Research Papers
The drooling child.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2015 • Vol. 350
Dritsoula, A; Greenstreet, D; Thevasagayam, M
Low-dose cisplatin converts the tumor microenvironment into a permissive state for HSVtk-induced antitumor immunity in HPV16-related tonsillar carcinoma.
Cancer letters • 2015 • Vol. 356 (2 Pt B)
An adenovirus harboring the HSV thymidine kinase (HSVtk) gene under the regulation of a trans-splicing ribozyme that targets telomerase is cytotoxic to cancer cells because it inhibits DNA replicatio…
Choi, K; Eom, H; Goh, A
Metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma to parotid lymph nodes: a retrospective study.
World journal of surgical oncology • 2015 • Vol. 13
BACKGROUND: Malignant parotid tumors are rare metastases originating from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological features and outcome of patients with…
Ge, M; Guo, L; Lou, J
[Craniomandibular disorder/dysfunction. Characteristics and disorders of the masticatory organ].
Orvosi hetilap • 2015 • Vol. 156 (4)
The practising physician often meets patients with pain located in different parts of the face and facial skull, mouth opening restriction or other motion disorder of the mandible. It is not always e…
Kiss, G; Kiss, P; Pacz, M
Clinical directors' views of centralisation and commissioning of cleft services in the U.K.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: To determine the views of Clinical Directors working in the United Kingdom (U.K.) Cleft Service with regard to centralisation, commissioning and impact on cleft service provision. METHODS…
Ness, A; Sandy, J; Scott, J
Prevalence and association of self-reported anxiety, pain, and oral parafunctional habits with temporomandibular disorders in Japanese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional survey.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Associations between temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and psychological variables, pain conditions, and daily activities have been reported more commonly in middle-aged individuals than i…
Karibe, H; Kato, Y; Kawakami, T
PARVB overexpression increases cell migration capability and defines high risk for endophytic growth and metastasis in tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
British journal of cancer • 2015 • Vol. 112 (2)
BACKGROUND: Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is highly diverse, even in its early stages. This cancer is classified into three subtypes (superficial, exophytic, and endophytic) based on macrosco…
Eslami, A; Miura, M; Miyaguchi, K
DNA methylome analysis identifies epigenetic silencing of FHIT as a determining factor for radiosensitivity in oral cancer: an outcome-predicting and treatment-implicating study.
Oncotarget • 2015 • Vol. 6 (2)
Radioresistance is still an emerging problem for radiotherapy of oral cancer. Aberrant epigenetic alterations play an important role in cancer development, yet the role of such alterations in radiore…
Chan, M; Chang, C; Chen, L
Hypertension, diabetes and poor mental health are associated with dissatisfaction of teeth appearance: Scottish Health Survey, 2012.
International journal of cardiology • 2015 • Vol. 179
Shiue, I
Survival of dental implants in patients with oral cancer treated by surgery and radiotherapy: a retrospective study.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the survival of dental implants placed after ablative surgery, in patients affected by oral cancer treated with or without radiotherapy…
Brauner, E; Di Carlo, G; Di Carlo, S
Individual and contextual factors related to dental caries in underprivileged Brazilian adolescents.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Investigate the individual and contextual variables related to caries in underprivileged adolescents, and the disparity in distribution of the disease. METHODS: Cross-sectional analytical…
Ambrosano, G; Bulgareli, J; Cortellazzi, K
Carcinoma of breast metastasising to mandible.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
Metastatic tumours to oral cavity from distant sites are rarely seen. Bones are frequently involved as compared to soft tissues. Clinical presentation may vary according to site and size of metastati…
Kumar, S; Ram, H; Singh, R
Parotid gland shrinkage during IMRT predicts the time to Xerostomia resolution.
Radiation oncology (London, England) • 2015 • Vol. 10
PURPOSE: To assess the impact of mid-treatment parotid gland shrinkage on long term xerostomia during IMRT for oropharyngeal SCC. METHODS AND MATERIALS: All patients treated with IMRT at a single Ins…
Fiorino, C; McNutt, T; Ricchetti, F
Ig gene analysis reveals altered selective pressures on Ig-producing cells in parotid glands of primary Sjogren's syndrome patients.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) • 2015 • Vol. 194 (2)
In this study, we sought to understand the selective pressures shaping the Ig-producing cell repertoire in the parotid glands of primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) patients before and after rituximab t…
Bootsma, H; Bos, N; Hamza, N
Management of obstructive sleep apnea in a developmentally delayed pediatric patient with aggressive behavior and Pierre Robin sequence.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine • 2015 • Vol. 11 (2)
This is a case of a 15-year-old nonverbal, developmentally delayed boy with history of Fragile X syndrome (FXS), autistic spectrum disorder, Pierre Robin sequence (PRS), subglottic stenosis, and ongo…
Berry, R; Dolwick, M; Skinner, H
American Thoracic Society patient information series. Other therapies for sleep apnea.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine • 2015 • Vol. 191 (2)
Treatment is needed for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because untreated OSA can result in serious health problems. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the most common treatment used…
[CME-ORL. Cystic metastasis of a squamous epithelial carcinoma stage III on the right].
Praxis • 2015 • Vol. 104 (2)
Jakscha, J; Schlumpf, M; Storck, C
Sore throat... don't forget Lemierre's syndrome.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
Crowley, N; Reed, R; Verceles, A
Teaching NeuroImages: Primary Sjogren syndrome presenting as isolated lesion of medulla oblongata.
Neurology • 2015 • Vol. 84 (1)
Chen, J; He, L; Wang, L
Selective or stepwise removal of deep caries in deciduous molars: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials • 2015 • Vol. 16
BACKGROUND: For treating deep caries lesions, selective or stepwise (one- and two-step) incomplete excavation seems advantageous compared with complete caries removal. However, current evidence regar…
Finke, C; Hopfenmuller, W; Paris, S