Research Papers
A systematic review on bacterial community changes after periodontal therapy with and without systemic antibiotics: An analysis with a wider lens.
Journal of periodontal research • 2020 • Vol. 55 (6)
BACKGROUND: This systematic review aimed to provide a comprehensive view on microbial community shifts after periodontal therapy with and without systemic antibiotics, conducted in randomized control…
Dilber, E; Ehmke, B; Faggion, C
Risk of dementia in patients with periodontitis and related protective factors: A nationwide retrospective cohort study.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2020 • Vol. 47 (12)
AIM: We aimed to evaluate the long-term risk of dementia in patients with periodontitis and its associated factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Database, we identi…
Chang, C; Chen, T; Hu, C
Curcumin and wikstroflavone B, a new biflavonoid isolated from Wikstroemia indica, synergistically suppress the proliferation and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via blocking FAK/STAT3 signaling pathway.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology • 2020 • Vol. 79
BACKGROUND: Curcumin (CUR) is a natural diarylheptanoid with marked anti-tumor activities. Recent investigations demonstrate that CUR combines with some other phytochemicals exerts advantages over it…
Deng, X; Fan, Q; Lin, M
Periodontitis and risk of prevalent and incident coronary heart disease events.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2020 • Vol. 47 (12)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate periodontitis as a risk factor for prevalent and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in a group of middle-aged men from Northern Ireland. METHODS: A representative sample …
Evans, A; Kee, F; Linden, G
Pretreatment MRI-Derived Radiomics May Evaluate the Response of Different Induction Chemotherapy Regimens in Locally advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
Academic radiology • 2020 • Vol. 27 (12)
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and compare the performance of radiomics in predicting induction chemotherapy response treated with two different regimens in patients with advanced nasopharynge…
Jiang, M; Ruan, L; Ye, Z
Assessment of stiffness and load deflection of orthodontic miniscrews used for palatal anchorage: An in vitro biomechanical study.
International orthodontics • 2020 • Vol. 18 (4)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical properties of miniscrews of 5 different lengths, 2 different diameters, and different combinations of insertion used for palatal…
Colonna, A; Drudi, M; Lombardo, L
Effects of sub-lethal dose of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on major virulence traits of Streptococcus mutans.
Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy • 2020 • Vol. 32
BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as a complementary step of selective removal of dental caries appears as an ideal choice to help manage caries with minimal interventions. Sub-le…
Afrasiabi, S; Aminian, M; Bahador, A
Prognostic performance of TNM8 staging rules in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral oncology • 2020 • Vol. 111
BACKGROUND: Two major changes to the staging of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) were adopted in TNM8: (1) depth of invasion is now used for T staging and (2) extranodal extension for N st…
Ashaari, S; Callanan, D; Feeley, L
FGF-2 release and bonding/physical properties of 4-META/MMA-based adhesive resins incorporating small FGF-2-loaded polymer particles.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2020 • Vol. 36 (12)
OBJECTIVES: Non-biodegradable particles comprising hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TMPT) have been reported as useful carriers for fibroblast growth factor-2 …
Imazato, S; Kitagawa, H; Tsuboi, R
Adjuvant therapies for MRONJ: A systematic review.
Bone • 2020 • Vol. 141
OBJECTIVE: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a severe adverse reaction caused by the use of antiresorptive antiangiogenic medication. Treating MRONJ is difficult and besides stan…
Coropciuc, R; Govaerts, D; Jacobs, R
Impact of tumor volume enlargement after induction chemotherapy on subsequent radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A propensity-score matching analysis.
Cancer medicine • 2020 • Vol. 9 (23)
A small proportion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients show resistance to induction chemotherapy (IC). This study sought to investigate the impact of tumor volume enlargement after IC on the d…
Li, S; Shen, L
Long-term outcomes in children with and without cleft palate treated with tympanostomy for otitis media with effusion before the age of 2 years.
Acta oto-laryngologica • 2020 • Vol. 140 (12)
BACKGROUND: Long-term outcomes of children with and without cleft palate receiving early treatment for otitis media with effusion (OME) are unclear. OBJECTIVES: To compare long-term otological and au…
Hirama, M; Inoue, M; Kobayashi, S
A prospective randomized controlled trial on the value of prophylactic oral nutritional supplementation in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving chemo-radiotherapy.
Oral oncology • 2020 • Vol. 111
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the effect of prophylactic oral nutrition supplements (ONS) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy and concurrent chemora…
Cao, C; Chen, J; Chen, X
Humanized Drosophila Model of the Meier-Gorlin Syndrome Reveals Conserved and Divergent Features of the Orc6 Protein.
Genetics • 2020 • Vol. 216 (4)
Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by microtia, primordial dwarfism, small ears, and skeletal abnormalities. Patients with MGS often carry mutations in …
Akhmetova, K; Balasov, M; Chesnokov, I
Effect of titanium tetrafluoride/sodium fluoride solutions containing chitosan at different viscosities on the protection of enamel erosion in vitro.
Archives of oral biology • 2020 • Vol. 120
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the protective effect against enamel erosion of experimental solutions containing TiF(4)/NaF and Chitosan compared to a commercial SnCl(2)/Na…
Carvalho, T; de Souza, B; Joao-Souza, S
Epithelial Distribution of E-Cadherin, p63, and Mitotic Figures in ApoTome Images to Determine the Oncogenic Potentiality of Oral Submucous Fibrosis.
Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada • 2020 • Vol. 26 (6)
The exact process of the malignant conversion of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) to oral cancer is not fully understood. This study aimed to detect and analyze E-cadherin expression, p63 expression, an…
Chatterjee, J; Das, R; Nag, R
Dental Radiographs for Age Estimation in US Asylum Seekers: Methodological, Ethical, and Health Issues.
American journal of public health • 2020 • Vol. 110 (12)
Unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum status in the United States are often forced to undergo dental radiographs, or x-rays, to verify that they are younger than 18 years.The application of t…
Kapadia, F; Silver, D; Stevens, J
Fingolimod reduces salivary infiltrates and increases salivary secretion in a murine Sjogren's model.
Journal of autoimmunity • 2020 • Vol. 115
Sjogren's Syndrome (SjS) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease causing xerostomia, xerophthalmia, and systemic symptoms. The principal pathological finding in SjS is the accumulation of lymphocyt…
Cohen, P; McCulloch, A
MRI-Based Assessment of the Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle as a Predictor of Surgical Margin after Transoral Robotic Surgery in HPV-Positive Tonsillar Cancer.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology • 2020 • Vol. 41 (12)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Transoral robotic surgery is an emerging strategy for treating human papillomavirus-positive cancers, but the role of MR imaging in predicting the surgical outcome has not bee…
Bae, Y; Baik, S; Choi, B
Quantitative light-induced fluorescence as a potential tool for detection of enamel chemical composition.
Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy • 2020 • Vol. 32
BACKGROUND: Little is known about how the chemical composition of enamel affects the optical properties of teeth, but advances in technology allow this to be studied using white-light and fluorescent…
de Josselin de Jong, E; Jung, H; Kim, B