Research Papers
[Prospective study on tooth loss in a cohort of dentate elderly].
Cadernos de saude publica • 2016 • Vol. 32 (8)
The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with tooth loss in elderly 60 years or older during a four-year observation period. A representative cohort of dentate elderly from the city of …
Alencar, G; Baquero, O; Duarte, Y
Novel Low-Cost Sensor for Human Bite Force Measurement.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) • 2016 • Vol. 16 (8)
This paper presents the design and development of a low cost and reliable maximal voluntary bite force sensor which can be manufactured in-house by using an acrylic laser cutting machine. The sensor …
Cameron, A; Dao, D; Dinh, T
Needle Sensation and Personality Factors Influence Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture for Treating Bell's Palsy: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Chinese medical journal • 2016 • Vol. 129 (15)
BACKGROUND: It has not been solved what kind of needle sensation might influence outcomes of acupuncture treatment. Effects of personality factors on the therapeutic effect of acupuncture have not be…
Du, P; Huang, B; Huang, G
Complex odontomas hindering eruption of maxillary permanent teeth: a radiological perspective.
BMJ case reports • 2016 • Vol. 2016
Arora, A; Donald, P
Excellent survival regardless of disease stage in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer.
Tumori • 2016 • Vol. 102 (4)
BACKGROUND: We present our experience in assessing the feasibility and efficacy outcomes of intensified intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) delivered…
Agostinelli, S; Bacigalupo, A; Belgioia, L
Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma (MASC) of the salivary gland: A new tumor entity.
Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences • 2016 • Vol. 16 (3)
Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) is a recently described low-grade malignant tumor of the salivary glands, biologically and morphologically equivalent to secretory breast carcinoma. We giv…
Damjanov, I; Skenderi, F; Vranic, S
Glutathione protects against hepatic injury in a murine model of primary Sjogren's syndrome.
Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences • 2016 • Vol. 16 (3)
Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease which may cause complications such as hepatic dysfunction and injury. As an important antioxidant, reduced glutathione (GSH) has been…
Hu, L; Jiang, S; Ping, L
Triptolide inhibits cell growth and GRP78 protein expression but induces cell apoptosis in original and radioresistant NPC cells.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (31)
The radioresistance is the key factor to hamper curative effect and survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. Nature triptolide (TPL) has been found to circumvent drug-resistant effect of …
Chen, Z; Feng, X; Lai, C
Socio-economic deprivation: a significant determinant affecting stage of oral cancer diagnosis and survival.
BMC cancer • 2016 • Vol. 16
BACKGROUND: Many factors contribute to socioeconomic status (SES), yet in most survival studies only income is used as a measure for determining SES. We used a complex, composite, census-based metric…
Auluck, A; Hislop, G; Lear, S
Quantitative proteomic analysis for novel biomarkers of buccal squamous cell carcinoma arising in background of oral submucous fibrosis.
BMC cancer • 2016 • Vol. 16
BACKGROUND: In South and Southeast Asian, the majority of buccal squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) can arise from oral submucous fibrosis (OSF). BSCCs develop in OSF that are often not completely resect…
Chen, X; Fang, C; Guo, F
Oral Ulcers as an Initial Presentation of Juvenile Pemphigus: A Case Report.
Pediatrics and neonatology • 2016 • Vol. 57 (4)
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune disease in which the autoantibody, immunoglobulin G, is directed against the keratinocytes in the epidermis. The classic presentations of PV are flaccid vesic…
Chen, I; Chou, Y; Mu, S
Success of a smoking cessation programme in smoking behaviour of chronic periodontitis patients and identification of predictors of motivation for smoking cessation - a pilot study.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2016 • Vol. 14 (3)
BACKGROUND: The primary goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the success of a smoking cessation programme on smoking behaviour of patients with chronic periodontitis. Secondary goals were to iden…
Ehmke, B; Flemmig, T; Heuft, G
The Use of Tilted Implant for Posterior Atrophic Maxilla.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2016 • Vol. 18 (4)
PURPOSE: To retrospectively analyze the influence of implant inclination on marginal bone loss at freestanding implant-supported fixed partial prostheses (FPPs) over a medium-term period of functiona…
Barnea, E; Kolerman, R; Nissan, J
Long-Term Follow-Up of 2.5-mm Narrow-Diameter Implants Supporting a Fixed Prostheses.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2016 • Vol. 18 (4)
BACKGROUND: The use of narrow-diameter implants (NDIs; <3.75 mm) constitutes an alternative to bone augmentation procedure. Long-term evaluation of NDIs with a diameter <3.0 mm is still lacking. PURP…
Alkhraisat, M; Anitua, E; Begona, L
Retention Forces between Titanium and Zirconia Components of Two-Part Implant Abutments with Different Techniques of Surface Modification.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2016 • Vol. 18 (4)
BACKGROUND: The adhesive connection between titanium base and zirconia coping of two-part abutments may be responsible for the failure rate. A high mechanical stability between both components is ess…
Holstermann, J; Kohorst, P; von Maltzahn, N
Periodontal disease in a remote Asian population: association between clinical and microbiological parameters.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 7 (3)
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to clinically and microbiologically describe the periodontal conditions in a remote adult Asian population with poor oral hygiene. METHODS: The subjects were 30-60-year-old adu…
Charalampakis, G; Dahlen, G; Kvarnvik, C
Progression of drug exanthemas to serious drug eruptions: A retrospective review identifying early determinants.
The Australasian journal of dermatology • 2016 • Vol. 57 (3)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Maculo-papular drug exanthema (MPE) is the most common type of cutaneous adverse drug reaction (CAR). Exanthematous macules and papules may also be the initial presentation of …
Andino-Navarrete, R; Berroeta, D; Cataldo-Cerda, K
Different bone regeneration patterns in periimplant circumferential gap defects grafted with two types of osteoconductive biomaterial.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials • 2016 • Vol. 104 (6)
This study aimed to determine healing patterns in periimplant gap defect grafted with demineralized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) and porous titanium granules (PTG), which are known to induce a minimal …
Choi, S; Jung, U; Lee, J
Evaluation of peri-implant buccal bone by computed tomography: an experimental study.
Clinical oral implants research • 2016 • Vol. 27 (8)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the accuracy of measuring peri-implant buccal bone when using three different computed tomography devices. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty tissue-level or bone-level dental impla…
Alandez, J; Gonzalez-Martin, O; Ortega, R
Three-Dimensional buccal bone anatomy and aesthetic outcome of single dental implants replacing maxillary incisors.
Clinical oral implants research • 2016 • Vol. 27 (8)
OBJECTIVES: This case series investigated by means of CBCT, buccal bone three-dimensional anatomy at delayed, two-stage implants in the maxillary incisal tooth region. Moreover, the relation between …
Abrahamsson, I; Ekestubbe, A; Veltri, M