Research Papers
Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy in Intestinal Behcet's Disease.
Gut and liver • 2018 • Vol. 12 (6)
Intestinal Behcet's disease is a rare, immune-mediated chronic intestinal inflammatory disease; therefore, clinical trials to optimize the management and treatment of patients are scarce. Moreover, i…
Cheon, J; Park, J
Development of a Novel Endoscopic Scoring System to Predict Relapse after Surgery in Intestinal Behcet's Disease.
Gut and liver • 2018 • Vol. 12 (6)
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The cumulative surgery rate and postoperative relapse of intestinal Behcet's disease (BD) have been reported to be high. This study aimed to establish a scoring system based on follo…
Cheon, J; Kim, T; Kim, W
Odd-skipped related transcription factor 1 (OSR1) suppresses tongue squamous cell carcinoma migration and invasion through inhibiting NF-kappaB pathway.
European journal of pharmacology • 2018 • Vol. 839
Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is the most common cancers of oral, owing to the high invasive and metastatic ability, patients with TSCC have poor prognosis, it's important to explore the regu…
Chen, W; Fu, X; Wu, K
Loss of Notch1 predisposes oro-esophageal epithelium to tumorigenesis.
Experimental cell research • 2018 • Vol. 372 (2)
Notch signaling functions in diverse developmental and homeostatic processes, including stem cell self-renewal and cell fate determination. Notch1-inactivating mutations are frequently detected in sk…
Aida, J; Ikeda, T; Kayamori, K
Maternal arsenic exposure and nonsyndromic orofacial clefts.
Birth defects research • 2018 • Vol. 110 (19)
BACKGROUND: Arsenic is widely distributed in the environment in both inorganic and organic forms. Evidence from animal studies suggests that maternal inorganic arsenic may lead to the development of …
Burns, T; Conway, K; Langlois, P
Epidemiological situation of vesicular stomatitis virus infection in cattle in the state of Paraiba, semiarid region of Brazil.
Preventive veterinary medicine • 2018 • Vol. 160
The aim of this survey was to estimate the apparent herd-level and animal-level prevalences, as well as to identify risk factors and spatial clustering of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) positive he…
Alves, C; Azevedo, S; Bezerra, C
Development of an antibacterial bioactive dental adhesive: Simplicity and innovation.
American journal of dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 31 (Sp Is B)
PURPOSE: Synthetic resins were originally used for esthetic purposes but have evolved as restorative materials. Achieving a strong, durable resin tooth adhesion has always been a topic of interest in…
Fujimura, Y; Kawashima, M; Weerasinghe, D
Is Caries Associated with Negative Impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Pre-school Children? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Pediatric dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 40 (7)
Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the impact of dental caries on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of preschool children. Methods: A litera…
da Silva Rodrigues, C; de Oliveira Rocha, R; Lenzi, T
The association between oral disease and type of antiretroviral therapy among perinatally HIV-infected youth.
AIDS (London, England) • 2018 • Vol. 32 (17)
OBJECTIVES: This study explores the association between combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and oral health outcomes (dental and periodontal) among perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV) youth. METHOD…
Moscicki, A; Russell, J; Ryder, M
Potential Causes of Titanium Particle and Ion Release in Implant Dentistry: A Systematic Review.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2018 • Vol. 19 (11)
Implant surface characteristics, as well as physical and mechanical properties, are responsible for the positive interaction between the dental implant, the bone and the surrounding soft tissues. Unf…
Delgado-Ruiz, R; Romanos, G
[Visiting the dentist during pregnancy].
Swiss dental journal • 2018 (11)
In pregnancy, it is necessary to pay particu-lar attention to oral health, as inflammatory periodontal changes can occur due to the ex-ceptional hormonal situation. The popular be-lief, still existin…
Fatori Popovic, S; Lubbers, H; Yildirim, A
Interferons and Dry Eye in Sjogren's Syndrome.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2018 • Vol. 19 (11)
Various cytokines, including interferon (IFN)-gamma and IL-17, are augmented, and autoreactive T cells and B cells are activated in the immune pathogenesis of Sjogren's syndrome (SS). In particular, …
Ogawa, Y; Shimizu, E; Tsubota, K
Screening for mouth cancer: the pros and cons of a national programme.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 225 (9)
The paper highlights the pros and cons of a national programme for screening for oral cancer. It provides an overview of screening methods and the metrics used to evaluate a screening programme. It t…
Brocklehurst, P; Speight, P
Oral Pathobiont Activates Anti-Apoptotic Pathway, Promoting both Immune Suppression and Oncogenic Cell Proliferation.
Scientific reports • 2018 • Vol. 8 (1)
Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a microbial dysbiotic disease linked to increased risk of oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). To address the underlying mechanisms, mouse and human cell infection mod…
Arce, R; Arjunan, P; Cutler, C
[Prevalence of Candida albicans and its relationship with early childhood caries among children of three ethnic groups (Han, Uygur, Mongolian) in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2018 • Vol. 53 (11)
Objective: To investigate the distributions of Candida albicans (Ca), which are closely associated to early childhood caries (ECC) of young children, in 3-5-year-old children of Mongolian, Uygur and …
Cao, H; Dong, Y; Li, B
Results of a randomized controlled trial of level IIb preserving neck dissection in clinically node-negative squamous carcinoma of the oral cavity.
World journal of surgical oncology • 2018 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: The lymphatic spread from the cancers of the oral cavity follows an orderly progression and involvement of lower nodes without involvement of upper nodes and skip metastasis is rare. Sele…
Joshi, D; Karthikeyan, S; Kumar, M
Otologic, audiometric and speech findings in patients undergoing surgery for cleft palate.
BMC pediatrics • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Although considerable progress has been made in the last 30 years in the treatment of cleft palate (CP), a multidisciplinary approach combining examinations by a paediatrician, maxillofac…
Garcia-Vaquero, C; Graterol, D; LLeonart, M
Inflammatory cytokines in leprosy reactions and periodontal diseases.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo • 2018 • Vol. 60
The inflammatory cytokines involved in the immune response to chronic periodontal disease (CPD) in the context of leprosy reactions (LR) were analyzed in 57 new cases of multibacillary leprosy (MBL).…
Cortela, D; Ignotti, E; Nogueira, M
Carvone Contact Allergy in Southern Sweden: A 21-year Retrospective Study.
Acta dermato-venereologica • 2018 • Vol. 98 (10)
Carvone (l-carvone), a mint flavour in spearmint oil, is considered a mild skin sensitizer. Carvone-sensitization may be linked to oral/perioral signs and oral lichen planus, but studies are sparse. …
Ahlgren, C; Bruze, M; Dahlin, J
Spinal Metastases from Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland.
Chinese medical journal • 2018 • Vol. 131 (21)
Huo, Z; Liu, S; Liu, Y