Research Papers
Oral health and cardiovascular disease risk in a cohort of periodontitis patients.
Atherosclerosis • 2017 • Vol. 262
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of this study was to determine whether oral health is uniformly associated with three different cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including myocardial infarction (MI), stro…
Holmlund, A; Lampa, E; Lind, L
Teflon granuloma after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a case report and literature review.
Neurosurgical review • 2017 • Vol. 40 (3)
Teflon has been commonly used as a surgical material. In particular, Teflon has been considered suitable for microvascular decompression of cranial nerves, as it is a stable, inert substance that doe…
Higuchi, T; Morita, A; Murai, Y
Protective effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge on 5-fluorouracil-induced oral mucositis.
International journal of molecular medicine • 2017 • Vol. 40 (1)
Oral mucositis is a common side-effect caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy occurring in the majority of cancer patients and is characterized by inflammation and ulcers in the oral mucosa. In the p…
Chang, M; Kim, D; Kim, H
The circadian clock gene PER2 plays an important role in tumor suppression through regulating tumor-associated genes in human oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oncology reports • 2017 • Vol. 38 (1)
Low expression of the clock gene PER2 is closely related to carcinogenesis and the development of cancer; however, the mechanism of the low expression of PER2 that led to cell malignant transformatio…
Ao, Y; Chen, D; Lv, X
Regeneration of Cystic Bone Cavities and Bone Defects With Bioactive Glass S53P4 in the Upper and Lower Jaws.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 28 (5)
Cysts and tumors are common lesions in the jaws. To be able to retain a good volume of the alveolar ridge during healing as well as strengthening the angle and body of the mandible and provide an ins…
Apajalahti, S; Kontio, R; Stoor, P
Carcinoma ex basal cell adenoma of the parotid gland: A report of an extremely rare case.
Pathology international • 2017 • Vol. 67 (7)
Malignant non-basaloid tumors that arise from basal cell adenoma (BCA) are extremely rare. The patient was a 72-year-old Japanese male, who had noticed swelling of the left parotid region 21 years ag…
Kawasaki, T; Kusafuka, K; Nakajima, T
Skin-mucous membrane disorder and therapeutic effect of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in recurrent ovarian cancer.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research • 2017 • Vol. 43 (7)
AIM: Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) induced by chemotherapy and molecule-targeting drugs is correlated with treatment efficacy. We conducted a retrospective analysis to evaluate the relationship between HF…
Ito, F; Iwai, K; Kawaguchi, R
Patient With Cleft Maxillary Hypoplasia Who Underwent Distraction Osteogenesis and Conservative Therapies to Postoperative Velopharyngeal Insufficiency.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 28 (5)
The authors performed distraction osteogenesis using The Maxillary Distractor System (SYNTHES) to maxillary hypoplasia patient with cleft lip palate, and consequently improved the aesthetic complexio…
Bessho, K; Dahy, K; Masuoka, H
Nasolabial Growth in Individuals With Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Preliminary Study of Longitudinal Observation Using Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 28 (5)
There are limited numbers of studies comparing the preoperative and postoperative facial features of infants with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) using three-dimensional (3D) stereophotogramme…
Alazzawi, O; Miyabe, M; Morioka, D
Longitudinal Study of Caries Development from Childhood to Adolescence.
Journal of dental research • 2017 • Vol. 96 (7)
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that globally, dental caries is the most important oral condition. To develop effective prevention strategies requires an understanding of how this conditio…
Hall-Scullin, E; Milsom, K; Su, T
Controversies in Postoperative Irradiation of Oropharyngeal Cancer After Transoral Surgery.
Surgical oncology clinics of North America • 2017 • Vol. 26 (3)
Transoral surgery (TOS) is a novel technology whose adoption is expanding in the United States and other countries. TOS offers the possibility of a minimally invasive surgical approach to head and ne…
Ha, P; Mallen-St Clair, J; Yom, S
Burn Center Care of Patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
Clinics in plastic surgery • 2017 • Vol. 44 (3)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are rare, life-threatening, cutaneous drug reactions. Medications are the most common cause, although an infection may be responsible. A link b…
Cartotto, R
Oral Health Interventions During Pregnancy.
Dental clinics of North America • 2017 • Vol. 61 (3)
Oral health is a fundamental component of health and physical and mental well-being. Oral health is influenced by an individual's physiologic and psychosocial attributes and cumulative oral health ex…
Iida, H
Prenatal Maternal Factors, Intergenerational Transmission of Disease, and Child Oral Health Outcomes.
Dental clinics of North America • 2017 • Vol. 61 (3)
This article reviews maternal prenatal risk factors for caries in children and intergenerational transmission of caries, emphasizing early interventions for pregnant women and mother-infant pairs. A …
Finlayson, T; Gupta, A; Ramos-Gomez, F
Acculturation and Pediatric Minority Oral Health Interventions.
Dental clinics of North America • 2017 • Vol. 61 (3)
Immigrant populations are growing at a fast pace in the United States. Cultural variations can have implications on oral health of children from immigrant households. Length of stay in the United Sta…
Albino, J; Tiwari, T
Interventions Focusing on Children with Special Health Care Needs.
Dental clinics of North America • 2017 • Vol. 61 (3)
The term children with special health care needs encompasses a wide variety of conditions. When considering interventions, a broad definition of children with special needs is suggested in this artic…
Glassman, P
Pediatric Workforce Issues.
Dental clinics of North America • 2017 • Vol. 61 (3)
Untreated dental disease remains one of the most prevalent health conditions for children, driven in part by disparities in access to care. This article examines evidence-based workforce strategies b…
Mertz, E; Moore, J; Spetz, J
Pediatric Dental-Focused Interprofessional Interventions: Rethinking Early Childhood Oral Health Management.
Dental clinics of North America • 2017 • Vol. 61 (3)
Evidence of effectiveness for prevention of early childhood caries suggests that parent engagement needs to occur perinatally and that unconventional providers, helping professionals like social work…
Edelstein, B
Oral health and systemic inflammatory, cardiac and nitroxid biomarkers in hemodialysis patients.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal • 2017 • Vol. 22 (4)
BACKGROUND: Periodontal diseases have systemic inflammatory effects and have been adversely associated with cardiovascular diseases, which are also the most frequent cause of death in the end-stage r…
Buturovic-Ponikvar, J; Cotic, J; Ferran, M
Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship Selection Criteria: A National Program Director Survey.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 28 (5)
BACKGROUND: Candidate characteristics for craniofacial fellowship training still remain unknown, as no data are available in the literature. This study aims to provide information on the criteria tha…
Blecher, N; Egro, F; Goldstein, J