Research Papers
Effectiveness of school dental screening on dental visits and untreated caries among primary schoolchildren: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Trials • 2018 • Vol. 19 (1)
BACKGROUND: Dental caries is one of the most common diseases affecting children in Saudi Arabia despite the availability of free dental services. School-based dental screening could be a potential in…
Alayadi, H; Bernabe, E; Sabbah, W
Effects of green tea on miRNA and microbiome of oral epithelium.
Scientific reports • 2018 • Vol. 8 (1)
Consumption of green tea (GT) extracts or purified catechins has shown the ability to prevent oral and other cancers and inhibit cancer progression in rodent models, but the evidence for this in huma…
Adami, G; Ghaffari, S; Green, S
Treatment-refractory ALK-positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the oral cavity.
BMJ case reports • 2018 • Vol. 2018
We present a challenging case of a previously healthy 23-year-old man who developed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the hard palate, harbouring a rearrangement of the anaplastic lymphoma ki…
D'Adamo, D; LaVigne, A; Margalit, D
What should we expect from Switzerland's compulsory dental insurance reform?
BMC health services research • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: A vast and heated debate is arising in Switzerland as a result of some recent citizens' initiatives aimed at introducing compulsory dental health care insurance. The Grand Conseils of the…
Ardu, S; di Bella, E; Krejci, I
[A de novo GJA1 mutation identified by whole-exome sequencing in a patient with oculodentodigital dysplasia].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics • 2018 • Vol. 35 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To explore the genetic basis for a patient with oculodentodigital dysplasia. METHODS: Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples from the patient and his parents. Whole-exome …
Tan, Z; Tang, M; Xie, L
KTN-based high-speed axial and lateral scanning technique for an optical coherence tomography system and application to dental imaging.
Applied optics • 2018 • Vol. 57 (11)
A high-speed 840 nm based polarization-sensitive time domain optical coherence tomography (PSOCT) technique is proposed and demonstrated based on the quadratic electro-optic property of potassium tan…
Damodaran, V; Sarathi, R; Vasa, N
Curative procedures of oral health and structural characteristics of primary dental care.
Revista de saude publica • 2018 • Vol. 52
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the provision of clinical dental care, by means of the main curative procedures recommended in Primary Health Care, is associated with team structural characteristics, consi…
Baumgarten, A; Bulgarelli, A; Hilgert, J
[Comparative analysis of methylation profiles in tissues of oral leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2018 • Vol. 53 (4)
Objective: To compare the methylation profiles in tissues of oral leukoplakia (OLK) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with healthy tissues of oral mucosa, in order to identify the role of DNA m…
Fu, J; Liu, Y; Su, Y
[Application of plasma sprayed zirconia coating in dental implant: study in implant].
Zhonghua kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Zhonghua kouqiang yixue zazhi = Chinese journal of stomatology • 2018 • Vol. 53 (4)
Objective: To investigate the osseointegration of a novel coating-plasma-sprayed zirconia in dental implant. Methods: Zirconia coating on non-thread titanium implant was prepared using plasma sprayin…
Hao, D; Huang, Z; Lan, J
[Endoscopic screening for upper gastrointestinal second primary malignancies in patients with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma].
Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2018 • Vol. 53 (4)
Objective: To evaluate the usefullness of flexible esophagoscopy and chromoendoscopy with Lugol's solution in the detection of synchronous esophageal neoplasm in patients with hypopharyngeal squamous…
Cao, H; Cui, P; Lyu, Z
Interpreting weightings of the peer assessment rating index and the discrepancy index across contexts on Chinese patients.
European journal of orthodontics • 2018 • Vol. 40 (2)
OBJECTIVE: Determine optimal weightings of Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index and Discrepancy Index (DI) for malocclusion severity assessment in Chinese orthodontic patients. METHODS: Sixty-nine Chin…
Baumrind, S; Chambers, D; Liu, S
Soft tissue treatment changes with fixed functional appliances and with maxillary premolar extraction in Class II division 1 malocclusion patients.
European journal of orthodontics • 2018 • Vol. 40 (2)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the soft tissue changes and post-treatment status after complete fixed functional appliance non-extraction and maxillary premolar extraction treatment …
Aliaga-Del Castillo, A; Castello Branco, N; de Morais, J
Association between severity of hypodontia and cephalometric skeletal patterns: a retrospective study.
European journal of orthodontics • 2018 • Vol. 40 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To assess if severity of hypodontia is related to a specific skeletal pattern. STUDY DESIGN: Lateral cephalometric radiographs and dental panoramic tomographs of 182 hypodontia patients we…
Bister, D; Shah, S; Sherriff, M
A cephalometric study of the skeletal and dento-alveolar effects of the modified Louisiana State University activator in Class II malocclusion.
European journal of orthodontics • 2018 • Vol. 40 (2)
OBJECTIVES: To analyse the skeletal and dento-alveolar effects of the modified Louisiana State University activator (MLSUA) in Class II treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A test group of 46 participan…
Franchi, L; Kang, Y; Manton, D
What is the influence of tonsillectomy on the level of periodontal pathogens on the tongue dorsum and in periodontal pockets.
BMC oral health • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: For periodontal treatment, the full mouth disinfection approach suggests disinfection of oral soft tissues, such as tongue and tonsils concomitant to scaling and root planning since patie…
Attin, T; Diener, V; Gay, A
Association between TNFalpha - 308 G/A polymorphism and oral lichen planus (OLP): a meta-analysis.
Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB • 2018 • Vol. 26
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFalpha) -308 G/A polymorphism is associated with oral lichen planus (OLP). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A systematic electronic search of the …
Vieira, A; Zhou, Y
Serological survey of mumps antibodies in adults in the Czech Republic and the need for changes to the vaccination strategy.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics • 2018 • Vol. 14 (4)
Mumps outbreaks, especially in adolescents and young adults, have been reported in the Czech Republic. The aim of the presented study was to determine the seroprevalence of specific IgG antibodies ag…
Chlibek, R; Dite, P; Gal, P
Maternal exposures and risk of oral clefts in South Vietnam.
Birth defects research • 2018 • Vol. 110 (6)
BACKGROUND: Oral clefts are among the most common congenital anomalies. Most studies on risk factors of oral clefts have been carried out in developed countries. We investigated the associations betw…
Dien, V; McKinney, C; Pisek, A
The Sonic Hedgehog signaling pathway regulates inferior alveolar nerve regeneration.
Neuroscience letters • 2018 • Vol. 671
Activation of Shh signaling is known to be observed following injury of the peripheral nerves such as the sciatic nerve. However, the precise role of Shh signaling during peripheral nerve regeneratio…
Maeda, T; Ohazama, A; Seo, K
Type D personality and periodontal disease in university students: A prospective cohort study.
Journal of health psychology • 2018 • Vol. 23 (5)
The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to investigate whether Type D personality was related to periodontal disease in Japanese university students. Among students ( n = 600) who were inter…
Azuma, T; Ekuni, D; Iwasaki, Y