Research Papers
Excellent versus unacceptable orthodontic results: influencing factors.
European journal of orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 39 (6)
AIM: To retrospectively compare patients with excellent and unacceptable orthodontic treatment results with respect to possible prognostic factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All patients, who completed t…
Klaus, K; Pancherz, H; Ruf, S
Measurement of forces and moments around the maxillary arch for treatment of a simulated lingual incisor and high canine malocclusion using straight and mushroom archwires in fixed lingual appliances.
European journal of orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 39 (6)
INTRODUCTION: An Orthodontic SIMulator (OSIM) was used to investigate the propagation of forces and moments around a simulated archform for a gingival displaced canine and lingual displaced lateral i…
Carey, J; Gullion, G; Heo, G
Oral hygiene and mouth care for older people in acute hospitals: part 2.
Nursing older people • 2017 • Vol. 29 (10)
Acute hospital admission provides an excellent opportunity to address poor oral health in older people, a group rarely seen by dental professionals and for who oral health activity in hospital is inc…
Steel, B
Comment on "Behcet disease: a rare systemic vasculitis in Poland".
Polish archives of internal medicine • 2017 • Vol. 127 (11)
Kucharz, E
Comment on "Behcet disease: a rare systemic vasculitis in Poland": authors' reply.
Polish archives of internal medicine • 2017 • Vol. 127 (11)
Gorynski, P; Kanecki, K; Kutera, A
The effect of five kinds of surface treatment agents on the bond strength to various ceramics with thermocycle aging.
Dental materials journal • 2017 • Vol. 36 (6)
This study evaluated the effects of ceramic surface treatment agents on shear bond strengths to ceramic materials with and without thermocycling. Ceramic plates were prepared from feldspathic ceramic…
Foxton, R; Hosaka, K; Ikeda, M
Treatment of post-orthodontic white spot lesions with CPP-ACP paste: A three year follow up study.
Dental materials journal • 2017 • Vol. 36 (6)
To determine the efficacy of topical applications of 10% casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) paste in reverting white spot lesions (WSLs) after fixed orthodontic treatment. Fo…
Botsali, M; Karabekiroglu, S; Kucukyilmaz, E
The accuracy of the auto-stop function of different endodontic devices in detecting the apical constriction.
BMC oral health • 2017 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: Electronic apex locators (EALs) are modern devices used to determine the working length during root canal preparation. The newest endodontic motors provide an integrated EAL with auto-sto…
Bartols, A; Christofzik, D; Dorfer, C
Oral Mucositis in Pediatric Patients in Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
International journal of environmental research and public health • 2017 • Vol. 14 (12)
Oral mucositis in oncologic patients is the most undesirable event of the chemotherapeutic treatment. This study aimed to identify damage to the oral cavity resulting from chemotherapy in pediatric p…
Dias de Castro, R; Ferreti Bonan, P; Limeira, R
The use of tools to support oral lesion description in oral medicine referrals.
Brazilian oral research • 2017 • Vol. 31
Poor description of oral lesions jeopardize the prioritization of appointments in Oral Medicine. The present study investigated whether the use of support tools changes the quality of descriptions fo…
Grando, L; Lacerda, J; Mello, A
Herbst appliance with skeletal anchorage versus dental anchorage in adolescents with Class II malocclusion: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Trials • 2017 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: The Herbst appliance is an orthodontic appliance that is used for the correction of class II malocclusion with skeletal discrepancies. Research has shown that this is effective. However, …
Batista, K; Carvalho, F; Lima, T
Restorative dentistry: An innovative handling approach.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (10)
Abyad, A
Defensive dentistry and the young dentist - this isn't what we signed up for.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (10)
Why did I want to become a dentist? I wanted a job where I would be respected as a professional and could change the lives of others, using my hands. This, I thought, would be my ideal profession; on…
Hassan, A
Oral surgery II: Part 4. Common oral lesions.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (10)
Lesions of the mouth are surprisingly common and vary from the totally innocuous to highly malignant neoplasms. As required for the management of all patients, a clear and concise history and a thoro…
Devine, M; Hill, C; Renton, T
Long-term follow up of implant therapy: Occurrence of cases with peri-implant mucositis or peri-implantitis in a 21-26-year follow-up study.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (10)
Regular supportive care should be emphasised for all patients but individuals who present with multiple implants and/or peri-implant mucositis should receive special clinical attention.
Is Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Effective as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis? A Systematic Review.
Biomolecules • 2017 • Vol. 7 (4)
The aim of this systematic review was to investigate whether antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as either a primary mode of treatment or an adjunct to non-surgical treatment was more effective…
Anil, S; Janam, P; Joseph, B
Strawberry Gingivitis in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.
The New England journal of medicine • 2017 • Vol. 377 (21)
Ghiasi, M
Patient- and treatment-related risk factors associated with neck muscle spasm in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy.
BMC cancer • 2017 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the incidence of neck muscle spasm in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients that received intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and to analyse the patient- and treatment-…
He, X; Li, J; Lin, A
The rare occurrence of cutaneous and mucosal lichen planus in HIV infection.
BMJ case reports • 2017 • Vol. 2017
Dhakre, V; Shah, P
Are there differences in treatment effects between labial and lingual fixed orthodontic appliances? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC oral health • 2017 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: An evaluation is made of possible differences in treatment effects between labial and lingual fixed appliances. METHODS: A comprehensive search was made of the PubMed-Medline, Cochrane Li…
Ata-Ali, F; Ata-Ali, J; Cobo, J