Research Papers
Guidelines for the selection, use, and maintenance of LED light-curing units - Part II.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (9)
This paper is the second in a two-part series on the topic of LED light-curing units (LCUs). This part discusses LCU selection, cross infection and decontamination, maintenance, the blue-light hazard…
Burke, F; Mackenzie, L; Price, R
OMFS: Do your research.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (11)
Begley, A; Magennis, P
Cost-effectiveness analysis of the single-implant mandibular overdenture versus conventional complete denture: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials • 2016 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: Preliminary clinical studies on the single-implant mandibular overdenture (SIMO) have reported favorable results as an alternative to the conventional complete dentures for rehabilitation…
Esfandiari, S; Leles, C; Nogueira, T
A metal artifact reduction method for a dental CT based on adaptive local thresholding and prior image generation.
Biomedical engineering online • 2016 • Vol. 15 (1)
BACKGROUND: Metal artifacts appearing as streaks and shadows often compromise readability of computed tomography (CT) images. Particularly in a dental CT in which high resolution imaging is crucial f…
Cho, M; Hegazy, M; Lee, S
Extracellular serglycin upregulates the CD44 receptor in an autocrine manner to maintain self-renewal in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells by reciprocally activating the MAPK/beta-catenin axis.
Cell death & disease • 2016 • Vol. 7 (11)
Serglycin is a proteoglycan that was first found to be secreted by hematopoietic cells. As an extracellular matrix (ECM) component, serglycin promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) metastasis and se…
Cao, L; Chu, Q; Huang, B
General health and oral health status in elderly dental patients in Isparta, Turkey.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit • 2016 • Vol. 22 (8)
The aim of this study was to describe the oral health, general health status and medication use of elderly dental patients 709 voluntary patients, aged 60 years and over, who attended Suleyman Demire…
Bozdemir, E; Orhan, H; Yilmaz, H
The effect of working time on the displacement of Biodentine() beneath prefabricated stainless steel crown: a laboratory study.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 7 (4)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the displacement of Biodentine() following cementation of stainless steel crowns (SSC) with glass-ionomer cement (GIC) on plastic deciduous teeth prepared for pulpotomy. MET…
Dawood, A; Manton, D; Parashos, P
Proximal caries lesion detection using the Canary Caries Detection System: an in vitro study.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 7 (4)
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the accuracy of the Canary System (CS) to detect proximal caries lesions in vitro, and compared it with conventional methods: International Caries Detection and Ass…
Amaechi, B; Ehler, B; Jan, J
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx: what does the apparent diffusion coefficient tell us about its histology?
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) • 2016 • Vol. 57 (11)
Background Diffusion-weighted imaging obtained with magnetic resonance (DW-MRI) is a non-invasive imaging tool potentially able to provide information about microstructural tumor characteristics. Pur…
Ansarin, M; Bellomi, M; Bonello, L
Is there an additive value of 18 F-FDG PET-CT to CT/MRI for detecting nodal metastasis in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients with palpably negative neck?
Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) • 2016 • Vol. 57 (11)
Background Cervical node metastasis is one of the most significant prognostic factors in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). There is little information regarding the compariso…
Kang, W; Kim, J; Koh, Y
An assessment of oral cancer curricula in dental hygiene programmes: implications for cancer control.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2016 • Vol. 14 (4)
PURPOSE: To assess oral cancer prevention and early detection curricula in Illinois associate-degree dental hygiene programmes and highlight global health applications. METHODS: An email invitation w…
Homsi, K; Kaste, L; LeHew, C
Exophytic oral verrucous hyperplasia: a new entity.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 7 (4)
OBJECTIVE: Exophytic oral verrucous hyperplasia (OVH) is a new entity described by an expert working group from South Asia. First reported in Taiwan, there are no reports so far from an Indian popula…
Patil, S; Raj, T; Rao, R
Association between dental pain and caries: a multilevel analysis to evaluate the influence of contextual and individual factors in 34 843 adults.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 7 (4)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of the social context and individual factors on the relationship between oral pain and caries METHODS: Data from the 2007 National Public Health Survey in Colombi…
Agudelo-Suarez, A; Ardila, C
Color stability of mineral trioxide aggregate and calcium enriched mixture cement.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 7 (4)
AIM: To assess the effect of light irradiation and different immersion media on discoloration of white mineral trioxide aggregate (WMTA) and calcium enriched mixture (CEM) cement at different time in…
Asgary, S; Bagheban, A; Eghbal, M
Pattern of online communication in teaching a blended oral surgery course.
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe • 2016 • Vol. 20 (4)
AIM: To explore the factors that might affect the patterns of interaction amongst dental students that can be found in asynchronous online discussion fora. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: It is a qualitative s…
Al-Khalifa, K; Marei, H
Micro-CT evaluation of the efficacy of hard-tissue removal from the root canal and isthmus area by positive and negative pressure irrigation systems.
International endodontic journal • 2016 • Vol. 49 (11)
AIM: To evaluate the removal of accumulated hard-tissue debris (AHTD) from the root canal system of mandibular molars by positive and negative pressure irrigation systems, using micro-CT imaging anal…
Alves, F; Andrade-Junior, C; Marceliano-Alves, M
The detection of simulated periapical lesions in human dry mandibles with cone-beam computed tomography: a dose reduction study.
International endodontic journal • 2016 • Vol. 49 (11)
AIM: To assess in an ex vivo model the accuracy of detection of simulated periapical lesions using two cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) dose modes and periapical radiography. METHODOLOGY: Small a…
Al-Nuaimi, N; FOSCHI, F; Mannocci, F
Early Detection of Cleft Lip by Three-Dimensional Transvaginal Ultrasound in Niche Mode in a Fetus With Trisomy 18 Diagnosed by Celocentesis.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association • 2016 • Vol. 53 (6)
Transabdominal ultrasound examination carried out at 11.3 weeks' gestation suggested the diagnosis of holoprosencephaly (HPE). Transvaginal three-dimensional (3D) scan performed using the niche-mode …
Palmisano, M; Rosignoli, L; Sepulveda, W
Delayed surgical management is not effective for severe Bell's palsy after two months of onset.
The International journal of neuroscience • 2016 • Vol. 126 (11)
AIMS: To assess the effectiveness of delayed surgery and follow-up observation in managing severe Bell's palsy after two months of onset. METHODS: Forty-one Bell's palsy patients with severe facial p…
Feng, G; Gao, Z; Li, Y
Primary gingival squamous cell carcinoma in a xeroderma pigmentosum type C patient.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV • 2016 • Vol. 30 (11)
Coulombe, J; Hadj-Rabia, S; Orbach, D