Research Papers
Chinese nonmedicinal herbal diet and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A population-based case-control study.
Cancer • 2019 • Vol. 125 (24)
BACKGROUND: An association between a nonmedicinal herbal diet and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has often been hypothesized but never thoroughly investigated. METHODS: This study enrolled a total of…
Adami, H; Cai, Y; Cao, S
Nasometric Scores in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy - Effects of palatal lift prosthesis on dysarthria and dysphagia.
Journal of the neurological sciences • 2019 • Vol. 407
Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a hereditary neuromuscular disease affecting only males characterized by progressive muscular atrophy and weakness in bulbar and limb muscles. The present…
Banno, H; Hashizume, A; Hijikata, Y
More than hemifacial spasm? A case of unilateral facial spasms with systematic review of red flags.
Journal of the neurological sciences • 2019 • Vol. 407
Unilateral facial spasms (UFS) are frequently caused by hemifacial spasm (HFS), a disorder that usually results from vascular loop compression at the root exit zone of the facial nerve. However, UFS …
Bhidayasiri, R; Dressler, D; Sringean, J
Surface modification via plasmid-mediated pLAMA3-CM gene transfection promotes the attachment of gingival epithelial cells to titanium sheets in vitro and improves biological sealing at the transmucosal sites of titanium implants in vivo.
Journal of materials chemistry. B • 2019 • Vol. 7 (46)
Although titanium implants have been applied in dental clinics to replace lost teeth and to restore masticatory function for decades, strategies to design the surface of the transmucosal sites of imp…
Bi, C; Chen, F; He, X
[Effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on brain functional connectivity network in patients with refractory facial paralysis].
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion • 2019 • Vol. 39 (12)
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of acupuncture on resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) in patients with refractory peripheral facial paralysis, and to preliminarily explore the central mec…
Gao, T; Li, C; Ma, B
Interventions for managing halitosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews • 2019 • Vol. 12 (12)
BACKGROUND: Halitosis or bad breath is a symptom in which a noticeably unpleasant breath odour is present due to an underlying oral or systemic disease. 50% to 60% of the world population has experie…
Eachempati, P; Ismail, N; Kumbargere Nagraj, S
Ten-year Clinical Trends among 575 Consecutive Oral Cancer Patients at Tokyo Dental College Oral Cancer Center.
The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College • 2019 • Vol. 60 (4)
The facilities comprising Tokyo Dental College (TDC) -the college itself and its medical institutions at Suidobashi, Ichikawa, and Chiba - have been officially recognized as a center for treating ora…
Katakura, A; Kawachi, H; Kozakai, A
Vertical Displacement in Unilateral Extension Base Flexible Removable Dentures.
The Bulletin of Tokyo Dental College • 2019 • Vol. 60 (4)
The need for flexible thermoplastic denture base materials has increased due to patient demand for better esthetic outcomes. Designs aimed at improving esthetic outcomes can cause difficulties for pr…
Asoda, S; Horie, N; Morikawa, S
GoPerio - impact of a personalized video and an automated two-way text-messaging system in oral hygiene motivation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials • 2019 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: Oral hygiene is of paramount importance for the preservation of oral health, and for patients affected by periodontal disease establishing an effective oral hygiene routine is the first s…
Aouini, W; Garyga, V; Gritsch, K
Andre Schroeder (1918-2004) - Groundbreaking Pioneer in Swiss Academic Dentistry.
Swiss dental journal • 2019 • Vol. 129 (12)
The career of Andre Schroeder (1918-2004), Professor of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics at the University of Bern, and long-term Editor in Chief of the Schweizerische Monatsschrift fur Zahnheilku…
Gross, D; Reinecke, K
Association between tooth loss and hypertension among older Chinese adults: a community-based study.
BMC oral health • 2019 • Vol. 19 (1)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study is to examine the association between tooth loss and hypertension among older community residents in urban China. METHODS: This study included 3677 participants a…
Da, D; Ding, D; Jiang, Y
Sore throat turned to be a bronchogenic carcinoma with superior vena cava syndrome.
BMJ case reports • 2019 • Vol. 12 (12)
Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by complete or partial obstruction of the flow of blood through the SVC. The obstruction is, in most cases, caused by the formation of …
Bashir, K; Elmesery, A; Elmoheen, A
A Novel, Tumor-Induced Osteoclastogenesis Pathway Insensitive to Denosumab but Interfered by Cannabidiol.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2019 • Vol. 20 (24)
Bone metabolism is strictly regulated, and impaired regulation caused by hormonal imbalances induces systemic bone loss. Local bone loss caused by tumor invasion into bone is suggested to be induced …
Hamagaki, M; Ikeda, T; Kayamori, K
[Risk prevention and control of facial esthetic defects during orthodontic treatment].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2019 • Vol. 54 (12)
Facial aesthetic defect is obviously different from facial aesthetic standard. Orthodontic treatment may expose or even magnify other facial aesthetic defects while solving patients' main problems. T…
Fang, B
[Expert consensus on clinical application of all-ceramic esthetic restorative materials].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2019 • Vol. 54 (12)
All-ceramic materials have become the most commonly used dental esthetic restorative material in clinic due to their excellent esthetic and mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, there …
[Preliminary study on endoscope-assisted resection of superficial benign tumor of parotid gland].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2019 • Vol. 54 (12)
Objective: To summarize the preliminary experience of endoscope -assisted resection of superficial parotid gland benign tumors, and to discuss the indications, advantages and disadvantages of the ope…
Shi, L; Song, X; Wang, K
Conscious Sedation in Dentistry.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) • 2019 • Vol. 55 (12)
Invasive dental procedures can be performed only with local anesthesia; in some cases, it may be useful to combine the administration of drugs to obtain anxiolysis with local anesthesia. Sedation req…
Fiorillo, L
Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling suppresses alphavbeta6 integrin and promotes periodontal inflammation and bone loss.
Journal of cell science • 2019 • Vol. 133 (5)
In periodontal disease (PD), bacterial biofilms cause gingival inflammation, leading to bone loss. In healthy individuals, alphavbeta6 integrin in junctional epithelium maintains anti-inflammatory tr…
Bi, J; Bi, L; Dai, J
Syngeneic animal models of tobacco-associated oral cancer reveal the activity of in situ anti-CTLA-4.
Nature communications • 2019 • Vol. 10 (1)
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Tobacco use is the main risk factor for HNSCC, and tobacco-associated HNSCCs have poor prognosis and response …
Alexandrov, L; Allevato, M; Amornphimoltham, P
Prevalence of dental caries and its association with body mass index among school-age children in Shenzhen, China.
BMC oral health • 2019 • Vol. 19 (1)
BACKGROUND: Dental caries and overweight/obesity are health problems with shared risk factors, but the relationships between caries and BMI need to be further explored. The objective was to evaluate …
Chen, D; Cheng, Y; Liao, Y