Research Papers
The Oral Microbiome of Children: Development, Disease, and Implications Beyond Oral Health.
Microbial ecology • 2017 • Vol. 73 (2)
In the era of applied meta-omics and personalized medicine, the oral microbiome is a valuable asset. From biomarker discovery to being a powerful source of therapeutic targets and to presenting an op…
Gomez, A; Nelson, K
Sialorrhoea and reversals in ALS functional rating scale.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry • 2017 • Vol. 88 (2)
de Carvalho, M; Gromicho, M; Pinto, S
RORgammat antagonist suppresses M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-induced Sjogren's syndrome-like sialadenitis.
Clinical and experimental immunology • 2017 • Vol. 187 (2)
We showed recently that M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M3R)-reactive CD3(+) T cells play a pathogenic role in the development of murine autoimmune sialadenitis (MIS), which mimics Sjogren's sy…
Asashima, H; Hirota, T; Iizuka-Koga, M
Effect of Arthrocentesis on Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Temporomandibular Joint and Analysis of the Effect of Preoperative Clinical and Radiologic Features.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (2)
PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term outcome of arthrocentesis in patients with symptomatic temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis that was unresponsive to nonsurgical interventions. MATERIALS AN…
Nitzan, D; Svidovsky, J; Zadik, Y
Clinical features and long-term surgical outcomes in 39 patients withtumor-related trigeminal neuralgia compared with 360 patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.
British journal of neurosurgery • 2017 • Vol. 31 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare clinical features, long-term surgical outcomes between patients with idiopathic and tumor-related trigeminal neuralgia (TN), and to identify factor…
Cai, Y; Li, N; Pu, C
Osteomyelitis of the Mandibular Condyle: A Report of 2 Cases With Review of the Literature.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (2)
In the maxillofacial area, osteomyelitis generally involves the mandible more commonly than the maxilla. Osteomyelitis of the mandible more often than not is odontogenic in origin and the dentate par…
Chattopadhyay, P; Menon, R; Nagori, S
Iodide Mumps Complicating Coronary and Carotid Angiography.
Heart, lung & circulation • 2017 • Vol. 26 (2)
We report a case of asceptic sialadenitis that occurred in a patient with end-stage renal failure following administration of iodinated contrast for coronary and carotid angiography. This is a rare b…
Elder, A; Ng, M
Additive Technology: Update on Current Materials and Applications in Dentistry.
Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists • 2017 • Vol. 26 (2)
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is becoming an alternative to subtractive manufacturing or milling in the area of computer-aided manufacturing. Research on material for use in additive manufact…
Al-Amleh, B; Barazanchi, A; Li, K
Whole-Arch Single-Stage Free Flap Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of the Mandible: A Case Report and Technical Considerations on a New Technique.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (2)
The purpose of this report is to describe the techniques used in the reconstruction of a complete angle-to-angle mandibular defect in the absence of any remaining mandibular teeth. Because no remaini…
Arce, K; Ettinger, K; Salinas, T
Influence of aging on flexural strength of translucent zirconia for monolithic restorations.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 117 (2)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Concern has been raised with regard to the low-temperature degradation (LTD) of translucent yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) for monolithic zirconia…
Flinn, B; Kuykendall, T; Mancl, L
Clinical and radiological investigations of mandibular overdentures supported by conventional or mini-dental implants: A 2-year prospective follow-up study.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 117 (2)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Conventional dental implants are not applicable in the mandibular interforaminal region if bone volume is limited. Mini-dental implants offer an alternative means of supporting …
Bourauel, C; Dirk, C; Hasan, I
Immediate Implant Placement of a Single Central Incisor Using a CAD/CAM Crown-Root Form Technique: Provisional to Final Restoration.
Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] • 2017 • Vol. 29 (1)
OBJECTIVE: Preserving soft and hard tissues after extraction and implant placement is crucial for anterior esthetics. This technique will show how the information gathered from a cone-beam computed t…
Garber, D; Goldstein, G; Kowalski, B
Radiosensitization of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma by nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs).
Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands) • 2017 • Vol. 113
Nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs) are a non-thermal and non-toxic technology that induce a myriad of biological effects. They have been proven to be effective in tumor shrinkage, but few stu…
Fang, J; Guo, J; Wang, J
Short-Term Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Monolithic and Partially Veneered Zirconia Single Crowns.
Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] • 2017 • Vol. 29 (1)
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the short-term clinical performance and esthetics of monolithic and partially (i.e., facially) veneered zirconia single crowns (MZC…
Bomicke, W; Rammelsberg, P; Schmitter, M
BRAF-V600E expression correlates with ameloblastoma aggressiveness.
Histopathology • 2017 • Vol. 70 (3)
AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the expression of BRAF-V600E determines an aggressive clinical and molecular presentation of ameloblastoma. METHODS AND RESULTS: Ninety-three ca…
Alves, F; Castro-Junior, G; Fonseca, F
Role of lasers as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.
Lasers in medical science • 2017 • Vol. 32 (2)
The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of adjunctive use of laser therapy (LT) alone or antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) to improve clinical periodontal and HbA1c levels in patients…
Abduljabbar, T; Akram, Z; Javed, F
A case of CD4(+)/CD8(+) double-positive primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma of the lip involving spontaneous regression after biopsy.
European journal of dermatology : EJD • 2017 • Vol. 27 (1)
Asada, H; Miyagawa, F; Ogawa, K
Extracapsular dissection versus superficial parotidectomy in benign parotid gland tumors: The Vienna Medical School experience.
Head & neck • 2017 • Vol. 39 (2)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome in patients with benign parotid gland tumors after extracapsular dissection or superficial parotidectomy (SP). METHODS: Eigh…
Erovic, B; Grasl, M; Grasl, S
Palatal Motion After Primary and Secondary Furlow Palatoplasty.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery • 2017 • Vol. 143 (2)
IMPORTANCE: Indications for Furlow palatoplasty include primary repair of cleft palate as well as secondary repair, or secondary palatoplasty for treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency. Speculatio…
Rudnicki, P; Scott, A; Tsang, C
Predicting dental attendance from dental hygienists' autonomy support and patients' autonomous motivation: A randomised clinical trial.
Psychology & health • 2017 • Vol. 32 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a Self-Determination Theory (SDT) intervention designed to promote oral health care competence in an autonomy-supportive way would predict change in caries comp…
Deci, E; Halvari, A; Halvari, H