Research Papers
The cost of dental trauma management: A one-year prospective study in children.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology • 2020 • Vol. 36 (5)
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Management of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) can be expensive and time-consuming, yet very few studies have addressed the cost of their management. The aim of this study was to eval…
Bani-Hani, T; O'Connell, A; Olegario, I
Concurrent presence of secretory carcinoma and Warthin's tumor in ipsilateral parotid gland.
Oral oncology • 2020 • Vol. 109
BACKGROUND: The presence of synchronous benign and malignant salivary gland neoplasms is very rare. The authors present a previously unreported combination of Secretory Carcinoma (SC) and Warthin's T…
Alzahrani, S; Hatoum, H; Kaleem, A
Association of Dickkopf-1 Polymorphisms With Radiological Damage and Periodontal Disease in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases • 2020 • Vol. 26 (7S Suppl 2)
BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that increased bone resorption. Periodontal disease (PD) is an associated risk factor of RA. Studies suggest an association betw…
Acevedo-Godoy, M; Bautista-Molano, W; Bello-Gualtero, J
Sensitivity of magnetic resonance tomographic angiography for detecting the degree of neurovascular compression in trigeminal neuralgia.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology • 2020 • Vol. 41 (10)
PURPOSE: Neurovascular compression (NVC) is hypothesized to be the main pathogenic factor of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Microvascular decompression (MVD) has become a popular surgery for TN, and the …
Chai, Y; Chen, M; Hao, Y
Primary pharyngolaryngectomy with jejunal free flap reconstruction: a single centre's evolving experience.
ANZ journal of surgery • 2020 • Vol. 90 (10)
BACKGROUND: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and in particular hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, has long been associated with disfiguring treatment options, significant morbidity and lim…
Bernard, A; Henrys, C; Panizza, B
Expression of TdT in Myoepithelial Cells: Investigation in Breasts, Sweat Glands, and Salivary Lesions Emphasizing the Never-Documented Immunohistochemical Findings.
International journal of surgical pathology • 2020 • Vol. 28 (7)
Background. The expression of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) in myoepithelial cells (MECs) within the breast was recently incidentally observed in our routine practice. This study aimed …
Liu, X; Ma, H; Sun, Z
Clinicopathological study of intraductal carcinoma of the salivary gland, with emphasis on the apocrine type.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology • 2020 • Vol. 477 (4)
Intraductal carcinoma (IC) is a rare salivary gland tumor with low- to intermediate-grade cytological features. It is further classified into intercalated duct type and apocrine type based on its dis…
Hsieh, M; Jin, Y; Kuo, Y
Growth Inhibition of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells Mediated by p53 Gene-Containing Nanolipid Composites.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology • 2020 • Vol. 20 (10)
To study the growth inhibition and cell cycle changes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (CNE1) cells after transfection with p53 gene. A mixture of nano-liposomes and plasmid containing p53 was used for tr…
Cheng, Y; Cui, L; Huang, X
Decision-making process to undergo surgery among adolescent patients with cleft lip and/or palate.
Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS • 2020 • Vol. 17 (4)
AIM: As patients with cleft lip and/or palate grow older, the main decision-making process for treatment is likely to shift from a parent-centered to a patient-centered process. However, many adolesc…
Ike, M; Kogo, M; Kumagai, Y
Home and Clinical Literacy Practices for Children With Cleft Lip and Palate.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association • 2020 • Vol. 57 (10)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine experiences and practices related to supporting literacy development and preventing reading difficulties in children with cleft lip and/or palate (…
Gorman, B; Porod, T
Endothelial progenitors increase vascularization and improve fibroblasts function that prevent medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.
Oral diseases • 2020 • Vol. 26 (7)
OBJECTIVES: In a previous rat model, MRONJ occurrence was 50%. Our aim was to investigate the potential of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to improve fibroblasts function and prevent MRONJ. METHO…
Cohen, G; Doppelt, O; Elimelech, R
COVID-19: how to decrease the risk of infection in dental practice?
Minerva stomatologica • 2020 • Vol. 69 (5)
A new pandemic classified by the World Health Organization and called COVID-19, is causing widespread respiratory infections and deaths in several countries on the five continents. Although it does n…
da Hora Sales, M; da Hora Sale S, P; Lopes de Gusmao Sales, P
miR-1278 sensitizes nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells to cisplatin and suppresses autophagy via targeting ATG2B.
Molecular and cellular probes • 2020 • Vol. 53
Chemoresistance to cisplatin (DDP) has become a dominating obstacle to the successful treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Recently, accumulating data support the tenet that microRNAs (miRNAs…
Wang, P; Wu, Q; Zhao, Y
IL-37 inhibits M1-like macrophage activation to ameliorate temporomandibular joint inflammation through the NLRP3 pathway.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) • 2020 • Vol. 59 (10)
OBJECTIVES: IL-37 has been identified as an important anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive factor. This study was undertaken to explore how IL-37 affects M1/M2-like macrophage polarization and thu…
Ji, P; Luo, P; Peng, S
Aggressive periodontitis and NOD2 variants.
Journal of human genetics • 2020 • Vol. 65 (10)
Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) occurs at an early age and causes rapid periodontal tissue destruction. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) encodes a protein with two…
Fujita, T; Iwata, T; Kajiya, M
The impact of preoperative glycated hemoglobin levels on outcomes in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral diseases • 2020 • Vol. 26 (7)
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the association between preoperative glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and the treatment outcomes of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). METHODS: …
Chang, K; Huang, Y; Hung, S
Survival outcomes after surgical treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral diseases • 2020 • Vol. 26 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinicopathological parameters that influence survival in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, in order to allow for the development of individualized surveillance p…
Backhaus, T; Grandoch, A; Grochau, K
Response to Letter to the Editor: Fat Injection Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Management.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology • 2020 • Vol. 129 (10)
Bryson, P; Contrera, K; Tierney, W
[Satisfaction survey of patients with sequels of peripheral facial palsy treated with botulinum toxin A].
Rehabilitacion • 2020 • Vol. 54 (4)
INTRODUCTION: Treatment of peripheral facial palsy with botulinum toxin A is safe and effective. Although its beneficial impact on patients' quality of life is known, to date, there have been no stud…
Abdel-Muti, E; Diez Sebastian, J; Hachoue, Z
Expression, purification and characterization of a cold-adapted dextranase from marine bacteria and its ability to remove dental plaque.
Protein expression and purification • 2020 • Vol. 174
Dental plaque is a high-incidence health concern, and it is caused by Streptococcus mutans. Dextranase can specifically hydrolyze a-1,6-glycosidic linkages in dextran. It is commonly used in the suga…
Deng, T; Feng, Y; Lai, X