Research Papers
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension presenting with isolated unilateral facial nerve palsy: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports • 2019 • Vol. 13 (1)
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a disorder characterized by increased intracranial pressure of unclear pathogenesis in the absence of other str…
Berry, B; Ghannam, M; Ghazaleh, D
The results of nasopharyngeal cancer patients treated by simultaneous integrated boost technique and concomitant chemotherapy.
Turkish journal of medical sciences • 2019 • Vol. 49 (2)
BACKGROUND/AIM: To assess the efficacy and side effects of concurrent weekly chemotherapy and radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) technique for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). MATERIAL…
Cetindag, I; Cetindag, M; Karabekir, E
[Clinical evaluation of the effect of reducing tooth sensitivity caused by in office bleaching using dentifrices].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2019 • Vol. 51 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate tooth sensitivity and the efficacy of in-office bleaching when using different desensitizing dentifrices. METHODS: In total, 150 eligible individuals were recruited and randomi…
Liu, Y; Luo, Z; Tang, L
The pain colour of children with toothache in Turkish population.
BMC oral health • 2019 • Vol. 19 (1)
BACKGROUND: Toothache is a common consequence of untreated caries, predisposed by poor oral hygiene and high caries risk. Most children expressed their pain through their parents or carers. The aim o…
Altan, H; Cevik, H; Cosgun, A
The Search for an Effective Therapy and Pain Relief for Oral Mucositis.
JAMA • 2019 • Vol. 321 (15)
Elad, S; Yarom, N
Evaluation of the levels of pain and discomfort of piezocision-assisted flapless corticotomy when treating severely crowded lower anterior teeth: a single-center, randomized controlled clinical trial.
BMC oral health • 2019 • Vol. 19 (1)
BACKGROUND: No randomized controlled trial (RCT) has compared flapless piezocision-assisted corticotomy in the extraction-based orthodontic decrowding of lower anterior teeth with the conventional tr…
Brad, B; Gibreal, O; Hajeer, M
Dione-thiophene conjugate inhibits proliferation and metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells through calcium binding protein-P down-regulation.
European journal of medicinal chemistry • 2019 • Vol. 168
In the present study a series of dione-thiophenol conjugates was prepared and evaluated against nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells. MTT assay showed that compound 4a reduced proliferation of C666-1…
Zhang, X; Zhuang, R
Biomechanical behavior of cavity design on teeth restored using ceramic inlays: An approach based on three-dimensional finite element analysis and ultrahigh-speed camera.
Acta biomaterialia • 2019 • Vol. 89
Ceramic fracture and debonding are the primary failures that follow ceramic inlay and can lead to stress and tooth fracture. In this study, we examined two designs-concave and flat-of the gingival ca…
Chen, W; Cheng, C; Chiang, Y
Intravelar and Extravelar Portions of Soft Palate Muscles in Velic Constrictions: A Three-Dimensional Modeling Study.
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR • 2019 • Vol. 62 (4)
Purpose This study predicts and simulates the function and relative contributions of the intravelar and extravelar portions of the levator veli palatini (LVP) and palatoglossus (PG) muscles in velic …
Anderson, P; Fels, S; Gick, B
Effectiveness of an antibacterial primer used with adhesive-coated brackets on enamel demineralization around brackets: an in vivo study.
Progress in orthodontics • 2019 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study is to assess the clinical effect of an antibacterial monomer-containing primer on preventing white spot lesions (WSLs) during fixed orthodontic treatment. SUBJECT AND…
Oz, A; Oz, A; Sancaktar, O
Target delineation and dose prescription of adaptive replanning intensity-modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer communications (London, England) • 2019 • Vol. 39 (1)
Cheng, W; Hu, J; Huang, S
Diffusion tensor imaging for assessment of microstructural changes associate with treatment outcome at one-year after radiofrequency Rhizotomy in trigeminal neuralgia.
BMC neurology • 2019 • Vol. 19 (1)
BACKGROUND: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by facial pain that may be sudden, intense, and recurrent. Neurosurgical interventions, such as radiofrequency rhizotomy, can relieve TN pain, b…
Chen, S; Tsai, Y; Wang, H
Increased cortical infarction and neuroinflammation in ischemic stroke mice with experimental periodontitis.
Neuroreport • 2019 • Vol. 30 (6)
Ischemic stroke is a common life-threatening disease. Epidemiological studies have shown that chronic periodontitis is closely related to ischemic stroke. However, it remains unknown whether periodon…
Cheng, X; Chi, L; He, X
Human beta-Defensin 2 Expression in Oral Epithelium: Potential Therapeutic Targets in Oral Lichen Planus.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2019 • Vol. 20 (7)
Human beta-defensin 2 (hBD-2) is a potent antimicrobial peptide that participates in defense against invading bacteria. We recently showed that bacterial components and histamine, through histamine H…
Almahmoudi, R; Eklund, K; Hagstrom, J
[Trans-oral robotic submandibular gland removal].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2019 • Vol. 54 (4)
Submandibular gland excision was performed on two patients using trans-oral robotic surgery (TORS). Complications such as the injury of marginal mandibular branch of facial nerve, ranula in the floor…
Han, X; Hu, M; Liang, L
[Surgical techniques of peri-implant soft tissue recession].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2019 • Vol. 54 (4)
Peri-implant soft tissue recession may cause biological and aesthetic complications. Establishing and maintaining sufficient soft tissue around the implant is the basis for achieving long-term stabil…
Fu, X; Zhang, Y
Canine edge width and height affect dental esthetics in maxillary canine substitution treatment.
Progress in orthodontics • 2019 • Vol. 20 (1)
BACKGROUND: To investigate the effect of canine edge width and height on dental esthetics in maxillary canine substitution treatment. METHODS: A total of 127 canine substitution treatment cases were …
He, J; Li, R; Li, Y
Dental management of patients with haemophilia in the era of recombinant treatments: increased efficacy and decreased clinical risk.
BMJ case reports • 2019 • Vol. 12 (4)
Haemophilia is a hereditary X-linked recessive disorder caused by a deficiency of either clotting factor VIII (haemophilia A) or IX (haemophilia B). Conventional treatment is currently based on the u…
Liras, A; Romeu, L
Improved oral hygiene care attenuates the cardiovascular risk of oral health disease: a population-based study from Korea.
European heart journal • 2019 • Vol. 40 (14)
AIMS: Oral health problems such as periodontal disease, dental caries, and tooth loss have been suggested to have associations with cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to evaluate whether oral h…
Chae, I; Kang, S; Kim, S
Cardiovascular prevention starts from your mouth.
European heart journal • 2019 • Vol. 40 (14)
D'Aiuto, F; Deanfield, J; Masi, S