Research Papers
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of The Effects of Orthodontic or Functional Orthopaedic Treatment on Masseter Muscles: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) • 2019 • Vol. 55 (6)
Objectives: This review investigated the effects of orthodontic or functional orthopedic therapy on masseter muscle thickness through the use of ultrasonography (US) in growing subjects when compared…
Cordaro, M; Cozza, P; Gallenzi, P
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in cN0 neck management of parotid cancer.
Scientific reports • 2019 • Vol. 9 (1)
Our goals was to evaluate how sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) benefit neck management in patients with parotid cancer. Patients diagnosed with cN0 parotid cancer by preoperative fine needle punctur…
Ba, K; Fang, Q; Liu, F
Amide Proton Transfer-weighted MRI in the Diagnosis of Major Salivary Gland Tumors.
Scientific reports • 2019 • Vol. 9 (1)
Amide proton transfer-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (APTw-MRI), which is effective in tumor characterization, has expanded its role in the head and neck. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic abi…
Bae, Y; Choi, B; Jeong, W
Mortality rates and prognostic factors in patients with malignant salivary tumors.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) • 2019 • Vol. 36 (7)
Malignancies of the salivary glands represent a multifarious disease. Evaluating the prognostic factors of these malignancies may help predict patient outcome and aid decision-making in choosing the …
Gourevich, K; Israel, Y; Nagler, R
Tobacco related oral cancer.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2019 • Vol. 365
Chaturvedi, P; Chien, C; Singh, A
Out-Of-Pocket Expenditures on Dental Care for Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years: A Cross-Sectional Estimate in a Less-Developed Country Setting.
International journal of environmental research and public health • 2019 • Vol. 16 (11)
Aim: The objective of this study was to estimate the Out-Of-Pocket Expenditures (OOPEs) incurred by households on dental care, as well as to analyze the sociodemographic, economic, and oral health fa…
Avila-Burgos, L; Borges-Yanez, S; Fernandez-Barrera, M
Intracranial aneurysms formation after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: a 10-year nationwide follow-up study.
BMC cancer • 2019 • Vol. 19 (1)
BACKGROUND: Intracranial aneurysms after radiotherapy (RT) have previously been reported. However, the majority of studies were case reports. Therefore, we performed a nationwide study to explore the…
Chen, K; Chen, P; Cheng, C
Association between oral health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms in Chinese college students: Fitness Improvement Tactics in Youths (FITYou) project.
Health and quality of life outcomes • 2019 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate a gender-specific association between oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and depressive symptoms in college students, as there are limited releva…
Dong, S; Huang, C; Huang, Y
Oral health related quality of life of children and adolescents affected by rare orofacial diseases: a questionnaire-based cohort study.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases • 2019 • Vol. 14 (1)
BACKGROUND: Rare diseases affecting the teeth, the oral cavity and the face are numerous, each of them present specific characteristics, and is a life-long condition. The aim of the study was to asse…
Alberti, C; Azzis, O; Berdal, A
Serum Levels of Interleukin-6 and Titers of Antibodies Against Porphyromonas gingivalis Could Be Potential Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2019 • Vol. 20 (11)
It has been suggested that Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a keystone pathogen in chronic periodontitis, is associated with a variety of cancers, including oral cancer. Recently, studies ha…
Cho, Y; Kim, Y; Lee, B
Identification of two microRNA signatures in whole blood as novel biomarkers for diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Journal of translational medicine • 2019 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis is critical to reduce the mortality caused by nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are dysregulated and play important roles in carcinogenesis. Therefore, th…
Guo, L; Hua, X; Huang, J
Core curriculum illustration: pediatric viral parotitis.
Emergency radiology • 2019 • Vol. 26 (3)
This is the 36th installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) educa…
Kondaveeti, R; Pawley, B; Rajendran, S
Laugier-Hunziker Syndrome Presenting with Metachronous Melanoacanthomas.
Head and neck pathology • 2019 • Vol. 13 (2)
Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS, also termed idiopathic lenticular mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation) is an unusual condition characterized by progressive pigmentation of the mucous membranes. LHS displ…
Aguirre, A; Kramer, J; Sabharwal, A
Chronic painful oral ulcers in a heart transplant recipient.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2019 • Vol. 127 (6)
Carrard, V; Clausell, N; Goldraich, L
Zygomatic dental implant induced orbital fracture and inferior oblique trauma.
Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • 2019 • Vol. 38 (3)
A 51-year-old female underwent four upper zygomatic dental implants (ZI) and one upper and four lower conventional implants. Immediately postoperatively, the patient had pain and diplopia upon manual…
Capo, H; Pasol, J; Patel, N
Palatal Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma with High-Grade Transformation: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Head and neck pathology • 2019 • Vol. 13 (2)
Polymorphous adenocarcinoma (PAC) is the second most common intraoral malignant neoplasm of the minor salivary glands. However, it is very rare for PAC to show high-grade transformation (HGT) and to …
Ide, F; Kikuchi, K; Kusama, K
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome: the possible role of comorbidities in the etiopathogenesis.
Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia • 2019 • Vol. 154 (3)
BACKGROUND: Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome (MRS) is a rare syndrome. Recently, possible association between MRS and psoriasis was reported. Our objective is to evaluate the presence of comorbidities i…
Bodner, L; Halevy, S; Shalom, G
Association of e-cigarette use with oral health: a population-based cross-sectional questionnaire study.
Journal of public health (Oxford, England) • 2019 • Vol. 41 (2)
BACKGROUND: The impact of daily or intermittent electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use on oral health is unknown. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis using the 2016 Behavioral Risk Facto…
Bhatt, S; Biligowda, N; Huilgol, P
The inflammatory pseudotumor presenting periodic acid-Schiff-positive inclusions with acute unilateral facial nerve palsy.
Auris, nasus, larynx • 2019 • Vol. 46 (3)
Although most acute peripheral facial palsies can be attributed to Bell's palsy, other factors, such as infection, trauma, and neoplasm, can cause facial palsy as well. Among these, facial nerve tumo…
Hattori, H; Inagaki, A; Motegi, M
Moving Toward a Systematic Approach for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology: An Institutional Experience and Literature Review.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine • 2019 • Vol. 143 (6)
CONTEXT.-: Despite the clinical utility of fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of salivary pathologies, salivary lesions remain one of the most challenging areas in cytopathology. This is partia…
Fundakowski, C; Jhala, D; Jhala, N