Research Papers
Evaluation of an innovative oral brush for potential applications using liquid based cytology.
Journal of oral science • 2018 • Vol. 60 (1)
The present study was conducted to assess the applicability of liquid-based cytology (LBC) using an innovative oral brush, Orcellex. Fifty healthy volunteers were recruited. From each subject, four s…
Kujan, O; Pemberton, M; Schwarz, M
Too many reviews too few trials.
Evidence-based dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 19 (1)
Richards, D
Which surgical approach for palatally displaced canines?
Evidence-based dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 19 (1)
Data sourcesCochrane Oral Health's Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline Ovid and Embase Ovid (up to February 2017); ongoing clinical trials were searched in clinic…
Madurantakam, P
Does relative analgesia with nitrous oxide reduce the number of general anaesthetic sessions and dental loss?
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (6)
Robb, N; Souto, P
NHS dentistry: Culture of fear.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (6)
Cabral, M
Wheelchair users: a guide for the GDP.
British dental journal • 2018 • Vol. 224 (6)
The number of wheelchair users in the UK is increasing, and it may be more convenient and appropriate for many of these individuals to receive their dental care in a general dental practice rather th…
Dickinson, C; Ramirez, L
Vaccine waning and mumps re-emergence in the United States.
Science translational medicine • 2018 • Vol. 10 (433)
After decades of declining mumps incidence amid widespread vaccination, the United States and other developed countries have experienced a resurgence in mumps cases over the last decade. Outbreaks af…
Grad, Y; Lewnard, J
Comment on "Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans-induced hypercitrullination links periodontal infection to autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis".
Science translational medicine • 2018 • Vol. 10 (433)
The link between rheumatoid arthritis and exposure to a bacterial toxin was not found in a population of rheumatoid arthritis patients from Netherlands.
Bizzarro, S; Dekkers, J; Huizinga, T
Evaluation of the effects of different sand particles that used in dental implant roughened for osseointegration.
BMC oral health • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Successful dental implant treatment is directly related to osseointegration. In achieving osseointegration, the surface property of the implant is of great importance. Sandblasting is the…
Keskin, A; Yurttutan, M
The burden of tooth loss in Italian elderly population living in nursing homes.
BMC geriatrics • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: This survey aims to evaluate the prevalence and severity of tooth loss in the Italian elderly population living in nursing homes and to associate the oral data with demographic, socioecon…
Ardizzone, V; Cagetti, M; Campus, G
SOX8 regulates cancer stem-like properties and cisplatin-induced EMT in tongue squamous cell carcinoma by acting on the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway.
International journal of cancer • 2018 • Vol. 142 (6)
A sub-population of chemoresistant cells exhibits biological properties similar to cancer stem cells (CSCs), and these cells are believed to be a main cause for tumor relapse and metastasis. In our s…
Chen, W; Fan, S; Li, J
Aortic Regurgitation Presenting with Recurrent Detachment of a Prosthetic Valve, as the First Presenting Symptom of Cardiovascular Behcet's Disease.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) • 2018 • Vol. 57 (6)
A 33-year-old man with severe aortic regurgitation underwent initial aortic valve replacement (AVR). During the 2 years after AVR, 3 reoperations for prosthetic valve detachment were required. During…
Aizawa, Y; Hirono, S; Ito, M
Zebrafish sp7 mutants show tooth cycling independent of attachment, eruption and poor differentiation of teeth.
Developmental biology • 2018 • Vol. 435 (2)
The capacity to fully replace teeth continuously makes zebrafish an attractive model to explore regeneration and tooth development. The requirement of attachment bone for the appearance of replacemen…
Brown, K; Campos, C; Fisher, S
Diagnosing Developmental Defects of Enamel: Pilot Study of Online Training and Accuracy.
Pediatric dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 40 (2)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess dentists' ability to correctly identify and classify development defects of enamel (DDE). METHODS: The modified DDE (MDDE) index was used to classify …
Dabiri, D; Eckert, G; Fontana, M
A Bag of Marbles: A Fascinating Compound Odontoma of the Maxilla.
Pediatric dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 40 (2)
Odontomas are the most common odontogenic tumors, typically diagnosed during the first two decades of life. 1 The purpose of this paper was to report an interesting case of an eight-year-old Caucasia…
Johnson, J; Kalra, A; McDonald, F
Associations of multidimensional health literacy with reported oral health promoting behaviour among Slovak adults: a cross-sectional study.
BMC oral health • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Modification of health literacy (HL) is an important factor for improving and maintaining oral health. The aim of the study is to examine the association of HL with oral health-promoting …
Cepova, E; Cicvakova, M; Geckova, A
Severe eye complications from toxic epidermal necrolysis following initiation of Nevirapine based HAART regimen in a child with HIV infection: a case from Cameroon.
BMC pediatrics • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare life threatening dermatological disorder characterized by extensive epidermal detachment and erosion of mucous membranes. It is typically a side…
Aminde, L; Munge, T; Ngwasiri, C
Investigating the association between stress, saliva and dental caries: a scoping review.
BMC oral health • 2018 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: This scoping review addressed the question 'what do we know about stress-related changes in saliva and dental caries in general population?' METHODS: The review was conducted using electr…
Booij, L; Crosara, K; D'Souza, V
Common dental diseases in children and malocclusion.
International journal of oral science • 2018 • Vol. 10 (1)
Malocclusion is a worldwide dental problem that influences the affected individuals to varying degrees. Many factors contribute to the anomaly in dentition, including hereditary and environmental asp…
Law, C; Meng, M; Rao, Y
Clinical Evaluation of Maxillary Anterior Teeth in Relation to Golden Proportion, Red Proportion and Golden Percentage.
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council • 2018 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Golden proportion, recurrent esthetic dental proportion and golden percentage are the widely accepted tools to measure perceived mesiodistal width of maxillary anterior teeth. Our study w…
Joshi, S; Maharjan, A