Research Papers
Follow-up after curative treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma. A critical appraisal of the guidelines and a review of the literature.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology • 2018 • Vol. 44 (5)
The oral cavity is the commonest subsite of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Because of the rising incidence and increasing survival, more patients will be enrolled in a routine follow-…
Brands, M; Brennan, P; Geurts, S
Hemangioma of the Hard Palate in an Elderly Patient as a Life-Threatening Surgical Emergency.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 29 (3)
Hemangiomas of the head and neck are common benign tumors usually in childhood. They are rarely seen in hard palate. The authors present a geriatric patient with abundant hemorrhage due to a capillar…
Uluyol, S
Evaluation of the eighth TNM classification on p16-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in the Netherlands and the importance of additional HPV DNA testing.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology • 2018 • Vol. 29 (5)
BACKGROUND: Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCCs) are traditionally caused by smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. However, in the last decades high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in…
Baatenburg de Jong, R; Bloemena, E; Brakenhoff, R
Venous Thromboembolism Incidence After Craniofacial Surgery.
Annals of plastic surgery • 2018 • Vol. 80 (5)
INTRODUCTION: Current protocols for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after craniofacial surgery (CFS) vary widely with substantial disagreements in both indications and managements. An eviden…
Omesiete, W; Walker, J; Yu, J
Validation of the ACR-EULAR criteria for primary Sjogren's syndrome in a Dutch prospective diagnostic cohort.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) • 2018 • Vol. 57 (5)
OBJECTIVES: To validate the ACR-EULAR classification criteria for primary SS (pSS), and compare them to the American-European Consensus Group (AECG) and ACR criteria in a Dutch prospective diagnostic…
Arends, S; Bootsma, H; Brouwer, E
Routine use of salivary bypass tubes in laryngectomy patients: systematic review.
The Journal of laryngology and otology • 2018 • Vol. 132 (5)
BACKGROUND: Pharyngocutaneous fistula is a cause of significant morbidity following laryngectomy. Routine use of salivary bypass tubes during laryngectomy has been proposed to reduce the incidence of…
Berry, S; Fox, H; Hallett, E
The WITS Atlas: A Black Southern African dental atlas for permanent tooth formation and emergence.
American journal of physical anthropology • 2018 • Vol. 166 (1)
Current dental maturity charts, such as the widely applied London atlas, do not take into consideration advanced tooth emergence and formation patterns observed in children of African ancestry. The r…
Esan, T; Schepartz, L
Randomised clinical trial of patient satisfaction with traditional and simplified complete dentures.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2018 • Vol. 45 (5)
To clinically evaluate the patient satisfaction and associated costs of dentures made using a simplified procedure that eliminates assembly on the articulator and dentures made with the conventional …
Lira-Oetiker, M; Quero-Vallejos, I; Seguel-Galdames, F
Head position affects the direction of occlusal force during tapping movement.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2018 • Vol. 45 (5)
Despite numerous reports describing the relationship between head position and mandibular movement in human subjects, the direction and magnitude of force at the occlusal contacts have not been inves…
Ikawa, Y; Minami, I; NAKAMURA, K
An Intercenter Comparison of Nasolabial Appearance Including a Center Using Nasoalveolar Molding.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association • 2018 • Vol. 55 (5)
OBJECTIVE: To compare nasolabial appearance outcomes of patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (CUCLP) in preadolescence from 4 cleft centers including a center using nasoalveolar mol…
Cohen, M; Daskalogiannakis, J; Hathaway, R
Assessment of MRI findings and clinical symptoms in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2018 • Vol. 47 (4)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the correlations among various temporomandibular joint (TMJ) findings on MRI and the relationships between MRI findings and symptoms. METHODS: 425 patients (850 TMJs) with …
Asaumi, J; Bamgbose, B; Fujita, M
Awake Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Concept and Initial Results.
World neurosurgery • 2018 • Vol. 113
BACKGROUND: In this initial series, we evaluated the use of microvascular decompression (MVD) under an awake anesthesia protocol ("awake" MVD) to assess whether intraoperative pain evaluation can ide…
Abdulrauf, S; Albers, J; Baumer, M
Insufficient evidence of the superiority of near-infrared light transillumination over bite-wing digital radiograph for detecting early interproximal carious lesions.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2018 • Vol. 149 (5)
Brignardello-Petersen, R
Large proportion of impressions for fixed prosthesis had errors, but we cannot infer how this would affect outcomes important to patients.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2018 • Vol. 149 (5)
Brignardello-Petersen, R
Effect of bristle stiffness of manual toothbrushes on normal and demineralized human enamel-An in vitro profilometric study.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2018 • Vol. 16 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the brushing abrasion carried out by manual toothbrushes with different bristle types (hard and soft) on normal and demineralized human enamel. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty ena…
Abdulmohsen, A; AlAli, H; AlHazoom, A
Changes in anatomic position of root canal orifices in pluriradicular teeth following re-location during endodontic treatment.
Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft • 2018 • Vol. 217
Direct access to the root canals in posterior teeth for endodontic treatment is most frequently facilitated by the straightening of the coronal parts of the root canals, having as a consequence the r…
Boariu, M; Calniceanu, H; Didilescu, A
Anesthetic Efficacy of a Combination of 4% Prilocaine/2% Lidocaine with Epinephrine for the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (5)
INTRODUCTION: Prilocaine plain has a high pH and concentration (4%), which could decrease the pain of injection and increase success. The purpose of this study was to compare pain associated with ane…
Cook, O; Draper, J; Drum, M
Saliva changes in Parkinson's disease patients after injection of Botulinum neurotoxin type A.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology • 2018 • Vol. 39 (5)
Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are compromised by poor oral condition due to oropharyngeal bradykinesia, dysphagia, and the side effects of treatment. Intrasalivary gland injections of Botuli…
Kadastik-Eerme, L; Rosenthal, M; Taba, P
Alternatives to Autologous Bone Graft in Alveolar Cleft Reconstruction: The State of Alveolar Tissue Engineering.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 29 (3)
Alveolar cleft reconstruction has historically relied on autologous iliac crest bone grafting (ICBG), but donor site morbidity, pain, and prolonged hospitalization have prompted the search for bone g…
Auslander, A; Hammoudeh, J; Jedrzejewski, B
Parotid Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Mimicking a Large Mucocele.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 29 (3)
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a malign tumor involving the parotid gland and minor salivary glands. Parotid pure cystic mucoepidermoid carcinoma can also masquerade mucocele, and hence, histopathologic…
Ata, N; Unverdi, H