Research Papers
A non-invasive study to estimate and compare salivary sialic acid level as tumor marker in patients with pre-cancer and oral cancer.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics • 2016 • Vol. 12 (2)
INTRODUCTION: Sialic acids are important terminal sugars of the carbohydrate chains of cell membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids. The progressive rise in total sialic acid (TSA) levels has been sig…
Abraham, P; Jacob, T; Murali, S
Prognostic significance of residual or recurrent lymph nodes in the neck for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics • 2016 • Vol. 12 (2)
BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the most frequently diagnosed primary tumor originating from the nasopharynx, and the preferred treatment modality is radiotherapy. AIMS: To identify nasophary…
Chen, H; Chen, S; Chen, X
Comparison of outcome and toxicity of two different regimes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by external beam radiotherapy in stages III and IV larynx and laryngopharyngeal malignancies in years 2013-2014.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics • 2016 • Vol. 12 (2)
INTRODUCTION: Both induction chemotherapy (ICT) followed by irradiation and concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been reported as valuable alternatives to total laryngectomy in patients with…
Arya, R; Goyal, S; Jain, P
Acute toxicities of adjuvant treatment in patients of oral squamous cell carcinoma with and without submucous fibrosis: A retrospective audit.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics • 2016 • Vol. 12 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the severity of acute toxicities of postoperative adjuvant therapy on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients with and without submucous fibrosis (SMF). MATERIALS AND METHOD…
Agarwal, J; Chakrabarti, S; Chaturvedi, P
Systematic meta-analysis on association of human papilloma virus and oral cancer.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics • 2016 • Vol. 12 (2)
BACKGROUND: Oral cancer is a disease with complex etiology. There is a strong evidence for the role of smoking, alcohol, genetic susceptibility, and indications that DNA viruses could also be involve…
Allam, N; Badam, R; Chaitanya, N
Guided bone regeneration in distal mandibular atrophy by means of a preformed titanium foil: a case series.
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents • 2016 • Vol. 30 (2 Suppl 1)
The aim of this case series was to evaluate the clinical outcome of preformed titanium foil (PTF) to perform guided bone regeneration (GBR) in posterior mandibular atrophies. Thirteen patients (4 mal…
Andreasi Bassi, M; Andrisani, C; Gaudio, R
The ecological catastrophe of oral diseases: a possible link between periodontitis and protozoa.
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents • 2016 • Vol. 30 (2 Suppl 1)
Periodontal disease (PD) is one of the prevalent diseases in the adult population. The ethiology of PD has never been completely understood, however, loss of balance between the host immune system an…
Gaudio, R; Lauritano, D; Lo Muzio, L
Oral squamous cell carcinoma: diagnostic markers and prognostic indicators.
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents • 2016 • Vol. 30 (2 Suppl 1)
OSCC is the most frequent malignant tumour of the oral cavity, accounting for more than 90% of malignant tumours of this anatomic region and it often arises from precursor lesions. Aside from tobacco…
Biolcati, F; Carinci, F; Contaldo, M
Success of immediate versus standard loaded implants: a short literature review.
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents • 2016 • Vol. 30 (2 Suppl 1)
Oral rehabilitation with implant-supported restorations has become a successful therapy resulting in high survival rate (SR). Recently, some reports have stated that submerged implants have no differ…
Baj, A; Candotto, V; Gianni, A
Interexaminer agreement dental caries epidemiological surveys: the importance of disease prevalence in the sample.
Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology • 2016 • Vol. 19 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To identify desirable characteristics, including different sample sizes and dental caries prevalences, in virtual samples that allow, at the same time, higher values of general agreement p…
Ambrosano, G; Assaf, A; Meneghim, M
Oropharyngeal cancer: an emergent disease?
Salud publica de Mexico • 2016 • Vol. 58 (2)
Oropharyngeal cancer incidence has recently increased, thereby attracting public attention. Akin to other malignancies of the upper aerodigestive tract, it has been attributed to the carcinogenic eff…
Granados-Garcia, M
Association between periodontal disease and endothelial dysfunction in smoking patients.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2016 • Vol. 29 (1)
Over the past two decades, there has been increasing interest in the impact of oral health on cardiovascular disease, particularly regarding the effects of chronic infections such as periodontitis on…
Escobar-Arregoces, F; Ferro-Camargo, M; Latorre-Uriza, C
Post-bleaching sensitivity in patients with sickle cell disease.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2016 • Vol. 29 (1)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disease that affects millions of people worldwide. This study analyzed the effectiveness of bleaching and tooth sensitivity after in-office bleaching in patie…
Carneiro, A; Guedes, V; Lisboa, G
Nickel allergy: blood and periodontal evaluation after orthodontic treatment.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2016 • Vol. 29 (1)
The aim of this study was to assess periodontal status and blood parameters in orthodontic patients with nickel allergy one month after removal of brackets. Ninety-six randomly selected patients were…
Marques, L; Paiva, S; Pazzini, C
Efficacy of three thermoplastic obturation techniques in filling oval-shaped root canals.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2016 • Vol. 29 (1)
The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of the thermoplastic filling techniques, Touch'n Heat(R), TC(R) System and Tagger's Hybrid Technique, in oval-shaped canals at the apical third.Th…
Arashiro, F; Beraldo, D; Farias, A
Intra-Oral Basal Cell Carcinomaan Immunohistochemical Interpretation Using Ber-Ep4.
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC • 2016 • Vol. 28 (2)
Arora, M; Bajpai, M; Pardhe, N
Insertion torque recordings for the diagnosis of contact between orthodontic mini-implants and dental roots: a systematic review.
Systematic reviews • 2016 • Vol. 5
BACKGROUND: Most orthodontic mini-implants (OMIs) are inserted between dental roots. The prevalence of contacting these structures is high. Such contacts can cause permanent root damage and implant i…
de Lange, J; Di Girolamo, N; Ladu, L
Short-term effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on sleep bruxism - a pilot study.
International journal of oral science • 2016 • Vol. 8 (1)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on patients with sleep bruxism (SB). Twelve patients with SB were included in an open, …
DU, Y; Fu, H; Sun, J
Familial florid osseous dysplasia: a report with review of the literature.
BMJ case reports • 2016 • Vol. 2016
There are three types of osseous dysplasia: periapical cemental dysplasia (PCD), focal cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCD) and florid osseous dysplasia (FOD). While PCD is often observed in mandibular an…
Atac, M; Baris, E; Kucukkurt, S
Epigenetic inactivation of follistatin-like 1 mediates tumor immune evasion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Oncotarget • 2016 • Vol. 7 (13)
Follistatin like-1 (FSTL1) is a secreted glycoprotein involved in a series of physiological and pathological processes. However, its contribution to the development of cancer, especially the pathogen…
Du, C; Huang, G; Huang, T