Research Papers
The mechanical effect of aligner's thickness and material properties in invisible orthodontics: A quantitative finite element study.
Dental materials journal • 2025 • Vol. 44 (4)
Invisible orthodontics benefits significantly from aligner technology, yet optimizing material properties and thickness for diverse patient needs is a challenge. The aim of this study was to investig…
Ahmad, W; Xia, Z; Xiong, J
Assessing effectiveness of ABCDE Framework for teaching condylar fracture reduction in dental education: a mixed methods study.
BMC medical education • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Managing displaced proximal segments in mandibular condylar fractures remains challenging due to complex anatomy and limited surgical visibility. Conventional teaching methods in oral and…
Cheng, L; Hao, X; Lv, Z
Oral lichen planus: key features of etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and management.
Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica • 2025 • Vol. 34
Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. It is assumed that a genetic predisposition contributes to the development of the disease and influences the…
Barac, E; Culina, D; Glavina, A
Multi-institutional, randomized, controlled trial to assess the efficacy and tolerability of a reusable, self-contained cryotherapy delivery device.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer • 2025 • Vol. 33 (8)
PURPOSE: Cryotherapy is an effective mucositis intervention for selected chemotherapy regimens, but reliance on ice chips has limited its applicability. Our objective was to assess the efficacy and t…
Alam, N; Chung, G; Dembla, V
Periodontal health intervention for oral health-related outcomes in older type 2 diabetes patients: a randomized controlled trial in a Chinese tertiary hospital.
Scientific reports • 2025 • Vol. 15 (1)
As the sixth complication of diabetes, periodontitis interacts with diabetes to form a vicious circle. Periodontal health interventions can improve periodontal health and the quality of life in older…
Li, Z; Lin, S; Shi, H
Characterization and comparison of two NPC cell lines, C17 and C666-1, as models for studying the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications • 2025 • Vol. 772
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that originates from the epithelial cells of the nasopharynx. NPC is closely linked to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, which necessitates the u…
Abdallah, A; Buhl, E; Goschel, M
Lanthanum-loaded ZIF nanomaterials for caries prevention.
Journal of materials chemistry. B • 2025 • Vol. 13 (30)
Dental caries represents one of the most widespread oral health challenges worldwide, impacting people of every age demographic. Traditional anticaries strategies primarily rely on fluoride, yet its …
Chen, Y; Ge, W; Li, S
CMCS/PEGDA-based photoresponsive hydrogel with high efficiency for gingival retraction and rapid hemostasis.
Journal of materials chemistry. B • 2025 • Vol. 13 (30)
Prosthodontics is a dental specialty with a long history of providing patients with prostheses to restore or replace damaged or missing teeth and dentition. Gingival retraction is a vital step after …
Li, R; Liang, Y; Pei, X
Perspectives of user groups in the co-creation of a targeted dental care service intervention for older adults receiving home healthcare: an explorative study.
BMC health services research • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of older adults receive home healthcare in their homes, some of whom lose their capacity and ability to take care of their own health, including oral health. Poor ora…
Ansteinsson, V; Bronken, B; Helleso, R
Willingness to pay for dental check-ups and the associated socioeconomic factors among Japanese adults with fewer than 20 remaining teeth: a cross-sectional study.
BMC health services research • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: For patients with a reduced number of remaining teeth, receiving dental check-ups regularly is important to continue oral health maintenance. However, few studies have evaluated the willi…
Araki, M; Fukuda, M; Kobayashi, R
The impact of flap dehiscence on the long-term speech outcome of furlow palatoplasty.
BMC surgery • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Flap dehiscence is a common complication observed after Furlow palatoplasty, but its impact on speech outcome is unclear. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that flap dehiscence foll…
Huang, Y; Li, J; Shi, B
Dental biofilm serves as an ecological reservoir of acidogenic pathobionts in head and neck cancer patients with radiotherapy-related caries.
mSphere • 2025 • Vol. 10 (7)
Radiotherapy-related caries (RRC) is an aggressive and debilitating oral toxicity that affects half of the patients who undergo radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. However, the etiology of RRC is …
Alves, T; Asprino, P; Bruno, J
Thermal analysis of a dry cooling method in a dental implant drilling procedure: an in vitro randomized study.
BMC oral health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Excessive temperature rise during drilling can lead to thermal bone damage and compromise implant success. This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the newly introduced …
Baris, K; Hendek, M; Olgun, H
The albumin-globulin ratio is associated with periodontitis in American adults: results from the NHANES 2009-2014.
Scientific reports • 2025 • Vol. 15 (1)
It's not clear whether periodontitis and the albumin-to-globulin ratio (AGR) are related. This study intended to determine the association between AGR and periodontitis using the NHANES database. The…
Chen, J; Chen, X; Chen, Z
Toxic epidermal necrolysis following lamotrigine replacement therapy in a woman planning pregnancy: a case report and literature review.
BMC women's health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Lamotrigine is a preferred antiepileptic drug for women with epilepsy planning or undergoing pregnancy, owing to its relatively low teratogenic risk. However, serious adverse reactions, i…
Liu, K; Sun, Z; Yang, P
ATP6V0A4 as a novel prognostic biomarker and potential therapeutic target in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
BMC oral health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence indicates that the dysregulation of ATP6V0A4 is linked to aggressive behaviors in various types of cancer. Nevertheless, the exact role and molecular mechanisms of ATP…
Gao, X; Huang, S; Lin, C
A multi-dimensional performance evaluation of large language models in dental implantology: comparison of ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Grok, Gemini and Qwen across diverse clinical scenarios.
BMC oral health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: Large language models (LLMs) show promise in medicine, but their effectiveness in specialized fields like implant dentistry remains unclear. This study focuses on five recently released L…
Cai, G; Guo, B; Ma, L
CSF1R inhibitor (PLX3397) alleviates experimental periodontitis by reducing macrophage senescence through the PI3K/AKT/FOXO1 signaling pathway.
Scientific reports • 2025 • Vol. 15 (1)
Macrophage senescence is closely associated with the progression of periodontitis. In vitro investigations have demonstrated that the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibitor, PLX3397, …
Fang, H; Kang, J; Li, L
Oral and gut microbiota in gingivitis subtypes: a causal inference study using Mendelian randomization.
BMC oral health • 2025 • Vol. 25 (1)
BACKGROUND: The disruption of microbiota balance could be a pivotal factor in the complications arising from periodontal disease-induced inflammation outside the mouth. Nonetheless, it remains uncert…
Bi, W; Lin, J; Wang, Q
Comparative assessment of Cochrane's ROB and ROB2 in dentistry trials: a meta-research study.
Systematic reviews • 2025 • Vol. 14 (1)
This meta-research study aimed to compare the assessment of Cochrane's Risk of Bias (RoB) and RoB2 tools in dentistry trials. A sample 150 in vivo randomized clinical trials published between 2020 an…
Botelho, J; Chambrone, L; Machado, V