Research Papers
Short term orthodontics.
Australian dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 62 Suppl 1
Short-term orthodontics is a growing area of clinical care delivery. Many practitioners who have not experienced specialist orthodontic education are involved in the provision of that care. Limited o…
McDonald, F
Timing orthodontic treatment: early or late?
Australian dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 62 Suppl 1
The timing of orthodontic interventions has been a contentious topic for many years with early treatment to address or indeed to prevent skeletal discrepancies in all three spatial planes and to alle…
Fleming, P
Clear aligners in orthodontic treatment.
Australian dental journal • 2017 • Vol. 62 Suppl 1
Since the introduction of the Tooth Positioner (TP Orthodontics) in 1944, removable appliances analogous to clear aligners have been employed for mild to moderate orthodontic tooth movements. Clear a…
Weir, T
Implementation of TomoEDGE in the independent dose calculator CheckTomo.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics • 2017 • Vol. 18 (2)
PURPOSE: CheckTomo is an independent dose calculation software for tomotherapy. Recently, Accuray (Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA) released an upgrade of its tomotherapy treatment device, called To…
Bochud, F; Bourhis, J; Moeckli, R
Dosimetry analysis of panoramic-imaging devices in different-sized phantoms.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics • 2017 • Vol. 18 (2)
The aim of this study is to measure the radiographic dose in adult, adolescent, and child head-sized PMMA phantoms for three panoramic-imaging devices: the panoramic mode on two CBCT machines (Carest…
Choi, E; Ford, N; MacDonald, D
Induced Pluripotent-stem-cell Related Genes Contribute to De-differentiation in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Anticancer research • 2017 • Vol. 37 (3)
BACKGROUND/AIM: Cancer stem cells are suspected to contribute to malignancy in tumors. Hypoxia affects cell differentiation and induces stem-cell-like characteristics in malignancies. Induced pluripo…
Harada, R; Hasegawa, T; Iwata, E
[Performance indicators of maxillofacial surgery inpatient departments].
Orvosi hetilap • 2017 • Vol. 158 (12)
INTRODUCTION: In Hungary, the number and structure of the maxillofacial surgery departments underwent significant changes in recent decades. AIM: The aim of our study was to present the actual perfor…
Boncz, I; Marada, G; Nagy, A
Molar incisor hypomineralisation.
Evidence-based dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 18 (1)
Data sourcesThe Medline and Embase databases and hand searches in the journals International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry and European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry.Study selectionEnglish langu…
Taylor, G
HOXA10 promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell proliferation and invasion via inducing the expression of ZIC2.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences • 2017 • Vol. 21 (5)
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to explore the dysregulated genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and to investigate the regulative effect of HOXA10 on ZIC2 expression and their involvement in N…
Du, T; Shen, Z; Zhao, K
Near-IR and CP-OCT imaging of suspected occlusal caries lesions.
Lasers in surgery and medicine • 2017 • Vol. 49 (3)
INTRODUCTION: Radiographic methods have poor sensitivity for occlusal lesions and by the time the lesions are radiolucent they have typically progressed deep into the dentin. New more sensitive imagi…
Chan, K; Darling, C; Fried, D
Comparative study of 2 oral care protocols in intensive care units.
American journal of infection control • 2017 • Vol. 45 (3)
BACKGROUND: The quality of oral care is important in limiting the emergence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intubated patients. Our main objective was to measure the quality improvement i…
Calvet, L; Chabanne, R; Cosserant, B
Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in neuro-Behcet's disease: A case report.
Revue neurologique • 2017 • Vol. 173 (3)
Essaadouni, L; Ha-Ou-Nou, F
Controlled clinical trial addressing teeth whitening with hydrogen peroxide in adolescents: a 12-month follow-up.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) • 2017 • Vol. 72 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the colorimetric change in incisors and canines of adolescents aged 12 to 20 years submitted to at-home whitening and to evaluate satisfaction, sensitivity and discomfort duri…
Altavista, O; Bortoletto, C; Bussadori, S
Commissurorraphy in the Dog.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 34 (1)
Commissurorraphy is a surgical procedure designed to move the lip commissure rostrally. This procedure may be helpful as a unilateral procedure in cases of unilateral mandibulectomy to support tongue…
Durand, C
The prevalence of overweight/obesity in high school adolescents in Jeddah and the association of obesity association with dental caries.
Annals of Saudi medicine • 2017 • Vol. 37 (2)
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of overweight/obesity in children in Saudi Arabia is among the highest in the world. The prevalence of dental caries is also high in Saudi children. Studies on the relation…
Elkhodary, H; Farsi, D
The probiotics in dentistry: a narrative review.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences • 2017 • Vol. 21 (6)
The total number of microbes that colonize the human body is far greater than the number of cells that make it up. In recent years, it has been shown that bacteria play an essential role in the body;…
CALVANI, M; Cascapera, S; Costacurta, M
Influence of resin-modified glass ionomer and topical fluoride on levels of Streptococcus mutans in saliva and biofilm adjacent to metallic brackets.
Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB • 2017 • Vol. 25 (2)
Decalcification of enamel during fixed orthodontic appliance treatment remains a problem. White spot lesions are observed in nearly 50% of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. The use of fluori…
Andrucioli, M; Faria, G; Matsumoto, M
Effects of hyaluronic acid on bleeding following third molar extraction.
Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB • 2017 • Vol. 25 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of hyaluronic acid (HA) on bleeding and associated outcomes after third molar extraction. METHODS: Forty patients who had undergone molar extraction were randomly di…
Aktop, S; Gocmen, G; Goker, B
Diagnosis of alveolar and root fractures: an in vitro study comparing CBCT imaging with periapical radiographs.
Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB • 2017 • Vol. 25 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To compare periapical radiograph (PR) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the diagnosis of alveolar and root fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Sixty incisor teeth (20 higid and 40 w…
Cavalcanti, M; Gialain, I; Kobayashi-Velasco, S
Septic Cerebral Venosinus Thrombosis Secondary to an Odontogenic Infection.
The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society • 2017 • Vol. 169 (2)
BACKGROUND: Cerebral venosinus thrombosis (CVT); is an uncommon, potentially fatal disease that is more common in young adults and children. Thrombophilia, elevated estrogenic states, and infections …
Heck, M; Le, H; Prejean, S