Research Papers
Excavation of attractor modules for nasopharyngeal carcinoma via integrating systemic module inference with attract method.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica • 2017 • Vol. 50 (8)
The molecular mechanism of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is poorly understood and effective therapeutic approaches are needed. This research aimed to excavate the attractor modules involved in the p…
Jiang, C; Jiang, T; Shu, J
The importance of the evaluation of expectations and perceptions to improve the dental service quality.
International journal of health care quality assurance • 2017 • Vol. 30 (6)
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of SERVQUAL to assess service quality in Dentistry, by evaluating patients' expectations and perceptions of dental care and their association …
Ambrosano, G; Batista, M; Paula, J
Bioarchaeological profile of stress and dental disease among ancient high altitude Himalayan communities of Nepal.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council • 2017 • Vol. 29 (4)
OBJECTIVES: This study examines biological indicators of dental disease and nonspecific stress in human remains of three high altitude Himalayan archaeological sites to test whether shared ecological…
Aldenderfer, M; Eng, J
Clinical assessment of interdental papilla competency parameters in the esthetic zone.
Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] • 2017 • Vol. 29 (4)
BACKGROUND: Interdental papilla occupies the space between two adjacent teeth. Its contour and health are regarded with utmost importance in esthetic dental therapy. The loss of papillary height can …
Baiju, C; Bansal, S; Joshi, K
Interindividual differences in embodied marginalization: Osteological and stable isotope analyses of antebellum enslaved individuals.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council • 2017 • Vol. 29 (4)
OBJECTIVES: Through pathological and stable isotope analyses, this study probes the stressors, disease ecology, and diets of enslaved individuals from an antebellum plantation cemetery. The study aim…
Dent, S
In Vitro Evaluation of the Inhibitory Activity of Thymoquinone in Combatting Candida albicans in Denture Stomatitis Prevention.
International journal of environmental research and public health • 2017 • Vol. 14 (7)
Candida albicans adhesion and proliferation on denture bases may lead to denture stomatitis, which is a common and recurrent problem in denture wearers. The goal of this study was to assess the inhib…
Al-Hariri, M; Ali, A; Al-Khalifa, K
Minimum intervention dentistry explored in Manchester.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (1)
Improving patient safety through a clinical audit spiral: prevention of wrong tooth extraction in orthodontics.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (1)
Introduction With an increasing demand to improve patient safety within the NHS, it is important to ensure that measures are undertaken to continually improve patient care. Wrong site surgery has bee…
Anwar, H; Waring, D
How did we do? An investigation into the suitability of patient questionnaires (PREMs and PROMs) in three primary care oral surgery practices.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 223 (1)
Introduction With the expansion of oral surgery services into the primary care sector there is a need to monitor the quality of the care provided. The Guide for Commissioning Oral Surgery and Oral Me…
Gerrard, G; Hierons, R; Jones, R
[The treatment effect of eustachian tube atresia with laser and connical plastic tube after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma].
Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 52 (7)
Objective: To investigate the method in treatment of Eustschian tube atresia caused by radiotherapy. Methods: Two cases diagnosed of Eustschian tube atresia following radiotherapy were retrospectivel…
Chen, W; Gao, H; Tong, J
A survey of retracted articles in dentistry.
BMC research notes • 2017 • Vol. 10 (1)
BACKGROUND: Publication retraction is a mechanism to preserve the scientific literature against publications that contain seriously flawed or erroneous data, redundant publication, plagiarism, unethi…
Batista, A; Costa, L; Goncalves, A
Periodontal regenerative therapy with enamel matrix derivative in the treatment of intrabony defects: a prospective 2-year study.
BMC research notes • 2017 • Vol. 10 (1)
OBJECTIVE: To date, enamel matrix derivative (EMD) has been considered to be one of the few biomaterials for clinical use capable of demonstrating true periodontal regeneration. The aim of this two-c…
Aoki, H; Irokawa, D; Makino-Oi, A
Sema3A drastically suppresses tumor growth in oral cancer Xenograft model of mice.
BMC pharmacology & toxicology • 2017 • Vol. 18 (1)
BACKGROUND: Multiple studies suggest anti-angiogenesis to be a promising and rational option in cancer treatment. Interestingly, the axonal sprouting inhibitor semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), a potent suppre…
Huang, C; Huang, J; Liu, W
DOC1-Dependent Recruitment of NURD Reveals Antagonism with SWI/SNF during Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Oral Cancer Cells.
Cell reports • 2017 • Vol. 20 (1)
The Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase (NURD) complex is a key regulator of cell differentiation that has also been implicated in tumorigenesis. Loss of the NURD subunit Deleted in Oral Cancer 1 (…
Baatenburg de Jong, R; Bezstarosti, K; Bot, A
[The role of CTLA-4 in the pathogenesis of chronic tonsillitis].
Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 31 (13)
Objective:The purposes of the present study were to explore the role of CTLA-4 in the pathogenesis on development of chronic tonsillitis, and to provide new possibilities and theoretical basis for th…
Ang, Q; Da, H; Liu, Y
Ex vivo comparative study on three sinus lift tools for transcrestal detaching maxillary sinus mucosa.
Bioengineered • 2017 • Vol. 8 (4)
The objective of this study was to comparatively evaluate 3 different sinus lift tools, namely umbrella-shaped sinus lift curette YSL-04, our recently designed probe-improved sinus lift curettes, and…
Dong, X; Fan, J; Han, Y
Tumor suppressor BLU promotes TRAIL-induced apoptosis by downregulating NF-kappaB signaling in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Oncotarget • 2017 • Vol. 8 (27)
A putative tumor suppressor BLU mapped on the chromosomal 3p21 region, is frequently lost in human tumors including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). To explore the underlying mechanism of tumor suppre…
Ernberg, I; Grandien, A; He, Z
After microvascular decompression to treat trigeminal neuralgia, both immediate pain relief and recurrence rates are higher in patients with arterial compression than with venous compression.
Oncotarget • 2017 • Vol. 8 (27)
We explored differences in postoperative pain relief achieved through decompression of the trigeminal nerve compressed by arteries and veins. Clinical characteristics, intraoperative findings, and po…
Gu, X; Guo, J; Lin, X
The bidirectional association between oral cancer and esophageal cancer: A population-based study in Taiwan over a 28-year period.
Oncotarget • 2017 • Vol. 8 (27)
Previous studies have revealed that patients with oral or esophageal cancer are at higher risk for subsequently developing a second primary malignancy. However, it remains to be determined what assoc…
Chen, M; Huang, C; Lee, K
Matched computed tomography segmentation and demographic data for oropharyngeal cancer radiomics challenges.
Scientific data • 2017 • Vol. 4
Cancers arising from the oropharynx have become increasingly more studied in the past few years, as they are now epidemic domestically. These tumors are treated with definitive (chemo)radiotherapy, a…