Research Papers
Should Healing Abutments and Cover Screws for Dental Implants be Reused? A Systematic Review.
Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists • 2020 • Vol. 29 (1)
PURPOSE: To systematically review the current scientific evidence to assess if healing abutments and cover screws for dental implants can be resterilized effectively for reuse. A secondary purpose wa…
Bhuse, K; Bidra, A; Kejriwal, S
Comparison of the Anesthetic Efficiency of Lidocaine and Tramadol Hydrochloride in Orthodontic Extractions: A Split-Mouth, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2020 • Vol. 78 (1)
PURPOSE: The aim of the present randomized controlled split-mouth clinical study was to evaluate and compare the clinical anesthetic efficacy of lidocaine and tramadol hydrochloride in orthodontic ex…
Alan, H; Ege, B; Ege, M
Is Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy Effective in Managing Pediatric Temporomandibular Joint Disorders in the Short- and Long-Term?
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2020 • Vol. 78 (1)
PURPOSE: Although temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthroscopy outcomes have been well documented in the adult population, conclusive data are lacking for pediatric patients with TMJ disorders. The aim …
Choi, D; Davis, C; McCain, J
Autogenous soft tissue grafting for periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgical reconstruction.
Journal of periodontology • 2020 • Vol. 91 (1)
This state-of-the-art review presents the latest evidence and the current status of autogenous soft tissue grafting for soft tissue augmentation and recession coverage at teeth and dental implant sit…
Feinberg, S; Giannobile, W; McGuire, M
Developmental enamel defects are associated with early childhood caries: Case-control study.
International journal of paediatric dentistry • 2020 • Vol. 30 (1)
BACKGROUND: Knowledge on the association between developmental enamel defects (DED) and early childhood caries (ECC) has importance for the drafting of prevention measures and oral healthcare plannin…
Correa-Faria, P; Paiva, S; Paixao-Goncalves, S
Typical Trigeminal Neuralgia: Comparison of Results between Patients Older and Younger than 65 Years Operated on with Microvascular Decompression by Retrosigmoid Approach.
Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery • 2020 • Vol. 81 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The incidence of typical trigeminal neuralgia (TN) increases with age, and neurologists and neurosurgeons frequently observe patients with this disorder at age 65 years or older. Microvas…
Cacciotti, G; Caputi, F; Mastronardi, L
Reply to Dr. Suga and Dr. Takenoshita.
Oral diseases • 2020 • Vol. 26 (1)
Albuquerque, R; Ariyawardana, A; Carlson, C
Socioeconomic status, social support, oral health beliefs, psychosocial factors, health behaviours and health-related quality of life in adolescents.
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation • 2020 • Vol. 29 (1)
PURPOSE: This study assessed the relationships between socioecononic status (SES), social support, oral health beliefs, psychosocial factors, health-related behaviours and health-related quality of l…
de Queiroz, A; de Queiroz Herkrath, A; Gomes, A
Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Technology Strategies for Autologous Free Fat Graft in Parry-Romberg Syndrome.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2020 • Vol. 31 (1)
Autologous free fat graft is a widely accepted method of facial contour restoration in Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS); however, complex and unpredictable facial anatomy can render this surgery extremel…
Choi, J; Jeon, D; Jeong, W
Fracture of Standard Titanium Mandibular Reconstruction Plates and Preliminary Study of Three-Dimensional Printed Reconstruction Plates.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2020 • Vol. 78 (1)
PURPOSE: A cohort review was performed to compare the effect of a number of variables on mandible reconstruction plate (R-plate) survival and to identify the potential risk factors for plate fracture…
Almansoori, A; Choung, H; Kim, B
From an assessment of multiple chelators, clodronate has potential for use in continuous chelation.
International endodontic journal • 2020 • Vol. 53 (1)
AIM: To identify chelators which when mixed with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) are stable, exhibiting minimal loss of free available chlorine (FAC) over 80 min and to further investigate potential mixt…
Cooper, C; Kahler, B; Walsh, L
Disinfection of Cariogenic Pathogens in Planktonic Lifestyle, Biofilm and Carious Dentine with Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy.
Photochemistry and photobiology • 2020 • Vol. 96 (1)
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been recommended for clinical application. Its antibacterial effect on bacteria remained in dentinal tubule was seldom investigated. Here, we evaluated t…
Cai, Z; Huang, S; Huang, X
Titanium coated with poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid incorporating simvastatin: Biofunctionalization of dental prosthetic abutments.
Journal of periodontal research • 2020 • Vol. 55 (1)
OBJECTIVE: To propose a biofunctionalized prosthetic abutment by analyzing physico-chemical and morphological properties, simvastatin (SIM) release, and biocompatibility of titanium (Ti) disks coated…
Aragones, A; Borges Curtarelli, R; da Cruz, A
Do not de-escalate oncology care in oropharyngeal cancer routinely.
Head & neck • 2020 • Vol. 42 (1)
Szturz, P; Vermorken, J
Orofacial pain and its relationship with oral health-related quality of life and psychological distress in middle-aged women.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2020 • Vol. 78 (1)
Objective: To investigate the relationship between subjective symptoms of orofacial pain and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), as well as psychological distress in population-based middle…
Back, K; Dahlstrom, L; Hakeberg, M
Dental caries vaccine: are we there yet?
Letters in applied microbiology • 2020 • Vol. 70 (1)
Dental caries, caused by Streptococcus mutans, is a common infection. Caries vaccine has been under investigation for the last 40 years. Many in vitro and in vivo studies and some human clinical tria…
Patel, M
Antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of abietic acid on cariogenic Streptococcus mutans.
Odontology • 2020 • Vol. 108 (1)
Dental caries is a type of oral microbiome dysbiosis and biofilm infection that affects oral and systemic conditions. For healthy life expectancy, natural bacteriostatic products are ideal for daily …
Hirai, K; Ito, T; Ito, Y
A dual-strain Lactobacilli reuteri probiotic improves the treatment of residual pockets: A randomized controlled clinical trial.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2020 • Vol. 47 (1)
AIM: To examine the adjunctive effect of a Lactobacillus reuteri probiotic (ATCC PTA 5289 & DSM 17938) on the re-instrumentation of residual pockets. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized, double-bl…
Laleman, I; Pauwels, M; Quirynen, M
Increasing incidence of Epstein-Barr virus-related nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the United States.
Cancer • 2020 • Vol. 126 (1)
BACKGROUND: The incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has been historically low in the United States. Although etiological factors differ by histological subtype, Epstein-Barr virus is accepted…
Argirion, I; Rozek, L; Ruterbusch, J
Glutamine synthetase facilitates cancer cells to recover from irradiation-induced G2/M arrest.
Cancer biology & therapy • 2020 • Vol. 21 (1)
Resistance to radiation of cancer cells can be either intrinsic or acquired, leading to treatment failure. In response to DNA damage caused by IR, cancer cells are arrested in cell cycle showing limi…
Fu, S; Hu, W; Peng, Y