Research Papers
Interventions for treating post-extraction bleeding.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews • 2016 (6)
BACKGROUND: Post-extraction bleeding (PEB) is a recognised, frequently encountered complication in dental practice, which is defined as bleeding that continues beyond 8 to 12 hours after dental extra…
Aggarwal, H; Kiran Kumar Krishanappa, S; Kumar, P
Influenza-associated outpatient visits among children less than 5 years of age in eastern China, 2011-2014.
BMC infectious diseases • 2016 • Vol. 16
BACKGROUND: The disease burden of influenza in China has not been well described, especially among young children. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of outpatient visits associated …
Chen, L; Ding, Y; Geng, Q
Botulinum Toxin in the Management of Sialorrhoea in Acquired Brain Injury.
Irish medical journal • 2016 • Vol. 109 (6)
Sialorrhoea as a consequence of severe acquired brain injury can significantly negatively impact on quality of life. Medications used in its management have many side effects which can cause problems…
Carrol, A; McGlone, B
Diet may influence the oral microbiome composition in cats.
Microbiome • 2016 • Vol. 4 (1)
BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is highly prevalent amongst domestic cats, causing pain, gingival bleeding, reduced food intake, loss of teeth and possibly impacts on overall systemic health. Diet ha…
Adler, C; Browne, G; Malik, R
Identification of nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis-related biomarkers by iTRAQ combined with 2D-LC-MS/MS.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (23)
To identify metastasis-related proteins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), iTRAQ-tagging combined with 2D LC-MS/MS analysis was performed to identify the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in h…
Chen, Z; Cui, F; Liang, Y
Significance of microRNA-related variants in susceptibility to recurrence of oropharyngeal cancer patients after definitive radiotherapy.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (23)
Common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in miRNAs may affect miRNA functions and their target expression and thus may affect biological activities and cancer etiology as well as prognosis. Thus…
Cao, X; Chen, X; Li, G
The mediating role of general self-efficacy in the association between perceived social support and oral health-related quality of life after initial periodontal therapy.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Although initial periodontal therapy can ease some physical and psychological discomforts from periodontitis and improve patients' oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), it is also…
Feng, J; Ge, Z; Miao, L
[The clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of 386 patients with hypopharyngeal cancer].
Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2016 • Vol. 51 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical characteristics, surgical treatment outcomes and prognostic factors of hypopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS: A retrospective review of the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fu…
Cao, Y; Chen, X; Huang, W
[Application of narrow band imaging endoscopy in the diagnosis of recurrence carcinoma of tongue and hypopharynx].
Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery • 2016 • Vol. 51 (6)
Du, X; Hou, J; Li, N
Health nurses' experiences and attitudes regarding collaboration with dental personnel.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Collaboration between primary care personnel and dental personnel to prevent early childhood caries has been established in several countries. The purpose of this study was, firstly, to d…
Loken, S; Wang, N; Wigen, T
Cleft Palate Surgical Skills Training Using an Alternative Synthetic Bench Model.
Chinese medical journal • 2016 • Vol. 129 (11)
Denadai, R; Pinho, A; Raposo-Amaral, C
[Tonic pupil as an initial manifestation of Sjogren's syndrome].
Medicina clinica • 2016 • Vol. 146 (11)
Curutchet Mesner, L; Gonzalez Hernandez, A; Miranda Bacallado, Y
A new screening method for periodontitis: an alternative to the community periodontal index.
BMC oral health • 2016 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: Periodontal screening plays an important role in the prevention of periodontal disease and promotes an improvement in oral health-related quality of life. The World Health Organization's …
Gunji, T; Hanada, N; Kajiura, S
Sedative load and salivary secretion and xerostomia in community-dwelling older people.
Gerodontology • 2016 • Vol. 33 (2)
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to investigate how sedative load and the total number of drugs used are related to hyposalivation and xerostomia among 75-year-old or older dentate, non-smoking, community-dwel…
Hartikainen, S; Knuuttila, M; Komulainen, K
Serum antibody to Porphyromonas gingivalis in metabolic syndrome among an older Japanese population.
Gerodontology • 2016 • Vol. 33 (2)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Potentially significant associations between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and periodontal disease have been reported in recent studies; however, there is a dearth of literature…
Imai, S; Iwasaki, M; Kaneko, N
Perioperative Antibiotics in the Setting of Oropharyngeal Reconstruction: Less Is More.
Annals of plastic surgery • 2016 • Vol. 76 (6)
BACKGROUND: Recipient-site infection after oropharyngeal reconstruction is a potentially disastrous complication. Although studies suggest that perioperative antibiotics reduces infection rates in th…
Boyko, T; Cohen, L; Finnerty, B
Professional occupation and the number of teeth retained among older adults aged 50 and above.
Gerodontology • 2016 • Vol. 33 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between occupational characteristics and number of natural teeth retained among older adults aged 50 and above. BACKGROUND: Despite the integral part of the prof…
Lewit, C; Vered, Y; Zini, A
Improved surgical margin definition by narrow band imaging for resection of oral squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective gene expression profiling study.
Head & neck • 2016 • Vol. 38 (6)
BACKGROUND: Incomplete primary tumor excision contributes to localized postsurgical recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The purpose of this study was to provide molecular evidence that…
Batstone, M; Dalley, A; Farah, C
Isolated unilateral facial nerve palsy: an unusual manifestation of recurrent diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV • 2016 • Vol. 30 (6)
Link, B; Liu, V; Naridze, R
Osteotome Sinus Floor Elevation without Grafting: A 10-Year Prospective Study.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2016 • Vol. 18 (3)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the long-term outcome of implants placed in the atrophic maxilla using osteotome sinus floor elevation (OSFE) without grafting. PURPOSE: The study aims to evaluate t…
Abi Najm, S; Bischof, M; Nedir, R