Research Papers
Immediate Loading of Tantalum-Based Implants in Fresh Extraction Sockets in Patient With Sjogren Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Implant dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 26 (4)
PURPOSE: The objective of this article is to demonstrate treatment of a clinical case using implants in conjunction with immediate loading in a patient with Sjogren syndrome (SS) and to present the c…
Javed, F; Peron, C; Romanos, G
Efficiency, effectiveness and treatment stability of clear aligners: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2017 • Vol. 20 (3)
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review of the orthodontic literature with regard to efficiency, effectiveness and stability of treatment outcome with clear aligner…
Liu, R; Ni, Z; Yu, Z
Hard and soft tissue integration of immediate and delayed implants with a modified coronal macrodesign: Histological, micro-CT and volumetric soft tissue changes from a pre-clinical in vivo study.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2017 • Vol. 44 (8)
AIM: To study the healing of peri-implant tissues around implants with a triangular coronal third (test) or cylindrical (control). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In eight beagle dogs, immediate and delayed i…
Fierravanti, L; Munoz, F; Nunez, J
Degradation of proteoglycan 4/lubricin by cathepsin S: Potential mechanism for diminished ocular surface lubrication in Sjogren's syndrome.
Experimental eye research • 2017 • Vol. 161
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease affecting the lacrimal and salivary glands with hallmark clinical symptoms of dry eye and dry mouth. Recently, markedly increased cathepsin S (CTSS) a…
Caffery, B; Heynen, M; Jay, G
Surgical techniques used in the rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients with atrophic posterior mandibles: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2017 • Vol. 45 (8)
PURPOSE: Given the lack of general consensus in the literature regarding the best method to rehabilitate partially edentulous patients with extended atrophic edentulous sites in the posterior zone of…
Barone, A; Covani, U; Marchionni, S
Increasing the accuracy of mandibular reconstruction with free fibula flaps using functionalized selective laser-melted patient-specific implants: A retrospective multicenter analysis.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2017 • Vol. 45 (8)
In this study, selective laser melted patient specific functional implants (PSFI) were utilised in combination with a fibula free flap, for mandible reconstruction. The shape and length of the PSFI, …
Chin, S; Gellrich, N; Groebe, A
Efficacy of Laser Photobiomodulation on Morphological and Functional Repair of the Facial Nerve.
Photomedicine and laser surgery • 2017 • Vol. 35 (8)
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on qualitative, quantitative, and functional aspects in the facial nerve regeneration process. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-two male…
Andreo, J; Barraviera, B; Buchaim, D
High percentage of oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesion in oral squamous cell carcinomas.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2017 • Vol. 75 (6)
OBJECTIVE: Oral lichen planus (OLP) and lichenoid lesions (OLL) are regarded as precursor lesions of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with potential for malignant transformation. This potential is…
Heikkinen, A; Juurikivi, A; Kauppila, T
Vestibular Restoration and Adaptation in Vestibular Neuritis and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome With Vertigo.
Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology • 2017 • Vol. 38 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate vestibular restoration and the evolution of the compensatory saccades in acute severe inflammatory vestibular nerve paralysis, including vestibular neuritis and Ramsay Hunt syn…
Esteban-Sanchez, J; Martin-Sanz, E; Rey-Martinez, J
Effect of Growth Hormone Supplementation on Osseointegration: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.
Implant dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 26 (4)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess whether growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy can enhance implant osseointegration. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic literature search was conduct…
Abduljabbar, T; Akram, Z; Javed, F
Diagnostic potential of inflammatory biomarkers in early childhood caries - A case control study.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry • 2017 • Vol. 471
BACKGROUND: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is most common chronic infectious disease of childhood. Diagnosis of dental caries has been limited to clinical, visual and radiographic methods but its infla…
Chandna, P; Gupta, N; Rana, V
Response of carious enamel to TiF(4) varnish treatment under diverse cariogenic activities in situ.
Journal of dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 63
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of TiF(4) and NaF varnishes on demineralized bovine enamel under different cariogenic activities in situ. METHODS: Twenty subjects participated of this in situ study …
Buzalaf, M; Comar, L; Magalhaes, A
Morphologic and topographic radiologic features of human papillomavirus-related and -unrelated oropharyngeal carcinoma.
Head & neck • 2017 • Vol. 39 (8)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the clinicoradiologic characteristics of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related (HPV-positive) and HPV-unrelated (HPV-negative) oropharyngeal carcinom…
Bartlett, E; Bratman, S; Chan, M
Influence of the microbiological component of Cariogram((R)) for evaluating the risk of caries in children.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2017 • Vol. 75 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk for caries in children as determined by Cariogram((R)) software (CS; Stockholm, Sweden) with and without its microbiological component and by a form based on Cariogram(…
Andrade, C; Chamon, R; Dias, K
Co-occurrence of Jalili syndrome and muscular overgrowth.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A • 2017 • Vol. 173 (8)
Jalili syndrome is a rare disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern manifesting as a combination of cone-rod dystrophy including progressive loss of visual acuity, color blindness, photoph…
Badura-Stronka, M; Gasperowicz, P; Kopczynski, P
Combination of straight and tilted implants for supporting screw-retained dental prostheses in atrophic posterior maxillae: A 2-year prospective study.
Journal of dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 63
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the two-year survival rate (SR) and marginal bone loss (MBL) of fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) supported by straight (S) and tilted (T) implants under the influence of diverse…
Casar-Espinosa, J; Castillo-Oyague, R; Garrido-Serrano, R
Alveolar Ridge Preservation Using Allografts and Dense Polytetrafluoroethylene Membranes With Open Membrane Technique in Unhealthy Extraction Socket.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2017 • Vol. 43 (4)
We evaluated the effectiveness of the open membrane technique using a high-density polytetrafluoroethylene (dPTFE) membrane with freeze-dried bone allografts in damaged sockets for alveolar ridge pre…
Cheon, G; Kang, K; Lee, D
Assessment of condyle position, fossa morphology, and disk displacement in symptomatic patients.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 124 (2)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine whether there are any associations between the morphology of the glenoid fossa, articular spaces, and disk displacement by evaluating the magnetic res…
Campos, P; de Melo, D; Peixoto, L
Breastfeeding After Early Repair of Cleft Lip in Newborns With Cleft Lip or Cleft Lip and Palate in a Baby-Friendly Designated Hospital.
Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association • 2017 • Vol. 33 (3)
BACKGROUND: Goals of treatment of orofacial cleft are to improve feeding, speech, hearing, and facial appearance. Early surgery brings faster healing, better cosmetic effect, and fewer complications.…
Burianova, I; Janota, J; Kulihova, K
Soft-Tissue Enhancement Combined With Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique to Correct Volumetric Bone Defects: A Clinical Case Report.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2017 • Vol. 43 (4)
The aim of the present case report was to illustrate how to obtain an ideal alveolar ridge contour by means of peri-implant soft-tissue management combined with the prosthetic approach of the biologi…
Cervino, G; Cicciu, M; Lini, F