Research Papers
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma segmentation via HMRF-EM with maximum entropy.
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference • 2015 • Vol. 2015
This paper presents a novel automatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma segmentation approach used in magnetic resonance images. Adaptive calculation of the nasopharyngeal region location is first performed. …
Chen, L; Gong, Q; Huang, K
Prevalence of Congenital Heart Diseases in Patients with Orofacial Clefts: A Systematic Review.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet • 2015 • Vol. 98 Suppl 7
BACKGROUND: The reports on prevalence rates of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in patients with orofacial clefts (OFCs) have varied widely. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the prevalence rates o…
Chowchuen, B; Panamonta, M; Panamonta, V
Development and Monitoring the Key Performent Index of The Quality of Care for Patients with Cleft/Palate in Tawanchai Center and Out-Patient Surgical Room Srinagarind Hospital Thailand.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet • 2015 • Vol. 98 Suppl 7
BACKGROUND: Cleft lips and cleft palates have the most incidences in the Northeast of Thailand (2.49/1,000 newborns). Cleft lips and cleft palates (CLP) can affect patients and families both physical…
Chowchuen, B; Pongpagatip, S; Pradubwong, S
A Networking of Community-Based Speech Therapy: Borabue District, Maha Sarakham.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet • 2015 • Vol. 98 Suppl 7
BACKGROUND: Most children with cleft lip and palate have articulation problems because of compensatory articulation disorders from velopharyngeal insufficiency. Theoretically, children should receive…
Kum-ud, W; Prathanee, B; Pumnum, T
Downregulating HMGA2 attenuates epithelial-mesenchymal transition-induced invasion and migration in nasopharyngeal cancer cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications • 2015 • Vol. 463 (3)
BACKGROUND: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is associated with invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. High-mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) has been found to play a critical role in EMT in …
Chen, M; Guo, W; He, X
Adenosine A2b receptor promotes progression of human oral cancer.
BMC cancer • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Adenosine A2b receptor (ADORA2B) encodes an adenosine receptor that is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. This integral membrane protein stimulates adenylate cyclase …
Kasama, H; Kasamatsu, A; Koyama, T
Clinicopathological significance of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) classically shows a triad of orofacial swelling, fissured tongue and facial palsy, more commonly the oligosymptomatic form. The orofacial swelling is characterised…
Bargale, S; Bohra, S; Kariya, P
Clinical evaluation of short 6-mm implants alone, short 8-mm implants combined with osteotome sinus floor elevation and standard 10-mm implants combined with osteotome sinus floor elevation in posterior maxillae: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials • 2015 • Vol. 16
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, short dental implants are being increasingly applied in extremely resorbed posterior regions. The recent studies have indicated that short implants present a similar success rat…
Gu, Y; Lai, H; Qiao, S
Ethanol versus Phytochemicals in Wine: Oral Cancer Risk in a Light Drinking Perspective.
International journal of molecular sciences • 2015 • Vol. 16 (8)
This narrative review aims to summarize the current controversy on the balance between ethanol and phytochemicals in wine, focusing on light drinking and oral cancer. Extensive literature search incl…
Iriti, M; Lodi, G; Varoni, E
Coalescence.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 219 (2)
Hancocks, S
Clinicopathological characteristics of immunoglobulin G4-related sialadenitis.
Arthritis research & therapy • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
INTRODUCTION: Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a newly recognized fibro-inflammatory condition. Forty-two cases with immunoglobulin G4-related sialadenitis (IgG4-RS) confirmed by histop…
Cai, Z; Chen, Y; Gao, Y
Toxic epidermal necrolysis - an investigation to dye for?
The Medical journal of Australia • 2015 • Vol. 203 (2)
Limaye, S; Ridley, L
Double-bellied latissimus dorsi free flap to correct full dental smile palsy.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
A 45-year-old woman with left facial palsy presented to our department. She developed the condition after radical resection of a neurinoma of the homolateral VIII cranial nerve 2 years prior. On phys…
Allevi, F; Biglioli, F; Colombo, V
Modeling the electromechanical impedance technique for the assessment of dental implant stability.
Journal of biomechanics • 2015 • Vol. 48 (10)
We simulated the electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique to assess the stability of dental implants. The technique consists of bonding a piezoelectric transducer to the element to be monitored. W…
LaMalfa Ribolla, E; Rizzo, P
Earliest evidence of dental caries manipulation in the Late Upper Palaeolithic.
Scientific reports • 2015 • Vol. 5
Prehistoric dental treatments were extremely rare, and the few documented cases are known from the Neolithic, when the adoption of early farming culture caused an increase of carious lesions. Here we…
Archer, W; Benazzi, S; Boscato, P
Integrated network analysis and logistic regression modeling identify stage-specific genes in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
BMC medical genomics • 2015 • Vol. 8
BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity but, OSCC can be difficult to detect at its earliest stage due to its molecular complexity and c…
Acharya, V; Randhawa, V
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring with Oral Appliance Therapy: An Update for 2015.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine • 2015 • Vol. 11 (7)
INTRODUCTION: Since the previous parameter and review paper publication on oral appliances (OAs) in 2006, the relevant scientific literature has grown considerably, particularly in relation to clinic…
Chervin, R; Dort, L; Harrod, C
Concomitant abducens and facial nerve palsies following blunt head trauma associated with bone fracture.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
A 22-year-old man was referred for horizontal diplopia that worsened on left gaze. He had been admitted for a head trauma caused by a traffic accident. Brain CT scan showed a longitudinal fracture of…
Han, S; Ji, M; Kim, M
Expression of p16 in squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue is independent of HPV infection despite presence of the HPV-receptor syndecan-1.
British journal of cancer • 2015 • Vol. 113 (2)
BACKGROUND: Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is increasing in incidence, especially among young patients and preferably females. Infection with human papilloma virus (HPV) has been suggested as …
Coates, P; Colella, G; Danielsson, K
The adequacy of lymph node harvest in concomitant neck block dissection and submental island flap reconstruction for oral squamous cell carcinoma; a case series from a single Egyptian institution.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a fairly common tumor of the oral cavity. This tumor may affect any part of the mucosa of the oral cavity especially the tongue, the floor of the mouth an…
Elzahaby, I; Hussein, O; Roshdy, S