect of microgravity on the head and neck of astronauts. Therefore, we aimed to analyse the oral and maxillofacial health effects associated with this sophisticated mission. It is essential to identify relevant problems and address microgravity complications. Humans have long dreamed of flying and in recent years, the dream has evolved to exploring space and creating new habitats on other planets such as Mars. This led to an increase in the need for dental treatment of the flight crew members, which led to the creation of aviation dentistry for the screening and treatment of the oral cavity of the flight crew. We are moving towards a more conservative approach than before, such as removing pulpless teeth in aircrew patients or extracting roots that had a fracture or incomplete extraction. With all the advancements in aerospace knowledge, the aviation dentistry has rarely or briefly been discussed in dental textbooks. Dentists must screen each flight crew member thoroughly and impose flight restrictions and ground them if necessary; the reasons will be discussed later within this paper. It is the duty of dentists and surgeons to notify their patients (aircrew members) about the postoperative flight consequences and restrictions.

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Aerospace dentistrybarodontalgiabarotraumamaxillofacialmicrogravityoral
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International Journal of Astrobiology , Volume 19 , Issue 5 , October 2020 , pp. 406 - 412
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