Research Papers
Cortical bone thickness of the mandibular canal and implications for bilateral sagittal split osteotomy: a cadaveric study.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 46 (5)
Preoperative delineation of the mandibular canal and surrounding cortical bone thickness is mandatory prior to bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO). The cortical bone thickness of 101 cadaveric …
Amarttayakong, P; Hirunyakorn, K; Iamsaard, S
Photodynamic Inactivation of Cariogenic Pathogens Using Curcumin as Photosensitizer.
Photomedicine and laser surgery • 2017 • Vol. 35 (5)
OBJECTIVE: This investigation assessed the susceptibility of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus to Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) when grown simultaneously in dentine carious lesions. BAC…
Araujo, N; Bagnato, V; Carneiro, V
Differential Expression and Roles of Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 5 and the Wingless Homolog Wnt5a in Periodontitis.
Journal of dental research • 2017 • Vol. 96 (5)
The Wingless/integrase-1 (Wnt) family of protein ligands and their functional antagonists, secreted frizzled-related proteins (sFRPs), regulate various biological processes ranging from embryonic dev…
Domon, H; Hajishengallis, G; Hosur, K
Development and Evaluation of Buccal Films Based on Chitosan for the Potential Treatment of Oral Candidiasis.
AAPS PharmSciTech • 2017 • Vol. 18 (4)
In this work, chitosan films were prepared by a casting/solvent evaporation methodology using pectin or hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose to form polymeric matrices. Miconazole nitrate, as a model drug, …
Barrera, M; Frattini, A; Lamas, M
Effect of root morphology on the susceptibility of endodontically treated teeth to vertical root fracture: An ex-vivo model.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials • 2017 • Vol. 69
Vertical root fracture (VRF) of endodontically treated teeth is relatively common, and the involved teeth have a poor prognosis. Previous destructive methodologies applied force to the root in an une…
Brosh, T; Metzger, Z; Pilo, R
Facial nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy: A cautionary tale in pathologic diagnosis.
American journal of otolaryngology • 2017 • Vol. 38 (3)
Abt, N; Derakhshan, A; Deschler, D
Cathepsin K modulates invasion, migration and adhesion of oral squamous cell carcinomas in vitro.
Oral diseases • 2017 • Vol. 23 (4)
OBJECTIVE: Cathepsin K was initially discovered as an osteoclast-specific cysteine proteinase, but the enzyme is also expressed in various cancers including oral squamous cell carcinomas. This study …
Iwatake, M; Okamoto, K; Tsukuba, T
In Reply.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (5)
Caminiti, M; Lam, D
Prevention of Lingual Nerve Injury in Third Molar Surgery: Literature Review.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (5)
PURPOSE: To identify any factors that could aid the surgeon in preventing or minimizing the risk of lingual nerve injury during third molar surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Electronic research was car…
Pippi, R; Santoro, M; Spota, A
Registration of serial maxillary models via the weighted rugae superimposition method.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2017 • Vol. 20 (2)
OBJECTIVES: We introduce a weighted method for superimposition of serial digital maxillary models based on the variable stability of rugae points. SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION: Plaster maxillary mod…
Abdi, A; Nouri, M
Left-Sided Facial Pain, Fullness, and Trismus.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 143 (5)
Jardine, D; Mitchell, A; Woodhouse, A
Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors of salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinomas: a case control study.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 123 (5)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there was any difference in the clinical and pathologic features, management, and survival outcomes based on tumor site for salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). ST…
Cao, C; Chen, C; Chen, X
Comparative evaluation of the sliding plate technique for fixation of a sagittal split ramus osteotomy: finite element analysis.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 123 (5)
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the stress distribution of the sliding plate (SP) and conventional miniplate (CM) fixation techniques of a sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) using 3-dimensional (3…
Jang, M; Jo, D; Kim, Y
Effect of Nd:YAG and CO(2) Laser Irradiation on Prevention of Enamel Demineralization in Orthodontics: In Vitro Study.
Photomedicine and laser surgery • 2017 • Vol. 35 (5)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate Nd:YAG and CO(2) laser effects in the prevention of demineralization in deeper layers of enamel via successive acid challenge cycles. BACKGROUND DA…
Brugnera, A; de Almeida, F; de Freitas, P
Accuracy of Computer-Assisted Template-Guided Autotransplantation of Teeth With Custom Three-Dimensional Designed/Printed Surgical Tooling: A Cadaveric Study.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (5)
PURPOSE: The aim of the present cadaveric study was to assess the accuracy of computer-assisted template-guided autotransplantation of teeth with custom 3-dimensional (3D) designed/printed surgical t…
Anssari Moin, D; van Merkesteyn, R; Verweij, J
Genetic polymorphism of interleukin-10 (-A592C) among oral cancer with squamous cell carcinoma.
Archives of oral biology • 2017 • Vol. 77
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a pleiotropic cytokine with either immunosuppressive or immunostimulative activities. It has been reported that in cancer, the promoter region polymorphism of IL-…
Ahmad, M; Bogra, J; Chandra, G
Intraoperative gross examination vs frozen section for achievement of adequate margin in oral cancer surgery.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 123 (5)
OBJECTIVE: Surgical margin status is an important prognostic factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma. The primary aim of the surgeon is to achieve a microscopically complete surgical resection during …
Chaturvedi, P; Dutta, S; Garg, A
Salivary MMP-9 in the detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal • 2017 • Vol. 22 (3)
BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant tumour of the oral cavity. Detection of OSCC is currently based on clinical oral examination combined with histopathologic…
Fahmy, M; Guentsch, A; Hennings, J
Temporomandibular total joint prosthesis infections: a ten-year retrospective analysis.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 46 (5)
A retrospective review of 178 total temporomandibular joint replacements (TJR) performed on 106 patients at the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the years 2000-2010 was completed. Data rega…
Louis, P; McKenzie, W
Postoperative pain after the removal of root canal filling material using different techniques in teeth with failed root canal therapy: a randomized clinical trial.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2017 • Vol. 75 (4)
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the intensity and duration of postoperative pain after the removal of root canal filling material in retreatment procedures of upper incisor teeth with chronic apical…
Topcuoglu, G; Topcuoglu, H