Research Papers
Is Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni a Non Cariogenic Sweetener? A Review.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) • 2015 • Vol. 21 (1)
Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a small perennial shrub of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family that is native to South America, particularly Brazil and Paraguay, where it is known as "stevia" or "honey l…
Alcidi, B; Cantile, T; Coda, M
Self-reported oral health among a community sample of people experiencing social and health inequities: cross-sectional findings from a study to enhance equity in primary healthcare settings.
BMJ open • 2015 • Vol. 5 (12)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the self-reported oral health issues among a community sample of primary care clients experiencing socioeconomic disadvantages. METHODS: As part of a larger mixed-methods, mult…
Browne, A; Ford-Gilboe, M; Long, P
Assessment and prevention of behavioural and social risk factors associated with oral cancer: protocol for a systematic review of clinical guidelines and systematic reviews to inform Primary Care dental professionals.
Systematic reviews • 2015 • Vol. 4
BACKGROUND: Tobacco and alcohol are recognised as the major risk factors for both oral cavity (mouth) and oropharyngeal (throat) cancers, with increasing acceptance of the role of human papillomaviru…
Conway, D; Macpherson, L; Mathur, S
Network-assisted analysis of primary Sjogren's syndrome GWAS data in Han Chinese.
Scientific reports • 2015 • Vol. 5
Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is a complex autoimmune disorder. So far, genetic research in pSS has lagged far behind and the underlying biological mechanism is unclear. Further exploring existing…
Fang, K; Wang, J; Zhang, K
Temporomandibular joint steroid injections in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: an observational pilot study on the long-term effect on signs and symptoms.
Pediatric rheumatology online journal • 2015 • Vol. 13
BACKGROUND: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) inflammation in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can lead to orofacial pain and malfunction of the TMJ. Intra-articular corticosteroid injec…
Herlin, T; Kristensen, K; Kuseler, A
Trends in HPV cervical and seroprevalence and associations between oral and genital infection and serum antibodies in NHANES 2003-2012.
BMC infectious diseases • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: HPV infects multiple sites in the epithelium, including the genitals and oral cavity. The relation between genital and oral infections and serum antibodies can help explain the natural hi…
Brouwer, A; Carey, T; Eisenberg, M
Milk consumption in relation to incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 48 countries/regions.
BMC cancer • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Decreasing trends of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) incidence have been consistently reported in endemic populations but the etiology of NPC remains unclear. The objective of our study wa…
Chan, K; Lam, T; Lo, C
Protein relative abundance patterns associated with sucrose-induced dysbiosis are conserved across taxonomically diverse oral microcosm biofilm models of dental caries.
Microbiome • 2015 • Vol. 3
BACKGROUND: The etiology of dental caries is multifactorial, but frequent consumption of free sugars, notably sucrose, appears to be a major factor driving the supragingival microbiota in the directi…
Chen, R; Griffin, T; Higgins, L
Treatment outcomes of single-visit versus multiple-visit non-surgical endodontic therapy: a randomised clinical trial.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Clincians have been providing single-visit and multiple-visit endodontic treatments for their patients. This study aims to compare the success rate, prevalence of postoperative pain and c…
Chu, C; Li, K; Tsang, C
Association between Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD Val-9Ala) genotypes with the risk of generalized aggressive periodontitis disease.
Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) • 2015 • Vol. 61 (8)
Generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAP) is a subtype of periodontal diseases that characterized by rapid destruction of periodontal supporting tissues. The MnSOD Val-9Ala mutation of manganese sup…
Kahrizi, D; Kazemi, E; Moradi, M
Degree of bacterial microleakage at the implant-abutment junction in Cone Morse tapered implants under loaded and unloaded conditions.
Journal of applied biomaterials & functional materials • 2015 • Vol. 13 (4)
PURPOSE: Different results have been reported on the internal colonization of Cone Morse connections under in vitro dynamic loading. The aim of the present in vitro study was to evaluate the bacteria…
D'Ercole, S; Iaculli, F; Iezzi, G
Expression analysis of alpha-smooth muscle actin and tenascin-C in the periodontal ligament under orthodontic loading or in vitro culture.
International journal of oral science • 2015 • Vol. 7 (4)
alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) and tenascin-C are stress-induced phenotypic features of myofibroblasts. The expression levels of these two proteins closely correlate with the extracellular mec…
Bai, D; Feng, J; Guo, Y
Radiography: Left or right? Plate orientation.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 219 (12)
Fenton, G
Case report: A medieval case of molar-incisor-hypomineralisation.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 219 (12)
INTRODUCTION: Molar-incisor-hypomineralisation (MIH) has been identified in recent years as a condition affecting the first permanent molars and, in some cases, the permanent incisors. Many factors h…
Cleaton-Jones, P; Curzon, M; Ogden, A
[Application of flexible laryngeal mask airway in oral & maxillofacial day surgery].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2015 • Vol. 47 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To access the feasibility and safety of application of flexible laryngeal mask airway (FLMA) in oral & maxillofacial day surgery. METHODS: Retrospective study was conducted of 40 oral & ma…
Ge, N; Guan, M; Li, S
Comparison of the caries-protective effect of fluoride varnish with treatment as usual in nursery school attendees receiving preventive oral health support through the Childsmile oral health improvement programme - the Protecting Teeth@3 Study: a randomised controlled trial.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: The Scottish Government set out its policy on addressing the poor oral health of Scottish children in 2005. This led to the establishment of Childsmile, a national programme designed to i…
Anopa, Y; Conway, D; Macpherson, L
Metabolic syndrome and health-related behaviours associated with pre-oral cancerous lesions among adults aged 20-80 years in Yunlin County, Taiwan: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ open • 2015 • Vol. 5 (12)
OBJECTIVES: To explore the associations of health-related behaviours, metabolic syndrome and risk factors in adults with pre-oral cancerous (POC) lesions in rural, disadvantaged communities with a hi…
Chang, C; Chen, M; Chen, Y
Elective versus Therapeutic Neck Dissection in Oral Cancer.
The New England journal of medicine • 2015 • Vol. 373 (25)
Fakhry, C; Gillison, M; Yom, S
Functional tooth restoration utilising split germs through re-regionalisation of the tooth-forming field.
Scientific reports • 2015 • Vol. 5
The tooth is an ectodermal organ that arises from a tooth germ under the regulation of reciprocal epithelial-mesenchymal interactions. Tooth morphogenesis occurs in the tooth-forming field as a resul…
Ishida, K; Moriyama, K; Nakajima, K
Consistency of T2WI-FS/ASL fusion images in delineating the volume of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Scientific reports • 2015 • Vol. 5
Tumor extent assessment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is critical for delineating the radiotherapeutic target region. We aimed to investigate the use of the fusion images of fat suppressed T2WI (…
Lin, M; Luo, D; Ouyang, H