Research Papers
Public Health Dental Hygienists in Massachusetts: A Qualitative Study.
Journal of dental hygiene : JDH • 2017 • Vol. 91 (3)
Purpose: The aim of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the attitudes and perceptions of public health dental hygienists on providing preventive care to underserved populations in…
Rainchuso, L; Salisbury, H
Prognosis test by visualization of demineralized dentin under restorations to prevent initial wall-lesions initiated by lactic acid.
American journal of dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 30 (3)
PURPOSE: To visualize the complete protection of restored dentin in the acidic environment by the complete impregnation of resin into demineralized dentin. METHODS: Class V cavities prepared in extra…
Chantarawej, P; Garcia-Godoy, F; Nakabayashi, N
Magnesium hydroxide-based dentifrice as an anti-erosive agent in an in situ intrinsic erosion model.
American journal of dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 30 (3)
PURPOSE: To evaluate in situ a magnesium hydroxide-[Mg(OH)2] based dentifrice on enamel erosion. METHODS: Human dental enamel slabs were selected by surface microhardness and randomly assigned to one…
Lima Santiago, S; Passos, V; Rodrigues Gerage, L
Initial microbial colonization of enamel in children with different levels of caries activity: An in situ study.
American journal of dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 30 (3)
PURPOSE: To investigate patterns of overnight in situ microbial colonization of enamel in children. METHODS: Overall, 29 children (aged 5-9 years) participated in the study. Nine were caries-free wit…
Basche, S; Hannig, C; Hannig, M
Digital Technologies: A Roundtable Discussion on Changing the Face of Dentistry.
Dentistry today • 2017 • Vol. 36 (6)
Agarwal, T; Ganz, S; Kugel, G
Primary Oral Mucosal Melanomas - Two Case Reports and Comprehensive Literature Review.
Acta clinica Croatica • 2017 • Vol. 56 (2)
Oral melanoma (OM) occurs from activated or genetically altered epidermal melanocytes. There is no scientific evidence that OM can be linked to physical, chemical and thermal irritation, or to other …
Lincender, I; Masic, T; Muhic, E
Atypical presentation of syphilis as an aphthous ulcer.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne • 2017 • Vol. 189 (21)
Lu, D; Zbar, A
[A case of chronic sarcoid myopathy with Basedow's disease and Sjogren's syndrome: A case series of sarcoid myopathy].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology • 2017 • Vol. 57 (5)
We report a 62-year-old woman with a history of Basedow's disease and Sjogren's syndrome who presented with slowly progressive limb muscle weakness over the course of ten years. On physical examinati…
Isobe, T; Mori-Yoshimura, M; Murata, M
Re-shaping NHS orthodontic provision - the North Wales experience.
British dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 222 (10)
The orthodontic service provision within North Wales, in common with many areas of the United Kingdom, was experiencing increasing waiting times for assessment and treatment. Reasons for this include…
Hickman, J; Lewis, B; Plunkett, D
Post endodontic pain following single-visit root canal preparation with rotary vs reciprocating instruments: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
BMC oral health • 2017 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: In endodontic therapy, continuous rotary instrumentation reduced debris compared to reciprocal instrumentation, which might affect the incidence of post-endodontic pain (PP). The aim of o…
Hou, B; Hou, X; Su, Z
Distribution of white spot lesions among orthodontic patients attending teaching institutes in Khartoum.
BMC oral health • 2017 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: Fixed orthodontic appliances render teeth cleaning arduous, thus when orthodontic treatment is associated with inadequate oral hygiene practice, development of white spot lesions (WSLs) i…
El Karim, I; Eltayeb, M; Ibrahim, Y
Kif4A mediate the accumulation and reeducation of THP-1 derived macrophages via regulation of CCL2-CCR2 expression in crosstalking with OSCC.
Scientific reports • 2017 • Vol. 7 (1)
Crosstalk between tumor infiltrating macrophages and tumor cells is thought to play an indispensable role in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) by induction and maintenance of tolerance microenviro…
Jing, X; Li, C; Liu, S
The use of bacteriophages to biocontrol oral biofilms.
Journal of biotechnology • 2017 • Vol. 250
Infections induced by oral biofilms include caries, as well as periodontal, and peri-implant disease, and may influence quality of life, systemic health, and expenditure. As bacterial biofilms are hi…
Stiesch, M; Szafranski, S; Winkel, A
[A case report of tracheotomy complicated by hemorrhage after radical operation of tongue].
Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 31 (10)
A 55-year old middle-aged male presented swelling lymph nodes in neck and mass in left tongue for three mouths. Physical examination shows a size 5 cmx5 cm mass in tongue and went over the midline. T…
Sun, M; Wu, H
[A case report: Ramsay Hunt syndrome with throat as starting place merger ipsilateral cranial nerver involvement].
Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 31 (10)
The clinical data of a case of Ramsay Hunt syndrome concurrent with ipsilateral Ⅴ, Ⅶ, Ⅷ, Ⅸ, Ⅹ, Ⅺ cranial nerves paralysis with throat as starting place was retrospectively analyzed, and the relevant …
Chang, L; Chen, Z; Liu, G
Botulinum Toxin for Burning Mouth Syndrome.
Annals of internal medicine • 2017 • Vol. 166 (10)
Lauria, G; Marchese-Ragona, R; Restivo, D
Complications, hospital length of stay, and readmission after total laryngectomy.
Cancer • 2017 • Vol. 123 (10)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to describe the 30-day incidence of complications after total laryngectomy (TL) in a high-volume institution and their impact on the hospital length of stay …
Desai, N; Goepfert, R; Gross, N
Evaluation of proposed staging systems for human papillomavirus-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer • 2017 • Vol. 123 (10)
BACKGROUND: Patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) have improved survival when compared with those with HPV-negative OPC. Unfortunately, the American Joint Commit…
Eisele, D; Fakhry, C; Fan, C
Amelogenesis imperfecta caused by N-terminal enamelin point mutations in mice and men is driven by endoplasmic reticulum stress.
Human molecular genetics • 2017 • Vol. 26 (10)
'Amelogenesis imperfecta' (AI) describes a group of inherited diseases of dental enamel that have major clinical impact. Here, we identify the aetiology driving AI in mice carrying a p.S55I mutation …
Barron, M; Brookes, S; Brown, C
Facial diplegia resembling bilateral Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
Journal of the neurological sciences • 2017 • Vol. 376
Albanese, M; Di Giuliano, F; Floris, R