Research Papers
Accuracy of dental images for the diagnosis of dental caries and enamel defects in children and adolescents: A systematic review.
Journal of telemedicine and telecare • 2015 • Vol. 21 (8)
AIM: The aim of this review was to determine if photographic examination and subsequent image analysis provides comparable accuracy to visual inspection for the diagnosis of common dental conditions …
Bradford, N; Caffery, L; Ines Meurer, M
Postoperative Infections After Dental Implant Placement: Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Treatment.
Implant dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 24 (6)
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence and describe the clinical features and treatment of patients with early infections after implant placement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective cohort study wa…
Camps-Font, O; Figueiredo, R; Gay-Escoda, C
Association study of interleukin-1 family and interleukin-6 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
International journal of immunogenetics • 2015 • Vol. 42 (6)
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common painful, ulcerative oral inflammatory disorder with unknown aetiology. Immune system and aberrant cytokine cascade deemed to be critical in outbreaks o…
Amirzargar, A; Bidoki, A; Farhadi, E
Cutaneous cooling to manage botulinum toxin injection-associated pain in patients with facial palsy: A randomised controlled trial.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS • 2015 • Vol. 68 (12)
INTRODUCTION: Botulinum toxin injections are an effective, well-established treatment to manage synkinesis secondary to chronic facial palsy, but they entail painful injections at multiple sites on t…
Hallam, M; Nduka, C; Neville, C
A study of the control of oral plaque biofilms via antibacterial photodynamic therapy.
European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 16 (6)
AIM: The aim of this study was to provide preliminary data on the most effective erythrosine concentration and light dose for the erythrosine-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) of oral plaque biofilms …
Drogkari, E; Tahmassebi, J; Wood, S
Effect of dimethylaminohexadecyl methacrylate mass fraction on fracture toughness and antibacterial properties of CaP nanocomposite.
Journal of dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 43 (12)
OBJECTIVES: Biofilm acids contribute to secondary caries which is a reason for restoration failure. Previous studies synthesized nanoparticles of amorphous calcium phosphate (NACP) and dimethylaminoh…
Levine, E; Melo, M; Weir, M
Comparison of treatment outcomes in digital and conventional complete removable dental prosthesis fabrications in a predoctoral setting.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 114 (6)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Scientific evidence is lacking regarding the clinical effectiveness of digital complete removable dental prostheses (CRDP). PURPOSE: This prospective clinical study was conducte…
Baba, N; Goodacre, C; Jekki, R
Endoscopic transpterygoidal repair of a large cranial defect with cerebrospinal fluid leak in a patient with extensive osteoradionecrosis of the skull base: case report and technical note.
The Journal of laryngology and otology • 2015 • Vol. 129 (12)
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic endonasal techniques have recently become the method of choice in dealing with cerebrospinal fluid leak involving the anterior cranial fossa. However, most surgeons prefer an i…
Brand, Y; Lim, E; Prepageran, N
Studies on human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E2, E5 and E7 mRNA in HPV-positive tonsillar and base of tongue cancer in relation to clinical outcome and immunological parameters.
Oral oncology • 2015 • Vol. 51 (12)
OBJECTIVES: Three-year survival is 80% for human papillomavirus (HPV) positive tonsillar and base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC and BOTSCC) and higher (95-100%) in patients with tumors with…
Dalianis, T; Mints, M; Nasman, A
A mandibular advancement device did not affect daytime sleepiness and quality of life in obstructive sleep apnoea.
Evidence-based medicine • 2015 • Vol. 20 (6)
Doff, M
Bone Behavior in Relation to the Depth of the Line of Marginal Cementation of Prostheses on Morse Cone Implants: Radiographic Evaluation in a Dog Model.
Implant dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 24 (6)
PURPOSE: This study was aimed at radiographically evaluating the effect of 3 different depths of the cementation line of prosthetic crowns on the bone response around Morse cone implants. MATERIAL AN…
Araujo, C; Iezzi, G; Perrotti, V
Effects of Abutment Removal and Reconnection on Inflammatory Cytokine Production Around Dental Implants.
Implant dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 24 (6)
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine effects of abutment change on inflammatory cytokine production around implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten partially edentulous patients with a me…
Kasugai, S; Kuppusamy, M; Kuroda, S
Electrophysiological evaluation of nerve function in inferior alveolar nerve injury: relationship between nerve action potentials and histomorphometric observations.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2015 • Vol. 44 (12)
The objective of this study was to improve the accuracy of diagnosis of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injury by determining degrees of nerve disturbance using the sensory nerve action potential (SNAP…
Murayama, M; SASAKI, K; Shibahara, T
Role of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) in pT1-T2 N0 deep tongue cancers.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2015 • Vol. 120 (6)
OBJECTIVE: Carcinoma of tongue is associated with a high risk of occult metastasis and mortality despite early-stage detection and therapy; the critical tumor thickness at which this risk increases h…
Chander, R; Gokavarapu, S; Parvataneni, N
Changes in Saliva Rheological Properties and Mucin Glycosylation in Dry Mouth.
Journal of dental research • 2015 • Vol. 94 (12)
Saliva is vital for the maintenance of normal oral physiology and mucosal health. The loss of salivary function can have far-reaching consequences, as observed with dry mouth, which is associated wit…
Carpenter, G; Chaudhury, N; Pramanik, R
Periodontal disease preceding osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in cancer patients receiving antiresorptives alone or combined with targeted therapies: report of 5 cases and literature review.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2015 • Vol. 120 (6)
OBJECTIVE: We present clinical and radiologic data of periodontal tissue involvement preceding the appearance of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in 5 patients with solid tumors, who received antiresor…
Galiti, D; Galitis, E; Karampeazis, A
[Update on combined radio-, radiochemo-, and chemotherapy alone in multimodal therapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma--a MAC-NPC meta-analysis].
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] • 2015 • Vol. 191 (12)
Becker-Schiebe, M; Christiansen, H
Accelerated Peri-Implant Soft Tissue Conditioning With Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technology and Surgical Intervention: A Case Report.
Implant dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 24 (6)
The conventional soft tissue conditioning technique around implant demands time and effort for optimizing soft tissue contour. This article describes an alternative technique for achieving proper eme…
Lee, J; Sohn, D
Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography Analyses of the Anterior Maxillary Bone Thickness for Immediate Implant Placement.
Implant dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 24 (6)
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the thickness of the facial alveolar bone wall at the maxillary incisors based on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The CBCT images of 60 pat…
Demircan, E; Demircan, S
Transoral robotic surgery vs. radiotherapy for management of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma - A systematic review of the literature.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology • 2015 • Vol. 41 (12)
BACKGROUND: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with or without concurrent chemotherapy is widely utilized for the treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). However, due to…
Fung, K; MacNeil, S; Nichols, A