Research Papers
Porcelain veneers: An update.
Dental and medical problems • 2018 • Vol. 55 (2)
New glass-ceramic restorative materials have been developed over the last few years, with enhanced strength characteristics along with desirable optical properties that make them ideal for the fabric…
El-Aawar, N; El-Mowafy, N; El-Mowafy, O
Post-Operative Pain and Associated Factors in Patients Undergoing Single Visit Root Canal Treatment on Teeth with Vital Pulp.
Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ) • 2018 • Vol. 16 (62)
Background Pain after root canal therapy is unwanted yet common experience for the patient and unpleasant for the dentist so it is always desirable to predict such pain. Objective To evaluate the fre…
Kayastha, R; Shresha, R; Shrestha, D
Maximum Occlusal Force and Incident Functional Disability in Older Adults: The Tsurugaya Project.
JDR clinical and translational research • 2018 • Vol. 3 (2)
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the association between maximum occlusal force, which is an objective predictor of masticatory performance, and incident functional disability in a…
Hattori, Y; Komiyama, T; Miyoshi, Y
Free Sugars Consumption around Bedtime and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review.
JDR clinical and translational research • 2018 • Vol. 3 (2)
This systematic review aimed to assess the association between food and drink consumption around bedtime-specifically, food and drinks containing free sugars-and the risk of dental caries in children…
Baghlaf, K; Moynihan, P; Muirhead, V
The effective design of zirconia coping on titanium base in dental implant superstructure.
Dental materials journal • 2018 • Vol. 37 (2)
Zirconia exhibits good tissue compatibility and nontoxicity, making it a widely used esthetic replacement material for implant abutments. To avoid abutment-fracture, the parts composed of zirconia wi…
Atsuta, I; Ayukawa, Y; Koyano, K
Effect of dentin surface modification using carbon nanotubes on dental bonding and antibacterial ability.
Dental materials journal • 2018 • Vol. 37 (2)
This study developed carbon nanotube coatings for the dentin surface and investigated the bonding strength and the in vitro antibacterial properties of carbon nanotube-coated dentin. Single-walled ca…
Chen, J; Jia, L; Li, Z
Role of regulatory T cells in irinotecan-induced intestinal mucositis.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences • 2018 • Vol. 115
Intestinal mucositis (IM) is a common side effect of irinotecan-based chemotherapy. The involvement of inflammatory mediators, such as TNF-alpha, IL1-beta, IL-18 and IL-33, has been demonstrated. How…
Almeida, P; Camara, L; Candido, A
Fracture strengths of endocrown restorations fabricated with different preparation depths and CAD/CAM materials.
Dental materials journal • 2018 • Vol. 37 (2)
The objectives of this study were to compare the fracture strength of endocrown restorations fabricated with different preparation depth and various CAD/CAM ceramics, and to assess the fracture types…
Avcu, E; Helvacioglu-Yigit, D; Kanat-Erturk, B
Annexin A2-mediated cancer progression and therapeutic resistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Journal of biomedical science • 2018 • Vol. 25 (1)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a head and neck cancer with poor clinical outcomes and insufficient treatments in Southeast Asian populations. Although concurrent chemoradiotherapy has improved rec…
Chen, C; Chen, C; Chen, Y
Inhibitory Effects of Boesenbergia pandurata on Age-Related Periodontal Inflammation and Alveolar Bone Loss in Fischer 344 Rats.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology • 2018 • Vol. 28 (3)
Periodontitis, an infective disease caused by oral pathogens and the intrinsic aging process, results in the destruction of periodontal tissues and the loss of alveolar bone. This study investigated …
Chung, H; Hwang, J; Kim, C
[In vitro study of joint intervention of E-cad and Bmi-1 mediated by transcription activator-like effector nuclease in nasopharyngeal carcinoma].
Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences • 2018 • Vol. 43 (3)
To explore the effect of intervention of E-cadherin (E-cad) and B-lymphoma Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion region-1 (Bmi-1) mediated by transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) …
Feng, C; Jiang, H; Liu, F
[Esthetic evaluation of frontal smile on different crown heights of lateral incisor and canine].
Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences • 2018 • Vol. 43 (3)
To investigate the effect of different crown heights of lateral incisor and canine on smile esthetics perception between orthodontists and patients. Methods: A total of 31 orthodontists and 56 patien…
Lei, Y; Tu, J; Yan, Z
[Research progress in renal injury relevant to primary Sjogren's syndrome].
Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences • 2018 • Vol. 43 (3)
Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of the exocrine glands that results in multiple organs and systems damage. Renal injur…
Chen, J; Ge, Y; Ling, G
The prevalence of occupational health-related problems in dentistry: A review of the literature.
Journal of occupational health • 2018 • Vol. 60 (2)
The study was conducted to report on the scope and prevalence of occupational health related-problems experienced by dentists, dental therapists, and oral hygienists in their practice of dentistry. B…
Moodley, R; Naidoo, S; Wyk, J
Galectin-3 Serum Levels Could Help Clinicians Screen for Salivary Gland Tumor Patients.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP • 2018 • Vol. 19 (3)
Objective: To identify serum levels of galectin-3 in salivary gland cancer and healthy populations; a prospective analysis was performed on serum specimens from 105 patients with salivary gland cance…
Amirbeigi Tafti, T; Andisheh-Tadbir, A; Khademi, B
Use of natural products for oral hygiene maintenance: revisiting traditional medicine.
Journal of complementary & integrative medicine • 2018 • Vol. 15 (3)
Gupta, P; Shetty, H
Ossifying Fibromyxoid tumor of soft parts in head and neck: case report and literature review.
Diagnostic pathology • 2018 • Vol. 13 (1)
BACKGROUND: Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of soft parts (OFMT), is a rare but morphologically distinctive neoplasm of uncertain histogenesis that most frequently affects middle-aged male adults. Clinic…
Li, T; Velasco, I; Wang, D
Loss of Stemness, EMT, and Supernumerary Tooth Formation in Cebpb(-/-)Runx2(+/-) Murine Incisors.
Scientific reports • 2018 • Vol. 8 (1)
Adult Cebpb KO mice incisors present amelogenin-positive epithelium pearls, enamel and dentin allopathic hyperplasia, fewer Sox2-positive cells in labial cervical loop epitheliums, and reduced Sox2 e…
Asahara, M; Asai, M; Bessho, K
Protein Expression in Tonsillar and Base of Tongue Cancer and in Relation to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Clinical Outcome.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2018 • Vol. 19 (4)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major etiological factor for tonsillar and the base of tongue cancer (TSCC/BOTSCC). HPV-positive and HPV-negative TSCC/BOTSCC present major differences in mutations, m…
Alexeyenko, A; Becker, S; Bersani, C
Lingual ganglioneuroma in a dog.
The Journal of veterinary medical science • 2018 • Vol. 80 (3)
A mass was found at the base of the dorsum linguae of a male 11-year-old Labrador retriever. The tumor comprised of ganglion cells and Schwannian cells with Verocay bodies. The ganglion cells were po…
Furuhashi, H; Goto, M; Hirata, A