Research Papers
Improved prognosis for patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Analysis of the National Cancer Database 1998-2006.
Oral oncology • 2016 • Vol. 52
BACKGROUND: Improvements in prognosis have been reported for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) in international cohorts. We sought to quantify improvement in survival of OCSCC and to determ…
Judson, B; Schwam, Z
Cause-specific excess mortality in patients treated for cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx: A population-based study.
Oral oncology • 2016 • Vol. 52
PURPOSE: To assess cause-specific mortality in a large population-based cohort of 14,393 patients treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (OC) or oropharynx (OP) in The Netherlands bet…
Balm, A; de Boer, J; Hamming-Vrieze, O
Diagnostic accuracy for apical and chronic periodontitis biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid: an exploratory study.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2016 • Vol. 43 (1)
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the levels and diagnostic accuracy of a set of potential biomarkers of periodontal tissue metabolism in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) from patients with chr…
Aitken, J; Baeza, M; Brignardello-Petersen, R
Periodontitis and Periodontal Disease - Innovative Strategies for Reversing the Chronic Infectious and Inflammatory Condition by Natural Products.
Current pharmaceutical design • 2016 • Vol. 22 (2)
Oral microbiota of the mouth is the most diverse microbial community in the human body and plays a decisive role in the emergence and evolution of gingival pathology, contributing as well to the host…
Chifiriuc, M; Lazar, V; Saviuc, C
Different clinical outcomes between locally advanced hypopharyngeal and oropharyngeal cancer treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy: implication for subgroup selection for induction chemotherapy.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology • 2016 • Vol. 46 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to compare the long-term clinical outcome of hypopharynx cancer and oropharynx cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. METHODS: A total of 213 patien…
Ahn, M; Lee, S; Lim, S
Pre- and postoperative dexamethasone does not reduce bleaching-induced tooth sensitivity: A randomized, triple-masked clinical trial.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2016 • Vol. 147 (1)
BACKGROUND: Tooth sensitivity (TS) is the most common side effect of dental bleaching therapies. Dexamethasone has been used with tooth bleaching to reduce TS. The efficacy of dexamethasone for this …
Bonafe, E; Farago, P; Kossatz, S
Letter to the Editor: Regarding HPV vaccination in patients who are infected with an oncogenic subtype.
Head & neck • 2016 • Vol. 38 (1)
Falto-Aizpurua, L; Griffith, R; Nouri, K
Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding "Sexual health in oral oncology: Breaking the news to patients with human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer".
Head & neck • 2016 • Vol. 38 (1)
Evans, M; Powell, N
A novel initiation codon mutation of PAX9 in a family with oligodontia.
Archives of oral biology • 2016 • Vol. 61
OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have attributed non-syndromic tooth agenesis to mutations in several genes, including MSX1, PAX9, AXIN2, WNT10A and EDA. In this study, mutation of PAX9gene was investigated…
Bian, Z; He, H; Liang, J
Dermoscopy for Identification of Basal Cell Carcinomas in Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome During Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery.
Pediatric dermatology • 2016 • Vol. 33 (1)
Basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS) is a rare autosomal dominant condition best known for the development of early and multiple basal cell carcinomas (BCCs). Because the condition requires lifetime surv…
Hansen, R; Patel, N; Price, H
E6 viral protein ratio correlates with outcomes in human papillomavirus related oropharyngeal cancer.
Cancer biology & therapy • 2016 • Vol. 17 (2)
The study aimed to identify prognostic markers to improve the management of patients with HPV positive OSCC Methods: We determined the ratio of HPV E6*I and E6*II splice variants by quantitative RT-P…
Hong, A; Jones, D; Lee, C
Biomarkers in saliva for the detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma and their potential use for early diagnosis: a systematic review.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2016 • Vol. 74 (3)
Objective To determine the capacity of salivary biomarkers in the early diagnosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Study design A systematic review of the literature was performed based on the Englis…
Gualtero, D; Suarez Castillo, A
Predictive Model of Intraoperative Pain during Endodontic Treatment: Prospective Observational Clinical Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2016 • Vol. 42 (1)
INTRODUCTION: This observational study sought to assess the incidence of intraoperative pain (IOP) among patients receiving endodontic treatment and to construct a model for predicting the probabilit…
Gurel, M; Ilhan, M; Ilk, O
Initial assessment of facial nerve paralysis based on motion analysis using an optical flow method.
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine • 2016 • Vol. 24 (2)
An initial assessment method that can classify as well as categorize the severity of paralysis into one of six levels according to the House-Brackmann (HB) system based on facial landmarks motion usi…
Ahmad, A; Salleh, H; Samsudin, W
Use of 18F-Fludeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Patient Management and Outcome in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Review.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery • 2016 • Vol. 142 (1)
18F-fludeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has been performed widely in diagnosis and management of patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).…
Kiess, A; Marashdeh, W; Sheikhbahaei, S
Biobanks in Oral Health: Promises and Implications of Post-Neoliberal Science and Innovation.
Omics : a journal of integrative biology • 2016 • Vol. 20 (1)
While biobanks are established explicitly as scientific infrastructures, they are de facto political-economic ones too. Many biobanks, particularly population-based biobanks, are framed under the rub…
Birch, K; Chiappetta, M; Dove, E
The great mimicker: a rare case of head and neck inflammatory pseudotumour in the presence of human immunodeficiency virus.
The Journal of laryngology and otology • 2016 • Vol. 130 (1)
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory pseudotumours of the head and neck are rare. A connection has been made between inflammatory pseudotumours and human immunodeficiency virus positivity. CASE REPORT: This pape…
Cheung, L; Pitkin, L; Ramotar, H
Oral health needs in individuals with trisomy 18 and trisomy 13: Implications for dental professionals.
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry • 2016 • Vol. 36 (1)
The purpose of this study was to examine oral health needs and dental care in individuals with trisomy 18 and trisomy 13 (full, mosaic, partial and other, mixed types). Primary feeding method was als…
Bruns, D; Campbell, E; Martinez, A
Torsional and Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of a New Nickel-Titanium Instrument Manufactured by Electrical Discharge Machining.
Journal of endodontics • 2016 • Vol. 42 (1)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the torsional and cyclic fatigue resistance of the new Hyflex EDM OneFile (Coltene/Whaledent AG, Altstatten, Switzerland) manufactured by elect…
Boninelli, S; Grande, N; La Rosa, G
Association between funding, risk of bias, and outcome of randomised controlled trials in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2016 • Vol. 54 (1)
The influence of funding on the main outcome of a random control trial (RCT) is important, as it could potentially lead to bias towards industry, and results that are too optimistic. We investigated …
Forouzanfar, T; Heymans, M; Lazzari, S