Research Papers
Patulous Eustachian Tube and Otitis Media With Effusion as Complications After Trigeminal Nerve Injury.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology • 2017 • Vol. 38 (8)
OBJECTIVES: To describe three patients of patulous Eustachian tube (pET) after trigeminal nerve injury and to demonstrate for the first time their magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings to hypothe…
Ikeda, R; Katori, Y; Kawase, T
Proposal of a Video-recording System for the Assessment of Bell's Palsy: Methodology and Preliminary Results.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology • 2017 • Vol. 38 (8)
HYPOTHESIS: To propose a new objective video-recording procedure to assess and monitor over time the severity of facial nerve palsy. BACKGROUND: No objective methods for facial palsy (FP) assessment …
Atturo, F; Barbara, M; Bini, F
Expression of interferon regulatory factor 7 correlates with the expression of Epstein-Barr Virus latent membrane protein 1 and cervical lymph node metastasis in nasopharyngeal cancer.
Pathology international • 2017 • Vol. 67 (9)
Interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7) has oncogenic properties in several malignancies such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoma. However, there is no evidence whether IRF7 is associated w…
Aga, M; Endo, K; Imoto, T
Re: Medical students' understanding of oral and maxillofacial surgery: an Irish perspective.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 55 (7)
Kelly, R; McCann, P; Shanks, L
Association of End-stage Renal Disease with Radiographically and Clinically Diagnosed Apical Periodontitis: A Hospital-based Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2017 • Vol. 43 (9)
INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and endodontic treatment in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as compared with patients with n…
Aminoshariae, A; Khalighinejad, N; Kulild, J
Imaging pearls of pediatric Behcet's disease.
European journal of radiology • 2017 • Vol. 94
OBJECTIVE: To emphasize the diverse diagnostic imaging findings of pediatric Behcet's disease and to define the fundamental imaging clues for pulmonary, vascular, gastrointestinal and central nervous…
Altay, C; Genc, S; Topcuoglu, E
The differential regulation of microRNAs is associated with oral cancer.
Oncology reports • 2017 • Vol. 38 (3)
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), is the most frequently occurring malignant head and neck tumor, generally it exhibits a poor prognosis, and metastasis is the main cause of death in these cancer …
Chen, Y; Chiang, J; Huang, C
Involvement of Notch2 in all‑trans retinoic acid‑induced inhibition of mouse embryonic palate mesenchymal cell proliferation.
Molecular medicine reports • 2017 • Vol. 16 (3)
Cleft palate is among the most common congenital disorders, and can be induced by exposure to all‑trans retinoic acid (atRA) during mice and human embryogenesis. However, the mechanism underlying the…
Chen, M; Dong, S; Huang, H
Is toll-like receptor-2 really inhibiting FoxP3+ TLR2+ cells and enhancing the anti-tumour response in oral squamous cell carcinoma?
Acta histochemica • 2017 • Vol. 119 (7)
Li, M; Liao, G; Xi, M
Interventions for Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Bayesian Mixed Treatment Comparison Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.
Clinical drug investigation • 2017 • Vol. 37 (9)
INTRODUCTION: Patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) are often refractory to recommended first-line agents. Due to the absence of a systematic review, we undertook a network meta-analysis to assess …
Sivaramakrishnan, G; Sridharan, K
Nanoquinacrine caused apoptosis in oral cancer stem cells by disrupting the interaction between GLI1 and beta catenin through activation of GSK3beta.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology • 2017 • Vol. 330
Presences of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in a bulk of cancer cells are responsible for tumor relapse, metastasis and drug resistance in oral cancer. Due to high drug efflux, DNA repair and self-renewabl…
Das, S; Kundu, C; Nayak, A
Mechanical and antibiotic periodontal therapies may be no different in terms of tooth loss in patients with chronic periodontitis.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2017 • Vol. 148 (9)
Devji, T
Cytological study of DNA content and nuclear morphometric analysis for aid in the diagnosis of high-grade dysplasia within oral leukoplakia.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 124 (3)
OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively examine the DNA content and nuclear morphometric status of oral leukoplakia (OL) and investigate its association with the degree of dysplasia in a cytologic study. STUDY …
Liu, W; Shen, X; Shi, L
(18)F-Fluoromisonidazole positron emission tomography (FMISO-PET) may reflect hypoxia and cell proliferation activity in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 124 (3)
OBJECTIVE: Hypoxia is a common feature and prognostic factor in cancer. (18)F-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) positron emission tomography (PET) can detect tumor hypoxia noninvasively. The aim of this stu…
Asaka, T; Hirata, K; Kitagawa, Y
XP Shaper, A Novel Adaptive Core Rotary Instrument: Micro-computed Tomographic Analysis of Its Shaping Abilities.
Journal of endodontics • 2017 • Vol. 43 (9)
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the shaping abilities of the XP Shaper (FKG, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) and compare the findings with Vortex Blue (Dentsply Tulsa Dental Sp…
Azim, A; Azim, K; Cruz, A
Dentinal Microcrack Development after Canal Preparation: A Longitudinal in Situ Micro-computed Tomography Study Using a Cadaver Model.
Journal of endodontics • 2017 • Vol. 43 (9)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the development of dentinal microcracks after root canal preparation with Reciproc and ProTaper Universal systems using an in situ cadaver mode…
Belladonna, F; Cesar de Azevedo Carvalhal, J; De-Deus, G
Editorial.
Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 118 (4)
Chossegros, C
Standardized Protocol for Virtual Surgical Plan and 3-Dimensional Surgical Template-Assisted Single-Stage Mandible Contour Surgery.
Annals of plastic surgery • 2017 • Vol. 79 (3)
BACKGROUND: Mandible contour surgery, including reduction gonioplasty and genioplasty, has become increasingly popular in East Asia. However, it is technically challenging and, hence, leads to a long…
Fu, X; Girod, S; Gui, L
Reliability of visual and instrumental color matching.
Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] • 2017 • Vol. 29 (5)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of visual and instrumental shade matching. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty individuals with normal color …
Ghinea, R; Hangx, Y; Igiel, C
Idiopathic male infertility related to periodontal and caries status.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2017 • Vol. 44 (9)
OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to evaluate the possible correlation between the periodontal and dental status and sperm pathology in idiopathic male infertility. METHODS: The periodontal and c…
Barath, Z; Gorzo, I; Kozinszky, Z