Research Papers
Surgical Maxillary Advancement Increases Upper Airway Volume in Skeletal Class III Patients: A Cone Beam Computed Tomography-Based Study.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine • 2016 • Vol. 12 (11)
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Although volumetric changes of the upper airway occur following surgical advancement of the maxilla, few studies investigated these changes using three-dimensional imaging technique…
de Freitas, P; de Oliveira, B; Paranhos, L
Hedgehog and TGFbeta signaling converge on Gli2 to control bony invasion and bone destruction in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (46)
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. OSCC invasion into the lymph nodes and mandible correlates with increased rates of recurrence and lower overall survival…
Cannonier, S; Ely, K; Gonzales, C
Expression of CK19 is an independent predictor of negative outcome for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (46)
OBJECTIVES: To explore the prognostic role of CK19 expression in squamous cell carcinomas within a well-defined cohort of oral tongue cancer patients. METHODS: In our retrospective study, we investig…
Apel, B; Bredell, M; Ernst, J
Boy with cortical visual impairment and unilateral hemiparesis in Jeff Huntington's "Slip" (2011).
Journal of the neurological sciences • 2016 • Vol. 370
Face recognition is strongly associated with the human face and face perception is an important part in identifying health qualities of a person and is an integral part of so called spot diagnosis in…
Appenzeller, O; Bianucci, R; Perciaccante, A
Soluble RANKL Cleaved from Activated Lymphocytes by TNF-alpha-Converting Enzyme Contributes to Osteoclastogenesis in Periodontitis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) • 2016 • Vol. 197 (10)
Host immune responses play a key role in promoting bone resorption in periodontitis via receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL)-dependent osteoclastogenesis. Both membrane-bound RANKL (mRANKL)…
Han, X; Hirschfeld, J; Ishii, T
Intraosseous inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the mandible with a novel ATIC-ALK fusion mutation: a case report.
Diagnostic pathology • 2016 • Vol. 11 (1)
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare low-grade malignant neoplasm with a predilection for children and young adults, and typically arises in the lung, abdominopelvic region,…
Kawai, S; Kioi, M; Matsumura, M
Contribution of submandibular gland and swallowing structure sparing to post-radiation therapy PEG dependence in oropharynx cancer patients treated with split-neck IMRT technique.
Radiation oncology (London, England) • 2016 • Vol. 11 (1)
BACKGROUND: Radiation therapy-related dysphagia is worsened by xerostomia. The submandibular glands (SMG) produce saliva rich in lubricating mucins, and sparing the SMG has been shown to reduce xeros…
Gensheimer, M; Laramore, G; Liao, J
A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) Predicts Overall Survival of Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2016 • Vol. 17 (11)
Recent studies have indicated that inflammation-based prognostic scores, such as the Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), modified GPS (mGPS) and C-reactive protein/Albumin (CRP/Alb) ratio, platelet-lymph…
Chen, S; He, X; Li, J
Jaw osteonecrosis associated with aflibercept, irinotecan and fluorouracil: attention to oral district.
Tumori • 2016 • Vol. 102 (Suppl. 2)
INTRODUCTION: The antiangiogenic monoclonal antibody aflibercept in association with fluorouracil and irinotecan improves the survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated pre…
Ciuffreda, L; Fanchini, L; Mecca, C
Measuring oral health during pregnancy: sensitivity and specificity of a maternal oral screening (MOS) tool.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Midwives can play a key role in promoting the oral health of pregnant women and assessing their oral health status. A maternal oral assessment tool (MOS) was developed and pilot tested by…
Ajwani, S; Bhole, S; Blinkhorn, A
Combined effect of new complete dentures and simple dietary advice on nutritional status in edentulous patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials • 2016 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: Individuals who are edentulous have a lower intake of fruit, vegetables, fiber, and protein compared with their dentate counterparts because tooth loss is accompanied by a decrease in abi…
Amagai, N; Iwaki, M; Jo, A
Prevalence and associated factors of facial palsy and lifestyle characteristics: data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010-2012.
BMJ open • 2016 • Vol. 6 (11)
OBJECTIVES: To report the nationwide prevalence of facial palsy (FP) of grade III or worse in the House-Brackmann (H-B) grading system in South Korea and assess the associated factors. DESIGN: Cross-…
Baek, S; Chang, Y; Cho, Y
The differences in healthcare utilization for dental caries based on the implementation of water fluoridation in South Korea.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: There were some debates about the water fluoridation program in South Korea, even if the program had generally substantial effectiveness. Because the out-of-pocket expenditures for dental…
Cho, M; Han, K; Moon, K
Periodontitis and gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is glucose intolerance with first onset during pregnancy and is associated with serious maternal and fetal complications. The etiology of GDM is not we…
Abariga, S; Whitcomb, B
Kochia scoparia induces apoptosis of oral cancer cells in vitro and in heterotopic tumors.
Journal of ethnopharmacology • 2016 • Vol. 192
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Kochia scoparia grows commonly in China, Japan, and Korea and its mature fruit has been used throughout the area in traditional medicine to treat diseases including sk…
Han, H; Jeong, S; Kim, H
Primary health care centers, extent of challenges and demand for oral health care in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BMC health services research • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: As primary health care (PHC) centers in Saudi Arabia provide standardized preventive and curative oral health care (OHC) services, challenges remain. In addition, evidence of determinants…
Al-Jaber, A; Da'ar, O
Alveolar osteitis: What's in a name?
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (11)
Ali, K
Association between systemic diseases and apical periodontitis.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (9)
There may be a bidirectional link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and endodontic disease.
Are patients with impacted canines referred too late?
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (9)
Objective To establish the appropriateness of timing of referrals for patients referred for the management of ectopic maxillary canines, and to evaluate the success of previous recommendations to edu…
Patel, D; Taylor, N
Cost-effectiveness of single- versus multistep-root canal treatment.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (9)
'...scheduling treatments as well as patients' and dentists' preferences' although trivial, are factors that influence treatment modality.