Research Papers
Powered or manual toothbrushing for people with physical or intellectual disabilities - A systematic review.
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry • 2023 • Vol. 43 (5)
AIMS: The aim of this systematic review is to compare the effectiveness of a powered (PTB) and a manual (MTB) toothbrush in the hands of people with physical (PD) or intellectual (ID) disabilities or…
Kalf-Scholte, S; Slot, D; Valkenburg, C
The paper by Ericson and colleagues "Effect of a single application of silver diamine fluoride on root caries after 12 months in institutionalised older adults-A randomised clinical trial" demonstrates a fundamental failure of peer review.
Gerodontology • 2023 • Vol. 40 (3)
Milgrom, P
Thymic Hyperplasia With Lymphoepithelial Sialadenitis-Like Features Arising in a Patient With Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disorders: A Case Report.
International journal of surgical pathology • 2023 • Vol. 31 (6)
Thymic hyperplasia with lymphoepithelial sialadenitis-like features is characterized by thymic hyperplasia with lymphocytic infiltrates in the thymic epithelium. The lesion differs from other forms o…
Inoue, M; Ishihara, S; Konishi, E
Traumatic dental injuries in the primary lower incisors.
International journal of paediatric dentistry • 2023 • Vol. 33 (5)
BACKGROUND: Primary lower incisors are susceptible to traumatic dental injury (TDI), which may affect both primary and permanent dentitions. AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of TDIs i…
Del Negro, B; Kimura, J; Mendes, F
Facial Paralysis Referral Patterns to a Multidisciplinary Facial Nerve Clinic.
Facial plastic surgery & aesthetic medicine • 2023 • Vol. 25 (5)
Agarwal, A; Daher, G; Lighthall, J
Automated extraction of clinical measures from videos of oculofacial disorders using machine learning: feasibility, validity and reliability.
Eye (London, England) • 2023 • Vol. 37 (13)
OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility, validity and reliability of automatically extracting clinically meaningful eyelid measurements from consumer-grade videos of individuals with oculofacial dis…
Clarke, H; Kang, S; Makuloluwe, S
Five-year follow-up of an interdisciplinary oral health education program: Clinical practice behaviors in working pediatric nurse practitioners.
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners • 2023 • Vol. 35 (9)
Many interdisciplinary oral health education programs have been implemented for pediatric primary care providers (e.g., pediatric nurse practitioner [PNP]) to raise awareness and gain skills related …
Kinsler, J; Love-Bibbero, L; Pike, N
Orbicularis Oculi Muscle Immunohistochemical, Metabolic, and Morphometric Differences in Affected and Nonaffected Sides in Hemifacial Spasm vs Healthy Subjects.
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society • 2023 • Vol. 43 (3)
BACKGROUND: Subtle morphological alterations have been reported even in the nonaffected side of the orbicularis oculi muscle in patients with hemifacial spasm. However, no previous study assessed imm…
Belfort, R; Campos, E; Gameiro, G
Surgical management of gingival recessions in patients with refractory gingival pemphigus vulgaris: A multidisciplinary challenge.
Clinical advances in periodontics • 2023 • Vol. 13 (3)
BACKGROUND: Mucogingival surgery for root coverage of gingival recessions (GRs) is usually performed in patients with unremarkable periodontal and systemic health. However, the predictable results of…
Bardazzi, F; Filippi, F; Gabusi, A
The empirical use of aminoglycosides in Ludwig's angina based on bacterial analysis of 63 cases.
Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2023 • Vol. 124 (4)
PURPOSES: To determine if the empirical use of aminoglycosides is justified in Ludwig's angina based on microscopy, culture and sensitivity results. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was done on pati…
Jacobs, F; Olorunju, S; Rule, R
Predictors of distress associated with altered appearance and function in people treated surgically for oral cancers: a cross-sectional study.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2023 • Vol. 52 (9)
This cross-sectional study was performed to examine sources of variation in distress associated with altered appearance and fundamental functions in oral cancer patients at 2 months, 12-15 months, 24…
Dixon, B; Frowen, J; Gough, K
Retinal vascular occlusions in ocular Behcet disease - a comparative analysis.
Acta ophthalmologica • 2023 • Vol. 101 (6)
PURPOSE: The literature on retinal vascular occlusions in Behcet disease (BD) patients is limited. The aim of this study is to thoroughly investigate retinal vascular occlusions among ocular BD patie…
Anouk, M; Bakshi, E; Ben-Arie-Weintrob, Y
Volume assessment of the external contour around immediate implant with or without immediate tooth-like crown provisionalization: A digital intraoral scans study.
Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2023 • Vol. 124 (4)
PURPOSES: To examine differences between immediate and delayed dental implant loading in maxillary aesthetic areas. METHODS: In this retrospective controlled analysis, 43 subjects who underwent immed…
Cosola, S; Covani, U; Crespi, R
Intraoral exophytic lesion in an adolescent: A case report of myoepithelioma with unique clinical presentation.
Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2023 • Vol. 124 (4)
Myoepithelioma is an infrequent benign tumor of the salivary glands, characterized by its composition of myoepithelial cells which can show different shapes and be arranged in various patterns with a…
Rodriguez Archilla, A; Soto Sanudo, A; Urias Barreras, C
Assessment of the activity of secondary caries lesions with short-wavelength infrared, thermal, and optical coherence tomographic imaging.
Journal of biomedical optics • 2023 • Vol. 28 (9)
Significance: Leakage in the interfaces between restorative materials and tooth structure allows for fluid and bacterial acid infiltration, causing restoration failure due to secondary caries. Dentis…
Chang, N; Dillas, T; Fried, D
Clinical features and independent predictors of Behcet's disease associated with myelodysplastic syndrome.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology • 2023 • Vol. 41 (9)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the correlation of Behcet's disease (BD) with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and identify the predictive risk factors in Chinese patients. METHODS: A retrospective study of…
Ding, Y; Guan, K; Guan, W
Preoperative Embolization Techniques in the Treatment of Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: A Systematic Review.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery • 2023 • Vol. 169 (3)
OBJECTIVE: Preoperative embolization has proven beneficial in the surgical treatment of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (JNA). However, the consensus for the best embolization practices remains…
Elijovich, L; Fastenberg, J; Hachem, R
Microscopic Alterations of the Dental Pulp in Surgically Extracted Teeth of Dogs.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2023 • Vol. 40 (3)
Microscopic alterations in the dental pulp of dogs have not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was to investigate microscopic alterations of the dental pulp in dogs' teeth. One hundred a…
Assuncao, G; Ocarino, N; Serakides, R
Reduction of Neutrophil Activation by Phosphodiesterase 4 Blockade in Behcet's Disease.
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) • 2023 • Vol. 75 (9)
OBJECTIVE: Behcet's disease (BD) is a systemic vasculitis with inflammatory lesions mediated by cytotoxic T cells and neutrophils. Apremilast, an orally available small-molecule drug that selectively…
Barete, S; Cacoub, P; Charles, E
Research on the role of cellular autophagy in the sensitivity of human tongue cancer cells to radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2023 • Vol. 124 (4)
OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to investigate the role of cisplatin-induced autophagy in human tongue squamous carcinoma Tca8113 cells. METHODS: After inhibiting the expression of autophagic proteins wit…
Hu, Y; Ma, B; Ye, J