Research Papers
Enamel development defects and oral symptoms: A hierarchical approach.
Community dental health • 2020 • Vol. 37 (4)
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the relationship between enamel developmental defects (DDEs) and children's oral symptoms in the early and late mixed dentition in a hierarchical approach. ME…
Carneiro, D; Furletti-Gois, V; Gouvea, G
[Segmentation of organs at risk in nasopharyngeal cancer for radiotherapy using a self-adaptive Unet network].
Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University • 2020 • Vol. 40 (11)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the accuracy of automatic segmentation of organs at risk (OARs) in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS: The CT image data of 147 NPC patients with manua…
Huang, S; Li, X; Song, F
Non-sebaceous lymphadenoma of the submandibular gland: diagnostic challenges in the head and neck cancer pathway.
BMJ case reports • 2020 • Vol. 13 (11)
Non-sebaceous lymphadenoma (NSLA) is a rare benign salivary gland tumour with lymphoid and epithelial components and without sebaceous differentiation. The large majority of the reported cases arise …
Garside, G; Jaikaransingh, D; Ofo, E
Rare case of bilateral carotid artery dissection presenting with Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome.
BMJ case reports • 2020 • Vol. 13 (11)
Carotid artery dissection is one of the most common causes of ischaemic stroke in young and middle-aged population. We report a case of bilateral carotid artery dissection presenting with opercular s…
Khurana, D; Prabhat, N; Rebello, A
Relationship between Breastfeeding and Malocclusion: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Nutrients • 2020 • Vol. 12 (12)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this systematic review was to analyze the available literature about the influence of breastfeeding in primary and mixed dentition on different types of malocclusions. METH…
Abate, A; Cavagnetto, D; Fama, A
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dentistry.
Community dental health • 2020 • Vol. 37 (4)
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the delivery of health services across the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic on 11th March 2020, pro…
Marcenes, W
Evaluation of degree of conversion, rate of cure, microhardness, depth of cure, and contraction stress of new nanohybrid composites containing pre-polymerized spherical filler.
Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine • 2020 • Vol. 31 (12)
The aim of the present study was to characterize nanohybrid and nanofilled composites in terms of degree of conversion (DC), rate of cure (RC), microhardness (Vickers hardness number; VHN), depth of …
Angerame, D; Antollovich, G; De Biasi, M
A novel TGF-beta receptor II mutation (I227T/N236D) promotes aggressive phenotype of oral squamous cell carcinoma via enhanced EGFR signaling.
BMC cancer • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling is a double-edged sword in cancer development and progression. TGF-beta signaling plays a tumor suppressive role during the early stag…
Kim, D; Kim, J; Lim, Y
Metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma mimicking nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma.
Blood • 2020 • Vol. 136 (22)
Audino, A; Liu, H
Familial oral lichen planus in a 3-year-old boy: a case report with eight years of follow-up.
BMC oral health • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic mucocutaneous disease characterized by adult predominance and a prolonged course. However, it is rare in the pediatric population with familial aggre…
Tan, Y; Wang, F; Zhang, J
The evaluation of stomatology English education in China based on 'Guanghua cup' international clinical skill exhibition activity.
BMC medical education • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: English education in professional areas has become more and more important with the increasing internationalization of health profession education in countries around the world. In this s…
Cao, Y; Hong, Y; Huang, S
Posterior tongue tie and lip tie: a lucrative private industry where the evidence is uncertain.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2020 • Vol. 371
Benzie, S; Fraser, L; Montgomery, J
Ischial tuberosity: new donor site for bone grafts in animal cleft research.
Scientific reports • 2020 • Vol. 10 (1)
In the context of cleft repair in animal research in rat models, different areas can be used for bone grafting. The aim of the present study was to present the tuberosity of the ischium as a new dono…
Danesh, G; Gremse, F; Holzle, F
Association between anorexia and hyposalivation in community-dwelling older adults in Japan: a 6-year longitudinal study.
BMC geriatrics • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Hyposalivation is associated with the nutritional status. Anorexia of ageing, defined as an age-related decrease in appetite and food intake, presents even in healthy adults and is consid…
Edahiro, A; Fujiwara, Y; Hirano, H
Childhood obesity and dental caries: an ecological investigation of the shape and moderators of the association.
BMC oral health • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Despite sharing a common risk factor in dietary sugars, the association between obesity and dental caries remains unclear. We investigated the association between obesity and dental carie…
Morris, A; Pallan, M; Ravaghi, V
Discordance between patient and physician global assessment of disease activity in Behcet's syndrome: a multicenter study cohort.
Arthritis research & therapy • 2020 • Vol. 22 (1)
BACKGROUND: To compare the patients' and physician's global assessment of disease activity in Behcet's syndrome (BS) and investigate the frequency, magnitude, and determinants of potential discordanc…
Bertsias, G; Cantarini, L; Cauli, A
Prognostic factors analysis for oral cavity cancer survival in the Netherlands and Taiwan using a privacy-preserving federated infrastructure.
Scientific reports • 2020 • Vol. 10 (1)
The difference in incidence of oral cavity cancer (OCC) between Taiwan and the Netherlands is striking. Different risk factors and treatment expertise may result in survival differences between the t…
Chiang, R; Dekker, A; Geleijnse, G
Pivoting Dental Practice Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Systematic Review.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) • 2020 • Vol. 56 (12)
Background and Objectives: The aims of this systematic review were to identify additional infection control measures implemented in dental practice globally to prevent cross-infection and evaluate th…
Ahmed, Z; Allana, R; Amenta, F
Relationship between oral health impacts and personality profiles among orthodontic patients treated with Invisalign clear aligners.
Scientific reports • 2020 • Vol. 10 (1)
This within subject clinical experiment assessed oral health impacts before and after Invisalign orthodontic treatment and their relationships with personality characteristics. 50 patients (26 female…
Almoammar, S; Almomani, B; Al Nazeh, A
Multi-omic detection of Mycobacterium leprae in archaeological human dental calculus.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences • 2020 • Vol. 375 (1812)
Mineralized dental plaque (calculus) has proven to be an excellent source of ancient biomolecules. Here we present a Mycobacterium leprae genome (6.6-fold), the causative agent of leprosy, recovered …
Cappellini, E; Christophersen, A; Denham, S