Research Papers
Do baby teeth really matter? Changing parental perception and increasing dental care utilization for young children.
Contemporary clinical trials • 2017 • Vol. 59
INTRODUCTION: Parent/caregivers' inability to recognize the importance of baby teeth has been associated with inadequate self-management of children's oral health (i.e. lower likelihood of preventive…
Albert, J; Nelson, S; Riedy, C
Oral Hygiene - A Challenge in Everyday Life for People with Schizophrenia.
Issues in mental health nursing • 2017 • Vol. 38 (8)
The aim of the study is to explore how adults with schizophrenia describe their lived experiences with oral hygiene. 23 adults with schizophrenia were interviewed within a period of four months in la…
Sorensen, M; Villadsen, D
Goat Model for Direct Visualizing the Effectiveness of Detaching Sinus Mucosa in Real Time During Crestal Maxillary Sinus Floor Elevation.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2017 • Vol. 43 (4)
The procedure of crestal maxillary sinus floor elevation presents a great challenge to the field of implant dentistry. Due to the limited visualization in this procedure, the effectiveness of detachi…
Dong, X; Fan, J; Gu, X
Classification of parotidectomy: a proposed modification to the European Salivary Gland Society classification system.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 2017 • Vol. 274 (8)
Parotidectomy remains the mainstay of treatment for both benign and malignant lesions of the parotid gland. There exists a wide range of possible surgical options in parotidectomy in terms of extent …
Shetty, S; Wong, W
Chitosan brush for professional removal of plaque in mild peri-implantitis.
Minerva stomatologica • 2017 • Vol. 66 (4)
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a chitosan brush on the treatment of mild peri-implantitis. METHODS: Fifteen patients diagnosed with mild peri-implantitis contri…
Pilloni, A; Wohlfahrt, C; Zeza, B
Real-time three-dimensional jaw tracking in temporomandibular disorders.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2017 • Vol. 44 (8)
When a dysfunction occurs in any component of the stomatognathic system, temporomandibular disorders (TMD) may originate. The aim of this study was to compare the deviations, displacement and the exe…
Andrade, A; Bellomo, D; da Cunha, D
Effects of Intermittent Low-Dose Parathyroid Hormone Treatment on Rapid Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Rabbits.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (8)
PURPOSE: To determine whether low-dose recombinant human parathyroid hormone (rhPTH) would have a beneficial effect on regenerate healing and surrounding bone in a rabbit model of rapid mandibular di…
Hu, J; Li, Y; Sun, S
High proportions of Staphylococcus epidermidis in dental caries harbor multiple classes of antibiotics resistance, significantly increase inflammatory interleukins in dental pulps.
Microbial pathogenesis • 2017 • Vol. 109
Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of most prevalent in dental caries or dental pulp which has the capability of horizontal genetic transfer between different bacterial species in the oropharynx, sugg…
Ahmed Khan, A; Aldeyab, S; Alfawaz, S
Postoperative maxillary cyst presenting as a skin tumour on the cheek.
European journal of dermatology : EJD • 2017 • Vol. 27 (4)
Kaneko, T; Makita, E; Matsuzaki, Y
Labrid cleaner fishes show kinematic convergence as juveniles despite variation in morphology.
The Journal of experimental biology • 2017 • Vol. 220 (Pt 15)
Cleaning, a dietary strategy in which mucus or ectoparasites are removed and consumed off other taxa, is performed facultatively or obligately in a variety of species. We explored whether species in …
Baliga, V; Bernstein, Z; Mehta, R
Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Fibrin After Mandibular Third Molar Extraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (8)
Dos Santos Canellas, J; Medeiros, P; Ritto, F
Multiomic disease signatures converge to cytotoxic CD8 T cells in primary Sjogren's syndrome.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases • 2017 • Vol. 76 (8)
OBJECTIVES: Multiomics study was conducted to elucidate the crucial molecular mechanisms of primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS) pathology. METHODS: We generated multiple data set from well-defined patien…
Ikeura, K; Kassai, Y; Kurisu, R
FDG-PET/CT as a New Method for Diagnosis and Whole-Body Evaluation of Lemierre Syndrome.
Clinical nuclear medicine • 2017 • Vol. 42 (8)
Lemierre syndrome is a rare disease that is defined by a pharyngeal infection, complicated by septicemia and internal jugular vein thrombosis followed by septic emboli. Because of its rarity, a delay…
Glaudemans, A; Kwee, T; Pijl, J
Effectiveness of treatments for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2017 • Vol. 148 (8)
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of management strategies used for the treatment of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) remains poorly understood. The authors evaluated systematically th…
Azarpazhooh, A; El-Rabbany, M; Lam, D
Intentional Replantation of an Avulsed Immature Permanent Incisor: A Case Report.
Journal of endodontics • 2017 • Vol. 43 (8)
This case report discusses the successful endodontic treatment of an open apex maxillary right permanent central incisor that had been avulsed and incorrectly replanted in a 7-year-old patient. The t…
de Almeida Gomes, F; Maniglia-Ferreira, C; Vitoriano, M
Comparison of the diagnostic value of four scoring systems in primary sjogren's syndrome patients.
Immunology letters • 2017 • Vol. 188
PURPOSE: We attempted to evaluate the diagnostic value of different salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) scoring systems for primary sjogren's syndrome (pSS). METHODS: Total 134 patients with pSS an…
Gao, L; Guo, H; Han, Y
Papillary squamous cell carcinoma of the palatine tonsil: a rare cancer of the head and neck.
Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale • 2017 • Vol. 37 (4)
Papillary squamous neoplasms of the upper respiratory tract are rare variants of squamous cell carcinomas. They are characterised by an exophytic, papillary growth and generally have favourable progn…
Caltabiano, R; Cocuzza, S; Di Mauro, P
Barriers and facilitators in providing oral care to nursing home residents, from the perspective of care aides: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
International journal of nursing studies • 2017 • Vol. 73
BACKGROUND: Oral health of nursing home residents is generally poor, with severe consequences for residents' general health and quality of life and for the health care system. Care aides in nursing h…
Clarke, A; Hoben, M; Hu, H
Photofunctionalization of dental zirconia oxide: Surface modification to improve bio-integration preserving crystal stability.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces • 2017 • Vol. 156
The use of zirconium oxide in dental implantology is rapidly increasing as it is regarded as being more aesthetical and biologically friendly than titanium oxide. The interaction of titanium oxide wi…
Hedzelek, W; Klimontko, J; Kubacki, J
Effects of Composites Containing Bioactive Glasses on Demineralized Dentin.
Journal of dental research • 2017 • Vol. 96 (9)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the degradation of completely demineralized dentin specimens in contact with a filler-free or 2 ion-releasing resins containing micrometer-sized particles of Bio…
Brauer, D; Cama, G; Feitosa, V