Research Papers
Determination and genome-wide analysis of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) sequences in EBV-associated gastric carcinoma from Guangdong, an endemic area of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Journal of medical microbiology • 2018 • Vol. 67 (11)
About 10 % of gastric carcinoma worldwide is associated with EBV, which is defined as EBV-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC). To date, EBV sequence data from EBVaGC in Guangdong, China, an endemic…
Chen, J; Li, H; Liang, J
Prevalence of Candida Species in Endodontic Infections: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (11)
INTRODUCTION: Candida in endodontic infections has been investigated in a large number of studies, but its role as an endodontic pathogen is still debatable. The aim of this study was to systematical…
Bertani, P; Lodi, G; Manfredi, M
A retrospective analysis of distinguishing features of chest HRCT and clinical manifestation in primary Sjogren's syndrome-related interstitial lung disease in a Chinese population.
Clinical rheumatology • 2018 • Vol. 37 (11)
To characterize the distinctive chest high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) features and clinical manifestations of primary Sjogren syndrome (pSS)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). Th…
Dong, X; Fu, Q; Guo, X
Invasive Cervical Resorption: Clinical Management in the Anterior Zone.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (11)
According to the high number of articles published on invasive cervical resorption (ICR), this pathology, as commonly believed, is a more frequent form of cervical resorption. ICR is often misdiagnos…
Abella, F; Duran-Sindreu, F; Espona, J
Extracellular vesicle microRNA cargo is correlated with HPV status in oropharyngeal carcinoma.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology • 2018 • Vol. 47 (10)
BACKGROUND: The incidence of human papilloma virus positive (HPV(+) ) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has increased rapidly in recent decades. These tumours have a favourable outcome co…
Bradford, J; Hunt, S; Hunter, K
Radiographic and histologic observations of sequential healing processes following ridge augmentation after tooth extraction in buccal-bone-deficient extraction sockets in beagle dogs.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 45 (11)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate dimensional ridge alterations and sequential healing processes following ridge augmentation after tooth extraction in damaged extraction sockets with buccal-bone-deficiency. M…
Cha, J; Choe, S; Kim, C
Efficacy of viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid in temporomandibular disorders: A systematic review.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2018 • Vol. 46 (11)
OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the viscosupplementation effectiveness with hyaluronic acid (HA) in the articular Temporomandibular Dysfunctions (TMDs) clinical management. METHOD: Elect…
Carvalho, A; de Souza Moura, B; DosSantos, M
Long-term survival of teeth in the posterior region after apical surgery.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2018 • Vol. 46 (11)
Oftentimes the discussion of long-term success rates and treatment modalities becomes a central issue in consultations with patients. The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate survival ra…
Beck-Broichsitter, B; Becker, S; Busch, H
Personalized medicine and the future of dental practice.
Personalized medicine • 2018 • Vol. 15 (6)
Polverini, P
Microcrack Analysis of Dental Hard Tissue After Root Canal Irradiation with a 970-nm Diode Laser.
Photomedicine and laser surgery • 2018 • Vol. 36 (11)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate differences in the amount of dentin microcracking caused by the use of a 970-nm diode laser with different parameters for endodontic disinf…
Braun, A; Frankenberger, R; Hagelauer, F
Framework for Speech-Language Pathology Services in Patients with Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America • 2018 • Vol. 30 (4)
This article provides a framework speech-language pathology services to optimize functional outcomes of patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers. Key principles include (1) a proactive reh…
Arrese, L; Hutcheson, K
Competing risk nomograms for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy era: A big-data, intelligence platform-based analysis.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology • 2018 • Vol. 129 (2)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Lacking quantitative evaluations of competing risk data of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), we aimed to evaluate the probability of NPC- and other cause-specific mortality (NPC…
He, X; Huang, X; Lv, J
Oral Care Protocols With Specialty Training Lead to Safe Oral Care Practices and Reduce Iatrogenic Bleeding in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients.
Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN • 2018 • Vol. 37 (6)
INTRODUCTION: Oral care, using either a mouth rinse, gel, toothbrush, or combination of them, together with aspiration of secretions, may reduce the risk of ventilator-acquired pneumonia in intubated…
Addis, G; Bambi, S; de Felippis, C
Osteotomy in Genioplasty by Piezosurgery.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 29 (8)
BACKGROUND: The chin is the most prominent and median sector of the lower third of the face giving harmony to nose and lips. The authors present the application of piezoelectric scalpel for the corre…
Albanese, M; Bertossi, D; Kumar, N
Achondroplasia: Orocraniofacial Features and Orthodontic-Surgical Management Guidelines Proposal.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 29 (8)
In this study, the authors aimed to describe orocraniofacial features and to suggest orthodontic-surgical managements in achondroplasia, based on a literature review. The authors focused on skeletal …
Farrow, E; Ferri, J; Nicot, R
Intra- and Postoperative Complications of Le Fort I Maxillary Osteotomy.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 29 (8)
BACKGROUND: The Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy is a versatile and simple procedure, which has gained popularity nowadays, to correct a wide range of malocclusion and maxillofacial deformities. This pr…
Eshghpour, M; Mianbandi, V; Samieirad, S
The blood-brain barrier, TWEAK, and neuropsychiatric involvement in human systemic lupus erythematosus and primary Sjogren's syndrome.
Lupus • 2018 • Vol. 27 (13)
OBJECTIVE: A prevailing hypothesis for neuropsychiatric involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjogren's syndrome is that brain reactive autoantibodies enter the brain through …
Goransson, L; Greve, O; Grimstad, T
Results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of cochlear-sparing intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus conventional radiotherapy in patients with parotid cancer (COSTAR; CRUK/08/004).
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) • 2018 • Vol. 103
PURPOSE: About 40-60% of patients treated with post-operative radiotherapy for parotid cancer experience ipsilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can reduce rad…
Beasley, M; Bhide, S; Cook, A
Association between periodontitis and risk of Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline: A case-control study.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 45 (11)
AIMS: To test the hypothesis that periodontal disease contributes to increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). MATERIALS AND …
Buhlin, K; Eriksdotter, M; Holmer, J
Transoral vertical ramus osteotomy fixed with Kirschner pins.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 56 (9)
Transoral vertical ramus osteotomy (VRO) has been condemned because the condyle has the potential to sag, and because it needs lengthy maxillomandibular fixation. We have therefore introduced a simpl…
Chang, C; Chen, K; Cheng, K