Research Papers
Comparison of intraoperative blood loss between four different surgical procedures in the treatment of bimaxillary protrusion.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2017 • Vol. 123 (1)
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed at investigating the correlation between intraoperative blood loss and operation-related factors in the treatment of bimaxillary protrusion with four different procedu…
Chen, C; Kao, Y; Ting, C
Septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint caused by rare bacteria Raoultella ornithinolytica.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2017 • Vol. 46 (1)
Septic arthritis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is an unusual disease in adults. Inoculation of the pathogen may occur through traumatic or iatrogenic injuries, or more often by haematogenous s…
Foltan, R; GUHA, A; Levorova, J
The role of postoperative chemoradiation for oropharynx carcinoma: A critical appraisal revisited.
Cancer • 2017 • Vol. 123 (1)
A recent review in this Journal, which criticizes NCCN's recommendations based, in part, on the RTOG 9501 and the EORTC 22931 trials, warrants comment. We herein provide additional data addressing ma…
Bernier, J; Cooper, J; Fortpied, C
Periodontal regeneration compared with access flap surgery in human intra-bony defects 20-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial: tooth retention, periodontitis recurrence and costs.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2017 • Vol. 44 (1)
AIM: Compare the long-term outcomes and costs of three treatment modalities in intra-bony defects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-five intra-bony defects in 45 patients had been randomly allocated to r…
Buti, J; Cortellini, P; Pini Prato, G
Enucleation Caused by Fusarium Infection in a Child With Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal • 2017 • Vol. 36 (1)
Fusarium species are a known cause of ocular infection that can produce local and/or systemic invasive fusariosis. Fusarium ocular infection can evolve to keratitis, endophthalmitis and, in extreme c…
Barranco-Fernandez, I; de Prada-Vicente, I; Garcia-Salido, A
Does Topical Ozone Therapy Improve Patient Comfort After Surgical Removal of Impacted Mandibular Third Molar? A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (1)
PURPOSE: To assess the influence of topical ozone administration on patient comfort after third molar surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial was designe…
Gopi, G; Panneerselvam, E; Raja, K
Self-reported oral behaviour habits in hyperdivergent and normodivergent facial types.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2017 • Vol. 44 (1)
The relationship between facial morphology and jaw function remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in self-reported oral behaviour habits between individuals …
Antoun, J; Farella, M; Merriman, T
The earliest observations on facial palsy.
Journal of the history of the neurosciences • 2017 • Vol. 26 (1)
Kinnier Wilson, J; Reynolds, E
Can speckle tracking echocardiography detect subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome?
Clinical and experimental rheumatology • 2017 • Vol. 35 (1)
Atzeni, F; Colombo, C; Gianturco, L
Local Rhomboid Flap Reconstruction for Skin Defects After Excising Large Parotid Gland Tumors.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (1)
Most parotid tumors grow slowly, and sometimes these patients do not request surgical treatment until the tumors become large and affect their appearance. The surgical treatment of these large tumors…
Huang, S; Hung, M; Kang, C
Medical Pimping Versus the Socratic Method of Teaching.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2017 • Vol. 75 (1)
Carlson, E
Benefits of Multifaceted Chemopreventives in the Suppression of the Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) Tumorigenic Phenotype.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) • 2017 • Vol. 10 (1)
Over one third of patients who have undergone oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) surgical resections develop life-threatening and often untreatable recurrences. A variety of drugs, intended for mana…
Han, B; Holpuch, A; Koutras, G
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)-issues in the inclusion of cervical nodal region in radiation treatment volume-author's reply.
The British journal of radiology • 2017 • Vol. 90 (1069)
Li, M; Lin, Z
Examining the socioeconomic effects on third molar maturation in a Portuguese sample of children, adolescents and young adults.
International journal of legal medicine • 2017 • Vol. 131 (1)
INTRODUCTION: The impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on tooth mineralization has seldom been evaluated. This is important because SES can be used as a proxy for quantifying factors in the environme…
Afonso, A; Caldas, I; Cardoso, H
Decrowding of lower anterior segment with and without photobiomodulation: a single center, randomized clinical trial.
Lasers in medical science • 2017 • Vol. 32 (1)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of low-level light therapy using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the speed of tooth movements that were required for the leveling and aligning of the …
Nahas, A; Rastegar-Lari, T; Samara, S
Focal Benign Disorders of the Pediatric Mandible With Radiologic-Histopathologic Correlation: Mandibular Development and Lucent Lesions.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology • 2017 • Vol. 208 (1)
OBJECTIVE: Lucent lesions of the pediatric mandible may present variably. Cysts, neoplasms, and developmental and inflammatory conditions have a host of possible causes. There is also substantial ove…
Cole, B; Iyer, R; Oda, D
Frequency of intake and amount of fluoride in milk for remineralisation of artificial caries on enamel and dentine: Ex vivo/in situ study.
Archives of oral biology • 2017 • Vol. 73
OBJECTIVES: This study analysed the effect of frequency of intake and amount of fluoride in milk on the remineralisation of artificial enamel and dentine caries lesions ex vivo/in situ. MATERIALS AND…
Buzalaf, M; Cardoso, C; Cassiano, L
Stress and its role in the dentin hypersensitivity in rats.
Archives of oral biology • 2017 • Vol. 73
INTRODUCTION: The perception of pain varies individually. Chronic stress leads to analgesia. The use of animal chronic mild stress model to mimic human condition was previously developed and now appl…
Bergamini, M; Bernardi, M; Ciaramicoli, M
Phage Therapy: A New Horizon in the Antibacterial Treatment of Oral Pathogens.
Current topics in medicinal chemistry • 2017 • Vol. 17 (10)
Dental diseases are perhaps the most prevalent infection-related diseases in humans. Biofilm is involved in almost every infectious disease compromising oral health, notably caries, periodontal disea…
Beyth, N; Beyth, S; Coppenhagen-Glazer, S
Biological and mechanical characterization of carbon fiber frameworks for dental implant applications.
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications • 2017 • Vol. 70 (Pt 1)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to investigate the biocompatibility and mechanical characteristics of dental implant frameworks made of carbon fiber composite. METHODS: The biocompatibil…
Barberis, F; Bertola, L; Lagazzo, A