Research Papers
High-Frequency, Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Enhances Alveolar Bone Healing of Extraction Sockets in Rats: A Pilot Study.
Ultrasound in medicine & biology • 2016 • Vol. 42 (2)
Most studies of the beneficial effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on bone healing have used frequencies between 1.0 and 1.5 MHz. However, after consideration of ultrasound wave charac…
Choi, Y; Heo, J; Kang, K
Ridge Preservation Comparing a Nonresorbable PTFE Membrane to a Resorbable Collagen Membrane: A Clinical and Histologic Study in Humans.
Implant dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 25 (1)
PURPOSE: The primary aim of this randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trial was to compare the effect of a resorbable collagen membrane (CM group) versus a nonresorbable high-density polytetraflu…
Allan, N; Arbab, H; Greenwell, H
Genistein suppresses Prevotella intermedia lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in macrophages and attenuates alveolar bone loss in ligature-induced periodontitis.
Archives of oral biology • 2016 • Vol. 62
OBJECTIVE: Genistein is a major isoflavone subclass of flavonoids found in soybean and a potent tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The present study aimed to assess the effect of genistein on the production …
Bae, S; Choe, S; Choi, E
The effect of initial periodontal treatment on plasma, gingival crevicular fluid and salivary levels of 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine in obesity.
Archives of oral biology • 2016 • Vol. 62
OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown adverse effects on the periodontium from the increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in obesity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ef…
Avci, B; Balli, U; Bozkurt Dogan, S
Personalized medicine: an update of salivary biomarkers for periodontal diseases.
Periodontology 2000 • 2016 • Vol. 70 (1)
This article provides an up-to-date review of the more robust salivary biomarkers, as well as of panels of combinatorial markers and periodontal pathogens, that reveal high sensitivity and specificit…
Kinney, J; Korte, D
Salivary cytokines as biomarkers of periodontal diseases.
Periodontology 2000 • 2016 • Vol. 70 (1)
Research into biomarkers of periodontitis is driven by mainly three targets: to identify 'at risk' patients before periodontal tissue destruction occurs; to determine disease activity and progression…
Jaedicke, K; Preshaw, P; Taylor, J
Mesh management methods in finite element simulations of orthodontic tooth movement.
Medical engineering & physics • 2016 • Vol. 38 (2)
In finite element simulations of orthodontic tooth movement, one of the challenges is to represent long term tooth movement. Large deformation of the periodontal ligament and large tooth displacement…
Boman, R; Mengoni, M; Ponthot, J
Fixed Implant Supported Rehabilitation of Partially Edentulous Posterior Maxilla in a Patient With Systemic Scleroderma: A Case Report.
Implant dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 25 (1)
Systemic Scleroderma (SSc) is an autoimmune disease that affects connective tissue, resulting in hardening skin, reduced vascular perfusion, gingival fibrosis, enlarged periodontal ligament, xerostom…
Baptist, B
Influence of preoperative pain intensity on postoperative pain after root canal treatment: A prospective clinical study.
Journal of dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 45
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the correlation between the intensity of preoperative pain and the presence of postoperative pain, taking into account the variables s…
Abella, F; Ali, A; Duran-Sindreu, F
Supportive care needs of oral cancer survivors: Prevalence and correlates.
Oral oncology • 2016 • Vol. 53
OBJECTIVES: Many cancer survivors experience unmet supportive care needs. The oral cancer survivor population is growing; however, little is known about the unique needs of this group. The present st…
Donovan, K; Lee, M; Nelson, A
Microbial profiling of dental plaque from mechanically ventilated patients.
Journal of medical microbiology • 2016 • Vol. 65 (2)
Micro-organisms isolated from the oral cavity may translocate to the lower airways during mechanical ventilation (MV) leading to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Changes within the dental plaqu…
Lewis, M; Marchesi, J; Sands, K
Oncogenic role of the TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through NF-kappaB pathway modulation.
International journal of oncology • 2016 • Vol. 48 (2)
The TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) is a p53 target gene, which functions to suppress reactive oxygen species (ROS) damage and protect cells from apoptosis. In this study, we …
Fan, J; Feng, J; Fu, S
Serum Antibodies to HPV16 Early Proteins Warrant Investigation as Potential Biomarkers for Risk Stratification and Recurrence of HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) • 2016 • Vol. 9 (2)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for increasing incidence of oropharyngeal cancer. At present, there are no biomarkers in the surveillance algorithm for HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer (HP…
Agrawal, N; Bishop, J; Califano, J
Comparison of weekly versus triweekly cisplatin delivered concurrently with radiation therapy in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer: A multicenter randomized phase II trial (KCSG-HN10-02).
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology • 2016 • Vol. 118 (2)
PURPOSE: Triweekly delivery of cisplatin concurrent with a course of radiation therapy (RT) has been the standard regimen for treatment of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) despite a hi…
Ahn, M; Ahn, Y; Goo, J
Potential new method of design for reconstruction of complicated mandibular defects: a virtual deformable mandibular model.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2016 • Vol. 54 (2)
The treatment of complicated mandibular defects, including misshaped and missing bones, is challenging, and the success of reconstruction depends to a large extent on the formulation of a precise sur…
Chuanbin, G; Quan, C; Xin, P
Evaluation of 5-year-old children with complete cleft lip and palate: Multicenter study. Part 2: Functional results.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2016 • Vol. 44 (2)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cleft surgery is marked by all the controversies and the multiplication of protocols, as it has been shown by the Eurocleft study. The objective of this pilot study is to star…
Bodin, F; Bruant-Rodier, C; Dissaux, C
Telomere length and periodontal attachment loss: a prospective cohort study.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2016 • Vol. 43 (2)
AIM: The aim of the study was to examine the association between telomere erosion and periodontitis in a long-standing prospective cohort study of New Zealand adults. Specific hypotheses tested were …
Braithwaite, A; Broadbent, J; Caspi, A
Investigation of the interplay between plasma lipids and macrophage polarization in small oral squamous cell carcinomas with different outcome: A pilot study of 17 cases.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2016 • Vol. 44 (2)
INTRODUCTION: Growing evidence suggests a correlation of alternative polarization of macrophages (M2) with a bad outcome of oral cancer. Macrophage polarization plays a significant role in the progre…
Iliopoulos, C; Mitsimponas, K; Neukam, F
The nematocysts venom of Chrysaora helvola Brandt leads to apoptosis-like cell death accompanied by uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology • 2016 • Vol. 110
The present work investigated the effects of the nematocysts venom (NV) from the Chrysaora helvola Brandt (C. helvola) jellyfish on the human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line, CNE-2. The medium let…
Fan, L; Huang, D; Li, G
Marginal adaptation, fracture load and macroscopic failure mode of adhesively luted PMMA-based CAD/CAM inlays.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2016 • Vol. 32 (2)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate marginal adaptation, fracture load and failure types of CAD/CAM polymeric inlays. METHODS: Standardized prepared human molars (48) were divided into four groups (n=12): (A) PC…
Attin, T; Bienz, S; Ender, A