Research Papers
Surgical Staples: A Superior Alternative to Sutures for Skin Closure After Neck Dissection-A Single-Blinded Prospective Randomized Clinical Study.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (12)
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of staples in skin closure after neck dissection in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. The authors hypothesized that the use of staples would result in bett…
Bhola, N; Borle, R; Jadhav, A
Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral intensity-modulated radiotherapy for surgically treated squamous cell carcinoma of the palatine tonsil.
Cancer • 2017 • Vol. 123 (23)
BACKGROUND: The authors hypothesized that unilateral intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) would decrease toxicity compared with bilateral IMRT for patients with lateralized palatine tonsillar canc…
Adkins, D; Chin, R; Daly, M
A retro-prospective effectiveness study on 3448 implant operations at one referral clinic: A multifactorial analysis. Part II: Clinical factors associated to peri-implantitis surgery and late implant failures.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2017 • Vol. 19 (6)
BACKGROUND: Little knowledge is available on implant treatment in large effectiveness studies in routine practice. PURPOSE: To report retro-prospective data on prevalence of peri-implantitis surgery …
Jemt, T
Al-Awadi-Raas-Rothschild syndrome with dental anomalies and a novel WNT7A mutation.
European journal of medical genetics • 2017 • Vol. 60 (12)
Al-Awadi-Raas-Rothschild syndrome (AARRS; OMIM 276820) is a very rare autosomal recessive limb malformation syndrome caused by WNT7A mutations. AARRS is characterized by various degrees of limb aplas…
Kaewgahya, M; Kantaputra, P; Kapoor, S
The role of leptin as a biomarker in the relationship between periodontitis and chronic migraine.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2017 • Vol. 44 (12)
AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of periodontitis (CP) and its contribution to serum leptin levels in chronic migraine (CM). MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this case-control study, we included 150 subjects …
Ameijeira, P; Blanco, J; Dominguez, C
Kimura's disease in the oral cavity: A rare manifestation of immunoglobulin G4-related disease.
The Journal of dermatology • 2017 • Vol. 44 (12)
Fujii, K; Higashi, Y; Kanekura, T
Hearing Outcome Following Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: Series of 1434 Cases.
World neurosurgery • 2017 • Vol. 108
OBJECTIVE: Although hearing impairment after microvasuclar decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS) is not common, its occurrence could detrimentally affect the patient's surgical outcome. The …
Chang, J; Chang, W; Jung, H
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Type 1 versus Type 2 Trigeminal Neuralgias.
World neurosurgery • 2017 • Vol. 108
INTRODUCTION: It remains unclear whether stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) offers the same benefit for patients with type 2 trigeminal neuralgia (TN2) as for those with type 1 trigeminal neuralgia (TN1…
Buell, T; Chen, C; Dallapiazza, R
A short report on tooth replacement in an older suburban population in Nigeria.
Gerodontology • 2017 • Vol. 34 (4)
OBJECTIVES: To determine: the knowledge of the participants about removable dentures, importance of tooth replacement; prevalence of tooth loss and denture use; and factors associated with its non-us…
Ibiyemi, O; Lawal, F
Re: Dr Yang's Meta-Analysis.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (12)
Wang, X; Wei, H
A study on the post-radiotherapy changes of temporomandibular joint in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
The British journal of radiology • 2017 • Vol. 90 (1080)
OBJECTIVE: Radiation-induced trismus, which is resulted from damage of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), is one of the common late complications in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients after radi…
Kwong, D; Wu, V; Ying, M
Evaluation of Complete Blood Count Indices (NLR, PLR, MPV/PLT, and PLCRi) in Healthy Dogs, Dogs With Periodontitis, and Dogs With Oropharyngeal Tumors as Potential Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammatory Response.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 34 (4)
The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess complete blood count (CBC) indices of dogs with periodontitis (PD; n = 73) and dogs with oropharyngeal tumors (OT; n = 92) in comparison to CBC indi…
Butinar, J; Gawor, J; Petelin, M
The genetic influence in fluorosis.
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology • 2017 • Vol. 56
Fluorosis, caused by ingestion of excess fluoride, is endemic in at least 25 countries across the globe, China and India being the worst affected among them. Dental, skeletal and non-skeletal are the…
Pramanik, S; Saha, D
Does Fixation Method Affect Stability of Sagittal Split Osteotomy and Condylar Position?
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (12)
PURPOSE: Fixation methods are important for condylar position and stability in sagittal split osteotomy (SSO) procedures. The aim of the present study was to compare the changes in the condylar posit…
Poorian, B; Pourdanesh, F; Sadeghi, H
Correlation between direction and severity of temporomandibular joint disc displacement and reduction ability during mouth opening.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2017 • Vol. 44 (12)
The most common temporomandibular joint (TMJ) internal derangement is an abnormal relationship of the disc with respect to the mandibular condyle, articular eminence and glenoid fossa-disc displaceme…
Berger, M; Litko, M; Rozylo-Kalinowska, I
A comparative study on the wear behavior of a polymer infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) material and tooth enamel.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2017 • Vol. 33 (12)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the wear mechanisms of a polymer infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) material, to compare its wear behavior with that of tooth enamel, and to provide evidence relevant to its…
Arola, D; Gao, S; Min, J
DNA methylation polymerase chain reaction (PCR) array of apoptosis-related genes in pleomorphic adenomas of the salivary glands.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 124 (6)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the DNA methylation profile in 22 apoptosis-related genes in pleomorphic adenomas (PAs) of the salivary glands, in comparison with normal salivary gla…
Campos, K; Costa, S; Diniz, M
The absence of an association between Interleukin 1beta gene polymorphisms and recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS).
Archives of oral biology • 2017 • Vol. 84
OBJECTIVES: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a chronic, ulcerative disease with a probable polygenic mode of inheritance and complex etiology with a strong immunological background. The aim of …
Dorocka-Bobkowska, B; Kowalska, A; Krawiecka, E
Fast monitoring of tooth erosion caused by medicaments used in the treatment of respiratory diseases by ATR-FTIR and mu-EDXRF analysis.
Lasers in medical science • 2017 • Vol. 32 (9)
The present study aimed to evaluate the erosive potential of four most commonly prescribed syrup medicaments for respiratory diseases. Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTI…
Bhattacharjee, T; Carvalho, L; Gomes, R
Distinct clinical and sensitization patterns of cinnamon-induced contact stomatitis: a propos of two cases.
International journal of dermatology • 2017 • Vol. 56 (12)
Georgakopoulou, E; Grapsa, D; Syrigos, N