Research Papers
Sleep bruxism and anxiety level in children.
Brazilian oral research • 2015 • Vol. 29
This study evaluated the association of level of anxiety in children with and without sleep bruxism (SB). The study was performed with 84 six- to eigth-years-old children, divided into two groups: wi…
Bittencourt, S; Destro, S; Marcon, K
Assessment of skeletal and dental ages of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Brazilian oral research • 2015 • Vol. 29
The present study aimed to assess the skeletal and dental ages of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients. Therefore, panoramic and hand-wrist radiographs of 82 patients, aged between 5 and 15 years…
Bezerra, I; Brucker, M; Fernandes, A
Comparative evaluation of fracture resistance of simulated immature teeth restored with glass fiber posts, intracanal composite resin, and experimental dentine posts.
TheScientificWorldJournal • 2015 • Vol. 2015
AIM: The aim of this study was to compare the fracture resistance of simulated immature teeth restored with gutta-percha, glass fiber posts (GFP), experimental dentine posts (DP) or Intracanal compos…
Aggarwal, A; Jha, P; Nikhil, V
The role of glutamine supplementation in thoracic and upper aerodigestive malignancies.
Nutrition and cancer • 2015 • Vol. 67 (2)
In cancer patients, marked glutamine (gln) depletion develops over time. Host tissues (epithelial cells and lymphocytes) that depend upon adequate stores of gln for optimal functioning can be negativ…
Drakoulis, N; Papanikolopoulou, A; Syrigos, K
Oral leukoplakia development in patients with pre-existing oral lichen planus.
Journal of the California Dental Association • 2015 • Vol. 43 (1)
Oral leukoplakia and oral lichen planus are conditions that have the potential to transform into squamous cell carcinoma. This article describes a series of nine patients with an initial clinical-mic…
Chainani-Wu, N; Purnell, D; Silverman, S
Characterization of the arginolytic microflora provides insights into pH homeostasis in human oral biofilms.
Caries research • 2015 • Vol. 49 (2)
A selected group of oral bacteria commonly associated with dental health is capable of producing alkali via the arginine deiminase system (ADS), which has a profound impact on the pH of human oral bi…
Burne, R; Huang, X; Nascimento, M
The impact of cigarette smoking on sleep quality of patients with masticatory myofascial pain.
Journal of oral & facial pain and headache • 2015 • Vol. 29 (1)
AIM: To evaluate the impact of cigarette smoking on the sleep quality of patients with masticatory myofascial pain and to determine whether the association between smoking and impaired sleep is influ…
Carlson, C; Custodio, L; De Leeuw, R
PKCgamma-positive neurons gate light tactile inputs to pain pathway through pERK1/2 neuronal network in trigeminal neuropathic pain model.
Journal of oral & facial pain and headache • 2015 • Vol. 29 (1)
AIMS: To explore the possible relationship between protein kinase C gamma (PKCgamma) and phosphorylated forms of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (pERK1/2) in the rat medullary dorsal horn …
Alvarez, P; Dieb, W; Hafidi, A
Comparison of three different induction regimens for nasopharyngeal cancer.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP • 2015 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: The standard treatment of local advanced nasopharyngeal cancer is chemoradiotherapy. There is a lack of data concerning induction therapy. In this study we retrospectively examined patien…
Akin, S; Aksoy, S; Altundag, K
Lipopeptides extract from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens induce human oral squamous cancer cell death.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP • 2015 • Vol. 16 (1)
A lipopeptide extract of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BACY1 (BLE) was found to induce cell death in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell lines, SCC4 and SCC25, in this study. The results of M…
Chen, R; Kuo, C; Lin, Y
Network science and oral health research.
Journal of public health dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 75 (2)
The present overview of research methods describes a scientific enquiry paradigm that is well established in other disciplines, including health research, but that is fairly new to oral health resear…
Maupome, G; McCranie, A
Scutellariae radix induces apoptosis in chemoresistant SCC-25 human tongue squamous carcinoma cells.
The American journal of Chinese medicine • 2015 • Vol. 43 (1)
Scutellariae radix is one of the most widely used anticancer herbal medicines in several Asian countries, including Korea, Japan, and China. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common he…
Choi, B; Choi, J; Hong, J
Long term therapeutic efficacy of a soft monobloc mandibular advancement device in adults with obstructive sleep apnea.
TheScientificWorldJournal • 2015 • Vol. 2015
AIM: To evaluate the long term (48 months) therapeutic efficacy of a soft monobloc mandibular advancement device in adult patients with mild or moderate obstructive sleep apnea. METHODS: The study po…
Baldini, A; Ballanti, F; Cozza, P
Changes in composition and enamel demineralization inhibition activities of gallic acid at different pH values.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2015 • Vol. 73 (8)
BACKGROUND: Gallic acid (GA) has been shown to inhibit demineralization and enhance remineralization of enamel; however, GA solution is highly acidic. This study was to investigate the stability of G…
Deng, M; Huang, S; Huang, X
Oral health care after the National Policy on Oral Health - "Smiling Brazil": a case study.
Ciencia & saude coletiva • 2015 • Vol. 20 (1)
In 2004, the National Oral Health Policy (PNSB) - Smiling Brazil was launched. Its guidelines seek to qualify Primary Health Care, ensure comprehensive actions, work on the basis of health surveillan…
Aciole, G; Aquilante, A
Who did not appear? First dental visit absences in secondary care in a major Brazilian city: a cross-sectional study.
Ciencia & saude coletiva • 2015 • Vol. 20 (1)
The study sought to identify possible factors associated with non-attendance at first dental appointments scheduled in 2011 of users living in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, who were referred from pri…
Abreu, M; Lucas, S; Machado, A
[Oral Health in the cohorts from the Sao Paulo Health, Well-Being, and Aging Study (SABE)].
Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology • 2015 • Vol. 18 (1)
The objective of this paper is to present the characteristics and methodological procedures used in the study SABE (Health, Well-Being, and Aging). This is a longitudinal study with multiple cohorts,…
Andrade, F; Duarte, Y; Lebrao, M
Reliability of measurements made on scanned cast models using the 3 Shape R 700 scanner.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2015 • Vol. 44 (6)
OBJECTIVES: In dentistry, the latest technological advancements have been incorporated primarily into diagnostic tools such as virtual dental models. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliabi…
Barbosa, M; Lemos, L; Rebello, I
A new in vitro method to evaluate radio-opacity of endodontic sealers.
Dento maxillo facial radiology • 2015 • Vol. 44 (5)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate a new method for assessing the radio-opacity of endodontic sealers and to compare radio-opacity values with a well-established standard method. METHODS: The sealers evaluated …
Fontanella, V; Grecca, F; Hochscheidt, G
Microbiome of peri-implant infections: lessons from conventional, molecular and metagenomic analyses.
Virulence • 2015 • Vol. 6 (3)
Osseointegrated dental implants are now a well-established treatment option in the armament of restorative dentistry. These technologically advanced devices are designed to functionally and esthetica…
Belibasakis, G; Charalampakis, G