Research Papers
Periodontal disease as a risk factor of recurrence of venous thromboembolic disease: a prospective study.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2015 • Vol. 73 (1)
BACKGROUND: In recent years, periodontal disease has been related to a large number of systemic disorders. OBJECTIVE: To study the possible relationship between periodontal disease and high levels of…
Camacho-Alonso, F; Rosa-Salazar, V; Salazar-Sanchez, N
Efficacy of ceramic repair material on the bond strength of composite resin to zirconia ceramic.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2015 • Vol. 73 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the shear bond strength of composite resin in five different repair systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty specimens (7 mm in diameter and 3 mm in heig…
Barutcugil, C; Harorli, O; Kapdan, A
The statistical reporting quality of articles published in 2010 in five dental journals.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2015 • Vol. 73 (1)
OBJECTIVES: Statistical methods play an important role in medical and dental research. In earlier studies it has been observed that current use of methods and reporting of statistics are responsible …
Nieminen, P; Tjaderhane, L; Vahanikkila, H
CBCT special issue.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2015 • Vol. 44 (1)
Schulze, R
Tfap2a-dependent changes in mouse facial morphology result in clefting that can be ameliorated by a reduction in Fgf8 gene dosage.
Disease models & mechanisms • 2015 • Vol. 8 (1)
Failure of facial prominence fusion causes cleft lip and palate (CL/P), a common human birth defect. Several potential mechanisms can be envisioned that would result in CL/P, including failure of pro…
Feng, W; Fish, J; Green, R
Hormonal receptors and vascular endothelial growth factor in juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: immunohistochemical and tissue microarray analysis.
Acta oto-laryngologica • 2015 • Vol. 135 (1)
CONCLUSION: This work demonstrated that juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (JNAs) express high levels of hormone receptors and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) compared with normal nasal …
Hu, L; Liu, Q; Liu, Z
Overexpression and Potential Regulatory Role of IL-17F in Pathogenesis of Chronic Periodontitis.
Inflammation • 2015 • Vol. 38 (3)
The objective of this study was to investigate the expression level, clinical significance, and possible regulating role of IL-17F in patients of chronic periodontitis. Periodontal local tissues were…
Chen, J; Kang, J; Luo, Z
Experience of Early Childhood Caries May Positively Correlate with Psychomotor Development.
Oral health & preventive dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 13 (4)
PURPOSE: To examine the as yet unknown relationship between dental caries and the child's psychomotor development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was designed by screening the kinderg…
Liang, C; Lin, J; Liu, Y
Guest Editorial: It is time for the expansion of dentistry to include the care of individuals with special needs.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2015 • Vol. 46 (1)
Bruno, L; Perlman, S; Waldman, H
Preference for using posts to restore endodontically treated teeth: findings from a survey with dentists.
Brazilian oral research • 2015 • Vol. 29
The aim of this study was to evaluate if clinical experience, whether in relation to length of practice time and/or level of specialization influences the dentist's preference for using posts to rest…
Demarco, F; Opdam, N; Pereira-Cenci, T
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition: clinical implications for nodal metastasis and prognosis of tongue cancer.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery • 2015 • Vol. 152 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The development of biomarkers for the prediction of lymph node metastasis and prognosis is critical for deciding the treatment modality of tongue cancer. The purpose of our study is to inv…
Cha, H; Cho, K; Choi, S
TRAIL-expressing gingival-derived mesenchymal stem cells inhibit tumorigenesis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of dental research • 2015 • Vol. 94 (1)
Recent research has verified that mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow or adipose tissues can migrate toward a variety of tumors. In this study, we explored whether human gi…
Fan, M; Jia, R; Leng, W
Dendritic cells respond to nasopharygeal carcinoma cells through annexin A2-recognizing DC-SIGN.
Oncotarget • 2015 • Vol. 6 (1)
Dendritic cells (DCs) play an essential role in immunity and are used in cancer immunotherapy. However, these cells can be tuned by tumors with immunosuppressive responses. DC-specific intercellular …
Chao, P; Chen, C; Chen, W
An update on the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of intestinal Behcet's disease.
Current opinion in rheumatology • 2015 • Vol. 27 (1)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review discusses recent scientific developments in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of intestinal Behcet's disease. RECENT FINDINGS: Gastrointestinal involvement is a m…
Cheon, J; Kim, W
Behcet's syndrome: pulmonary vascular disease.
Current opinion in rheumatology • 2015 • Vol. 27 (1)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pulmonary artery involvement (PAI) due to Behcet's syndrome, although rare, has always been a focus of interest not only in endemic areas but also in many parts of the world. This …
Seyahi, E; Yazici, H
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in Iranian Azary patients with Behcet's disease.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology • 2015 • Vol. 44 (2)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to investigate the association of four polymorphisms of the VDR gene (FokI, BsmI, TaqI, and ApaI) with their susceptibility to Behcet's disease (BD) and their cli…
Emrahi, L; Estiar, M; Hajialiloo, M
Unusual presentation of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the head and neck: description of a case with emphasis on radiographic features and review of the literature.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2015 • Vol. 44 (3)
A very unusual radiographic presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) involving the maxilla is described. The patient was initially managed with antibiotics prescribed to treat what was thought to r…
Buchanan, A; Capes, J; Kalathingal, S
Resin infiltration of fissure caries with various techniques of pretreatment in vitro.
Caries research • 2015 • Vol. 49 (1)
The resin infiltration technique might be used for occlusal caries lesions in order to arrest their progression. This in vitro study evaluated the influence of various modifications of the infiltrati…
Dorfer, C; Lausch, J; Meyer-Lueckel, H
The wear and tear of teeth.
Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre • 2015 • Vol. 24 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1)
A review is presented of the mechanical damage suffered by tooth crowns. This has been the subject of much recent research, resulting in a need to revise some of the thinking about the mechanisms inv…
Lucas, P; van Casteren, A
Alcohol metabolism by oral streptococci and interaction with human papillomavirus leads to malignant transformation of oral keratinocytes.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology • 2015 • Vol. 815
Poor oral hygiene, ethanol consumption, and human papillomavirus (HPV) are associated with oral and esophageal cancers. However, the mechanism is not fully known. This study examines alcohol metaboli…
Gasparovich, S; Jin, L; Pavlova, S