Research Papers
Socio-demographic and area-related factors associated with the prevalence of caries among preschool children in Greece.
Community dental health • 2017 • Vol. 34 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To assess dental caries experience in 4-6 year old children of the Athens Metropolitan Area attending public kindergartens and investigate the association of area deprivation and immigrati…
Hatzichristos, T; Koletsi-Kounari, H; Mantonanaki, M
Evaluation of a Vibrotactile Simulator for Dental Caries Detection.
Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare • 2017 • Vol. 12 (3)
INTRODUCTION: Developed to educate dental students in caries detection, the VerroTeach simulator allows dental faculty to share, record, and replay the tactile vibrations felt through a dental hand i…
Kuchenbecker, K; Maggio, M; Parajon, R
New mini dental implant attachments versus O-ring attachment after cyclic aging: Analysis of retention strength and gap space.
Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban • 2017 • Vol. 37 (3)
Overdenture as a treatment modality for both partially and fully edentulous patients is costeffective and less expensive. The purpose of the present study was to examine the newly fabricated attachme…
Cao, Y; Fatalla, A; Song, K
Dental optical tomography with upconversion nanoparticles-a feasibility study.
Journal of biomedical optics • 2017 • Vol. 22 (6)
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have the unique ability to emit multiple colors upon excitation by near-infrared (NIR) light. Herein, we investigate the potential use of UCNPs as contrast agents f…
Intes, X; Long, F
Additive Manufacturing: A Novel Method for Fabricating Cobalt-Chromium Removable Partial Denture Frameworks.
The European journal of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 25 (2)
Additive manufacturing (AM) often referred to as 3D printing (3DP) has shown promise of being significantly viable in the construction of cobalt-chromium removable partial denture (RPD) frameworks. T…
Alifui-Segbaya, F; George, R; Williams, R
Optical Properties and Failure Load of Thin CAD/CAM Ceramic Veneers.
The European journal of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 25 (2)
This study aimed to compare optical properties and failure load of leucite (IPS Empress CAD LT) and lithium disilicate glass ceramic (IPS e.max CAD LT) materials in incisor veneers. Four groups of ve…
Hjerppe, J; Lassila, L; Maunula, H
Relation Between the Type of Hospitals and the Decision of Adenotonsillectomy Indication.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 28 (4)
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to apply tonsillectomy criteria, symptoms and outcomes proposed in earlier studies to investigate patients who were given tonsillectomy indications at different clinical ce…
Cakabay, T; G Ortekin, S; Kocyigit, M
Oral Candida spp carriage and periodontal diseases in HIV-infected patients in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo • 2017 • Vol. 59
The majority of HIV-infected patients develop Candida spp-associated clinical oral lesions. Studies have shown that asymptomatic oral colonization of Candida spp may lead to oral lesions or become a …
Antonio, L; Komesu, M; Lourenco, A
Retropharyngeal abscess with cervical discitis and vertebral osteomyelitis caused by Escherichia coli in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
Le infezioni in medicina • 2017 • Vol. 25 (2)
We describe the case of a 67-year-old male with liver cirrhosis who presented with fever and neck pain. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine detected cervical vertebral osteomyelitis, and enhanced…
Ishimaru, N; Kawamoto, M; Kinami, S
Relationship between risk classifications used to organize the demand for oral health in a small city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Ciencia & saude coletiva • 2017 • Vol. 22 (6)
Oral health teams can work with both information of the people related to the family context as individual epidemiological through risk ratings, considering equity and service organization. The purpo…
Mendes, K; Peres, J; Sousa, M
Comparison of Platform Switched and Sloping Shoulder Implants on Stress Reduction in various Bone Densities: Finite Element Analysis.
The journal of contemporary dental practice • 2017 • Vol. 18 (6)
INTRODUCTION: Comparison of platform switched (PS), sloping shoulder, and regular implants on stress reduction in various bone densities with finite element analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total o…
Eshwar, S; Jain, V; Manvi, S
Primary care interventions to reduce childhood obesity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: Food for thought for oral health professionals.
Journal of public health dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 77 Suppl 1
OBJECTIVES: Childhood obesity remains a significant threat to America's children. Health care leaders have increasingly called upon oral health professionals to integrate healthy weight promotion and…
Crawford, P; Dooley, D; Moultrie, N
Regional Nerve Blocks for Equine Dentistry.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 34 (2)
Regional nerve blocks are necessary to facilitate equine oral surgery in the standing sedated patient. Step-by-step instruction on how to perform common regional nerve blocks are discussed, including…
Rice, M
Semilunar Coronally Advanced Periodontal Flap to Increase Soft Tissue Coverage of a Maxillary Fourth Premolar in a Dog.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 34 (2)
A 7-year-old, 31.3 kg spayed female Golden Retriever dog was presented for the treatment of Miller Class I gingival recession at the right maxillary fourth premolar (108). A semilunar coronally advan…
Niemiec, B; Skinner, A
Apical Microleakage in Root Canals Obturated With 2 Different Endodontic Sealer Systems in Canine Teeth of Dogs.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 34 (2)
An apical dye leakage test was utilized to compare 2 endodontic sealer systems commonly used in veterinary endodontic treatment. Rotary instrumentation followed by injection of 2 different sealers (G…
Adrian, A; Anderson, A; Goldschmidt, S
Cancer stem cell markers in patterning differentiation and in prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine • 2017 • Vol. 39 (6)
Differentiation is a major histological parameter determining tumor aggressiveness and prognosis of the patient; cancer stem cells with their slow dividing and undifferentiated nature might be one of…
Das, D; Dodda Thimmasandra Ramanjanappa, R; Khora, S
Potassium is a key signal in host-microbiome dysbiosis in periodontitis.
PLoS pathogens • 2017 • Vol. 13 (6)
Dysbiosis, or the imbalance in the structural and/or functional properties of the microbiome, is at the origin of important infectious inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) a…
Duran-Pinedo, A; Frias-Lopez, J; Krishnan, K
Synchronous lesions of the right accessory parotid gland and left main parotid gland.
Ear, nose, & throat journal • 2017 • Vol. 96 (6)
Nguyen, B
Salivary epidermal growth factor concentrations in patients with Sjogren syndrome and laryngopharyngeal reflux.
Ear, nose, & throat journal • 2017 • Vol. 96 (6)
Sjogren syndrome was chosen as a clinical model to study acinar salivary deficiencies in the development of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). The objective of this prospective cohort study was to compa…
Dos Anjos Corvo, M; Eckley, C; Liquidato, B
Is there an association between IFN-gamma +874A/T polymorphism and periodontitis susceptibility?: A meta-analysis.
Medicine • 2017 • Vol. 96 (25)
BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is a key proinflammatory cytokine which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis and progression of periodontitis. The single nucleotide polymorphism of +874…
Cai, C; Huo, N; Liu, H