Research Papers
Topical Clonazepam Solution for the Management of Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Retrospective Study.
Journal of oral & facial pain and headache • 2017 • Vol. 31 (3)
AIMS: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two concentrations of topical clonazepam solution in improving symptoms of burning mouth syndrome (BMS). METHODS: A retrospective chart review was c…
Ji, Y; Kelley, J; Kuten-Shorrer, M
Difficulty in the Cytodiagnosis of Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma: Survey of 109 Cytologists with a Case Originating from a Minor Salivary Gland.
Acta cytologica • 2017 • Vol. 61 (6)
BACKGROUND: Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) of the salivary gland shows morphologic similarities and shares an immunophenotype and characteristic ETV6-NTRK3 translocation with secretory c…
Aishima, S; Kai, K; Kuratomi, Y
Advances in Box Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Genioglossus Advancement, Hyoid Suspension, and Maxillomandibular Advancement.
Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology • 2017 • Vol. 80
Box surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients consists of mandibular surgery, including genioglossus advancement, hyoid suspension, and maxillomandibular advancement, as an airway reconstruc…
Abdullah, V; Goh, Y; Kim, S
Sweet Taste Perception and Dental Caries in 13- to 15-Year-Olds: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.
Caries research • 2017 • Vol. 51 (4)
Dietary habits and, in particular, the intake frequency of sucrose are of major importance for the development of dental caries. The perception of sweet taste is believed to have an influence on sucr…
Ashi, H; Campus, G; Klingberg, G
Treatment outcomes of pre-surgical infant orthopedics in patients with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
PLoS One • 2017 • Vol. 12 (7)
BACKGROUND: Non-syndromic clefts lip and/or palate (CL/P) defects may have manifold significant and detrimental consequences for the affected individuals and their family environment. Although the us…
Athanasiou, A; Hosseini, H; Kaklamanos, E
Strontium ranelate treatment in a postmenopausal woman with osteonecrosis of the jaw after long-term oral bisphosphonate administration: a case report.
Clinical interventions in aging • 2017 • Vol. 12
Bisphosphonates (BPs) suppress bone resorption and increase bone strength, thus reducing the risk of fracture. Oral BPs are widely used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and osteopenia…
Chan, C; Chen, P; Hsu, R
The potential dysfunction of otolith organs in patients after mumps infection.
PLoS One • 2017 • Vol. 12 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between mumps and the extent of hearing impairment and otolith organ damage. METHODS: A total of 27 patients with unilateral hearing impairment following mu…
Chi, F; Han, Z; Tian, L
Caries Prevalence and Risk Assessment in Thuringian Infants, Germany.
Oral health & preventive dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 15 (5)
PURPOSE: To determine the caries prevalence and experience in Thuringian infants and to assess their caries risk. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The subjects were participants in a regional preventive program…
Heinrich-Weltzien, R; Wagner, Y
Oral healthcare in rural areas.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2017 • Vol. 48 (8)
Management of Ankylotic Root Resorption Following Dental Trauma: A Short Review and Proposal of a Treatment Protocol.
Oral health & preventive dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 15 (5)
Ankylotic root resorption is a serious complication following traumatic dental injuries. The aetiology of root resorption includes acute injury to the cementum and periodontal ligament, and subsequen…
Ashkenazi, M; Gutmacher, Z; Karawan, M
Association between periodontitis and the risk of palindromic rheumatism: A nationwide, population-based, case-control study.
PLoS One • 2017 • Vol. 12 (8)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between a history of periodontitis (PD) and the risk of incident palindromic rheumatism (PR). METHODS: Using a nationwide, administrative database, this study i…
Chao, W; Chen, D; Chen, H
Salivary gland ultrasonography as a predictor of clinical activity in Sjogren's syndrome.
PLoS One • 2017 • Vol. 12 (8)
PURPOSE: Primary Sjogren's syndrome is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by hypofunction of salivary and lacrimal glands and possible multi-organ system manifestations. Over the past 15 …
Andriolo, A; Azjen, S; Czapkowski, A
Dental Flossing and Proximal Caries in the Primary Dentition: A Systematic Review.
Oral health & preventive dentistry • 2017 • Vol. 15 (5)
PURPOSE: To evaluate in a systematic review whether the use of dental floss in primary teeth is associated with a reduction in incidence of proximal caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Searches were perfo…
da Silva, R; de Oliveira, K; de Paula E Silva, F
In Vitro Laser Treatment Platform Construction with Dental Implant Thread Surface on Bacterial Adhesion for Peri-Implantitis.
BioMed research international • 2017 • Vol. 2017
This study constructs a standard in vitro laser treatment platform with dental implant thread surface on bacterial adhesion for peri-implantitis at different tooth positions. The standard clinical ad…
Kuo, H; Lin, C; Liu, T
A retrospective study of 606 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with or without oropharyngeal candidiasis during radiotherapy.
PLoS One • 2017 • Vol. 12 (8)
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the clinical characteristics, treatment-related toxicities and survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) with or without oropharyngealcandidiasis (OPC) during r…
Guo, X; Huang, X; Ke, L
Controlled release of lovastatin from poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles for direct pulp capping in rat teeth.
International journal of nanomedicine • 2017 • Vol. 12
Statin at appropriate concentrations has been shown to induce odontoblastic differentiation, dentinogenesis, and angiogenesis. However, using a carrier to control statin release might reduce toxicity…
Hsieh, Y; Lee, B; Lin, H
Susceptibility of bovine dental enamel with initial erosion lesion to new erosive challenges.
PLoS One • 2017 • Vol. 12 (8)
This in vitro study evaluated the impact of initial erosion on the susceptibility of enamel to further erosive challenge. Thirty bovine enamel blocks were selected by surface hardness and randomized …
Boteon, A; Ferrairo, B; Goncalves, P
Aggressive fibromatosis of the oral cavity in a 5 year old boy: a rare case report.
The Pan African medical journal • 2017 • Vol. 27
Fibrous tissue proliferations express a wide spectrum of histologic and morphologic variation in both infants and adults. This ranges from hypertrophic scar formation at one end to malignant fibrosar…
Chaudhuri, K; Lingappa, A; Nair, K
[Parotid metastasis from carcinoma of the breast: report of a case and review of the literature].
The Pan African medical journal • 2017 • Vol. 27
Parotid metastasis from carcinoma of the breast is very rare, only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We here report the case of a 43-year old patient treated for right breast cancer i…
Amarti, A; Ameuraoui, T; Arifi, S
Post-Surgical Clinical Monitoring of Soft Tissue Wound Healing in Periodontal and Implant Surgery.
International journal of medical sciences • 2017 • Vol. 14 (8)
Clinical features of surgical soft tissue wound healing in dentistry have been rarely discussed in the international literature. The aim of the present paper is to highlight both the main clinical fi…
Pippi, R