Research Papers
The use of dental implants, cast bars and sleeve overdentures in oral cancer patients.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (8)
Surgical resection of an oral tumour (and the associated free flap reconstruction) can significantly alter the oral anatomy. The lack of sulcus depth, alveolar ridge, presence of a mobile flap and li…
Ali, R; Al-Khayatt, A; Barclay, C
Convergence angles for full veneer crown preparation completed by undergraduate students in a dental teaching hospital.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (8)
Addy, L; Lynch, C; Milward, P
Assessment of oral health and cost of care for a group of refugees in Germany: a cross-sectional study.
BMC oral health • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: There is a research gap concerning the evaluation of the oral healthcare of refugees. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health of refugees and to estimate the cost…
Goetz, K; Steinhauser, J; Winkelmann, W
A systematic approach.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (8)
Mannion, C; Walshaw, E
Self-medication for dental pain is a major cause of accidental overdose.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (8)
EBV(+) mucocutaneous ulcer: a new entity of WHO 2017.
Blood • 2018 • Vol. 131 (17)
Huang, Q; McCormack, C
Buccal drug delivery technologies for patient-centred treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia (dry mouth).
International journal of pharmaceutics • 2018 • Vol. 541 (1-2)
Radiotherapy is a life-saving treatment for head and neck cancers, but almost 100% of patients develop dry mouth (xerostomia) because of radiation-induced damage to their salivary glands. Patients wi…
Forbes, B; Garcia, C; Malallah, O
Botulinum Neurotoxin Injection for the Treatment of Recurrent Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation with and without Neurogenic Muscular Hyperactivity.
Toxins • 2018 • Vol. 10 (5)
The aim of this study was to compare treatment outcomes following intramuscular injection of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) in patients with recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation, with and witho…
Yoshida, K
Temporomandibular joint arthritis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, now what?
Pediatric rheumatology online journal • 2018 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Arthritis involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) complicates 40 - 96% of cases of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), potentially leading to devastating changes to form and function…
Cron, R; Kau, C; Stoll, M
Protocol based evaluation for feasibility of extubation compared to clinical scoring systems after major oral cancer surgery safely reduces the need for tracheostomy: a retrospective cohort study.
BMC anesthesiology • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Despite risks, complications and negative impact to quality of life, tracheostomy is widely used to bypass upper airway obstruction after major oral cancer surgery (MOCS). Decision to tra…
Dieterich, R; Heinrich, S; Kalbhenn, J
General anxiety, dental anxiety, digit sucking, caries and oral hygiene status of children resident in a semi-urban population in Nigeria.
BMC oral health • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Digit sucking can represent untreated anxiety or other emotional problems. The aim of this study was to determine if digit sucking is a predictor of general anxiety and dental anxiety; an…
Agbaje, H; Chukwumah, N; Folayan, M
[Effect of cordycepin on apoptosis and autophagy of tongue cancer cells in vitro and the molecular mechanism].
Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University • 2018 • Vol. 38 (4)
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of cordycepin on cell cycle, apoptosis and autophagy of human tongue cancer TCA-8113 cells and explore the mechanism of cordycepin for inhibiting the occurrence of tong…
Chen, D; Chen, J; Gao, S
[Association between chronic periodontitis and carotid intima-media thickness of middle-aged and older adults in Shijingshan community of Beijing].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2018 • Vol. 50 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between periodontal disease and subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged and older adults in Shijingshan community of Beijing. METHODS: In 2005-2010, a to…
Liu, Y; Luan, Q
[Clinical study of locking-taper implants in patients treated for periodontitis].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2018 • Vol. 50 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the survival rate and peri-implant clinical parameters of Locking-Taper implants in patients having lost their teeth due to non-periodontitis (NP) reasons, chronic periodontiti…
Han, J; Meng, H; Shi, D
[Extraction-orthodontic treatment on patients with chronicperiodontitis: a preliminary study].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2018 • Vol. 50 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate clinical and radiographic records of chronic periodontitis patients who underwent extraction-orthodontic treatment, in order to determine the effect of the trea…
Jiao, J; Shi, J; Xin, T
Psychometric findings and normative values for the CLEFT-Q based on 2434 children and young adult patients with cleft lip and/or palate from 12 countries.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne • 2018 • Vol. 190 (15)
BACKGROUND: Patients with cleft lip and/or palate can undergo numerous procedures to improve appearance, speech, dentition and hearing. We developed a cleft-specific patient-reported outcome instrume…
Aguilera, M; Albert, A; Allen, G
Esterase from a cariogenic bacterium hydrolyzes dental resins.
Acta biomaterialia • 2018 • Vol. 71
OBJECTIVES: To identify and characterize specific esterases from S. mutans with degradative activity toward methacrylate-based resin monomers. METHODS: Out of several putative esterases, an esterase …
Cvitkovitch, D; Finer, Y; Huang, B
BAD SCIENCE: Oil pulling.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (7)
King, A
PERSPECTIVES: The dental recruitment crisis.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (7)
Special care dentistry: Advanced care planning.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (7)
Geddis-Regan, A