Research Papers
Anatomical changes at the level of the primary synapse in neuropathic pain: evidence from the spinal trigeminal nucleus.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience • 2015 • Vol. 35 (6)
Accumulated evidence from experimental animal models suggests that neuronal loss within the dorsal horn is involved in the development and/or maintenance of peripheral neuropathic pain. However, to d…
Gustin, S; Henderson, L; Macey, P
A dental myth bites the dust--no observable relation between the incidence of dental abscess and the weather and lunar phase: an ecological study.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Anecdotal reports assert a relationship between weather and lunar activity and the odontogenic abscess (OA) incidence, but this relationship has not been validated. Therefore, the present…
Hohlweg-Majert, B; Johannes, C; Koerdt, S
An in vitro study on the effect of an oscillating stripping method on enamel roughness.
Progress in orthodontics • 2015 • Vol. 16
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to assess the changes in enamel roughness parameters before and after stripping with an oscillating diamond strip system. METHODS: Sound premolars extract…
Baumgartner, S; Eliades, G; Eliades, T
Unique database study linking gingival inflammation and smoking in carcinogenesis.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences • 2015 • Vol. 370 (1661)
We investigated statistical association between gingival inflammation and cancer in a group of patients followed up for 26 years with the hypothesis that gingival inflammation affects carcinogenesis.…
Andersson, L; Meurman, J; Soder, B
Measurement of mucosal thickness in denture-bearing area of edentulous mandible.
Chinese medical journal • 2015 • Vol. 128 (3)
BACKGROUND: The thickness of the alveolar mucosa influences the probability of the occurrence of denture-induced irritations. Thick denture-supporting tissues offer relief from mucosal tenderness and…
Dong, J; Wu, G; Yin, J
Effect of the crude extract of Eugenia uniflora in morphogenesis and secretion of hydrolytic enzymes in Candida albicans from the oral cavity of kidney transplant recipients.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Candida albicans is a diploid yeast that in some circumstances may cause oral or oropharyngeal infections. Yeasts virulence factors contribute for both the maintenance of colonizing strai…
Chaves, G; de Brito Lemos, V; Ferreira, M
Co-existent facial palsy and myocarditis in a 50-year old farmer diagnosed with probable leptospirosis: a case report.
BMC research notes • 2015 • Vol. 8
BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by spirochetes belonging to the genus Leptospira. This is a case report on a patient with probable leptospirosis, who developed lower …
Jayalath, W; Kumarihamy, K; Ralapanawa, D
A peripheral giant cell granuloma with extensive osseous metaplasia or a hybrid peripheral giant cell granuloma-peripheral ossifying fibroma: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports • 2015 • Vol. 9
INTRODUCTION: Peripheral giant cell granuloma and peripheral ossifying fibroma are clinicopathologically distinct gingival lesions. Both are included in clinical differential diagnoses of common beni…
Frey, G; Johnson, C; Ogbureke, E
[Side effects of drugs on the oral cavity].
Medicina clinica • 2015 • Vol. 144 (3)
Although drugs are the most powerful therapeutic tools we have for improving the quality of life of the population, their use is not free of adverse effects. Today there are many polymedicated patien…
Bascones-Ilundain, C; Bascones-Martinez, A; Munoz-Corcuera, M
MiR-429 inhibits oral squamous cell carcinoma growth by targeting ZEB1.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research • 2015 • Vol. 21
BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common human malignancy worldwide. To develop new therapeutics requires elucidation of the underlying mechanism of OSCC pathogenesis.…
Lei, W; Liu, Y; Qu, L
Annexin A2 as a target endothelial cell membrane autoantigen in Behcet's disease.
Scientific reports • 2015 • Vol. 5
Cell membrane proteins are believed to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. However, few membrane autoantigens have been linked with Behcet's disease. Here, a cell-chip wa…
Bao, R; Bian, Y; Chen, G
Assessment of implant stability of patients with and without radiotherapy using resonance frequency analysis.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2015 • Vol. 41 (1)
The purpose of this study was to clinically monitor the stability of dental implants in patients with and without a history of radiotherapy, using resonance frequency analysis over 1 year. The stabil…
Atay, A; Erpardo, Y; Karayazgan-Saracoglu, B
Clinical application of micro-implant anchorage in initial orthodontic retraction.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2015 • Vol. 41 (1)
Micro-implant is a device that is temporarily fixed to bone for the purpose of enhancing orthodontic anchorage either by supporting the teeth of the reactive unit or by obviating the need for the rea…
Husain, A; Iqbal, M; Mascarenhas, R
Characterization of wet powder-sprayed zirconia/calcium phosphate coating for dental implants.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
PURPOSE: Yttria-stabilized zirconia (TZ) is used for dental applications because of its low toxicity and beneficial mechanical properties, but it does not stimulate bone regeneration around the impla…
Heiss, C; Li Destri, G; Marletta, G
The midline mandibular lingual canal: importance in implant surgery.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
PURPOSE: The study aims to determine if midline mandibular dental implants pose a risk for the midline lingual canal (MLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cone beam computed tomography was used to scan 122 m…
Fourie, J; Human-Baron, R; Oettle, A
Long-term outcomes for the treatment of atrophic posterior maxilla: a systematic review of literature.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
PURPOSE: The aim of the present systematic review was to estimate the implant survival rate in different types of techniques for the rehabilitation of posterior atrophic maxilla, after at least 3 yea…
Corbella, S; Del Fabbro, M; Taschieri, S
Periodontopathogen and Epstein-Barr virus-associated periapical periodontitis may be the source of retrograde infectious peri-implantitis.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: Herpesviral-bacterial synergism may play a role in periodontitis and peri-implantitis etiopathogenesis. Periapical periodontitis (PP) lesions can predict future apical peri-implantitis co…
Castillo, A; Castillo, F; D'Addona, A
Double crown-retained maxillary overdentures: 5-year follow-up.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of data concerning implant-supported overdentures (IODs) retained by double crowns in the edentulous maxilla. PURPOSE: To perform a retrospective evaluation of clinical ou…
Frisch, E; Ratka-Kruger, P; Rinke, S
RUNX3 confers sensitivity to pheophorbide a-photodynamic therapy in human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines.
Lasers in medical science • 2015 • Vol. 30 (2)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with photosensitizer is one of the promising modalities for cancer treatment. For clinical use of PDT, screening process should be preceded to enhance sensitivity to PDT. T…
Bae, J; Kim, J; Kim, Y
A report on the use of Er:YAG laser for pilot hole drilling prior to miniscrew insertion.
Lasers in medical science • 2015 • Vol. 30 (2)
The aim of the present in vitro study was to investigate the required time period of the Er:YAG laser that is used for drilling through cortical bone when pilot hole drilling is needed before miniscr…
Demir, H; Ozdemir, F; Oztoprak, M