Research Papers
Three-Dimensional Changes in the Upper Airway of Skeletal Class III Patients After Different Orthognathic Surgical Procedures.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2018 • Vol. 76 (1)
PURPOSE: We hypothesized that 3-dimensional changes in the upper airway of patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion are different after mandibular setback and maxillary advancement (MSMA) compar…
Yang, K; Yang, Y; Zhao, Y
Unusual Case of a Massive Macroglossia Secondary to Myxedema: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2018 • Vol. 76 (1)
Macroglossia is classified as true macroglossia, which exhibits abnormal histology with clinical findings, and relative macroglossia, in which normal histology does not correlate with pathologic enla…
Alava, I; Maida, B; Melville, J
Perinatal HIV Infection and Exposure and Their Association With Dental Caries in Nigerian Children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal • 2018 • Vol. 37 (1)
BACKGROUND: Although HIV infection is associated with well-known oral pathologies, there remains a dearth of comparative studies aimed at determining the association between HIV infection/exposure an…
Akhigbe, P; Blattner, W; Charurat, M
The effects of Lactobacillus reuteri probiotics combined with azithromycin on peri-implantitis: A randomized placebo-controlled study.
Journal of prosthodontic research • 2018 • Vol. 62 (1)
PURPOSE: The aim of this randomized placebo-controlled clinical study was to investigate the effects of a probiotic tablet containing Lactobacillus reuteri in peri-implantitis patients. METHODS: Subj…
Hosokawa, R; Kondo, Y; Masaki, C
Impact of oral potentially malignant disorders on quality of life.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology • 2018 • Vol. 47 (1)
BACKGROUND: Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) could have a significant psychological impact on patients, principally because of the unknown risk of malignant transformation, while the phys…
Gandhi Babu, D; Johnson, N; Kumar, S
Traditional or regenerative periodontal surgery?-a comparison of the publications between two periodontal journals over time.
Clinical oral investigations • 2018 • Vol. 22 (1)
OBJECTIVES: The objective is to compare the amount and content of publications regarding traditional or regenerative periodontal surgery in the years 1982/1983 and 2012/2013 in two leading periodonta…
Buset, S; Gutekunst, C; Rodriguez, F
Oral pemphigus vulgaris: Liquid-based cytological findings and pitfalls.
Diagnostic cytopathology • 2018 • Vol. 46 (1)
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a chronic autoimmune bullous disease characterized by the formation of suprabasal cleavage and acantholysis. As this disease almost always affects the oral mucosa, conventi…
Kawashima, J; Kikuta, T; Kobata, K
Clinical application of autogenous partially demineralized dentin matrix prepared immediately after extraction for alveolar bone regeneration in implant dentistry: a pilot study.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2018 • Vol. 47 (1)
The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of autogenous partially demineralized dentin matrix (APDDM) prepared onsite, for clinical application in bone regeneration procedures rela…
Asahina, I; I, T; Ikeda, T
Impact of Selection Bias on Treatment Effect Size Estimates in Randomized Trials of Oral Health Interventions: A Meta-epidemiological Study.
Journal of dental research • 2018 • Vol. 97 (1)
Emerging evidence suggests that design flaws of randomized controlled trials can result in over- or underestimation of the treatment effect size (ES). The objective of this study was to examine assoc…
Amin, M; Armijo-Olivo, S; Cummings, G
Artepillin C as a targeting survivin molecule in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells in vitro: A preliminary study.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology • 2018 • Vol. 47 (1)
BACKGROUND: Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis family, is overexpressed in most human tumors, but undetectable in normal adult tissues. It is a promising target molecule in cancer treat…
Chino, T; Pang, S; Saba, Y
Hypercalcaemia secondary to ectopic parathyroid hormone expression in an adolescent with metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
Pediatric blood & cancer • 2018 • Vol. 65 (1)
We report the case of a 14-year-old male with metastatic alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, presenting with hypercalcaemia (3.89 mmol/l) and elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) level (10.2 pmol/l). Imaging de…
Brooks, R; Davies, J; Gray, J
Prevalence of comorbidities in periodontitis patients compared with the general Austrian population.
Journal of periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 89 (1)
BACKGROUND: The majority of patients with periodontitis present with comorbidities, however only little is known on prevalence of these comorbidities in comparison with the general population. This s…
Andrukhov, O; Bristela, M; Kundi, M
Oral appliances for managing sleep bruxism in adults: a systematic review from 2007 to 2017.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2018 • Vol. 45 (1)
The review focuses on the last decade of research regarding the use of various oral appliances (OAs) in the management of sleep bruxism (SB) in adults. Sixteen (n = 16) papers of 641 identified citat…
Baltrusaityte, A; Jokubauskas, L; Pileicikiene, G
Topical silver diamine fluoride for dental caries arrest in preschool children: A randomized controlled trial and microbiological analysis of caries associated microbes and resistance gene expression.
Journal of dentistry • 2018 • Vol. 68
OBJECTIVES: The Stopping Cavities Trial investigated effectiveness and safety of 38% silver diamine fluoride in arresting caries lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was a double-blind randomize…
Chaffee, B; DeRisi, J; Horst, J
Comparison of panoramic radiography and cone beam CT in the assessment of juxta-apical radiolucency.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2018 • Vol. 47 (1)
OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance of panoramic radiography (PAN) and cone beam CT (CBCT) in the detection of juxta-apical radiolucency (JAR), as well as to investigate, in CBCT images, if there …
Freire, B; Freitas, D; Gaeta-Araujo, H
Association between periodontitis and blood lipid levels in a Korean population.
Journal of periodontology • 2018 • Vol. 89 (1)
BACKGROUND: Hyperlipidemia is a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. A common biologic mechanism between systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, and periodontal diseases has bee…
Burm, E; Ha, M; Im, A
Viral etiology of sporadic cases of parotitis among children in Korea during 2013-2014.
Journal of medical virology • 2018 • Vol. 90 (1)
Recent years have seen a high incidence of mumps, which is generally diagnosed based on clinical features, especially parotitis, without laboratory confirmation in Korea. To better understand the epi…
Choi, S; Chung, J; Eom, H
Photoacoustic Imaging for Noninvasive Periodontal Probing Depth Measurements.
Journal of dental research • 2018 • Vol. 97 (1)
The periodontal probe is the gold standard tool for periodontal examinations, including probing depth measurements, but is limited by systematic and random errors. Here, we used photoacoustic ultraso…
Chen, C; Chen, F; Hariri, A
Evaluation of scalp hair nickel and chromium level changes in patients with fixed orthodontic appliance: a one-year follow-up study.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2018 • Vol. 76 (1)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The release of metal ions from orthodontic appliances is part of the dissolution and biomechanical processes of alloys. Nickel (Ni) and chromium (Cr) are the elements commo…
Jamshidi, S; Khafri, S; Mirzaie, M
Maximum insertion torque of a novel implant-abutment-interface design for PEEK dental implants.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials • 2018 • Vol. 77
Frequent reports attest to the various advantages of tapered implant/abutment interfaces (IAIs) compared to other types of interfaces. For this reason, a conical IAI was designed as part of the devel…
Abou-Emara, M; Houshmand, A; Lackmann, J