Research Papers
Eight-and-a-half syndrome: A complex clinical syndrome caused by a single central lesion.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery • 2020 • Vol. 194
Bot, J; Rinkel, R; Visser, M
Prefabricated Composite Tissues for the Reconstruction of Complex Maxillary Defects: Functional and Aesthetic Principles.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2020 • Vol. 31 (5)
The anatomical structures of the maxilla include the mucosa lining attached to the bone in a pneumatized "light weight construction" to support facial tissues and to provide physiological oral and na…
Cohen, M; Vinzenz, K
Adalimumab for treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa during the COVID-19 pandemic: Safety considerations.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology • 2020 • Vol. 83 (1)
Blaszczak, A; Cartron, A; Trinidad, J
Refinement and further application of the Qualities of Sore Throat Index (QuaSTI).
Pain management • 2020 • Vol. 10 (4)
Aim: The Qualities of Sore Throat Index (QuaSTI) assesses the status of patient-reported pharyngeal pain. One study used QuaSTI in isolation; a separate study used QuaSTI plus the Sore Throat Scale (…
Schachtel, B; Shephard, A; Smith, A
Evaluation of a Collagen-Reactive Monomer with Advanced Bonding Durability.
Journal of dental research • 2020 • Vol. 99 (7)
This study evaluated the use of a new collagen-reactive monomer (CRM), isocyanate-terminated urethane methacrylate precursor, which has covalent affinity to dental collagen, in the formation of denti…
Chen, J; Huang, L; Li, J
Intraparotid metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma diagnosed by FNAC-Report of a rare case.
Diagnostic cytopathology • 2020 • Vol. 48 (7)
Metastasis to the parotid gland accounts for 10%-16% of parotid malignancies. Head and neck malignancies constitute the major bulk of metastatic lesions to the parotid. The other common primaries inc…
Dineshbabu, S; Gochhait, D; Kumari, S
Establishment of a prognostic nomogram to identify optimal candidates for local treatment among patients with local recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Oral oncology • 2020 • Vol. 106
OBJECTIVE: Thus far, there is no final conclusion on the treatment of local recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (lrNPC) patients. Herein, we developed a nomogram which combined prognostic biomarkers t…
Chen, Q; Guo, S; Jia, G
Association of cytokine patterns and clinical/laboratory parameters, medication and periodontal burden in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Odontology • 2020 • Vol. 108 (3)
To evaluate serum levels of the following cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis subjects with periodontal disease: Interleukin-6, -10, -17, and -23. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis frequently suffer f…
Bothmann, L; Henze, E; Patschan, D
Soft tissue stability around dental implants after soft tissue grafting from the lateral palate or the tuberosity area - A randomized controlled clinical study.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2020 • Vol. 47 (7)
AIM: To compare the soft tissue stability (STA) around single implants previously augmented with either subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) from the lateral palate (LP) or from the tuberosit…
Gonzalez-Martin, O; Nart, J; Rojo, E
Investigation of pregnancy associated plasma protein-A and neopterin levels in Behcet's patients.
Dermatologic therapy • 2020 • Vol. 33 (4)
Behcet's disease (BD) is an autoimmune disease that affects many organs. We aimed to investigate the relationship between BD and these pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A), neopterin, and h…
Akyurek, F; Tuncez Akyurek, F
Evaluation of Mandibular Symmetry in Patients With Condylar Osteochondroma Who Underwent Intro-Oral Condylar Resection and Simultaneous Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2020 • Vol. 31 (5)
Mandibular condylar osteochondroma (OC) can result in facial asymmetry, malocclusion, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. The authors have previously demonstrated a novel method for conservative…
Cao, J; Dai, J; Liu, Z
Predicting late radiation-induced xerostomia with parotid gland PET biomarkers and dose metrics.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology • 2020 • Vol. 148
PURPOSE: To assess associations between parotid gland PET biomarkers and late radiation-induced xerostomia, and to validate improvement of xerostomia predictive models by adding pre-treatment PET fea…
Casper, K; Eisbruch, A; El Naqa, I
Graphene Oxide Enables the Reosteogenesis of Previously Contaminated Titanium In Vitro.
Journal of dental research • 2020 • Vol. 99 (8)
The main goal of peri-implantitis treatment is to control infection and arrest bone loss, which requires the removal of polymicrobial biofilms on the implant surface and the reduction of tissue invas…
Jiang, C; Jiao, T; Qin, W
Multimodality treatment including ONCEPT for canine oral melanoma: A retrospective analysis of 131 dogs.
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association • 2020 • Vol. 61 (4)
Canine oral melanoma (OM) is an aggressive cancer with a high rate of metastasis. Surgery and/or radiotherapy (RT) are effective local treatments, yet many dogs succumb to distant metastasis. Immunot…
Buchholz, J; Gieger, T; Hetzel, S
Combination of RERG and ZNF671 methylation rates in circulating cell-free DNA: A novel biomarker for screening of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer science • 2020 • Vol. 111 (7)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a prevalent malignancy in Southeast Asia, hence, identifying easily detectable biomarkers for NPC screening is essential for better diagnosis and prognosis. Using ge…
Hiraku, Y; Huang, G; Kobayashi, H
Endoscopic laryngopharyngeal surgery for hypopharyngeal lesions.
Oral oncology • 2020 • Vol. 106
OBJECTIVES: Transoral approaches for laryngeal/pharyngeal malignancies have been widely accepted as minimally invasive treatment options; however, hypopharyngeal lesions treated by transoral surgery …
Funakoshi, M; Kishimoto, Y; Miyamoto, S
Case of toxic epidermal necrolysis successfully treated with repeated i.v. immunoglobulin.
The Journal of dermatology • 2020 • Vol. 47 (7)
Abe, R; Deguchi, T; Fujimoto, A
Single median maxillary central incisor syndrome and variant in SMO gene associated with SHH pathway.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology • 2020 • Vol. 134
Solitary median maxillary central incisor syndrome (SMMCI) is a rare congenital oronasal-dental midline anomaly. The aim of this paper is a presentation of a patient with SMMCI without other visible …
Biela, M; Dorobisz, K; Koltowska, A
Acquired lymphangioma circumscriptum secondary to tuberculosis: A rare case report.
Dermatologic therapy • 2020 • Vol. 33 (4)
Lymphangioma circumscriptum is a benign lymphatic malformation that usually presents at birth or early childhood. Acquired oral lymphangioma has been reported secondary to radiation therapy and dentu…
Asadi-Kani, Z; Ghalamkarpour, F; Khazaei, P
In vivo accuracy of dental magnetic resonance imaging in assessing maxillary molar furcation involvement: A feasibility study in humans.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2020 • Vol. 47 (7)
AIM: To investigate the accuracy and reliability of dental magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) in assessing maxillary molar furcation involvement (FI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this prospective study, …
Bendszus, M; Heiland, S; Hilgenfeld, T