Research Papers
Edentulism and its relationship with self-rated health: secondary analysis of the SABE Ecuador 2009 Study.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2017 • Vol. 30 (2)
Edentulism is related to a number of conditions in older adults, impacting their overall health status and thus their quality of life and relationship with the environment. At the same time, self-rat…
Borda, M; Cano, C; Castelblanco, S
Improvement of Total Etching Dentin Bonding with Subpressure.
Scientific reports • 2017 • Vol. 7 (1)
This study aimed to investigate the effects of subpressure on the bond properties of total-etching adhesive to dentin. Thirty-six caries-free premolars were sectioned parallel to the occlusal plane a…
Ding, N; Li, Y; Tian, Y
Improving the efficacy of chlorhexidine-releasing elastomerics using a layer-by-layer coating technique.
Dental materials journal • 2017 • Vol. 36 (4)
The aims of this study were to identify the optimal concentration of coated orthodontic elastomerics using a layer-by-layer technique that can release chlorhexidine (CHX) as an antimicrobial material…
Jeon, H; Jung, E; Kang, S
Type I talon cusp on mandibular incisor.
BMJ case reports • 2017 • Vol. 2017
Dave, B; Joshi, P; Kariya, P
Comprehensive analysis of interleukin-8 gene polymorphisms and periodontitis susceptibility.
Oncotarget • 2017 • Vol. 8 (30)
BACKGROUND: Associations between interleukin-8 (IL-8) gene polymorphisms and periodontitis susceptibility have been investigated in many published studies, but the conclusions are still inconsistent.…
Jia, C; Leng, W; Li, Y
Real time near-infrared Raman spectroscopy for the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal cancer.
Oncotarget • 2017 • Vol. 8 (30)
Near-infrared (NIR) Raman spectroscopy has been investigated as a tool to differentiate nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) from normal nasopharyngeal tissue in an ex-vivo setting. Recently, we have miniatur…
Gangodu, N; Lin, K; Loh, T
Oral squamous cell carcinoma patients can be differentiated from healthy individuals with label-free serum proteomics.
British journal of cancer • 2017 • Vol. 117 (3)
BACKGROUND: No blood biomarkers to detect early oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) without clinical signs exist - diagnosis is solely based on histology of a visible tumour. Most OSCC patient…
Agarwal, R; Joenvaara, S; Makitie, A
Design and validation of a DNA-microarray for phylogenetic analysis of bacterial communities in different oral samples and dental implants.
Scientific reports • 2017 • Vol. 7 (1)
The quali-quantitative characterization of the oral microbiota is crucial for an exhaustive knowledge of the oral ecology and the modifications of the microbial composition that occur during periodon…
Biagi, E; Caredda, G; Consolandi, C
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Swiss dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 127 (7-8)
Imfeld, C; Lussi, A
Randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of complementary therapies for recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Medicina clinica • 2017 • Vol. 149 (2)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Despite the high prevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), its etiology is not yet completely clear and there is no completely remedial treatment available at prese…
Raissouni, T; Rodriguez-Archilla, A
Preventive dental visiting: a critical interpretive synthesis of theory explaining how inequalities arise.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (2)
Positive experiences from dental visits, particularly for those patients from low socioeconomic status, feed into future 'help-seeking behaviour'.
Oral submucous fibrosis in a school-going Indian adolescent boy.
International journal of adolescent medicine and health • 2017 • Vol. 30 (5)
A 14-year-old boy presented to our hospital with a chief complaint of difficulty in opening his mouth and a burning sensation on eating spicy food. The oral mucosa showed generalized diffused blanchi…
Gupta, N; Kambalimath, H; Khandelwal, S
The rise and fall of dental therapy in Canada: a policy analysis and assessment of equity of access to oral health care for Inuit and First Nations communities.
International journal for equity in health • 2017 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Inequality between most Canadians and those from Inuit and First Nations communities, in terms of both access to oral health care services and related health outcomes, has been a long-sta…
Leck, V; Randall, G
[Analysis of the lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary gland: 12 cases report].
Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 31 (14)
Objective:To improve recognization of clinical, imaging and pathological characteristics of lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) of the salivary glands.Method:The clinical manifestations, imaging feature…
Sun, X; Xiao, D; Zhu, G
[Minor salivary duct carcinoma of the larynx: a case report].
Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 31 (14)
Salivary duct carcinoma SDC is a rare disease, especially in the larynx. From the pathology point of view, SDC histomorphology is very similar to breast ductal carcinoma. From the immunohistochemistr…
Jia, J; Liu, Y; Qu, L
Assessment of different techniques for 3D superimposition of serial digital maxillary dental casts on palatal structures.
Scientific reports • 2017 • Vol. 7 (1)
Serial 3-dimensional dental model superimposition provides a risk-free, detailed evaluation of morphological alterations on a patient's mouth. Here, we evaluated accuracy and precision of five palata…
Gkantidis, N; Halazonetis, D; Schilling, R
Oral cancer cells sustainedly infected with Porphyromonas gingivalis exhibit resistance to Taxol and have higher metastatic potential.
Oncotarget • 2017 • Vol. 8 (29)
Major obstacles to improving the prognosis of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) are the acquisition of resistance to chemotherapeutic agents and development of metastases. Recently, i…
Choi, J; Kim, D; Kim, S
Missed Opportunities for Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccination Among Departing U.S. Adult Travelers Receiving Pretravel Health Consultations.
Annals of internal medicine • 2017 • Vol. 167 (2)
BACKGROUND: Measles outbreaks continue to occur in the United States and are mostly due to infections in returning travelers. OBJECTIVE: To describe how providers assessed the measles immunity status…
Hagmann, S; Hyle, E; Jentes, E
Circulating pre-treatment Epstein-Barr virus DNA as prognostic factor in locally-advanced nasopharyngeal cancer in a non-endemic area.
Oncotarget • 2017 • Vol. 8 (29)
The prognostic value of pre-treatment Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA viral load for non-endemic, locally-advanced, EBV-related nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) patients is yet to be defined. All patients wi…
Alfieri, S; Bergamini, C; Bianchi, R
Small molecule inhibitor TW-37 is tolerable and synergistic with chemotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) • 2017 • Vol. 16 (14)
Chemotherapy is a crucial adjuvant therapy of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, enhancing sensitivity and tolerance of chemotherapeutics in NPC treatment have been challenging. Both B…
Chen, D; Huang, H; Jiang, Z