Research Papers
Exploring the Link Between Headache, Possible Sleep Bruxism and Self-Medication in Adolescents.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) • 2025 • Vol. 114 (9)
AIM: Adolescents predominantly suffer from headaches and sleep bruxism. Yet, the association between both conditions remains unclear. This study investigated the relationship between primary headache…
Batista, J; da Silva, S; do Nascimento, M
Dual PD-1 and CTLA4 Immune Checkpoint Blockade and Hypofractionated Radiation in Patients With Advanced Salivary Gland Cancers.
Head & neck • 2025 • Vol. 47 (9)
BACKGROUND: No standard systemic therapy exists for recurrent/metastatic salivary gland cancer (R/M SGC). We explored the safety and activity of nivolumab and ipilimumab with palliative hypofractiona…
Baik, C; Barber, B; Dumenigo-Jimenez, A
Prognostic Models for Overall and Disease-Specific Survival in Palate Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Implications for Postoperative Radiotherapy.
Head & neck • 2025 • Vol. 47 (9)
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to develop lymph node ratio (LNR)-integrated nomograms to predict overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) in palate squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) and t…
Li, L; Zhang, D
Prevention of Dental Demineralization by Fluoride Toothpastes Followed by Fluoride-Free Mouthwashes: A TMR-D Conventional and Single-Section Technique Study.
International journal of paediatric dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 35 (5)
BACKGROUND: The use of fluoride-free mouthwashes (FFM) can adversely affect the anticaries benefits of fluoride toothpaste. AIM: This study investigated (i) the impact of FFM on the anticaries benefi…
Hara, A; Lippert, F; Valdivia-Tapia, A
Factors Associated With Dental Caries in Primary Teeth of 5- and 6-Year-Old Polish Children.
International journal of paediatric dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 35 (5)
BACKGROUND: Caries in primary teeth remain a common health issue. AIM: To identify oral health behaviours which significantly affect dental caries in children aged 5-6 years. DESIGN: A national cross…
Olczak-Kowalczyk, D; Studnicki, M; Turska-Szybka, A
The Characteristics and Effectiveness of Oral Healthcare Education Interventions for Stroke Clinicians: A Scoping Review.
Journal of clinical nursing • 2025 • Vol. 34 (9)
AIMS: To explore the characteristics of oral healthcare education interventions for stroke clinicians and the effectiveness of these interventions in improving the oral health knowledge, attitudes, c…
Ajwani, S; Ferguson, C; George, A
Clonal rearrangements of B and T lymphocytes in minor salivary gland biopsies of Sjogren's disease patients with a focus score of >/=1.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2025 • Vol. 140 (3)
INTRODUCTION: Sjogren's Disease (SjD) is a systemic autoimmune disease with an increased risk of developing hematolymphoid neoplasms, with mucosa-associated marginal zone lymphoma being the most comm…
Arredondo, A; Bustos, A; Cajamarca-Baron, J
Oral potentially malignant disorders: clinical-pathological correlations in a dental institution in North Carolina.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2025 • Vol. 140 (3)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) in North Carolina, focusing on the agreement between clinical impressions and microsco…
Flores-Hidalgo, A; Holmes, E; Jaimes, O
Trigeminal Neuralgia in a 12-Month-Old Boy With Dandy-Walker Malformation and Homozygous Pathogenic TOPORS Variant.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A • 2025 • Vol. 197 (9)
A 12-month-old boy with a Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) presented with a 2-month history of lip chewing and face rubbing such that disfiguring ulcerations were present on his lips and right eye. Th…
Brown, W; Lob, K
Comparison of sagittal angle of trigeminal nerve at porus trigeminus between responders and non-responders to microvascular decompression surgery in patients with trigeminal neuralgia.
Current problems in diagnostic radiology • 2025 • Vol. 54 (5)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The sagittal angle of the trigeminal nerve at the porus trigeminus (SATNaPT) has been described as abnormally hyperacute in a subset of patients with trigeminal neuralgia and …
Akyuz, M; Ansari, S; Basappa, E
Teriparatide as an adjuvant therapy in the management of advanced-stage medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2025 • Vol. 140 (3)
Teriparatide, recombinant human parathyroid hormone, is a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug used for the treatment of osteoporosis in men and postmenopausal women. Recent studies ha…
Chung, K; Estilo, C; Farooki, A
Effect of Midline Deviation and Crown Width Disproportion on Perception of Smile Esthetics.
Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] • 2025 • Vol. 37 (9)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of maxillary midline deviation and crown width disproportion on the perception of smile attractiveness through full-face images among dentists and laypeople. METHOD…
Korkut, B; Murat, N; Ntovas, P
LED-based low-level light therapy for oral mucositis in cancer patients: a systematic review and GRADE analysis.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2025 • Vol. 140 (3)
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy in reducing oral mucositis (OM) severity, pain, and healing time in cancer patients and compare …
Anil, S; Joseph, B; Mauramo, M
Jaw Osteomyelitis.
Infectious disease clinics of North America • 2025 • Vol. 39 (3)
Mandibular osteomyelitis is caused most commonly by members of the oral flora in the setting of dental infection or dental manipulation, often in patients with underlying mandible pathology. Recogniz…
Barshak, M; Mousavian, M; Peacock, Z
Accuracy and safety of dynamic navigation vs. freehand approach in indirect sinus lift and immediate implant placement: A split mouth clinical study.
Journal of dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 160
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the accuracy and safety of indirect sinus lift and immediate implant placement in maxillary posterior partially edentulous sites, using dynamic nav…
Bhalerao, A; Jain, S; Nagy, K
Gut and oral microbial profile associations to oral cancer.
Journal of dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 160
The human microbiome is widely known to be associated with health and disease. The oral microbiome has been linked with oral diseases and infections, though not many studies have explored the relatio…
Bedu-Ferrari, C; Brady, P; Feeley, L
Effect of using curing light manufacturer-recommended exposure times on the microhardness of resin composites.
Journal of dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 160
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effect of the light curing unit (LCU), light curing technique (LCT), and insertion technique (CIT) of resin-based composite (RBC) on the microhardness at various …
Griggs, J; Jauregui-Ulloa, J; Kunapareddy, A
Impact of artificial intelligence assistance on diagnosing periapical radiolucencies: A randomized controlled trial.
Journal of dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 160
OBJECTIVES: This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance on dentists' diagnostic accuracy, confidence, and treatment decisions when detecti…
Pitchika, V; Pul, U; Schwendicke, F
Evaluation of the clinical performance of endocrown and overlay restorations: A 4-year retrospective study.
Journal of dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 160
OBJECTIVES: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical performance, plaque indices, and cemented surface areas of feldspathic ceramic endocrown and overlay restorations in en…
Albayrak, H; Ayata, M; Cakar, M
Association of low birth weight with development defects of enamel: Systematic review with meta-analysis.
Archives of oral biology • 2025 • Vol. 177
OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight (LBW) has been associated with developmental defects of enamel (DDE), but this has not been tested against an etiological physiological model of DDE (Eti-Phys model). This…
Cavalcanti, Y; Dantas, E; de Sousa, F