Research Papers
Herpesvirus-encoded microRNAs detected in human gingiva alter host cell transcriptome and regulate viral infection.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Gene regulatory mechanisms • 2018 • Vol. 1861 (5)
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs of ~18-25 nucleotides that have gained extensive attention as critical regulators in complex gene networks including immune cell lineage commitment, diff…
Brambila, M; Chapa, G; Hasan, S
Visual Fixation and Scan Patterns of Dentists Viewing Dental Periapical Radiographs: An Eye Tracking Pilot Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (5)
INTRODUCTION: The visual search patterns of dentists and the areas that attract their attention when interpreting dental periapical radiographs are currently unknown. This research identifies areas a…
Burgdorf, G; Hatton, J; Hermanson, B
Description of Mexican Cleft Surgeons' Experience With Foreign Surgical Volunteer Missions in Mexico.
Annals of plastic surgery • 2018 • Vol. 80 (5S Suppl 5)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mexican cleft surgeons provide multidisciplinary comprehensive cleft lip and palate care to children in Mexico. Many Mexican cleft surgeons have extensive experience with fore…
Buckstaff, T; Gosman, A; Kelley, K
Treatment of severe generalized chronic periodontitis in a patient with Behcet's disease: A case report.
The Journal of international medical research • 2018 • Vol. 46 (5)
Behcet's disease is a systemic disorder of unknown etiology. It involves multiple organ systems and is characterized by recurring episodes of oral ulcers as well as ocular, genital, and skin lesions.…
Asoda, S; Horie, N; Kawana, H
Oral-Fluid Thiol-Detection Test Identifies Underlying Active Periodontal Disease Not Detected by the Visual Awake Examination.
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association • 2018 • Vol. 54 (3)
Periodontal disease in dogs is highly prevalent but can only be accurately diagnosed by performing an anesthetized oral examination with periodontal probing and dental radiography. In this study, 114…
Burgess-Cassler, A; Chapman, A; Herzog, L
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland: A National Cancer Database study.
American journal of otolaryngology • 2018 • Vol. 39 (3)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographics, tumor characteristics, and prognostic features of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of the National …
Brant, J; Cannady, S; Chen, J
Value of PET/CT 3D visualization of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma extended to mandible.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2018 • Vol. 46 (5)
PURPOSE: To study an original 3D visualization of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma extending to the mandible by using [18F]-NaF PET/CT and [18F]-FDG PET/CT imaging along with a new innovative FD…
Alshehri, S; Gantet, P; Herbault-Barres, B
Peripheral giant cell granuloma: An updated analysis of 2824 cases reported in the literature.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology • 2018 • Vol. 47 (5)
OBJECTIVE: To integrate the available data published on peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) into a comprehensive analysis of its clinical/radiological features. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An electroni…
Chrcanovic, B; Gomes, C; Gomez, R
Marginal bone loss at implants with different surface characteristics - A 20-year follow-up of a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Clinical oral implants research • 2018 • Vol. 29 (5)
OBJECTIVE: This report is a 20-year follow-up of a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the potential long-term effect of a modified implant surface on the preservation of the peri-implant…
Donati, M; Ekestubbe, A; Lindhe, J
Absence of neurovascular conflict during microvascular decompression while treating essential trigeminal neuralgia. How to proceed? Systematic review of literature.
Neurocirugia • 2018 • Vol. 29 (3)
INTRODUCTION: Neurovascular conflict is the most accepted hypothesis for the cause for trigeminal neuralgia. Microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve is the most common surgical treatment …
Leidinger, A; Molet-Teixido, J; Munoz-Hernandez, F
Low grade parotid mucoepidermoid carcinoma with tumour associated lymphoid proliferation ("Warthin-like") and CRTC1-MAML2 fusion transcript: Definitive diagnosis with molecular investigation only.
Oral oncology • 2018 • Vol. 80
Akaev, I; Brennan, P; Rahimi, S
A Novel Method for Characterizing Beam Hardening Artifacts in Cone-beam Computed Tomographic Images.
Journal of endodontics • 2018 • Vol. 44 (5)
INTRODUCTION: The beam hardening (BH) artifact produced by root filling materials in cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) images is influenced by their radiologic K absorption edge values. The purpo…
Basrani, B; Fox, A; Kishen, A
Letter to the editor: RE: Risk of periodontal disease in patients with asthma: A nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study.
Journal of periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 89 (5)
Ramachandra, S
Reply from authors: RE: Risk of periodontal disease in patients with asthma: A nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study.
Journal of periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 89 (5)
Chang, P; Hsia, T; Hsu, W
Early and late implant failure of submerged versus non-submerged implant healing: A systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 45 (5)
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this systematic review was to analyse current evidence regarding differences in early and late implant failure as well as in marginal bone level (MBL) changes between submerg…
Canullo, L; Ciavarella, D; Laino, L
Site-level risk predictors of peri-implantitis: A retrospective analysis.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 45 (5)
AIM: The goal of the present investigation was to identify site-level factors that might allow prognostication of individual implants in partially dentate patients with multiple non-splinted restorat…
Dabdoub, S; Hegde, R; Kumar, P
A lesion categorized between ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma and dentinogenic ghost cell tumor with CTNNB1 mutation.
Pathology international • 2018 • Vol. 68 (5)
Ghost cell odontogenic carcinoma (GCOC) is a rare malignant neoplasm characterized by the presence of ghost cells. It is considered to arise either de novo or from a preexisting benign precursor, cal…
Harada, H; Ikeda, T; Kayamori, K
Is the 8th edition of the Union for International Cancer Control staging of oral cancer good enough?
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 56 (4)
Depth of invasion is an important predictor of survival. A study by the International Consortium (ICOR) for Outcome Research proposed incorporation of it (together with the greatest surface dimension…
Hislop, S; Lamb, C; MacIver, C
Fully automated searching for the optimal VMAT jaw settings based on Eclipse Scripting Application Programming Interface (ESAPI) and RapidPlan knowledge-based planning.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics • 2018 • Vol. 19 (3)
PURPOSE: Eclipse treatment planning system has not been able to optimize the jaw positions for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT). The arbitrary and planner-dependent jaw placements define the m…
Huang, Y; Li, S; Liu, Z
Utilization of oral health services network among children and adolescents with leukemia.
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 38 (3)
AIM: To evaluate the use of the network of oral health services by children and adolescents with leukemia, according to the phase of cancer treatment, type of dental treatment received, and access ba…
Curi, D; Figueiredo, A; Gondim, I