Research Papers
Correlation between oral health-related quality of life and orthodontic treatment need in children and adolescents-a prospective interdisciplinary multicentre cohort study.
Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie • 2018 • Vol. 79 (5)
PURPOSE: Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a construct for assessing the self-perceived oral health of patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between OHRQoL …
Geim, L; Hirschfelder, U; Kess, S
Locally applied statins as adjuvants to non-surgical periodontal treatment for chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clinical oral investigations • 2018 • Vol. 22 (7)
OBJECTIVE: This review aimed at evaluating the effects of chronic periodontitis (CP) treatment with local statins as adjuncts to scaling and root planing (SRP), compared with SRP alone or with placeb…
Meza-Mauricio, J; Montiel-Company, J; Penarrocha-Oltra, D
Effect of root canal sealers on the fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth: a systematic review of in vitro studies.
Clinical oral investigations • 2018 • Vol. 22 (7)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to systematically review and critically analyze the published data of in vitro studies testing the effect of root canal sealers on the fracture resistance of …
Karahan, S; Kucukkaya Eren, S; Uzunoglu-Ozyurek, E
Endo-sinus bone formation after transalveolar sinus floor elevation without grafting with simultaneous implant placement: Histological and histomorphometric assessment in a dog model.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 45 (9)
AIM: To evaluate endo-sinus new bone formation and implant osseointegration after transalveolar sinus floor elevation (TSFE) and simultaneous implant placement without any grafting materials and to i…
Gu, Y; Lai, H; Mo, J
Ursolic acid elicits intrinsic apoptotic machinery by downregulating the phosphorylation of AKT/BAD signaling in human cisplatin‑resistant oral cancer CAR cells.
Oncology reports • 2018 • Vol. 40 (3)
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a type of cancer with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide; it also demonstrates chemotherapeutic resistance. Triterpenoid ursolic acid has been shown t…
Chen, C; Chen, W; Chiang, J
Remembering an Icon in Office Anesthesia.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2018 • Vol. 76 (9)
Meyer, R
Craniomaxillofacial patient-specific CAD/CAM implants based on cone-beam tomography data - A feasibility study.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2018 • Vol. 46 (9)
Customized implants have simplified surgical procedures and have improved patient outcome in craniomaxillofacial surgery. Traditionally, patient-specific data is gathered by conventional computed tom…
Kreppel, M; Mischkowski, R; Nolte, I
An MRI evaluation of the effects of qat chewing habit on the temporomandibular joint.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2018 • Vol. 126 (3)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the qat chewing habit on the temporomandibular joint by using magnetic resonance imaging. STUDY DESIGN: Sixty patients were included…
Ahmed, E; Almashraqi, A; Halboub, E
LncRNA THOR attenuates cisplatin sensitivity of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells via enhancing cells stemness.
Biochimie • 2018 • Vol. 152
The roles and mechanisms of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells stemness and chemotherapeutic sensitivity are unclear. Here, Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was…
Cao, H; Cheng, X; Gao, L
Organ preservation vs primary surgery in the management of T3 laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 2018 • Vol. 275 (9)
OBJECTIVE: The main objective is to compare the oncologic outcomes of patients with T3 laryngeal cancers who underwent total laryngectomy or organ preservation protocol (OPP) as the initial plan of m…
Agrawal, J; Chakrabarti, S; Chaturvedi, P
Clinical feasibility and efficiency of a 3-dimensional printed surgical template for mandibular angle osteotomy and mandibular angle splitting osteotomy.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 56 (7)
Mandibular angle osteotomy (MAO) and mandibular angle splitting osteotomy (MASO) are the two main surgical approaches used to correct a square mandible for a desirable aesthetic appearance. However, …
Du, W; He, D; Li, J
Well-being and quality of life among oral cancer patients - Psychological vulnerability and coping responses upon entering initial treatment.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2018 • Vol. 46 (9)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the psychological constitution and potential coping mechanisms of oral cancer patients when they enter initial treatment. This study aimed at 1) establishing a feasi…
Bachmann, A; Hertrampf, K; Kluck, C
Optimized 3D virtually planned intermediate splints for bimaxillary orthognathic surgery: A clinical validation study in 20 patients.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2018 • Vol. 46 (9)
Orthognathic surgery is indicated for the treatment of significant skeletal malocclusions and facial dysmorphosis. Recent technological developments allow surgeons to virtually plan the orthognathic …
Coopman, R; Jacobs, R; Politis, C
Variance in interpretation of plain radiographs for the assessment of third molars for coronectomy: our solution.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 56 (7)
Beech, A; Coyle, M; Kalyanapu, P
Reply: Objective Assessment of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity Using Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry: Severity and Outcome.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2018 • Vol. 142 (3)
Mercan, E; Siebold, B; Tse, R
Receptive and expressive language characteristics of school-aged children with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate.
International journal of language & communication disorders • 2018 • Vol. 53 (5)
BACKGROUND: Research investigating language skills in school-aged children with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate is sparse. Past studies focus on younger populations, lack key comparisons to dem…
Boyce, J; Da Costa, A; Kilpatrick, N
Narrow-band imaging detects synchronous oropharyngeal squamous carcinoma during treatment of an early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Endoscopy • 2018 • Vol. 50 (9)
Jacques, J; Katzarov, A; Lupu, A
Surgical guide and CAD/CAM prebent titanium plate for sagittal split ramus osteotomy in the correction of mandibular prognathism.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 56 (7)
This study was designed to introduce and evaluate the clinical use of a surgical guide and a CAD/CAM prebent titanium plate for sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) in the correction of mandibular p…
Bai, D; Luo, E; Tian, Y
Postoperative temporomandibular dysfunction in patients with fractures of the zygomatic complex: a prospective follow-up study.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 56 (7)
The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to clarify the incidence and characteristics of dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in patients treated surgically for fractures of the zy…
Rajantie, H; Snall, J; Thoren, H
Saliva and serum biomarkers in periodontitis and coronary artery disease.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 45 (9)
AIM: Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8, MMP-9, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and myeloperoxidase (MPO) participate in extracellular matrix breakdown both in periodontium and at…
Alfthan, H; Buhlin, K; Lahdentausta, L