Research Papers
Virtual Surgical Planning for Successful Second-Stage Mandibular Defect Reconstruction Using Vascularized Iliac Crest Bone Flap: A Valid and Reliable Method.
Annals of plastic surgery • 2020 • Vol. 84 (2)
PURPOSE: Second-stage reconstruction of mandibular defects faces problems of anatomic disorder and bone displacement due to tumor resection. As a newer technique, virtual surgical planning (VSP) may …
Li, Y; Liu, B; Shao, Z
Tissue-Specific DNA Replication Defects in Drosophila melanogaster Caused by a Meier-Gorlin Syndrome Mutation in Orc4.
Genetics • 2020 • Vol. 214 (2)
Meier-Gorlin syndrome is a rare recessive disorder characterized by a number of distinct tissue-specific developmental defects. Genes encoding members of the origin recognition complex (ORC) and addi…
Branstad, A; Fox, C; Gaskill, M
Carbohydrate Metabolism Regulated by Antisense vicR RNA in Cariogenicity.
Journal of dental research • 2020 • Vol. 99 (2)
Streptococcus mutans is a major cariogenic pathogen that resides in multispecies oral microbial biofilms. The VicRK 2-component system is crucial for bacterial adaptation, virulence, and biofilm orga…
Chen, H; Deng, Y; Hu, T
["Emergency anesthesia" in geriatric patients].
Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin • 2020 • Vol. 115 (1)
BACKGROUND: The share of elderly patients undergoing emergency surgery is constantly increasing. Their postoperative outcome remains poor, even if surgery itself is survived in the short or medium te…
Olotu, C
Effects of extreme meteorological factors on daily mumps cases in Hefei, China, during 2011-2016.
Environmental science and pollution research international • 2020 • Vol. 27 (4)
Mumps remains one of the worldwide major health problems over the past decade. Seasonal variations of mumps indicate that meteorological factors play an important role in the development of mumps, bu…
Huang, F; Jiang, C; Lu, X
Comparison of the efficacy of a standard inferior alveolar nerve block versus articaine infiltration for invasive dental treatment in permanent mandibular molars in children: a pilot study.
European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry • 2020 • Vol. 21 (1)
AIM: To determine whether there is a clinical difference between an inferior dental block (IDB) using 2% lidocaine and a buccal infiltration (BI) using 4% articaine, when anaesthetising mandibular fi…
Burbridge, L; Cole, B; Jorgenson, K
Cleaning potential of different air abrasive powders and their impact on implant surface roughness.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2020 • Vol. 22 (1)
BACKGROUND: Implant surface roughness after air abrasive therapy has not been measured precisely in previous research. Debridement with air abrasion facilitates the mechanical removal of bacterial bi…
Becker, T; Lawrence, Z; Leong, B
The Healthy Eating Index and coronal dental caries in US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2020 • Vol. 151 (2)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine if Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015) scores are associated with coronal caries and the odds of untreated coronal caries in adults …
Garcia, R; Kaye, E; Sohn, W
The Recommendation of Cone-beam Computed Tomography and Its Effect on Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning.
Journal of endodontics • 2020 • Vol. 46 (2)
INTRODUCTION: Although intraoral radiographs are foundational for diagnosis and planning treatment in dentistry, the resulting 2-dimensional image varies in interpretation requiring judgment. Cone-be…
Chogle, S; Mecham, A; Saadoun, M
DNA sequencing reveals AMELX, ODAM and MMP20 variations in dental fluorosis.
Archives of oral biology • 2020 • Vol. 110
OBJECTIVE: Dental fluorosis (DF) is a dental development disorder caused by chronic fluoride overconsumption. There are differences in the susceptibility to and severity of DF in studied populations.…
Bologna-Molina, R; Damian-Matsumura, P; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, R
Changes in young children's oral health-related behaviours and caregiver knowledge: A cluster randomized controlled trial in Brazil.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2020 • Vol. 48 (1)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to improve young children's oral health-related behaviours and caregiver knowledge. METHODS: This paper reports on findings from a cluster …
Ayala, G; Cascaes, A; Finlayson, T
TRUShape Versus XP-endo Shaper: A Micro-computed Tomographic Assessment and Comparative Study of the Shaping Ability-An In Vitro Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2020 • Vol. 46 (2)
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the shaping ability of XP-endo Shaper (XP; FKG Dentaire, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) and TRUShape (TS; Dentsply/Tulsa Dental Specia…
Abella Sans, F; Gonzalez Sanchez, J; Jaramillo, D
Acyclovir for Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Herpes Simplex Virus Oropharyngeal Reactivation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA internal medicine • 2020 • Vol. 180 (2)
IMPORTANCE: The role of herpes simplex virus (HSV) reactivation on morbidity and mortality in patients in the intensive care unit requiring mechanical ventilation remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To deter…
Bedos, J; Bourenne, J; Cayot-Constantin, S
Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) variability in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Archives of oral biology • 2020 • Vol. 110
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate five polymorphisms in the SLC6A4 gene in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and healthy controls. DESIGN: Totally, 239 subjects were…
Bartova, J; Borilova Linhartova, P; Fassmann, A
Transoral robotic surgery: a 4-year learning experience in a single Danish Cancer Centre.
Acta oto-laryngologica • 2020 • Vol. 140 (2)
Background: The main indication for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has been the primary treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). In the western world this is highly relevant due …
Channir, H; Charabi, B; Friborg, J
Epigenetic reprogramming in periodontal disease: Dynamic crosstalk with potential impact in oncogenesis.
Periodontology 2000 • 2020 • Vol. 82 (1)
Periodontitis is a chronic multifactorial in fl ammatory disease associated with microbial dysbiosis and characterized by progressive destruction of the periodontal tissues. Such chronic infectious i…
Barros, S; Fahimipour, F; Justice, A
Periodontal therapeutics: Current host-modulation agents and future directions.
Periodontology 2000 • 2020 • Vol. 82 (1)
With the recognition in the 1960s and 1970s of the periodontopathic importance of the microbial biofilm and its specific anaerobic microorganisms, periodontitis was treated as an infectious disease (…
Golub, L; Lee, H
Current trends and new developments in HIV research and periodontal diseases.
Periodontology 2000 • 2020 • Vol. 82 (1)
With the advent of combined antiretroviral therapies, the face of HIV infection has changed dramatically from a disease with almost certain mortality from serious comorbidities, to a manageable chron…
Moscicki, A; Ryder, M; Shiboski, C
Genomics of periodontal disease and tooth morbidity.
Periodontology 2000 • 2020 • Vol. 82 (1)
In this review we critically summarize the evidence base and the progress to date regarding the genomic basis of periodontal disease and tooth morbidity (ie, dental caries and tooth loss), and discus…
Agler, C; Divaris, K; Morelli, T
Periodontics in the USA: An introduction.
Periodontology 2000 • 2020 • Vol. 82 (1)
The United States continues to be an incubator for new concepts and approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of periodontal diseases. This volume of Periodontology 2000 presents some of…
Ryder, M