Research Papers
Dyschromatosis Universalis Hereditaria with Oral Leukokeratosis--A Case of Mistaken Identity and Review of the Literature.
Pediatric dermatology • 2015 • Vol. 32 (6)
Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) is a rare pigmentary genodermatosis characterized by reticulated hyper- and hypopigmented macules distributed over the trunk and extremities in otherwise …
Kobayashi, T; Sorensen, R; Werner, K
Using association rule mining to identify risk factors for early childhood caries.
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine • 2015 • Vol. 122 (2)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a potentially severe disease affecting children all over the world. The available findings are mostly based on a logistic regression model, b…
Elheshk, S; Ivancevic, V; Knezevic, M
Invasive Fusobacterium necrophorum infections and Lemierre's syndrome: the role of thrombophilia and EBV.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology • 2015 • Vol. 34 (11)
The purpose of this investigation was to describe the clinical spectrum of invasive Fusobacterium necrophorum infections and Lemierre's syndrome, to examine the role of underlying thrombophilia and c…
Holm, K; Rasmussen, M; Svensson, P
Evidence for Sustained Mechanical Pain Sensitization in Women With Chronic Temporomandibular Disorder Versus Healthy Female Participants.
The journal of pain • 2015 • Vol. 16 (11)
Generalized dysfunction of the nociceptive system has been hypothesized to be an important pathophysiologic process underlying temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain. Studies have not identified sensi…
Finan, P; Quartana, P; Smith, M
Effects of aging procedures on the molecular, biochemical, morphological, and mechanical properties of vacuum-formed retainers.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials • 2015 • Vol. 51
The influence of intraoral exposure procedures on the physical characteristics of thermoplastic vacuum-formed retainers (VFRs) is still unclear. The effects of thermoforming and intraoral use on the …
Ahn, H; Choi, S; Ha, H
Gingipains from the Periodontal Pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis Play a Significant Role in Regulation of Angiopoietin 1 and Angiopoietin 2 in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells.
Infection and immunity • 2015 • Vol. 83 (11)
Angiopoietin 1 (Angpt1) and angiopoietin 2 (Angpt2) are the ligands of tyrosine kinase (Tie) receptors, and they play important roles in vessel formation and the development of inflammatory diseases,…
Bengtsson, T; Khalaf, H; Sirsjo, A
Wnt Signaling and Its Contribution to Craniofacial Tissue Homeostasis.
Journal of dental research • 2015 • Vol. 94 (11)
A new field of dental medicine seeks to exploit nature's solution for repairing damaged tissues, through the process of regeneration. Most adult mammalian tissues have limited regenerative capacities…
Gillette, M; Helms, J; Huang, L
Oral hygiene and oral flora evaluation in psychiatric patients in nursing homes in Turkey.
Nigerian journal of clinical practice • 2015 • Vol. 18 (6)
CONTEXT: The World Health Organization has stated that psychiatric patients are a group of people who have oral and dental illnesses. AIMS: The aims of this study were to document the oral hygiene of…
Bulut, N; Celenk, P; Unal-Erzurumlu, Z
Evaluation of the amount of apically extruded debris during retreatment of root canals filled by different obturation techniques.
Nigerian journal of clinical practice • 2015 • Vol. 18 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the amount of apically extruded debris during retreatment (with or without solvent) of root canals filled by two obturation techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-eight root …
Saglam, B; Turker, S; Uzunoglu, E
Expression of miRNAs in adenoid cystic carcinomas of the breast and salivary glands.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology • 2015 • Vol. 467 (5)
Despite their similar histomorphologic appearance, adenoid cystic carcinomas of the breast and salivary glands (bACCs and sACCs, respectively) are clinically and pathologically diverse. We studied th…
Gatalica, Z; Kiss, O; Kulka, J
Inter- and intra-observer variability in the classification of extracapsular extension in p16 positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma nodal metastases.
Oral oncology • 2015 • Vol. 51 (11)
OBJECTIVE: Discern inter- and intra-observer variability in the classification of extracapsular extension (ECE) in p16+ oropharyngeal (OP) SCC comparing pathologists' own criteria versus those of a w…
Bishop, J; Di Palma, S; Leon, M
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea and the older dental patient: how do dentists respond?
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 • 2015 • Vol. 35 (6)
BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal complications from antibiotic use, including Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), can have significant morbidity, especially among older patients. This descriptive stud…
Overbeck, K; Pomerantz, S; Zwetchkenbaum, S
Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and current practice of daily oral hygiene care to patients on acute aged care wards in two Australian hospitals.
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 • 2015 • Vol. 35 (6)
This study aimed to identify nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and current practice in relation to oral hygiene (OH) by means of a questionnaire. It was conducted on the aged care wards of two acute tert…
Gibney, J; Naganathan, V; Sharma, A
Case of mucous membrane pemphigoid with immunoglobulin G antibodies to the beta 3 subunit of laminin-332 showing clinically Stevens-Johnson syndrome-like generalized blistering mucocutaneous lesions.
The Journal of dermatology • 2015 • Vol. 42 (11)
Hashimoto, T; Kaneko, S; Koga, H
Trigeminal neuralgia due to arterialization of the superior petrosal vein in the context of dural or cerebral arteriovenous shunt.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery • 2015 • Vol. 138
OBJECTIVE: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a rare revealing symptom of dural or cerebral arteriovenous (AV) shunt. Few isolated cases have described the association between TN and arteriovenous shunt. W…
Blanc, R; Ciccio, G; Fahed, R
Para-toluenesulfonamide induces tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell death through disturbing lysosomal stability.
Anti-cancer drugs • 2015 • Vol. 26 (10)
Para-toluenesulfonamide (PTS) has been implicated with anticancer effects against a variety of tumors. In the present study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of PTS on tongue squamous cell carc…
Li, L; Liang, C; Liu, Z
Informing a realistic laboratory erosion-testing regime--observations.
Journal of dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 43 (11)
OBJECTIVES: To measure aspects of fizzy drink consumption in a social environment to inform the development of a laboratory testing regime. METHODS: This was an observational study in which participa…
Chadwick, R; Mason, A; Qutieshat, A
Early T Stage Salivary Duct Carcinoma: Outcomes and Implications for Patient Counseling.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery • 2015 • Vol. 153 (5)
Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is a rare salivary malignancy that often presents at advanced stage. Outcomes of low T stage patients with SDC have not been previously examined in detail. We queried ou…
Gilbert, M; Kim, S; Schmitt, N
The Association Between Sjogren Syndrome and Adverse Postoperative Outcomes: A Historical Cohort Study Using Administrative Health Data.
Anesthesia and analgesia • 2015 • Vol. 121 (5)
BACKGROUND: Sjogren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the exocrine glands associated with cardiovascular events. We aimed to evaluate postoperative complications in patients with Sjogren s…
Babazade, R; Dalton, J; Hesler, B
Fractal analysis of mucosal microvascular patterns in oral lichen planus: a preliminary study.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2015 • Vol. 120 (5)
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to assess local vascular architecture in atrophic-erosive oral lichen planus (OLP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the capillary structure of the o…
Capone, G; De Vico, G; Gentile, E