Research Papers
Progressive hemifacial atrophy: a review.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases • 2015 • Vol. 10
BACKGROUND: Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy (PHA) is an acquired, typically unilateral, facial distortion with unknown etiology. The true incidence of this disorder has not been reported, but it is of…
Patel, N; Tolkachjov, S; Tollefson, M
Independent analysis: efficacy of sealants used in a public health program.
Journal of dental hygiene : JDH • 2015 • Vol. 89 (2)
PURPOSE: This short report details part of the findings of a larger, multiphasic research study considering Quality of Care (QoC) and Quality of Life (QoL) for socioeconomic and underserved rural pop…
Kleber, L; Olmsted, J; Rublee, N
The Relationship between Methamphetamine Use and Dental Caries and Missing Teeth.
Journal of dental hygiene : JDH • 2015 • Vol. 89 (2)
PURPOSE: This study examined the relationship between methamphetamine use and oral health status. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected in 1998 from 174 newly admitted prisoner…
Boyer, E; Hill, T; Thompson, N
Primary Merkel cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa in a young adult male: report of a rare case.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology • 2015 • Vol. 58 (2)
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive neoplasm of skin with neuroendocrine differentiation. Primary MCC of the oral mucosa is exceedingly rare and even more unresponsive to therapy. A 15…
Das, I; Nandi, A; Roy, R
The role of Epstein-Barr virus infection in the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Virologica Sinica • 2015 • Vol. 30 (2)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is closely associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. EBV episomes are detected in almost all NPC cells. The role of EBV in NPC pathogenesis has long been post…
Tsang, C; Tsao, S
Chlorhexidine--pharmaco-biological activity and application.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences • 2015 • Vol. 19 (7)
OBJECTIVES: Chlorhexidine (CHX) is one of the most widely used antiseptic, especially in dentistry. At low concentrations CHX is bacteriostatic and at high concentrations acts bactericidal causing ce…
Karpinski, T; Szkaradkiewicz, A
Marketing claims and genetic tests.
Journal of the California Dental Association • 2015 • Vol. 43 (4)
Kornman, K
Labial veneers: a multidisciplinary approach.
Journal of the California Dental Association • 2015 • Vol. 43 (4)
Schwartzman, A
Precise documentation is a plus in veneer cases.
Journal of the California Dental Association • 2015 • Vol. 43 (4)
David Stanley Precious (1944-2015).
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2015 • Vol. 119 (4)
Bell, R
Conservative reduction by lever action of chronic bilateral mandibular condyle dislocation.
Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice • 2015 • Vol. 33 (2)
AIMS: The treatment of long-standing dislocation of the temporomandibular joint is broadly classified into open reduction and closed reduction. The current study presents a case of long-standing disl…
Kanbe, T; Kano, A; Kubota, F
Giant Stensen duct calculus.
Ear, nose, & throat journal • 2015 • Vol. 94 (4-5)
Chang, Y; Chu, Y; Lai, W
Potentially lethal pharyngolaryngeal edema with dyspnea in adult patients with mumps: A series of 5 cases.
Ear, nose, & throat journal • 2015 • Vol. 94 (4-5)
In this article we describe 5 rare cases of mumps-associated pharyngolaryngeal edema. To the best of our knowledge, this report includes the first case of mumps-associated pharyngolaryngeal edema in …
Baba, Y; Ishikawa, J; Kikuchi, S
Massive myiasis in an advanced metastatic neck tumor.
Ear, nose, & throat journal • 2015 • Vol. 94 (4-5)
Only a small number of cases of myiasis have been previously reported in patients with a head and neck malignancy; most of these occurred in patients with primary or metastatic skin cancer. We report…
Pietniczka-Zaleska, M; Rowicki, T
Acinic cell carcinoma of the posterior wall of the pharynx.
Ear, nose, & throat journal • 2015 • Vol. 94 (4-5)
Acinic cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 2 to 6% of all salivary gland tumors. It usually originates in the parotid gland; the minor salivary glands and the upper respiratory tract are involv…
Erpek, G; Gunel, C; Meteoglu, I
Prevalence of oral cancer self-examination among elderly people treated under Brazil's Unified Health System: household health survey.
Ciencia & saude coletiva • 2015 • Vol. 20 (4)
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of oral cancer self-examinationamong the elderly and confirm whether prevalence was higher among users of the dental services provided by Brazil's …
De Paula, A; Ferreira e Ferreira, E; Haikal, D
[Application of miniscrew for extraction of mesially impacted wisdom tooth adjacent to the inferior alveolar nerve canal].
Shanghai kou qiang yi xue = Shanghai journal of stomatology • 2015 • Vol. 24 (2)
PURPOSE: To study the value of miniscrew for extraction of mesially impacted wisdom tooth adjacent to the inferior alveolar nerve canal. METHODS: Fourteen mesially impacted wisdom teeth were proven t…
Fan, J; Ma, X; Qin, F
[Advances in diagnosis and treatment of intestinal Behcet's disease].
Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery • 2015 • Vol. 18 (4)
Behcet's disease (BD) affects gastrointestinal tract is defined as intestinal BD. The diagnosis and therapeutic efficacy of intestinal BD are still lack of specific diagnostic method and effective tr…
Fan, S; Li, Y
Do resin cements influence the cuspal deflection of teeth restored with composite resin inlays?
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2015 • Vol. 28 (1)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different resin cements on the cuspal deflection of endodontically treated teeth restored with composite resin inlays. Sixty upper premolars wer…
da Rosa, H; de Souza, N; Marcondes, M
Current concepts, state of the art treatment of facial paralysis.
Facial plastic surgery : FPS • 2015 • Vol. 31 (2)
Byrne, P