Research Papers
2016 Year-End Metrics.
Journal of dental education • 2017 • Vol. 81 (2)
Karimbux, N
Did Intraprofessional Training with Dental Therapists Affect Dental Students' Attitudes Toward Caring for the Underserved?
Journal of dental education • 2017 • Vol. 81 (2)
Dental therapy was recently introduced as a new oral health care workforce model to increase care for vulnerable populations in Minnesota. Nine dental therapy and 98 dental students began intraprofes…
Blue, C; Flynn, P; Luthra, M
A Clinical Approach to Tonsillitis, Tonsillar Hypertrophy, and Peritonsillar and Retropharyngeal Abscesses.
Pediatrics in review • 2017 • Vol. 38 (2)
Belamarich, P; Bochner, R; Gangar, M
Work Disability in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Primary Sjogren Syndrome.
The Journal of rheumatology • 2017 • Vol. 44 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To study longterm work disability and possible predictors in newly diagnosed patients with primary Sjogren syndrome (pSS). METHODS: Because we wanted to include only patients with full wor…
Jorgensen, T; Kristensen, L; Mandl, T
Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of CDH1 with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate in a northern Chinese Han population.
Medicine • 2017 • Vol. 96 (5)
BACKGROUND: Nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) is a common congenital malformation among live births, and depends on race and ethnic background. The CDH1 gene plays a vital …
Gao, Y; Hao, Y; Jiao, X
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology • 2017 • Vol. 118 (2)
Eginli, A; Krishnaswamy, G; Shah, K
A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 151 (2)
Glick, M; Kleinman, D; Vujicic, M
Cone-beam computed tomography vs conventional radiography in visualization of maxillary impacted-canine localization: A systematic review of comparative studies.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 151 (2)
INTRODUCTION: We systematically reviewed observational, experimental, and diagnostic accuracy studies to assess the comparisons between cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and conventional radiograp…
Abramovitch, K; Barkhordar, H; Eslami, E
Midpalatal suture density ratio: A novel predictor of skeletal response to rapid maxillary expansion.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 151 (2)
INTRODUCTION: During adolescence, increasing interdigitation of the midpalatal suture increases resistance to rapid maxillary expansion (RME); this decreases its skeletal effect. In this study, we ai…
Grunheid, T; Larson, B; Larson, C
Does orthodontic debonding lead to tooth sensitivity? Comparison of teeth with and without visible enamel microcracks.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 151 (2)
INTRODUCTION: Our aim was to assess the possible changes in sensitivity of teeth with and without visible enamel microcracks (EMCs) up to 1 week after the removal of metal brackets. METHODS: After de…
Dumbryte, I; Linkeviciene, L; Linkevicius, T
Intermittent hypoxia causes mandibular growth retardation and macroglossia in growing rats.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 151 (2)
INTRODUCTION: In this study, we aimed to examine the role of intermittent hypoxia (IH) in dentofacial morphologic changes in growing rats. METHODS: Seven-week-old male rats were exposed to IH at 20 c…
Hosomichi, J; Kaneko, S; Kuma, Y
Directed acyclic graphs: A tool to identify confounders in orthodontic research, Part I.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2017 • Vol. 151 (2)
Al-Jewair, T; Pandis, N; Tu, Y
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and nasopharyngeal cancer risk in Italy.
Cancer causes & control : CCC • 2017 • Vol. 28 (2)
PURPOSE: Few studies investigated the role of diet on nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) risk in non-endemic areas. The aim of this study was to assess the association between adherence to the traditional M…
Bosetti, C; Bravi, F; Decarli, A
Implant Insertion Torque: Its Role in Achieving Primary Stability of Restorable Dental Implants.
Compendium of continuing education in dentistry (Jamesburg, N.J. : 1995) • 2017 • Vol. 38 (2)
A literature review was conducted to determine the role of insertion torque in attaining primary stability of dental implants. The review is comprised of articles that discussed the amount of torque …
Cavallaro, J; Greenstein, G
Danish MMR vaccination coverage is considerably higher than reported.
Danish medical journal • 2017 • Vol. 64 (2)
INTRODUCTION: The Danish childhood vaccination programme offers protection against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). Nevertheless, many children appear to be unvaccinated according to the national r…
Bro, F; Holt, N; Mygind, A
Trigeminal Neuralgia Induced by Cobra Venom Leads to Cognitive Deficits Associated with Downregulation of CREB/BDNF Pathway.
Pain Physician • 2017 • Vol. 20 (2)
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain often results in cognitive impairment. Our previous study showed that trigeminal neuralgia induced by cobra venom leads to spatial learning and memory deficits, although the …
An, J; Ding, X; Qian, X
Identification of Objective Morphometric Markers of Xerostomia in the Oral Mucosa Epithelium with In Vivo Confocal Microscopy.
Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada • 2017 • Vol. 23 (1)
The purpose of this work was to determine whether the morphology of the oral mucosa epithelium (OME) of patients with xerostomia differ from patients without xerostomia. In total, 34 patients with dr…
Dartt, D; Eidet, J; Fostad, I
Evaluation of Root Fracture in endodontically treated Teeth using Cone Beam Computed Tomography.
The journal of contemporary dental practice • 2017 • Vol. 18 (2)
AIM: Our objective was to perform an in vitro evaluation of root fracture in endodontically treated teeth using two cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) machines. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sample co…
Kovalik, A; Magrin, G; Marmora, B
Oral health status, knowledge and practice among pregnant women attending Omdurman maternity hospital, Sudan.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit • 2017 • Vol. 22 (11)
Good oral health is important in pregnancy but little is known about the oral health and knowledge and practices of pregnant Sudanese women. This cross-sectional study was conducted to address this g…
Ghandour, I; Ibrahim, H; Mudawi, A
Epstein-Barr virus is associated with periodontal diseases: A meta-analysis based on 21 case-control studies.
Medicine • 2017 • Vol. 96 (6)
Some controversies still exist between the detection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)'s DNA and risks of periodontal diseases. Hence, a comprehensive meta-analysis on all available literatures was perform…
Gao, Z; Lv, J; Wang, M