Research Papers
How to Increase Number of Present Teeth in Elderly: Consideration of Percentile Curves for Present Teeth in Tokyo.
The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College • 2020 • Vol. 61 (1)
Maintaining dental and oral health and increasing healthy life expectancy are important issues for Japan as it deals with the rapid aging of its population. The purpose of this study was to determine…
Hirata, S; Kasahara, N; Oozawa, K
Factors associated with nurses' performance of oral assessments and dental referrals for hospital inpatients.
BMC oral health • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Nurses' oral assessment and dental referral performance for inpatients are important to provide appropriate oral care services in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to investigate t…
Akinaga, K; Aoki, H; Haresaku, S
Clinical validation of a graphical method for radiation therapy plan quality assessment.
Radiation oncology (London, England) • 2020 • Vol. 15 (1)
BACKGROUND: This work aims at clinically validating a graphical tool developed for treatment plan assessment, named SPIDERplan, by comparing the plan choices based on its scoring with the radiation o…
da Costa Ferreira, B; Dias, J; Khouri, L
Prevalence of and risk factors for periodontal disease among pregnant women in an antenatal care clinic in Khartoum, Sudan.
BMC research notes • 2020 • Vol. 13 (1)
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with periodontal disease among pregnant Sudanese women. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Antenatal Care Cli…
Adam, I; Ahmed, A; Nasr, A
Malignancy prediction among tissues from Oral SCC patients including neck invasions: a (1)H HRMAS NMR based metabolomic study.
Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society • 2020 • Vol. 16 (3)
INTRODUCTION: Oral cancer is a sixth commonly occurring cancer globally. The use of tobacco and alcohol consumption are being considered as the major risk factors for oral cancer. The metabolic profi…
Anand, A; Gaurav, K; Husain, N
A cohort study of factors that influence oral health-related quality of life from age 12 to 18 in Hong Kong.
Health and quality of life outcomes • 2020 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of cohort studies on the influence factors of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). This study aimed to follow subjects from age 12 to 18 to analyse the sociodemog…
McGrath, C; Sun, L; Wong, H
Polymicrobial periodontal disease triggers a wide radius of effect and unique virome.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes • 2020 • Vol. 6 (1)
Periodontal disease is a microbially-mediated inflammatory disease of tooth-supporting tissues that leads to bone and tissue loss around teeth. Although bacterially-mediated mechanisms of alveolar bo…
Gao, L; Ho, S; Kamarajan, P
Three-dimensional observation and analysis of remineralization in dentinal caries lesions.
Scientific reports • 2020 • Vol. 10 (1)
The remineralization mechanism in dental caries lesions is not completely understood. This study reports on ultrastructural and chemical changes observed within arrested caries lesions. Carious human…
Hara, T; Hayakawa, S; Nagaoka, N
A simplified in vitro model for investigation of the antimicrobial efficacy of various antiseptic agents to prevent peri-implantitis.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica • 2020 • Vol. 67 (2)
The biofilm formation by oral bacteria on the implant surface is one of the most remarkable factors of peri-implant infections, which may eventually lead to bone resorption and loss of the dental imp…
Eordegh, G; Turzo, K; Ungvari, K
[Removable Dental Prosthesis 2.0: Digital from A to Z?].
Swiss dental journal • 2020 • Vol. 130 (3)
This case report presents the treatment of a partially edentulous patient with a clasp-retained removable dental prosthesis (RDP) using both, digital and conventional workflows. Differences were demo…
Gintaute, A; Joda, T; Straface, A
[Analysis on features and functions of professional journals of stomatology published in modern China].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2020 • Vol. 55 (3)
The professional journals of stomatology, which were dedicated to spread of theoretical knowledge and medical practices, has demonstrated their important value for studying the development of stomato…
Shan, Y; Zhang, D
[Removable partial denture restoration for a patient with limited mouth opening using intraoral scanning and three-dimensional printing technique: a case report].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2020 • Vol. 55 (3)
Du, Q; Niu, G
[Research and development of clinical application accuracy of intraoral three-dimensional scanning technology].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2020 • Vol. 55 (3)
Intraoral three-dimensional scanning technology has been adopted in stomatology field and developed rapidly with improved accuracy. At present, the scanning accuracy of the intraoral three-dimensiona…
Cao, Y; Chen, J; Sun, Y
Diabetic Neuropathy Is Characterized by Progressive Corneal Nerve Fiber Loss in the Central and Inferior Whorl Regions.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science • 2020 • Vol. 61 (3)
PURPOSE: We hypothesized that longitudinal changes in corneal nerve morphology would differ between the central cornea and inferior whorl in relation to other measures of diabetic neuropathy. METHODS…
Azmi, S; Boulton, A; Dhage, S
Essential Comments.
Deutsches Arzteblatt international • 2020 • Vol. 117 (10)
Beutner, F
Serum miRNAs, a potential prognosis marker of loco-regionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with CCRT.
BMC cancer • 2020 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Serum miRNA was once found as potential disease survival index,thus we investigated the role of miRNA in predicting prognosis in loco-regionally advanced NPC patients treated with CCRT. M…
Chen, C; Huang, J; Jin, F
Grey matter volume alterations in trigeminal neuralgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of voxel-based morphometry studies.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry • 2020 • Vol. 98
In recent decades, a growing number of structural neuroimaging studies of grey matter (GM) in trigeminal neuralgia (TN) have reported inconsistent alterations. We carried out a systematic review and …
Chen, G; Han, F; Tang, Y
Inhibitory Effects of a Reengineered Anthrax Toxin on Canine Oral Mucosal Melanomas.
Toxins • 2020 • Vol. 12 (3)
Canine oral mucosal melanomas (OMM) are the most common oral malignancy in dogs and few treatments are available. Thus, new treatment modalities are needed for this disease. Bacillus anthracis (anthr…
Bugge, T; Dagli, M; Fonseca, I
Estimation of Caries Treatment Needs in First Permanent Molars of Lithuanian 5-6-Year-Old Children, Based on Caries Lesion Activity Assessment.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) • 2020 • Vol. 56 (3)
Background and Objectives: Early detection of dental caries lesions at active stages of development can facilitate their monitoring and reduce needs for restorative dental care. This study aimed to d…
Andruskeviciene, V; Bendoraitiene, E; Maciulskiene, V
Association of Opioid Use With Pain and Satisfaction After Dental Extraction.
JAMA network open • 2020 • Vol. 3 (3)
IMPORTANCE: Dentists commonly prescribe opioids to relieve pain after tooth extraction. Understanding the differences in patient-reported outcomes between opioid users and nonusers could encourage th…
Bettag, S; Brummett, C; Dubois, K