Research Papers
Mothers' oral health literacy and children's oral health status in Pikine, Senegal: A pilot study.
PLoS One • 2020 • Vol. 15 (1)
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: As elsewhere, disadvantaged children in Senegal are those most affected by dental diseases and difficulties in obtaining dental care. Studies conducted mainly in developed coun…
Azogui-Levy, S; Cisse, D; Dieng, S
Influence of inflammasome NLRP3, and IL1B and IL2 gene polymorphisms in periodontitis susceptibility.
PLoS One • 2020 • Vol. 15 (1)
The pathogenesis of periodontitis (PD) involves several molecules of the immune system that interact in a network to eliminate the periodontopathogens, yet, they contribute to periodontal tissue dest…
de Alencar, J; Sell, A; Silva, C
Patient-reported experience and outcome measures in oral surgery: a dental hospital experience.
British dental journal • 2020 • Vol. 228 (2)
Introduction Patient-reported experience and outcome measures (PREMs and PROMs) are useful tools in assessing the quality of a service and the care it provides. We present our findings from the colle…
Bailey, E; Dungarwalla, M; Grossman, S
The use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in dental practice.
British dental journal • 2020 • Vol. 228 (2)
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a clear, odourless liquid indicated for desensitisation of non-carious tooth lesions and molar incisor hypomineralisation. It is also useful for arresting carious les…
Blain, K; Grosse, S; Innes, N
Abutment material and peri-implant soft tissue.
British dental journal • 2020 • Vol. 228 (2)
Wadia, R
Peri-implant complications in perio patients.
British dental journal • 2020 • Vol. 228 (2)
Wadia, R
Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in children with learning disabilities treated using the Hall Technique: a cohort study.
British dental journal • 2020 • Vol. 228 (2)
Introduction Preformed metal crowns (PMC) placed using the Hall Technique (HT) are effective for managing carious lesions in primary molars and might be tolerable and successful for children with lea…
Harris, J; Innes, N; Radford, J
A comparison of dose and set-up accuracy between flexed and extended neck positions in Helical Tomotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists • 2020 • Vol. 45 (3)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated with Helical Tomotherapy (HT) are commonly set up in an extended neck (EN) or a flexed neck (FN) position. This study investigated the dosimetric and s…
Chiu, G; Kong, P; Lam, J
Mosaic Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosome Derived from Five Discontinuous Regions of Chromosome 8 in a Patient with Neutropenia and Oral Aphthous Ulcer.
Cytogenetic and genome research • 2020 • Vol. 160 (1)
Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) are characterized as additional centric chromosome fragments which are too small to be classified by cytogenetic banding alone and smaller than or equal…
Altiner, S; Ilgin Ruhi, H; Yurur Kutlay, N
Immunohistochemical Expression of Cyclin D1 and Ki-67 in Primary and Metastatic Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP • 2020 • Vol. 21 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of current study was to investigate the expression of Cyclin D1 and Ki-67 in primary and metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and their different histological grades. MET…
Hashmi, S; Mahmood, M; Naz, I
Impact of periodontal treatment on the RANKL/OPG ratio in crevicular fluid.
PLoS One • 2020 • Vol. 15 (1)
AIM: Alveolar resorption is one of the most important events in periodontitis. Osteoclast activity is regulated by the ratio between receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin…
Alpiste Illueca, F; Garcia Gimenez, J; Lopez Roldan, A
Ex vivo investigation on internal tunnel approach/internal resin infiltration and external nanosilver-modified resin infiltration of proximal caries exceeding into dentin.
PLoS One • 2020 • Vol. 15 (1)
This ex vivo proof-of-concept study aimed to investigate the effect of nanosilver particles (AgNP) added to a conventional infiltrant resin (Icon) on external penetration into natural proximal enamel…
Harm, S; Hartmann, J; Kielbassa, A
Treatment of noncarious cervical lesions: when, why, and how.
The international journal of esthetic dentistry • 2020 • Vol. 15 (1)
Noncarious cervical lesions (NCCLs) involve the loss of hard tissue from the cervical areas of teeth through processes unrelated to caries. NCCLs are nowadays a common pathology caused by changes in …
Peumans, M; Politano, G; Van Meerbeek, B
Does low-cost GIC have the same survival rate as high-viscosity GIC in atraumatic restorative treatments? A RCT.
Brazilian oral research • 2020 • Vol. 33
Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) is one of the strategies used to control dental caries; it involves hand instruments for removal of carious tissue, and restorations using high-viscosity Glass …
Brito, M; Lima, C; Lima, M
Primary Sjogren's Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease.
Current vascular pharmacology • 2020 • Vol. 18 (5)
Sjogren's syndrome is a rheumatic autoimmune disease that primarily affects middle-aged women and runs a slowly progressing course with sicca symptoms being the prevalent manifestation. Premature ath…
Bogdanos, D; Daoussis, D; Dimitroulas, T
Probable Sleep Bruxism in Children and its Relationship with Harmful Oral Habits, Type of Crossbite and Oral Breathing.
The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry • 2020 • Vol. 44 (1)
Objective: To establish the prevalence of Probable Sleep Bruxism (PSB) and its association with gender, breast or bottle-feeding, posterior and anterior crossbite, oral habits and oral breathing. Stu…
Cavalcanti Campelo, M; Dos Santos-Junior, V; Lamenha Lins, R
A Meta-Analysis of Oral Health Status of Children with Autism.
The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry • 2020 • Vol. 44 (1)
Purpose: To present a meta-analysis whether the risks of caries and periodontal problems in autistic children are higher than those in healthy children. Study design: A literature search that include…
Du, M; Guo, H; Jiang, H
Parenting Styles and their Influence on Child's Dental Behavior and Caries Status: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.
The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry • 2020 • Vol. 44 (1)
Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the association between parenting styles, child's behavior in dental setting and dental caries status. Study design: Children aged 3-7 years on their first de…
Asokan, S; Eswara, K; Geethapriya, P
A disease-focused view on the temporomandibular joint using a Delphi-guided process.
Journal of oral science • 2020 • Vol. 62 (1)
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease classification and subsequent treatment selection are highly debated subjects within dentistry and medicine. Several suggestions for diagnostic classification an…
Berge, T; Bjornland, T; Lund, B
Oral hygiene and oral status of institutionalized children with motor and intellectual disabilities.
Journal of oral science • 2020 • Vol. 62 (1)
The oral hygiene and oral status of children with severe disabilities with both nutritional and respiratory complications who were institutionalized at Karugamonoie (KNI), a facility for children wit…
Hasegawa, T; Horie, N; Hoshi, J