Research Papers
Interstitial Cystitis in Sjogren's Syndrome.
The New England journal of medicine • 2024 • Vol. 390 (6)
Taniguchi, Y; Yamamoto, H
Sema6D forward signaling impairs T cell activation and proliferation in head and neck cancer.
JCI Insight • 2024 • Vol. 9 (3)
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are indicated for a diverse range of cancer types, and characterizing the tumor immune microenvironment is critical for optimizing therapeutic strategies, includin…
Aoshi, T; Enokida, T; Futami, Y
A Mapping Review of the Pathogenesis of Peri-Implantitis: The Biofilm-Mediated Inflammation and Bone Dysregulation (BIND) Hypothesis.
Cells • 2024 • Vol. 13 (4)
This mapping review highlights the need for a new paradigm in the understanding of peri-implantitis pathogenesis. The biofilm-mediated inflammation and bone dysregulation (BIND) hypothesis is propose…
Belibasakis, G; Bostanci, N; Mattheos, N
ctDNA transiting into urine is ultrashort and facilitates noninvasive liquid biopsy of HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer.
JCI Insight • 2024 • Vol. 9 (6)
BACKGROUNDTransrenal cell-free tumor DNA (TR-ctDNA), which transits from the bloodstream into urine, has the potential to enable noninvasive cancer detection for a wide variety of nonurologic cancer …
Bhambhani, C; Bhangale, A; Brenner, J
Implementation and Evaluation of a Training Program for Traditional Healers to Improve Knowledge of Noma (Cancrum Oris) in Burkina Faso.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene • 2024 • Vol. 110 (2)
Noma (cancrum oris) is an orofacial gangrene affecting young children living in extreme poverty. The acute morbidity is high, and survivors suffer from physical and social sequelae. When diagnosed ea…
Baratti-Mayer, D; Dupuis, M; Jeannot, E
Evaluation and comparison of microperimetry and optical coherence tomography findings in patients with Behcet uveitis.
International ophthalmology • 2024 • Vol. 44 (1)
PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare the findings of MP and OCT in patients with inactive Behcet's uveitis (BU). METHODS: Sixty-five eyes of 38 patients were included in this retrospective study. Ophthal…
Degirmenci, M; Idil, S; Yalcindag, F
Association between tea types and number of teeth: a cross-sectional study of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.
BMC public health • 2024 • Vol. 24 (1)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that tea consumption may have a positive impact on oral health. However, the effects of different tea types on oral health remain unclear. Therefore, this …
Huang, Z; Kawamura, K; Miyake, T
[A sampling survey of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring in China].
Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2024 • Vol. 59 (2)
Objective: This study aims to investigate the current application and the level of knowledge of intraoperative facial nerve monitoring among medical staff in China. Methods: A comprehensive online qu…
Feng, G; Gao, Z; Tian, X
Oral microbiome associated with differential ratios of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Streptococcus cristatus.
Microbiology spectrum • 2024 • Vol. 12 (2)
Periodontitis has recently been defined as a dysbiotic disease caused by an imbalanced oral microbiota. The transition from commensal microbial communities to periodontitis-associated ones requires c…
Pratap, S; Wang, B; Wang, Q
Vaccine-preventable diseases: Immune response in a large population of healthcare students.
Vaccine • 2024 • Vol. 42 (4)
BACKGROUND: Students in medicine and other health professions are exposed to numerous occupational hazards, primarily biological hazards, during their academic careers at university. The aim of the p…
Amantea, C; Borrelli, I; Cadeddu, C
Gene variants for the WNT pathway are associated with severity in periodontal disease.
Clinical oral investigations • 2024 • Vol. 28 (2)
OBJECTIVE: Studies of Wnt variants-related to bone resorption in periodontitis are limited. The aim of this study was to establish the genotype and allele frequency of gene variants associated with t…
Acevedo-Godoy, M; Chila-Moreno, L; Lafaurie, G
Oral findings and comprehensive dental management of Moebius syndrome: a systematic review.
BMC oral health • 2024 • Vol. 24 (1)
BACKGROUND: Moebius syndrome (MS) is a rare, non-progressive, neuromuscular, congenic disease involving the oral maxillofacial region. The present study aimed to describe the oral and extraoral findi…
Alarcon-Sanchez, M; Heboyan, A; Mosaddad, S
Variants in KMT2A in Three Individuals with Previous Suspicion of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.
Genes • 2024 • Vol. 15 (2)
The condition known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (MIM #188400) is a rare disease with a highly variable clinical presentation including more than 180 features; specific guidelines for screening indiv…
Angeloni, L; dos Santos, A; Gil-da-Silva-Lopes, V
Salivary gland secretory carcinoma presenting as a cervical soft tissue mass: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports • 2024 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Secretory carcinoma (SC) has been described as a distinct salivary gland tumor in the fourth edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of head and neck tumors. SC is g…
Ahmadi, M; Babaheidarian, P; Gharib, M
Retrospective study on the effect of adipose stem cell transplantation on jaw bone regeneration.
International journal of implant dentistry • 2024 • Vol. 10 (1)
PURPOSE: In patients with jaw bone atrophy, dental implant therapy requires bone augmentation on the alveolar ridge. Common methods are autologous bone transplantation or bone substitutes. The latter…
Ishii, R; Kizu, Y; Matsumoto, N
The role of oral microbiota in the development of oral mucositis in pediatric oncology patients treated with antineoplastic drugs: a systematic review.
BMC oral health • 2024 • Vol. 24 (1)
BACKGROUND: In the pediatric oncology population, oral mucositis as a consequence of chemotherapy is a highly prevalent complication which strongly affects both the quality of life and treatment poss…
Amendolea, M; Corvaglia, A; D'Addona, A
Morphological and biomechanical characterization of long bones and peri-implant bone repair in type 2 diabetic rats treated with resveratrol.
Scientific reports • 2024 • Vol. 14 (1)
Type 2 diabetes interferes with bone remodeling mechanisms, requiring studies to reverse this damage, and resveratrol is a polyphenol with rich properties. This study aimed to characterize the long b…
de Souza Batista, F; Dos Santos, P; Matsushita, D
Efficacy of acupuncture and laser acupuncture in temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
BMC oral health • 2024 • Vol. 24 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to perform a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the scientific literature regarding the use of acupuncture and laser acupuncture in the treatment of pain ass…
Cicciu, M; Di Francesco, F; Lanza, A
A foodborne outbreak of Group A streptococcus: an under-recognised method of spread.
The New Zealand medical journal • 2024 • Vol. 137 (1589)
Foodborne transmission of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a rare cause of pharyngitis outbreaks. This report details a GAS outbreak in New Zealand that was associated with a foodborne route of transmi…
Gatman, K; Harrower, J; Rajanaidu, S
Radiofrequency thermocoagulation under neuromonitoring guidance and general anesthesia for treatment of refractory trigeminal neuralgia.
Acta neurochirurgica • 2024 • Vol. 166 (1)
OBJECTIVE: Radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) for refractory trigeminal neuralgia is usually performed in awake patients to localize the involved trigeminal branches. It is often a painful experi…
Abboud, T; Malinova, V; Mielke, D