Research Papers
Evaluation of a midwifery initiated oral health-dental service program to improve oral health and birth outcomes for pregnant women: A multi-centre randomised controlled trial.
International journal of nursing studies • 2018 • Vol. 82
BACKGROUND: Oral health care during pregnancy is important for the health of the mother and child. However, pregnant women have limited knowledge about maternal oral health and seldom seek dental car…
Ajwani, S; Bhole, S; Blinkhorn, A
A retrospective study of 30,959 implants: Risk factors associated with early and late implant loss.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 45 (6)
AIM: This retrospective study assessed the risk factors associated with early and late implant loss at the patient- and implant-based analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 18,199 patients recei…
He, F; Lin, G; Liu, F
Behcet's Disease: Pulmonary Aneurysm Resolution with Oral Therapy and HLA B72 Allele Association.
Clinical medicine & research • 2018 • Vol. 16 (1-2)
We report the case of a woman who was diagnosed with a pulmonary artery aneurysm that was caused by Behcet's disease. The patient was initially diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and then pu…
Bersani-Amado, C; Bersani-Amado, L; Boreli, S
Clinical utility of dynamic-enhanced MRI in salivary gland tumors: retrospective study and literature review.
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 (6)
PURPOSE: To improve the diagnoses of the salivary gland tumors, a dynamic-enhanced MRI (dMRI) was investigated. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 93 cases of salivary gland tumors…
Ishida, E; Ishii, R; Kakehata, S
Behcet's disease: New insights into pathophysiology, clinical features and treatment options.
Autoimmunity reviews • 2018 • Vol. 17 (6)
Behcet's disease (BD) is a rare systemic vasculitis characterized by oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, ocular lesions and other systemic manifestations. BD occurs most frequently in Eurasian popu…
Attanasio, G; Ciofalo, A; de Vincentiis, M
The effect of prior sandblasting of the wire on the shear bond strength of two different types of lingual retainers.
International orthodontics • 2018 • Vol. 16 (2)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of total surface sandblasting on the shear bond strength of two different retainer wires. The null hypothesis was that there is no difference…
Kilinc, D; Sayar, G
Noninvasive diagnostic adjuncts for the evaluation of potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions: current limitations and future directions.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2018 • Vol. 125 (6)
Potentially premalignant oral epithelial lesions (PPOELs) are a group of clinically suspicious conditions, of which a small percentage will undergo malignant transformation. PPOELs are suboptimally d…
Gillenwater, A; Richards-Kortum, R; Schwarz, R
Agenesis of the upper lateral incisors: Study of an orthodontic population and clinical illustration.
International orthodontics • 2018 • Vol. 16 (2)
In his daily practice, the orthodontist is regularly asked to treat patients with one or more missing teeth. Considering their functional and esthetic specificities, and the relatively high frequency…
Ben Abdallah, S; Ben Amor, A; Canal, P
Rescue of iCIKs transfer from PD-1/PD-L1 immune inhibition in patients with resectable tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC).
International immunopharmacology • 2018 • Vol. 59
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and the role of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) patients treated with radical operation combi…
Huang, H; Huang, X; Li, X
Effect of Smoking on Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-regression.
American journal of preventive medicine • 2018 • Vol. 54 (6)
CONTEXT: The study systematically reviewed articles on the association between tobacco smoking and periodontitis, as it has been hypothesized that smoking affects the course of periodontitis through …
Leite, F; Lopez, R; Nascimento, G
Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia Caused by a Parotid Basal Cell Adenoma Detected by 68Ga-DOTANOC PET/CT.
Clinical nuclear medicine • 2018 • Vol. 43 (6)
Tumor-induced osteomalacia is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome, usually caused by small benign mesenchymal tumors. The tumors most arise within the extremities, whereas occurrence within the parotid gl…
He, Q; Hu, W; Xu, Z
Myofibroblasts and mast cells: influences on biological behavior of odontogenic lesions.
Annals of diagnostic pathology • 2018 • Vol. 34
Odontogenic lesions differ in their rate of recurrence and aggressiveness. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of myofibroblasts and mast cells in odontogenic lesions. Sample consisted of 20 ca…
de Oliveira Nobrega, F; de Souza, L; de Souza Martins Camara, A
MCM-2 expression differentiates potentially malignant verrucous lesions from oral carcinomas.
Annals of diagnostic pathology • 2018 • Vol. 34
BACKGROUND: Mcm-2 is a biomarker belonging to Mcm family of proteins which has rarely been used in oral potentially malignant and malignant lesions of the verrucous type. The objective of this study …
Alrani, D; Niranjan, K; Sarathy, N
Impact of odontogenic chronic rhinosinusitis on general health-related quality of life.
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 (6)
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) may arise due to odontogenic etiologies. However, it is unknown whether odontogenic CRS has a differential impact on patients' quality of life (QOL) compared to standard,…
Caradonna, D; Gaudin, R; Gray, S
A 2-year prospective study of single-implant mandibular overdentures: Patient-reported outcomes and prosthodontic events.
Clinical oral implants research • 2018 • Vol. 29 (6)
OBJECTIVE: This prospective clinical trial aimed to assess clinical and patient-reported outcomes of the single-implant mandibular overdenture treatment (SIMO) after a 2-year follow-up period. MATERI…
Aguiar, F; de Barcelos, B; Leles, C
MSH homeobox 1 polymorphisms and the risk of non-syndromic orofacial clefts: a meta-analysis.
European journal of oral sciences • 2018 • Vol. 126 (3)
MSH homebox 1 (MSX1) is a susceptibility gene for non-syndromic orofacial clefts (NSOCs). Here, a meta-analysis was conducted to assess their associations. A systematic search of PubMed to 1 Septembe…
Gu, M; Liu, H; Liu, J
Butylidenephthalide abrogates the myofibroblasts activation and mesenchymal transdifferentiation in oral submucous fibrosis.
Environmental toxicology • 2018 • Vol. 33 (6)
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a premalignant disorder in the oral cavity, and areca nut chewing habit has been implicated in the persistent activation of myofibroblasts and the subsequent fibrosis…
Fang, C; Harn, H; Hsieh, P
Epidemiological features of cancers of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx cancer in Reunion Island.
European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases • 2018 • Vol. 135 (3)
INTRODUCTION: This study had two objectives: firstly, to identify and compare characteristics of cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx in Reunion Island, a tropical French ove…
Chirpaz, E; Delagranda, A; Ferdynus, C
Effect of Glide Path Creating on Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of Reciproc and Reciproc Blue Nickel-titanium Files: A Laboratory Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (6)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this article was to compare the cyclic fatigue resistance of Reciproc and Reciproc Blue files (VDW GmbH, Munich, Germany) that were used to prepare root canals of mandibu…
Gundogar, M; Ozyurek, T; Uslu, G
Full Pulpotomy with Biodentine in Symptomatic Young Permanent Teeth with Carious Exposure.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (6)
INTRODUCTION: This prospective study evaluated the outcome of Biodentine (Septodont, Saint Maur des Fosses, France) pulpotomy in young permanent teeth with carious exposure. METHODS: Twenty permanent…
Abdulkhader, S; Taha, N