Research Papers
Risk Factors of Membrane Perforation and Postoperative Complications in Sinus Floor Elevation Surgery: Review of 407 Augmentation Procedures.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2015 • Vol. 73 (7)
PURPOSE: To test patient- and sinus-related risk factors for an association with intraoperative membrane perforation and postoperative complications after sinus floor augmentation surgery. MATERIALS …
Hof, M; Pommer, B; Schiebel, V
Comparative methylome analysis in solid tumors reveals aberrant methylation at chromosome 6p in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Cancer medicine • 2015 • Vol. 4 (7)
Altered patterns of DNA methylation are key features of cancer. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has the highest incidence in Southern China. Aberrant methylation at the promoter region of tumor suppre…
Cheng, Y; Cheung, A; Dai, W
A computer-aided automated methodology for the detection and classification of occlusal caries from photographic color images.
Computers in biology and medicine • 2015 • Vol. 62
The aim of this work is to present a computer-aided automated methodology for the assessment of carious lesions, according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II), whic…
Berdouses, E; Fotiadis, D; Koutsouri, G
Salivary Gland Ultrasonography as a Diagnostic Tool for Secondary Sjogren Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The Journal of rheumatology • 2015 • Vol. 42 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To assess salivary gland ultrasonography (US) as a diagnostic tool for secondary Sjogren syndrome (sSS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Salivary gland US images from 3…
Ceponis, A; Das, S; Huynh, D
Correlation between Volume of Apical Periodontitis Determined by Cone-beam Computed Tomography Analysis and Endotoxin Levels Found in Primary Root Canal Infection.
Journal of endodontics • 2015 • Vol. 41 (7)
INTRODUCTION: This clinical study was conducted to correlate the levels of endotoxins and bacterial counts found in primary endodontic infection with the volume of periapical bone destruction determi…
Cardoso, F; Carvalho, C; Ferreira, N
How will I be after my operation for oral cancer?
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2015 • Vol. 53 (6)
Validated health-related quality of life measures for patients with oral cancer have been available for over a decade. We used the Liverpool head and neck cancer database to identify 1060 patients wh…
Kanatas, A; Lowe, D; Rogers, S
Color Stability of Teeth Restored with Biodentine: A 6-month In Vitro Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2015 • Vol. 41 (7)
INTRODUCTION: White mineral trioxide aggregate (WMTA) has been reported to cause dental discoloration. A previous study on the color stability of 5 calcium silicate-based materials investigated the c…
Duran-Sindreu, F; Martinez, S; Mercade, M
Severe mucositis after acute substance ingestion.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) • 2015 • Vol. 53 (6)
Nefcy, A; O'Connor, J; Wilson, S
Hard machining, glaze firing and hydrofluoric acid etching: Do these procedures affect the flexural strength of a leucite glass-ceramic?
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2015 • Vol. 31 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of hard machining, glaze firing and hydrofluoric acid etching on the biaxial flexural strength and roughness of a CAD/CAM leucite glass-ceramic; to investigate if c…
Bottino, M; Fraga, S; May, L
Standardized classification unsuitable for spontaneous reporting: the example of osteonecrosis of the jaw.
Expert opinion on drug safety • 2015 • Vol. 14 (7)
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the impact of using a standardized definition of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) in the analysis of a spontaneous reporting database. METHODS: A…
de Boissieu, P; Trenque, T
Ridge regeneration of damaged extraction sockets using rhBMP-2: an experimental study in canine.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2015 • Vol. 42 (7)
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the dimensional ridge alteration in a buccal-bone-deficient extraction socket, and ridge regeneration following socket grafting accompanied by recombinant human bone …
Cho, K; Im, G; Jung, J
Evaluation of Antitumor Activity of Hesperetin-Loaded Nanoparticles Against DMBA-Induced Oral Carcinogenesis Based on Tissue Autofluorescence Spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis.
Journal of fluorescence • 2015 • Vol. 25 (4)
The present study is designed to understand the nature of endogenous fluorophores and cellular metabolism that occur in the experimental oral carcinogenesis and to assess their feasibility for antitu…
Gurushankar, K; Jayasree, R; Krishnakumar, N
Effect of application of a PVP-iodine solution before and during subgingival ultrasonic instrumentation on post-treatment bacteraemia: a randomized single-centre placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2015 • Vol. 42 (7)
BACKGROUND: To assess the effect of concomitant subgingival rinsing with 10% PVP-iodine during subgingival instrumentation on the prevalence and magnitude of bacteraemia of oral origin. MATERIALS AND…
Attin, T; Manz, A; Sahrmann, P
A Dark Pigmented Spot in the Nasopharynx.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery • 2015 • Vol. 141 (7)
Hung, S; Lin, Y; Lin, Y
Outcomes of temporomandibular joint arthroscopy in patients with painful but otherwise normal joints.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2015 • Vol. 43 (6)
The aim of this retrospective clinical study was to assess the clinical outcomes of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthroscopy in patients who presented with category 1 normal joints. The null hypothe…
Dimitroulis, G
Respiratory failure after superior-based pharyngeal flap for velopharyngeal insufficiency: A rare complication.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology • 2015 • Vol. 79 (7)
Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is an uncommon pediatric disorder often associated with congenital syndromes. After speech therapy, surgery is the standard management. Many surgical approaches to …
Guarisco, J; Hildrew, D; Lawlor, C
Oral lichen planus pemphigoides: a series of four cases.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2015 • Vol. 120 (1)
OBJECTIVE: Lichen planus pemphigoides (LPP), which is a rare autoimmune blistering mucocutaneous disease of the pemphigoid family of diseases, is characterized by the development of vesiculobullous l…
Freedman, J; Haber, J; Kabani, S
In vitro performance of implant-supported monolithic zirconia crowns: Influence of patient-specific tooth-coloured abutments with titanium adhesive bases.
Journal of dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 43 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of the combination of patient-specific abutments and titanium adhesive bases on the long-term in vitro performance of anterior crowns. METHODS: Ten systems of …
Behr, M; Hahnel, S; Preis, V
Retinal nerve fiber layer structure abnormalities in patients with Neuro-Behcet's disease.
Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie • 2015 • Vol. 253 (7)
PURPOSE: Our aim was the evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and central macular thickness (CMT) in patients with Neuro-Behcet's disease (NBD) and to compare the results with healthy contr…
Dikkaya, F; Ozyazgan, Y; Saip, S
Definitive chemoradiation for primary oral cavity carcinoma: A single institution experience.
Oral oncology • 2015 • Vol. 51 (7)
OBJECTIVES: While surgery with or without adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) is the standard of care for oral cavity cancer (OCC), a select group requires nonsurgical treatment. We provide a single-inst…
Chen, C; Fury, M; Ho, F