Research Papers
Efficacy of implantoplasty in the treatment of peri-implantitis: A 24-month randomized controlled clinical trial.
Journal of dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 159
MAIN: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of implantoplasty and mechanical therapy in the treatment of peri‑implantitis. METHODS: In this prospective, controlled, randomized, and blinded clinica…
Cruz, R; Dutra, A; Freire, G
Assessment of oral health-related quality of life outcomes: A preliminary study to compare conventional and digital impressions in obturator fabrication for patients with maxillectomy defects.
Journal of dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 159
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) as measured by the University of Washington Quality of Life Scale Version 4 (UW-QOL v4) among patien…
Chouksey, G; Choure, R; Dev, A
Temporomandibular disorders in instrumentalist musicians.
Musculoskeletal science & practice • 2025 • Vol. 78
OBJECTIVE: To verify the association between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and age, time of activity and type of instrument, in instrumentalist musicians. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional obse…
Clementino Da Silva, D; Furlleti de Goes, V; Marangoni-Lopes, L
The use of water flosser in implant-supported fixed prosthesis: a narrative review and the opinion of Italian dental hygienists.
Minerva dental and oral science • 2025 • Vol. 74 (4)
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the opinion of Italian dental hygienists about the use of domiciliary water flosser for the oral hygiene of implant-supported fixed prosthes…
Arata, F; Baldi, D; Caponio, V
Clinical features and outcomes of skull base osteoradionecrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rhinology • 2025 • Vol. 63 (4)
BACKGROUND: Skull base osteoradionecrosis following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a potentially life-threatening complication. Assessing severity, prognosis and providing appropriate t…
Chan, C; Chan, H; Chan, J
Chondroprotective role of histone deacetylase 4 in early-stage of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis in male rats.
Archives of oral biology • 2025 • Vol. 176
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the expression and role of histone deacetylase 4 (Hdac4) in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis in rats. DESIGN: A model of temporomandibular jo…
Gan, Y; Han, W; Meng, J
Psychometric Assessment of Clinical Factors in Burning Mouth Syndrome Progression.
International dental journal • 2025 • Vol. 75 (4)
OBJECTIVE: This study employed psychometric tools to assess the impact of factors such as age, symptom location, and duration on the improvement in burning mouth syndrome (BMS). MATERIALS AND METHODS…
Garcia-Martinez, A; Lopez-Jornet, P; Tvarijonaviciute, A
Rotary versus Manual Glide Path Preparation in Root Canal Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Apically Extruded Debris.
Journal of endodontics • 2025 • Vol. 51 (8)
INTRODUCTION: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the influence of rotary and manual glide path preparation techniques on apically extruded debris during root canal treatment, addressi…
Abraham, D; Gupta, A; Malhotra, R
Prevalence of oral human papILLOmavirus infection among adult men and women in Taiwan (PILLOT).
Oral oncology • 2025 • Vol. 167
OBJECTIVES: Persistent oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a key risk factor for head and neck cancers, is well-studied in Western populations but less understood elsewhere. This study aimed t…
Chen, K; Hsieh, T; Hsu, Y
Psychometric Validation of the FACE-Q Dental Module in Patients With Malocclusions.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2025 • Vol. 53 (4)
OBJECTIVE: The FACE-Q Craniofacial Module is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) developed for children and young adults with craniofacial conditions. We hypothesised that some of its scales ma…
Klassen, A; Li, J; Rae, C
Comparative evaluation of the success of Er,Cr:YSGG laser, ferric sulfate, or a herbal hemostatic agent for hemostasis in primary molar pulpotomy.
European journal of oral sciences • 2025 • Vol. 133 (4)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic success of the use of the Er,Cr:YSGG laser, ferric sulfate, or a herbal hemostatic agent for hemostasis in primary molar pulp…
Arikan, V; Sahin, N; Tulga Oz, F
Optimal induction chemotherapy courses in nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the IMRT era: A recursive partitioning risk stratification analysis based on EBV DNA and AJCC staging.
Oral oncology • 2025 • Vol. 167
OBJECTIVES: To compare the prognosis and adverse effects in patients treated with different courses of induction chemotherapy (IC) in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) era. MATERIALS AND ME…
Liang, Y; Liu, L; Luo, M
Symptom-based stratification of heterogeneous symptoms of dry eye disease in patients with Sjogren's syndrome.
Eye (London, England) • 2025 • Vol. 39 (12)
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to use symptom-based stratification to identify the subtype-specific pathophysiology of dry eye disease (DED) in Sjogren's syndrome (SS). METHODS: We retrospectively enrolled pati…
Eguchi, A; Huang, T; Inomata, T
Image-Based Diagnostic Performance of LLMs vs CNNs for Oral Lichen Planus: Example-Guided and Differential Diagnosis.
International dental journal • 2025 • Vol. 75 (4)
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: The overlapping characteristics of oral lichen planus (OLP), a chronic oral mucosal inflammatory condition, with those of other oral lesions, present diagnostic challenges. Lar…
Burapacheep, J; Kulthanaamondhita, P; Osathanon, T
Factors associated with plate fractures in mandibular reconstruction.
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery • 2025 • Vol. 33 (4)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Mandibular plate fracture (MPF) is a serious complication of mandibular reconstruction, leading to postoperative morbidity and potential revision surgeries. Recently, there has bee…
Fox, R; Petrides, G; Winters, R
Improving the Oral Health of Older People in Care Homes: Results From a Randomised Feasibility Study.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2025 • Vol. 53 (4)
OBJECTIVES: Poor oral health is a considerable burden for older adults in care homes. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued guideline NG48 on "Improving oral health in c…
Brocklehurst, P; Cairns, P; Daniyal, S
Comparative analysis of pulpal temperature changes in bulk fill resin composites with different photoinitiators activated using various light curing units: An in vitro study.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2025 • Vol. 41 (8)
OBJECTIVE: This study compared heat generation and transfer through the dentin to the pulpal wall while curing two bulk-fill resin composites (BFRCs) with different light curing units (LCUs). METHODS…
Aljanakh, M; Alshammari, H; Antonson, S
Squamous papilloma of the oral cavity and oropharynx in children.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology • 2025 • Vol. 195
OBJECTIVE: Squamous papillomas (SP) of the oral cavity and oropharynx are infrequently described yet commonly encountered in pediatric practice. This study characterizes our institutional experience,…
Boyd, J; Francom, C; O'Keefe, M
Soft-tissue prediction based on 3D photographs for virtual surgery planning of orthognathic surgery.
Computers in biology and medicine • 2025 • Vol. 194
OBJECTIVES: In orthognathic surgery, preoperative three-dimensional soft-tissue simulations are frequently used to determine the desired jaw displacements to enhance the facial soft tissue. This stud…
Baan, F; Berends, B; Bielevelt, F
Computed tomography radiomics-based cross-sectional detection of mandibular osteoradionecrosis in head and neck cancer survivors.
Oral oncology • 2025 • Vol. 167
PURPOSE: This study aims to identify radiomic features from contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) scans that differentiate osteoradionecrosis (ORN) from normal mandibular bone in head and neck cancer (HNC) pat…
Abusaif, A; Brock, K; Chambers, M