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Background: The digital panoramic radiograph (orthopantomogram, OPG) is the standard radiographic technique for basic diagnostics in dental practice. A correctly taken image provides a good overview of teeth and jaw, whereas radiopaque foreign materials, e. g. metal, can obscure relevant findings., Methods: A literature review on unexpected metallic foreign bodies in OPG was performed to determine the spectrum of metallic foreign bodies that may cause radiopaque areas on panoramic radiographs in routine clinical use., Results and Conclusion: A total of 37 different unexpected metallic foreign bodies were found. They can be categorized as jewelry, clothing, personal protective equipment, medical devices, iatrogenic foreign bodies, and rare incidental findings. Radiopaque foreign materials in the OPG are often relatively easy to recognize as artifacts because of their location, and they are avoidable in most cases. If unclear, a three-dimensional radiograph was helpful for determining the location. Radiopaque areas caused by foreign bodies can lead to misinterpretation or partial or complete non-evaluability and should therefore be avoided., Key Points: · The OPG is the standard radiograph for dentists, oral surgeons, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons.. · Foreign bodies made of metal can lead to non-evaluability of panoramic radiographs. Based on a review of the literature and exemplary radiographs, this article provides an overview of rare but typical metallic foreign bodies in OPG, thus addressing the problem of the subfield of radiography by making radiologists more familiar with these images.. · The spectrum of unexpected metallic foreign bodies includes unremoved earrings with the typical ghost images on the contralateral side, piercings, hearing aids, acupuncture needles, rare iatrogenic foreign bodies, incidental findings in infants in the nose and external auditory canal, vascular clips after surgical interventions, and ritual subcutaneous foreign materials.., Citation Format: · Brauer HU, Bartols A, Hellmann D et al. Unexpected metallic foreign bodies on panoramic scans - a narrative review. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2023; 195: 809 - 818., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (Thieme. All rights reserved.)

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Background: Legal expert opinions are a crucial instrument of professional self-control in medicine. To give impulses for further development, focus groups were initiated to reflect upon the perspective of legal dental experts., Methods: 5 focus group discussions on the topic "Professionalization of legal dental experts" were conducted. A total of 32 experienced legal dental experts participated in the discussions. The results were evaluated by qualitative content analysis., Results: A catalogue of 68 ideas was generated for improvement and divided into 15 categories. Among these were periodic quality circles, interprofessional exchange, supervision of novices and periodic feedback for legal dental experts and dentists., Conclusion: Self-reflection can be included as an instrument for quality improvement of legal dental expert opinions., Competing Interests: Die Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht., (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)

Several prospective clinical trials have indicated an association between maternal periodontal status and adverse pregnancy outcome, e.g., low birth weight, pre-term birth and pre-eclampsia. However, the translation of these findings into clinical care and decision making is still a matter of debate. Gynecologists and obstetricians are usually not very familiar with periodontal diseases and do not always consider this pathology in routine preconception counselling. This article outlines the clinical pictures of the most common periodontal diseases and thus helps the gynecologists to identify patients with periodontal diseases., (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)

In this short communication, the very rare glandular odontogenic cyst (GOC) is presented as an independent entity. The GOC is a jawbone cyst of the maxilla and mandible. The typical radiological and histopathological characteristics of the GOC are described. Furthermore, differential diagnoses, current treatment options and the recurrence rates of this of entity are discussed.

According to the 2005 WHO classification of head neck tumors the parakeratinized form of the odontogenic keratocyst (primordial cyst) is listed as benign odontogenic tumor and is classified as keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT). In this short communication the surgical regimen as well as KCOT as an entity are discussed., (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)

Background: A well-established doctor-patient relationship is essential for dental care. Once ­there is a legal dispute between the dentist and the patient this doctor-patient relationship has failed. Here we show for the first time how dentists experience these lawsuits. We characterise the dentist's perspectives and investigate their influence on the doctor-patient relationship., Methods: The experience of dentists who were involved in a legal dispute due to a failed dental treatment is pictured in a pilot study on the basis of narrative and problem-oriented interviews. The narrative part of the interview was analysed with the technique of narration analysis. The problem-oriented part of the interview was evaluated content-analytically. From these data a model describing the failure of a doctor-patient relationship was developed., Results: Communicated burdens and stress were: expenditure of time, duration of the proceedings, financial burdens, limited support and the feeling of being treated unfairly. Consequences taken from the legal dispute were a more detailed documentation and an improvement in patient information. The conflict in the doctor-patient relationship is transformed to a different platform when the legal profession is involved. This contradictory constellation leads to a break in the doctor-patient relationship. Advice for other affected colleagues is: remain calm, aim at an out of court settlement, seek advice from other colleagues and request legal advice, be proactive, avoid court litigation and in the end draw conclusions from the dispute. There is a need for a higher quality of legal dental experts. A contact platform provided by the dental profession is required for interactive collegial communication., Conclusion: Lawsuits in cases of a conflict between the doctor and the patient are very stressful and need an active coping management but also are a chance for the development of the individual dentist and the profession., (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)

Background: Dental litigation has a key role for the autonomy of the dental profession. We conducted a study among legal dental expert witnesses in order to reflect the present situation and reveal the potential for professional development., Methods: A questionnaire was distributed among 161 participants of the Karlsruhe training for legal dental experts between 2004 and 2009. They were asked to describe and to reflect on the present situation of dental litigation in Germany., Results: 83 questionnaires were returned (51.6%). The main reason to become a legal dental expert was to "support the profession". 68 participants (85.0%) think that civil action resulting from dental treatment will become more frequent. The quality of dental expert opinions is considered to be in need of improvement. Strategies to optimise dental expert opinions and to deal with the potential growing number of claims are developed., Conclusion: Basic and advanced training for dental expert witnesses assures the quality of dental expert opinions and also provides a chance for the further development of the dental profession., (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)