Research Papers
Evaluation of the effects of the low-level laser therapy on swelling, pain, and trismus after removal of impacted lower third molar.
Head & face medicine • 2016 • Vol. 12 (1)
BACKGROUND: In current study we aimed to examine the effect of a low-level laser therapy on the pain, mouth opening and swelling of patients whose impacted 3rd molar tooth was extracted in addition m…
Alan, H; Koparal, M; Malkoc, S
An oral health optimized diet can reduce gingival and periodontal inflammation in humans - a randomized controlled pilot study.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the effects of four weeks of an oral health optimized diet on periodontal clinical parameters in a randomized controlled trial. METHODS: The…
Al-Ahmad, A; Bremer, K; Hellwig, E
Successful treatment of multiple bilateral impactions - a case report.
Head & face medicine • 2016 • Vol. 12 (1)
BACKGROUND: Successful treatment of patients with multiple bilateral impactions can be an orthodontic challenge, but few reports on treatment planning and execution exist. CASE PRESENTATION: In this …
Kirschneck, C; Proff, P; Schubert, M
Motivational interventions: The tobacco-using periodontal patient: role of the dental practitioner in tobacco cessation and periodontal disease management.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (2)
These authors are equivocal about the role that electronic cigarettes have in smoking cessation, although do concede it is 'possible that electronic cigarettes could mitigate poor outcomes in nicotin…
Dental care and dentistry practice in the Medieval Medical School of Salerno.
British dental journal • 2016 • Vol. 221 (2)
Even though dental care is sometimes erroneously considered a modern practice, written records from major ancient civilisation all around the world date back to several millennia BC. In particular, i…
Amato, A; Amato, M; Bifulco, M
Thorough documentation of the accidental aspiration and ingestion of foreign objects during dental procedure is necessary: review and analysis of 617 cases.
Head & face medicine • 2016 • Vol. 12 (1)
OBJECTIVES: To review the cases of accidental aspiration and ingestion of foreign objects during dental procedure, and to emphasize the importance of thorough documentation of the accidents. METHODS:…
Ding, Y; Hou, R; Hu, K
The impact of tinnitus on the quality of life in patients with temporomandibular dysfunction.
The international tinnitus journal • 2016 • Vol. 20 (1)
INTRODUCTION: The most common otological symptoms in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are ear fullness, tinnitus and ear pain. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of tinnitus on the qual…
Cristoff, K; Facco, C; Fonseca, V
A prognostic model combining CD4/CD8 ratio and N stage predicts the risk of distant metastasis for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by intensity modulated radiotherapy.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (29)
This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between circulating lymphocyte subsets and clinical variables, and design an effective prognostic model for distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) in NPC…
Chen, X; Chen, Y; Feng, X
Elevated plasma fibrinogen level shows superior prognostic value than Epstein-Barr virus DNA load for stage IVA/B nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy era.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (29)
PURPOSE: Effective prognostic factors for patients with stage IVA/B nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who are susceptible to distant metastases are limited. We aim to investigate the prognostic value of…
Chen, C; Deng, M; Duan, Z
Awareness and attitude toward using dental magnification among dental students and residents at King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: The authors conducted a study aimed to assess the awareness and attitude among dental students and residents at King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry (KAUFD) toward using dental…
Alhazzazi, T; Alotaibi, S; Alzebiani, N
[Diagnostics and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia].
Ugeskrift for laeger • 2016 • Vol. 178 (29)
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by unilateral evoked short-lasting intense pain paroxysms in the face. A concomitant persistent background pain is frequently present. Neurovascular contact…
Bendtsen, L; Brennum, J; Heinskou, T
Constitutively active mutation of ACVR1 in oral epithelium causes submucous cleft palate in mice.
Developmental biology • 2016 • Vol. 415 (2)
Cleft palate is among the most common human birth defects. Submucous cleft palate (SMCP) is a subgroup of cleft palate, which may be as common as overt cleft palate. Despite the high frequency of SMC…
Komatsu, Y; Mishina, Y; Noda, K
MEMO1 drives cranial endochondral ossification and palatogenesis.
Developmental biology • 2016 • Vol. 415 (2)
The cranial base is a component of the neurocranium and has a central role in the structural integration of the face, brain and vertebral column. Consequently, alteration in the shape of the human cr…
Clouthier, D; Feng, W; Hynes, N
High Levels of Antibody that Neutralize B-cell Infection of Epstein-Barr Virus and that Bind EBV gp350 Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research • 2016 • Vol. 22 (14)
PURPOSE: Elevated IgA antibodies indicative of ongoing exposure to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are high-risk biomarkers for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), an EBV-related epithelial tumor. However, prot…
Bu, W; Chen, C; Coghill, A
NF-kappaB Signaling Regulates Expression of Epstein-Barr Virus BART MicroRNAs and Long Noncoding RNAs in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.
Journal of virology • 2016 • Vol. 90 (14)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) expresses few viral proteins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) but high levels of BamHI-A rightward transcripts (BARTs), which include long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and BART …
Chen, H; Chen, M; Chen, Y
MxA Mediates SUMO-Induced Resistance to Vesicular Stomatitis Virus.
Journal of virology • 2016 • Vol. 90 (14)
Multiple cellular pathways are regulated by small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) modification, including ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, signal transduction, innate immunity, and antiviral defense. I…
Blondel, D; Chelbi-Alix, M; El Asmi, F
Light transmittance and surface roughness of a feldspathic ceramic CAD-CAM material as a function of different surface treatments.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of different surface treatments on light transmission of aesthetic feldspathic ceramics used in CAD-CAM chairside restorations. ME…
Cengiz, S; Duran, I; Evmek, B
Diagnostic perplexity of panoramic radiograph.
BMJ case reports • 2016 • Vol. 2016
Badar, S; Ghafoor, R
A comparison of health state utility values associated with oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Sri Lanka assessed using the EQ-5D-3 L and the EORTC-8D.
Health and quality of life outcomes • 2016 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that the EQ-5D-3 L preference-based measure of health outcome lacks sensitivity to discriminate between health states in cancer patients. An alternative approach is …
Jayasinghe, R; Johnson, N; Kularatna, S
[Granulomatosis with polyangiitis may debut as isolated gingivitis].
Ugeskrift for laeger • 2016 • Vol. 178 (28)
Jensen, S; Krabbe, S