Research Papers
Motor cortex stimulation in chronic neuropathic orofacial pain syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Scientific reports • 2020 • Vol. 10 (1)
Invasive motor Cortex Stimulation (iMCS) was introduced in the 1990's for the treatment of chronic neuropathic orofacial pain (CNOP), although its effectiveness remains doubtful. However, CNOP is kno…
Bartels, R; Henssen, D; Kozicz, T
Prevalence and associations of orofacial pain and oral health factors in nursing home residents with and without dementia.
Age and ageing • 2020 • Vol. 49 (3)
OBJECTIVES: determine and compare the prevalence of orofacial pain in older nursing home residents with and without dementia and explore the association between orofacial pain and health factors. MET…
Feast, A; Lobbezoo, F; Sampson, E
The 2018 periodontitis case definition improves accuracy performance of full-mouth partial diagnostic protocols.
Scientific reports • 2020 • Vol. 10 (1)
We aimed to compare the accuracy performance of the new 2018 periodontitis case definition by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP)/ American Association of Periodontology (AAP) with Center…
Botelho, J; Machado, V; Mendes, J
Association between Sleep Quality and Duration and Periodontal Disease among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health • 2020 • Vol. 17 (9)
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between sleep quality and duration, and periodontal disease among a group of young Japanese university students. First-yea…
Ekuni, D; Fukuhara, D; Islam, M
Promising Scaffold-Free Approaches in Translational Dentistry.
International journal of environmental research and public health • 2020 • Vol. 17 (9)
Regenerative medicine has recently improved the principal therapies in several medical fields. In the past ten years, the continuous search for novel approaches to treat the most common dental pathol…
Amantea, M; Marrelli, B; Nuzzolese, M
Effect of bisphosphonate treatment of titanium surfaces on alkaline phosphatase activity in osteoblasts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC oral health • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Bisphosphonate coating of dental implants is a promising tool for surface modification aiming to improve the osseointegration process and clinical outcome. The biological effects of bisph…
Andrukhov, O; Lettner, S; Moritz, A
Effects of anakinra on the small intestine mucositis induced by methotrexate in rats.
Experimental animals • 2020 • Vol. 69 (2)
Intestinal mucositis is an important problem in the patients receiving cancer treatment. We aimed to investigate the effect of anakinra, which is a well known anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory agent…
Akbas, E; Cankaya, M; Kara, A
Diagnostic Drama. Use of ICDAS II and Fluorescence-Based Intraoral Camera in Early Occlusal Caries Detection: A Clinical Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health • 2020 • Vol. 17 (8)
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of occlusal caries is of paramount importance for a minimally invasive approach in dentistry. The aim of the present in vivo clinical prospective study was to compare the …
Corridore, D; Guerra, F; Jedlinski, M
Validation of an Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Risk Stratification Signature for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Use of Multiplex Serology.
Journal of clinical microbiology • 2020 • Vol. 58 (5)
Serological testing for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has recently been reinvigorated by the implementation of novel Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific IgA and IgG antibodies from a proteome array. A…
Brenner, N; Butt, J; Chen, C
Effect of self-assembling peptide P(11)-4 on orthodontic treatment-induced carious lesions.
Scientific reports • 2020 • Vol. 10 (1)
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of self-assembling peptide P(11)-4 (SAP) in the therapy of initial smooth surface caries (white spot lesions, WSL) following orthodontic multibracket treatment…
Krey, K; Ratzmann, A; Reich, M
Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews • 2020 • Vol. 4 (4)
BACKGROUND: Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) are serious diseases that can lead to serious complications, disability, and death. However, public debate over the safety of the triva…
Debalini, M; Demicheli, V; Di Pietrantonj, C
Utilization of dental services among low and middle income pregnant, post-partum and six-month post-partum women.
BMC oral health • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: This study aims to explore the difference in the utilization pattern of dental services among pregnant, post-partum and six-month post-partum women. METHODS: This cross-sectional question…
Baskaradoss, J; Geevarghese, A
Necrotizing Sialometaplasia and Bulimia: A Case Report.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) • 2020 • Vol. 56 (4)
Bulimia is an eating disorder with a great prevalence in young women. Due to its multifactor ethiology, bulimia has systemic consequences. In the literature, necrotising sialometaplasia is seldom ass…
Gomes, J; Maia, P; Nobre, M
Access to Dental Care and Depressive Illness: Results from the Korea National Health Nutrition Examination Survey.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) • 2020 • Vol. 56 (4)
Background and Objectives: Recent evidence suggests that oral health is associated with various systemic diseases including psychiatric illnesses. This study examined the association between depressi…
Choi, K; Lee, E; Lee, S
Prognostic implications of Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) gene amplification and protein overexpression in hypopharyngeal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
BMC cancer • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: The gene encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) is emerging as a therapeutic and prognostic biomarker in various cancer types, including head and neck squamous cell carcinom…
Cho, B; Cho, Y; Kim, E
Economic evaluations in water-fluoridation: a scoping review.
BMC oral health • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Community water fluoridation (CWF) is considered one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the twentieth century and has been a cornerstone strategies for the prevention and co…
Marino, R; Zaror, C
MMP-7 and MMP-9 are overexpressed in the synovial tissue from severe temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
European journal of histochemistry : EJH • 2020 • Vol. 64 (2)
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are tissue-enzymes that play a key role during the remodeling process, such as in inflammatory diseases. MMP-7 and MMP-9 have been shown to be implicated in extracell…
Almeida, L; Filetti, V; Grippaudo, C
Self-Perception of Periodontal Health and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study.
International journal of environmental research and public health • 2020 • Vol. 17 (8)
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors associated with self-awareness of periodontal health. Data were collected from a representative…
Aimetti, M; Bianco, L; Mariani, G
Multiple imputation and clinico-serological models to predict human papillomavirus status in oropharyngeal carcinoma: An alternative when tissue is unavailable.
International journal of cancer • 2020 • Vol. 146 (8)
In cancer epidemiological studies, determination of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) typically depends on the availability of tumor tissue testing, and/or t…
Bender, N; Bratman, S; Chen, Z
A randomized, phase 1, placebo-controlled trial of APG-157 in oral cancer demonstrates systemic absorption and an inhibitory effect on cytokines and tumor-associated microbes.
Cancer • 2020 • Vol. 126 (8)
BACKGROUND: Although curcumin's effect on head and neck cancer has been studied in vitro and in vivo, to the authors' knowledge its efficacy is limited by poor systemic absorption from oral administr…
Avila, L; Basak, S; Bera, A