Research Papers
Antibiotics for preventing recurrent sore throat.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews • 2015 • Vol. 2015 (7)
BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are sometimes used to prevent recurrent sore throat, despite concern about resistance. However, there is conflicting primary evidence regarding their effectiveness. OBJECTIVES…
Del Mar, C; Ng, G; Tan, S
Separation of overlapping dental arch objects using digital records of illuminated plaster casts.
Biomedical engineering online • 2015 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: Plaster casts of individual patients are important for orthodontic specialists during the treatment process and their analysis is still a standard diagnostical tool. But the growing capab…
Kasparova, M; Marik, V; Prochazka, A
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Developed in Mice: DISEASE VARIANTS REGULATED BY gammadelta T CELLS IN ORAL MUCOSAL BARRIER IMMUNITY.
The Journal of biological chemistry • 2015 • Vol. 290 (28)
Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), an uncommon co-morbidity in patients treated with bisphosphonates (BP), occurs in the segment of jawbone interfacing oral mucosa. This study aimed to investigate a rol…
Banankhah, S; Jewett, A; Kanayama, K
Tonsillar colonisation of Fusobacterium necrophorum in patients subjected to tonsillectomy.
BMC infectious diseases • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Fusobacterium necrophorum is a well-known cause of Lemirre's disease and accumulating evidence support its pathogenic role in peritonsillar abscess while its role in recurrent and chronic…
Bieber, L; Bjork, H; Hedin, K
Rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibodies in non-rheumatoid arthritis patients with mucosal inflammation: a case-control study.
Arthritis research & therapy • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
INTRODUCTION: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibodies (RA-AAB) can be present in serum years before clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It has been hypothesized that initiation of RA-…
Altenburg, J; Brouwer, E; de Kok, F
Characteristics of a novel treatment system for linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics • 2015 • Vol. 16 (4)
The purpose of this study is to characterize the dosimetric properties and accuracy of a novel treatment platform (Edge radiosurgery system) for localizing and treating patients with frameless, image…
Ajlouni, M; Bellon, M; Chetty, I
[Evaluation of therapeutic effectiveness and safety of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia in patients older than 70 years].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi • 2015 • Vol. 95 (25)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate therapeutic effectiveness and safety of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia in patients older than 70 years. METHODS: The total 64 patent…
Hu, W; Luo, W; Mao, C
[Diabetes and periodontitis: A bidirectional relationship].
Medicina clinica • 2015 • Vol. 145 (1)
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, a defect in insulin action or a combination of both. Periodontitis is no…
Bascones-Ilundain, J; Bascones-Martinez, A; Munoz-Corcuera, M
An unusual pharyngeal mass.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
A 37-year-old man presented with an abnormal pharyngeal sensation. Nasendoscopy demonstrated a mass projecting from the left pharyngeal wall, which could be pushed medially with external pressure. A …
Brockbank, M; Couzins, M; Ishii, H
An intracardial mass in a young Syrian refugee.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
A 35-year-old previously healthy man presented with orogenital ulcerations, high fever, weight loss and leg thrombosis. Antibiotics were ineffective. His symptoms persisted and 3 years later he suffe…
Ingimarsdottir, I; Wikstrom, G
To pack or not to pack: the current status of periodontal dressings.
Journal of applied biomaterials & functional materials • 2015 • Vol. 13 (2)
Surgical wound dressings have been employed over several centuries for the purpose of protection of surgical sites, to prevent postoperative infection and to accelerate healing. Periodontal dressings…
Jadhav, T; Jain, H; Kathariya, R
Decision-making deficits associated with disrupted synchronization between basolateral amygdala and anterior cingulate cortex in rats after tooth loss.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry • 2015 • Vol. 60
Human studies have shown that multiple teeth loss was significantly associated with cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer's disease. However, the causal relationship between tooth loss and cog…
Cao, B; Li, Y; Wang, J
Recurrent Mutations in the Basic Domain of TWIST2 Cause Ablepharon Macrostomia and Barber-Say Syndromes.
American journal of human genetics • 2015 • Vol. 97 (1)
Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome (AMS) and Barber-Say syndrome (BSS) are rare congenital ectodermal dysplasias characterized by similar clinical features. To establish the genetic basis of AMS and BSS…
Bakkers, J; Bartsch, O; Bermejo-Sanchez, E
Built to fight: variable loading conditions and stress distribution in stag beetle jaws.
Bioinspiration & biomimetics • 2015 • Vol. 10 (4)
Designing very robust structures in an efficient way is a reoccurring challenge in engineering. For male stag beetle weaponry, the solution to this problem was evolved by natural and sexual selection…
Aerts, P; Dirckx, J; Goyens, J
Bilateral pleural effusions in a 23-year-old man: a clinical puzzle.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians • 2015 • Vol. 108 (7)
Allam, F; Chava, S; Cherian, S
Experimental Tooth Movement Into New Bone Area Regenerated by Use of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association • 2015 • Vol. 52 (4)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine experimental tooth movement into regenerated bone in alveolar cleft with mesenchymal stem cells and a granulated carbonated hydroxyapatite scaffold. DE…
Awada, T; Kato, Y; Oki, N
Anakinra treatment in drug-resistant Behcet's disease: a case series.
Clinical rheumatology • 2015 • Vol. 34 (7)
The study objective was to report treatment with an interleukin (IL)-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, in patients with multiorgan Behcet's disease (BD). Comparison of clinical manifestations, previou…
Bertoldi, I; Borsari, G; Cantarini, L
Esthetic outcome of single implant crowns following type 1 and type 3 implant placement: a systematic review.
Clinical oral implants research • 2015 • Vol. 26 (7)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the current review was to systematically appraise the esthetic outcome of soft tissue around single implant crowns following type 1 and type 3 implants placement in published de…
Gu, Y; Lai, H; Qiao, S
Flap versus flapless procedure for ridge preservation in alveolar extraction sockets: a histological evaluation in a randomized clinical trial.
Clinical oral implants research • 2015 • Vol. 26 (7)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the histological and histomorphometric features of two different procedures carried out in extraction socket grafting; namely, the flapped…
Barone, A; Borgia, V; Covani, U