Research Papers
A Survey of the Opinion and Experience of UK Dentists: Part 1: The Incidence and Cause of Iatrogenic Trigeminal Nerve Injuries Related to Dental Implant Surgery.
Implant dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 25 (5)
BACKGROUND: Dental implant-related iatrogenic trigeminal nerve (TG) injuries are proportionally increasing with dental implant surgery. This study, which is presented in greater detail over a series …
Renton, T; Scher, E; Suzuki, J
Effects of zinc fluoride on inhibiting dentin demineralization and collagen degradation in vitro: A comparison of various topical fluoride agents.
Dental materials journal • 2016 • Vol. 35 (5)
Root caries is developed because of demineralization followed by enzymatic collagen degradation. This in vitro study aimed to examine the inhibitory efficacy of ZnF(2) on dentin demineralization and …
Islam, M; Nakashima, S; Nikaido, T
Effect of placement technique on the push-out bond strength of calcium-silicate based cements.
Dental materials journal • 2016 • Vol. 35 (5)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of ultrasonic and manual placement techniques on the push-out bond strength of Biodentine and MTA with and without calcium chloride. One hundred …
Aksel, H; Kucukkaya Eren, S; Serper, A
Effect of Osteoporosis on Bone Density of Orthognathic Osteotomy Sites in Maxillofacial Region.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2016 • Vol. 27 (7)
OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to investigate the availability of Hounsfield unit (HU) measurement of computed tomography (CT) in evaluating the bone density of certain sites by comparing bo…
Choi, J; Jung, Y; Kim, H
Implant-Abutment Contact Surfaces and Microgap Measurements of Different Implant Connections Under 3-Dimensional X-Ray Microtomography.
Implant dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 25 (5)
PURPOSE: The presence of a microgap between implant and abutment could produce a bacterial reservoir which could interfere with the long-term health of the periimplant tissues. The aim of this articl…
Degidi, M; de Oliveira, P; Pecci, R
Telltale tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in oral, head & neck cancer.
Oral oncology • 2016 • Vol. 61
Evidence gleaned from recent studies on the role of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) suggests that cancer is not only a genetic disease but also an immunologic disease. Head and Neck Squamous Ce…
Lei, Y; Moyer, J; Nor, J
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RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin • 2016 • Vol. 188 (10)
Kretschmer, T; Reimers, C; Rother, J
Abdominal Retraction Pad Used in Orthognathic Surgery: A Novel Technique for Nasotracheal Tube Stabilization During Le Fort I Osteotomy.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2016 • Vol. 27 (7)
Many types of surgical osteotomies of the cranio-facial skeleton relay on adequate surgical field preparation. Placement and stabilization of nasotracheal tube during orthognathic surgery is very imp…
Luczak, K; Nelke, K; Pawlak, W
The use and reliability of SymNose for quantitative measurement of the nose and lip in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2016 • Vol. 44 (10)
INTRODUCTION: It is essential to have a reliable assessment method in order to compare the results of cleft lip and palate surgery. In this study the computer-based program SymNose, a method for quan…
Bachour, Y; de Vet, H; Don Griot, P
Increased Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with Increasing Levels of Diet-Associated Inflammation in an Italian Case-Control Study.
Nutrition and cancer • 2016 • Vol. 68 (7)
PURPOSE: Components of diet can modulate inflammation and therefore may have an important role in the development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Little is known about the inflammatory potential o…
Garavello, W; Hebert, J; La Vecchia, C
Interleukin-15 as a potential new target in Sjogren's syndrome-associated inflammation.
Pathology • 2016 • Vol. 48 (6)
IL-15 is a key regulatory cytokine that shares many biological properties with IL-2. Recently, it has been shown that IL-15 could be up-regulated in T cell-mediated inflammatory disorders, such as rh…
Lisi, S; Lorusso, L; Sisto, M
Candidal carriage predicts candidiasis during topical immunosuppressive therapy: a preliminary retrospective cohort study.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2016 • Vol. 122 (4)
OBJECTIVES: To determine (1) the prevalence of candidal carriage in patients with oral mucosal disease to be treated with topical immunosuppressive therapy, and (2) the incidence of oral candidiasis …
Stojanov, I; Sultan, A; Tejani, S
Transforming growth factor-beta1 activates DeltaNp63/c-Myc to promote oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2016 • Vol. 122 (4)
OBJECTIVE: During the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the transformed epithelial cells undergo increased proliferation resulting in tumor growth and invasion. Interestingly, throu…
Hu, L; Li, Z; Liu, J
Piezoelectric Trapezoidal Osteotomy for the Retrieval of a Displaced Dental Implant in the Osteoporotic Mandibular Body.
Implant dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 25 (5)
A female patient in her mid-seventies was referred to our department for the removal of a displaced implant within the right posterior mandible. A trapezoidal window was made using a piezoelectric de…
Kwon, Y; Pae, A
miR-15a induces cell apoptosis by targeting BCL2L2 and BCL2 in HPV-positive hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Oncology reports • 2016 • Vol. 36 (4)
Aberrant expression of miR-15a was recently reported in several types of cancers; however, its role in HPV-positive hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HSCC) remains obscure. In the present study…
Chen, X; Du, Y; Feng, L
Factors affecting intra-oral pH - a review.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2016 • Vol. 43 (10)
One of the greatest challenges to modern dentistry is the progressive destruction of tooth material due to chemical erosion. Dental erosion is the loss of dental hard tissue, without the action of ba…
Farella, M; Lee, J; Loke, C
JQ1, a small molecule inhibitor of BRD4, suppresses cell growth and invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Oncology reports • 2016 • Vol. 36 (4)
The present study aimed to evaluate whether bromodomain 4 (BRD4) is expressed in Cal27 cells and to assess the effect of JQ1 on cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and BRD4, C-Myc and Twist expre…
Huang, P; Lv, Z; Qi, Y
Influence of post-etching surface treatment and thermo-mechanical cycling on fracture strength of ceramics.
Minerva stomatologica • 2016 • Vol. 65 (5)
BACKGROUNG: The aim of this study was to evaluate fracture strength of lithium disilicate-based ceramic crowns submitted to neutralization of hydrofluoric acid (HF) precipitates associated with ultra…
Carvalho, R; Cotes, C; Kimpara, E
Lymph node management in the treatment of oral cancer: Analysis of a standardized approach.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2016 • Vol. 44 (10)
INTRODUCTION: A supraomohyoid neck dissection (SOHND) is part of the surgical management of patients with oral cancer, even in the absence of clinical or radiographic evidence of neck disease. We hav…
Kesting, M; Koerdt, S; Mucke, T
Effect of Xerostomia on the Functional Capacity of Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology • 2016 • Vol. 43 (10)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the intensity of xerostomia and hyposalivation in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as well as the effects of these conditions on functional incapacity and disease activi…
Carvalho, A; Carvalho, C; Duarte, A