Research Papers
AHNS Series - Do you know your guidelines? Principles of treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer: A review of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines.
Head & neck • 2017 • Vol. 39 (2)
This article is a continuation of the "Do You Know Your Guidelines" series, an initiative of the American Head and Neck Society's Education Committee to increase awareness of current best practices p…
Agrawal, N; Blair, E; Chan, J
Immediate Replacement of Single Teeth With Immediately Loaded Implants: Retrospective Analysis of a Clinical Case Series.
Implant dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 26 (1)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this retrospective analysis of clinical data was to evaluate the predictability of replacing failing single teeth with immediately placed implants loaded via a transition…
Kaus, T; Sethi, A
A randomised clinical in situ study to evaluate the effects of novel low abrasivity anti-sensitivity dentifrices on dentine wear.
Journal of dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 57
OBJECTIVES: To compare the abrasive wear on human dentine in an in situ model associated with use of an experimental low abrasivity anti-sensitivity dentifrice containing 1% alumina and 5% sodium tri…
Hall, C; Jones, S; Macdonald, E
Esthetic and Clinical Performance of Implant-Supported All-Ceramic Crowns Made with Prefabricated or CAD/CAM Zirconia Abutments: A Randomized, Multicenter Clinical Trial.
Journal of dental research • 2017 • Vol. 96 (2)
Patients' esthetic expectations are increasing, and the options of the prosthetic pathways are currently evolving. The objective of this randomized multicenter clinical trial was to assess and compar…
Belser, U; Bornstein, M; Bragger, U
T(2) relaxation mapping MRI of healthy and inflamed gingival tissue.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2017 • Vol. 46 (2)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the use and reproducibility of MRI transverse relaxation time (T(2)) mapping in healthy and inflamed gingivae. METHODS: 21 subjects were recruited into 2 groups: those with…
Bishop, C; Hughes, F; Janiczek, R
Novel technique for harvesting the sternoclavicular graft.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2017 • Vol. 45 (2)
PURPOSE: Originally introduced for mandibular reconstruction more than 40 years ago, the sternoclavicular graft (SCG) has gained widespread popularity for the reconstruction of the ramus-condyle unit…
Dabas, J; Kohli, S; Mohanty, S
[Precancerous lesions of the buccal epithelium].
Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie • 2017 • Vol. 144 (2)
Squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity and lips consistently have a high incidence (they constitute the fifth most common form of cancer in France) and carry a heavy prognosis, particularly if d…
Cavelier-Balloy, B; Renaud-Vilmer, C
Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm.
Journal of neurology • 2017 • Vol. 264 (2)
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is one of the most common presentations in patients with cranial psychogenic (functional) movement disorders (PMD). Medical records and videos of patients with PMD and HFS were…
Baizabal-Carvallo, J; Jankovic, J
A pilot study to assess the morphology and progression of non-carious cervical lesions.
Journal of dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 57
OBJECTIVE: This longitudinal pilot study aimed to morphologically and quantitatively investigate the progress of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) by using swept-source optical coherence tomograph…
Burrow, M; Ikeda, A; Kubo, S
The impact of arthrocentesis with and without hyaluronic acid injection in the prognosis and synovial fluid myeloperoxidase levels of patients with painful symptomatic internal derangement of temporomandibular joint: a randomised controlled clinical trial.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2017 • Vol. 44 (2)
We aimed to assess the relationship between myeloperoxidase (MPO) and internal derangement (ID) of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and effects of arthrocentesis procedure, either alone or in combinatio…
Alev, B; Ozdamar, S; Yarat, A
Does saliva composition affect the formation of sialolithiasis?
The Journal of laryngology and otology • 2017 • Vol. 131 (2)
OBJECTIVE: Saliva composition may affect sialolithiasis formation; thus, this study compared the salivary inorganic composition of sialolithiasis patients with that of healthy controls, and determine…
Bardow, A; Homoe, P; Schroder, S
Evaluation of ovarian reserve using anti-mullerian hormone and antral follicle count in Sjogren's syndrome: Preliminary study.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research • 2017 • Vol. 43 (2)
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine ovarian reserve status using anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) level and antral follicle count (AFC) in patients with Sjogren's syndrome (SS). METHODS: Twenty-f…
Akkar, O; Aydin, H; CengIz, A
Clinical utility of circulating anti-N-methyl-(d)-aspartate receptor subunits NR2A/B antibody for the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogren's syndrome: An updated meta-analysis.
Autoimmunity reviews • 2017 • Vol. 16 (2)
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Neuropsychiatric (NP) events are found in patients with rheumatic diseases, commonly in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjogren's syndrome (SS). The standard nomenclature a…
Fairhurst, A; Mak, A; Tay, S
Histochemical observation of bony reversal lines in bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 123 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To contrast the pattern of bony reversal linesin bisphosphonate osteonecrosis of the jaw with infected osteomyelitis derived acute osteonecrosis of the jaw. STUDY DESIGN: This study invest…
Eo, M; Kim, S; Kim, Y
A gene network regulated by the transcription factor VGLL3 as a promoter of sex-biased autoimmune diseases.
Nature immunology • 2017 • Vol. 18 (2)
Autoimmune diseases affect 7.5% of the US population, and they are among the leading causes of death and disability. A notable feature of many autoimmune diseases is their greater prevalence in femal…
Beamer, M; Berthier, C; Elder, J
Epithelial dysplasia must be treated.
Oral oncology • 2017 • Vol. 65
Bansal, S; Desai, R; Prasad, P
Bactericidal effect of hydroxyl radicals generated by the sonolysis and photolysis of hydrogen peroxide for endodontic applications.
Microbial pathogenesis • 2017 • Vol. 103
The aim of endodontic root canal treatment is the elimination of bacteria and their products from an infected tooth root canal. To effectively disinfect a root canal, an ultrasonic irrigation system,…
Hayashi, M; Ibi, H; Imai, K
Sinus floor elevation procedures to enable implant placement and integration: techniques, biological aspects and clinical outcomes.
Periodontology 2000 • 2017 • Vol. 73 (1)
Implant treatment in an atrophied edentulous posterior maxilla constitutes a challenge for the therapeutic team. The authors of the present study acknowledge that modern micro-rough surface implants …
Cricchio, G; Hallman, M; Jungner, M
Digital technology in fixed implant prosthodontics.
Periodontology 2000 • 2017 • Vol. 73 (1)
Digital protocols are increasingly influencing prosthodontic treatment concepts. Implant-supported single-unit and short-span reconstructions will benefit mostly from the present digital trends. In t…
Bragger, U; Ferrari, M; Gallucci, G
Academy of Dental Materials guidance on in vitro testing of dental composite bonding effectiveness to dentin/enamel using micro-tensile bond strength (muTBS) approach.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2017 • Vol. 33 (2)
OBJECTIVE: An ideal dental adhesive should provide retentive strength, marginal seal, be relatively simple to achieve and demonstrate clinical durability. Future improvements in adhesive bonding to t…
Armstrong, S; Breschi, L; Ferrari, M