Research Papers
Khat and cancer.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (5)
Kattimani, Y; Math, M
Dental research: Quality of life.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (5)
RICHARDS, W
How will the obesity epidemic affect dentistry?
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (5)
A scoping review of the implications of adult obesity in the delivery and acceptance of dental care.
Coe, J
Root caries: Risk indicators associated with root caries in independently living older adults.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (5)
Neither those subjects who wore dentures, nor those who harboured caries-associated microorganisms had a higher prevalence of root caries.
Inequalities in preventive and restorative dental services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (5)
Aims The objective of this study is to assess socioeconomic inequalities in the use of selected dental procedures.Methods Data is from the Adult Dental Health Survey 2009, a nationally representative…
Cheema, J; Sabbah, W
Margaret McCartney: General practice is going the way of NHS dentistry.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2016 • Vol. 354
McCartney, M
A comparative study of identical VMAT plans with and without jaw tracking technique.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics • 2016 • Vol. 17 (5)
The unwanted radiation transmission through the multileaf collimators could be reduced by the jaw tracking technique which is commercially available on Varian TrueBeam accelerators. On the basis of i…
Geng, J; Gong, J; Hu, Q
Caries-resistant bonding layer in dentin.
Scientific reports • 2016 • Vol. 6
The present study examined the mechanism for caries resistance and the pulp responses in vital teeth following the use of the augmented-pressure adhesive displacement technique. Dentin adhesives were…
Chang, G; Chen, J; Hu, L
Expression deregulation of mir31 and CXCL12 in two types of oral precancers and cancer: importance in progression of precancer and cancer.
Scientific reports • 2016 • Vol. 6
Oral cancer generally progresses from precancerous lesions such as leukoplakia (LK), lichen planus (LP) and oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF). Since few of these precancers progress to cancers; it is wo…
Aich, R; Chattopadhyay, E; De Sarkar, N
[Radiofrequency ablation combined with systemic chemotherapy in the management of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with liver metastasis].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi • 2016 • Vol. 96 (33)
Objective: To determine the treatment efficacy of systemic chemotherapy combined with sequential CT-guided radiofrequency ablation (chemo-RFA) in the management of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) with…
Cai, G; Chang, B; Dong, A
Influence of obesity on the outcome of non-surgical periodontal therapy - a systematic review.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Obesity and periodontitis are important chronic health problems. Obesity is associated with an increased prevalence of periodontitis. Whether obesity also affects the outcome of non-surgi…
Beer, J; Gerber, F; Heumann, C
Current stress and poor oral health.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Psychological stress appears to contribute to poor oral health systemically in combination with other chronic diseases. Few studies directly examine this relationship. METHODS: Data from …
Nisenbaum, R; Quinonez, C; Shankardass, K
Low vitamin D status strongly associated with periodontitis in Puerto Rican adults.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Periodontitis and vitamin D deficiency are both highly prevalent in Puerto Rico. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the association between vitamin D levels and periodontal disea…
Abreu, O; Elias-Boneta, A; Hernandez, R
Relationship between quality of root canal obturation and periapical lesion in elderly patients: a systematic review.
Gerodontology • 2016 • Vol. 33 (3)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between quality of root canal obturations and the presence/absence of periapical lesion in elderly patients. METHODOLOGY: This was…
Candido, V; Cavassim, R; Hebling, E
Geriatric dentistry content in the curriculum of the dental schools in Chile.
Gerodontology • 2016 • Vol. 33 (3)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to identify the status of pre-doctoral geriatric dentistry education among all Chilean dental schools. BACKGROUND: Chile is one of the most rapidly ageing cou…
Araya-Bustos, F; Ettinger, R; Giacaman, R
Evaluating the efficiency of humic acid to remove micro-organisms from denture base material.
Gerodontology • 2016 • Vol. 33 (3)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficiency of humic acid substances on removing micro-organisms from denture base materials. BACKGROUND: Old denture wearer needs effective, easy-use and safe denture-clean…
Guvenir, M; Meric, G; Suer, K
Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Compliance Questionnaire on Rheumatology in Patients With Behcet's Disease.
Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society • 2016 • Vol. 27 (5)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Turkish versionof the Compliance Questionnaire on Rheumatology (CQR-T) for patients with Behcet's disease (BD). METHOD…
Acikel, C; Cinar, F; Cinar, M
Preoperative immunosuppressive therapy reduces paravalvular leakage after aortic valve surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation attributable to Behcet's disease.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology • 2016 • Vol. 34 (6 Suppl 102)
OBJECTIVES: Severe aortic regurgitation (AR) attributable to Behcet's disease (BD) is a rare but challenging problem in light of the surgical treatment notoriously complicated with paravalvular leaka…
Fang, Q; Guo, X; Li, M
Radiation induced oral mucositis: a review of current literature on prevention and management.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 2016 • Vol. 273 (9)
Oral mucositis (OM) is a major limiting acute side effect of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The spectrum of problems associated with mucositis includes oral pain, odynophagia, reduced oral in…
Benson, R; Mallick, S; Rath, G
The dental literature on occlusion and myogenous orofacial pain: application of critical thinking.
Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice • 2016 • Vol. 34 (5)
OBJECTIVE: To enhance the reader's critical thinking when reading the dental literature on the relationship of occlusion and myogenous orofacial pain (MOP). METHODS: Representative journal articles a…
Solow, R