Research Papers
Stability of Modified Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery in a Patient With Preadolescent Refractory Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2015 • Vol. 73 (9)
Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery can be considered a primary single-stage treatment for improving the quality of life in patients with preadolescent refractory obstructive sleep apnea (OSA…
Ahn, H; Kim, S; Kim, S
Atypical Presentation of a Common Disease: Shingles of the Larynx.
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation • 2015 • Vol. 29 (5)
OBJECTIVE: Herpes zoster is a neurocutaneous disease resulting from the reactivation of endogenous varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in dorsal sensory or cranial nerve ganglia. Rarely, this infection mani…
Hosseini, S; Young, J; Zawawi, F
Expression of myeloid zinc finger 1 and the correlation to clinical aspects of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine • 2015 • Vol. 36 (9)
The myeloid zinc finger 1 (MZF1) is a zinc finger transcription factor which regulates myeloid differentiation and oncogenesis. However, little information is available concerning the MZF1 expression…
Chen, C; Chen, M; Ko, C
Assessment of Bone Width for Implants in the Posterior Mandible.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2015 • Vol. 73 (9)
PURPOSE: After implants are placed into mandibular molar sites, it is assumed that crestal bone width will not change considerably over time. The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine …
Block, M; Scoggin, Z; Yu, Q
Acellular dermal matrices and revision parotid surgery.
The Laryngoscope • 2015 • Vol. 125 (9)
Eisele, D; Merdad, M
Reduced somatosensory impairment by piezosurgery during orthognathic surgery of the mandible.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2015 • Vol. 19 (3)
PURPOSE: This clinical trial aimed to test the hypothesis that piezosurgery causes reduced nerval irritations and, thus, reduced somatosensory impairment when used in orthognathic surgery of the mand…
Brockmeyer, P; Fenge, S; Gruber, R
SEM-Evaluation of enamel surfaces after orthodontic debonding: a 6 and 12-month follow-up in vivo study.
Scanning • 2015 • Vol. 37 (5)
The purpose of this in vivo study was to compare the morphology of the enamel surfaces before bracket bonding and 6 and 12 months after debonding. Replicas of thirty-two maxillary second premolars of…
Alessandri Bonetti, G; Gracco, A; Lattuca, M
Photodynamic therapy as salvage therapy for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma experiencing local failures following definitive radiotherapy.
Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy • 2015 • Vol. 12 (3)
BACKGROUND: Treating local failures of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a challenge. This study evaluates photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of residual and recurrent NPC. METHOD: In this p…
Dhamiyati, W; Fles, R; Hariwiyanto, B
Oral Lichen Planus in IBD Patients: A Paradoxical Adverse Effect of Anti-TNF-alpha Therapy.
Digestive diseases and sciences • 2015 • Vol. 60 (9)
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: The efficacy of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is well established. Many cutaneous and mucosal lesions …
Albuquerque, A; Andrade, P; Lopes, S
Detection of mandibular condyle pesudocysts in panoramic radiographs: Digital and film-based radiology.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2015 • Vol. 46 (8)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the detection rate of mandibular condyle pseudocyst in both digital panoramic radiographs and film-based panoramic radiographs. METHOD AND MATERIALS: All film-based and digita…
Fridlander Barenboim, S; Pikovsky, A; Yitschaky, O
Photodynamic therapy in periodontal and peri-implant diseases.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2015 • Vol. 46 (8)
OBJECTIVE: In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) using a combination of photosensitizer and laser light source has been used in periodontal therapy. The aim of this review is to provide an over…
Al Habashneh, R; Asa'ad, F; Khader, Y
Change in the Gingival Margin Profile After the Single Flap Approach in Periodontal Intraosseous Defects.
Journal of periodontology • 2015 • Vol. 86 (9)
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the association of patient-related and site-specific factors, as well as the adopted treatment modality, with the change in buccal (bREC) and i…
Farina, R; Minenna, L; Rasperini, G
Applicability of Demirjian's four methods and Willems method for age estimation in a sample of Turkish children.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) • 2015 • Vol. 17 (5)
The aim of this study was to evaluate applicability of five dental methods including Demirjian's original, revised, four teeth, and alternate four teeth methods and Willems method for age estimation …
Akkaya, N; Goksuluk, D; Yilanci, H
Reliability and validity of the Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma Index (aBCCdex).
The British journal of dermatology • 2015 • Vol. 173 (3)
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires were recently developed specifically for use with patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma (aBCC) and basal cell carcinoma naevus syndrome…
Chen, D; Chren, M; Colwell, H
Removable cast chrome cobalt retainers for extended or indefinite period clinical use.
Journal of orthodontics • 2015 • Vol. 42 (3)
Patients are frequently being asked to wear orthodontic retainers for as long as they want their teeth to remain in the post-treatment position. Fixed retainers, which are placed on the lingual surfa…
Ash, S; Mizrahi, E; Singh, P
Isolated congenital maxillomandibular synechiae.
American journal of otolaryngology • 2015 • Vol. 36 (5)
INTRODUCTION: Congenital maxillomandibular syngnathia, or fusion of the jaws, is a rare condition that has a broad spectrum of presentations. The restricted mouth opening can lead to issues with feed…
Ahmed, O; Cerrati, E; Rickert, S
Axially vascularised mandibular constructs: Is it time for a clinical trial?
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2015 • Vol. 43 (7)
Applying regenerative therapies in the field of cranio-maxillofacial reconstruction has now become a daily practice. However, regeneration of challenging or irradiated bone defects following head and…
Elhammady, H; Etaby, A; Eweida, A
Preservation of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle in the osteotomy of benign lesions of the mandible using a digital template.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2015 • Vol. 53 (7)
Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a digital template in the preservation of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle during osteotomy for benign lesions of the mandible in 6 patients who were t…
Bai, G; Chen, M; Chen, Z
MYB rearrangement and clinicopathologic characteristics in head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma.
The Laryngoscope • 2015 • Vol. 125 (9)
OBJECTIVES: Salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is rare, aggressive, and challenging to treat. Many ACCs have a t(6;9) chromosomal translocation resulting in a MYB-NFIB fusion gene, but the…
Bishop, J; Fakhry, C; Ha, P
Effect of EDTA conditioning on cervical restorations bonded with a self-etch adhesive: A randomized double-blind clinical trial.
Journal of dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 43 (9)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the 18-month retention rates of composite restorations in non-carious cervical lesions [NCCLs] bonded with a self-etch adhesive with and without preliminary conditioning with ED…
Hass, V; Loguercio, A; Luque-Martinez, I