Research Papers
[Clinical effect of different sequences of debridement-antibiotic therapy in treatment of severe chronic periodontitis].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2015 • Vol. 47 (1)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of full-mouth debridement (subgingival scaling and root planning, SRP) by 2 times within 1 week and compare the clinical effects of different sequences of debri…
An, Y; Li, Y; Lu, R
[Influence of attachment type on stress distribution of implant-supported removable partial dentures].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2015 • Vol. 47 (1)
OBJECTIVE: To compare influences of different retention attachments on stress among supporting structures. METHODS: By 3-dimensional laser scanner and reverse engineering computer aided design (CAD) …
Rong, Q; Yang, X; Yang, Y
[Validation of subjective and objective evaluation methods for orthodontic treatment outcome].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2015 • Vol. 47 (1)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the correlations between objective measurements of 108 finished orthodontic cases and subjective assessments made by 69 orthodontic specialists, to explore the statistically sign…
Chen, Q; Geng, Z; Jiang, R
Th17 inflammation model of oropharyngeal candidiasis in immunodeficient mice.
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE • 2015 (96)
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis (OPC) disease is caused not only due to the lack of host immune resistance, but also the absence of appropriate regulation of infection-induced immunopathology. Although Th1…
Bhaskaran, N; Pandiyan, P; Weinberg, A
The clinical presentation of Fusobacterium-positive and streptococcal-positive pharyngitis in a university health clinic: a cross-sectional study.
Annals of internal medicine • 2015 • Vol. 162 (4)
BACKGROUND: Pharyngitis guidelines focus solely on group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. European data suggest that in patients aged 15 to 30 years, Fusobacterium necrophorum causes at leas…
Atkinson, T; Centor, R; Crabb, D
Clinical Study of 19 Cases Resulting in Dental Implant Removal.
The Kobe journal of medical sciences • 2015 • Vol. 61 (4)
Dental implant treatment is a highly anticipated therapy with widespread use. However, various accidental symptoms and complications have been reported, and we may reluctantly have to remove an impla…
Akashi, M; Hasegawa, T; Kimoto, A
Anaesthesia: over prescription.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (3)
Gerrard, G; Jackson, I; Obisesan, O
Adults seeking orthodontic treatment: expectations, periodontal and TMD issues.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (3)
The growth in adult orthodontics presents new challenges to both the general dental practitioner and the orthodontist. Although many of the main objectives of orthodontic treatment are similar for ad…
Christensen, L; Luther, F
A discerning approach to simple aesthetic orthodontics.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (3)
There is currently considerable interest from general dental practitioners (GDPs) in the use of simple orthodontics to treat adult malocclusions. There is controversy in this, particularly in relatio…
Noar, J; Qureshi, T; Roberts-Harry, D
Orthognathic correction of dento-facial discrepancies.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (3)
Orthognathic treatment is a process which involves orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery and is used to treat those dento-facial discrepancies which are outside the scope of conventional orthodontic…
Cunningham, S; Johal, A
Summary of: advances in orthodontic anchorage with the use of mini-implant techniques.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (3)
Orthodontic mini-implants (OMIs) represent a new form of anchorage provision and appear to provide a variety of benefits for both anchorage-demanding and complex orthodontic cases. This paper reports…
DiBiase, A
An introduction to dento-legal issues and risks in orthodontics.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (3)
Orthodontic treatment is not without risk. This article aims to look at some of the dento-legal issues surrounding orthodontic treatment, the risks to both the clinician and the patient, and how some…
Hunt, N; Ireland, A; Willmot, D
Epigenetic markers for noninvasive early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by methylation-sensitive high resolution melting.
International journal of cancer • 2015 • Vol. 136 (4)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a human malignancy that is closely associated with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). Early diagnosis of NPC will greatly improve the overall survival. However, current EBV D…
Dai, W; Kwong, D; Lee, A
Persistence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA following treatment for pharyngeal and rectal gonorrhea is influenced by antibiotic susceptibility and reinfection.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America • 2015 • Vol. 60 (4)
BACKGROUND: To guide interpretation of gonorrhea tests of cure using nucleic acid amplification testing, this study examined the persistence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA following treatment for phary…
Bissessor, M; Bradshaw, C; Chen, M
TLR signaling modulates side effects of anticancer therapy in the small intestine.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) • 2015 • Vol. 194 (4)
Intestinal mucositis represents the most common complication of intensive chemotherapy, which has a severe adverse impact on quality of life of cancer patients. However, the precise pathophysiology r…
Cario, E; Eyking, A; Frank, M
beta-Defensin 1 plays a role in acute mucosal defense against Candida albicans.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) • 2015 • Vol. 194 (4)
Candida is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that colonizes the mucosal tract of humans. Pathogenic infection occurs in the presence of conditions causing perturbations to the commensal microbiota or …
Azodi, E; Cardwell, C; Hall, B
Case report: Upper arm metastasis of an oral squamous cell carcinoma.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: The Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) frequently metastasizes lymphogenously. Haematogenous dissemination is less common. This report describes a rare case of a metastatic OSCC of the f…
Brunner, K; Lutz, R; Mitsimponas, K
Prognostic factors of cervical node status in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
World journal of surgical oncology • 2015 • Vol. 13
BACKGROUND: Cervical nodal status is one of prognostic factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The objective of this study was to identify prognostic factors of cervical node status…
Burusapat, C; Charoenpitakchai, M; Jarungroongruangchai, W
Ten-year experience of more than 35,000 orofacial clefts in Africa.
BMC pediatrics • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Surgical correction of orofacial clefts greatly mitigates negative outcomes. However, access to reconstructive surgery is limited in developing countries. The present study reviews epidem…
Conway, J; Doucette, J; Jabs, E
[Personalities in the history of medicine. Johann von Mikulicz-Radecki].
Praxis • 2015 • Vol. 104 (4)