Research Papers
Cleavage of host cytokeratin-6 by lysine-specific gingipain induces gingival inflammation in periodontitis patients.
PLoS One • 2015 • Vol. 10 (2)
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Lysine-specific gingipain (Kgp) is a virulence factor secreted from Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a major etiological bacterium of periodontal disease. Keratin interme…
Imamura, T; Ito, T; Kawahara, K
The maxillary second molar - anatomical variations (case report).
Georgian medical news • 2015 (238)
To be acquainted with dental anatomical specificity is of great importance for dental endodontic treatment algorithm. The subject of present publication is 2 clinical cases of upper second molars, de…
Beshkenadze, E; Chipashvili, N
Change of mandibular position during two-phase orthodontic treatment of skeletal class II in the Chinese population.
TheScientificWorldJournal • 2015 • Vol. 2015
The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in mandibular position during a two-phase orthodontic treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion. Thirty consecutively treated Chinese male adolescen…
Cheung, R; Hagg, U; Liao, C
Bias vs. science in clinical decision-making.
Journal of clinical orthodontics : JCO • 2015 • Vol. 49 (1)
Keim, R
A statistical modeling approach to computer-aided quantification of dental biofilm.
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics • 2015 • Vol. 19 (1)
Biofilm is a formation of microbial material on tooth substrata. Several methods to quantify dental biofilm coverage have recently been reported in the literature, but at best they provide a semiauto…
Mansoor, A; Patsekin, V; Rajwa, B
Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of survivin expression in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma: evidence from a meta-analysis.
PLoS One • 2015 • Vol. 10 (2)
BACKGROUND: Survivin has been proposed as a promising prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but the published data on survivin expression in patients with this condition are contr…
Cai, Z; Liu, B; Shan, X
Bone-breaking bite force of Basilosaurus isis (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the late Eocene of Egypt estimated by finite element analysis.
PLoS One • 2015 • Vol. 10 (2)
Bite marks suggest that the late Eocence archaeocete whale Basilosaurus isis (Birket Qarun Formation, Egypt) fed upon juveniles of the contemporary basilosaurid Dorudon atrox. Finite element analysis…
Fahlke, J; Snively, E; Welsh, R
Patient satisfaction concerning implant-supported prostheses: an observational study.
Brazilian oral research • 2015 • Vol. 29
The aim of this observational study was to assess the degree of patient satisfaction toward implant-supported prostheses. A questionnaire was used with two scales (one consisting of detailed adjectiv…
Calderon, P; Dantas, P; Gurgel, B
Multilevel analysis of self-perception in oral health and associated factors in Southern Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional study.
Cadernos de saude publica • 2015 • Vol. 31 (1)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between individual and contextual variables related to self-perception in oral health among residents in the municipality of Sao Leopoldo, Rio Gr…
Gabardo, M; Moyses, S; Moyses, S
Association between nocturnal breastfeeding and snacking habits and the risk of early childhood caries in 18- to 23-month-old Japanese children.
Journal of epidemiology • 2015 • Vol. 25 (2)
BACKGROUND: Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases among children. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between nocturnal breas…
Mori, M; Nakayama, Y
Ebola guidance available from ADA.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2015 • Vol. 146 (1)
Lund, A
NOD.H-2h4 mice: an important and underutilized animal model of autoimmune thyroiditis and Sjogren's syndrome.
Advances in immunology • 2015 • Vol. 126
NOD.H-2h4 mice express the K haplotype on the NOD genetic background. They spontaneously develop thyroiditis and Sjogren's syndrome, but they do not develop diabetes. Although autoimmune thyroid dise…
Braley-Mullen, H; Yu, S
Anatomy and physiology of velopharyngeal closure and insufficiency.
Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology • 2015 • Vol. 76
The velopharynx is a complex structure that is responsible for separation of the oral and nasal cavities during speech production and swallowing. Incompetence of this mechanism can lead to hypernasal…
Hartnick, C; Raol, N
Validated patient-reported outcome instruments for velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology • 2015 • Vol. 76
Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) affects speech, swallowing, and many psychosocial aspects of life in a way best measured by quality-of-life (QOL) instruments. QOL instruments are patient-reported …
Sie, K; Skirko, J
Nanoformulation of D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate-b-poly(epsilon-caprolactone-ran-glycolide) diblock copolymer for siRNA targeting HIF-1alpha for nasopharyngeal carcinoma therapy.
International journal of nanomedicine • 2015 • Vol. 10
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is a crucial transcription factor that plays an important role in the carcinogenesis and development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In this research, a nove…
Chen, Y; Li, X; Li, Z
[Prosthetic rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients: fixed - removable - combined? Metal - ceramics - all - ceramics? Implants? Anything goes! Part 2: two case studies represent the fixed, respectively the combined fixed-removable prosthetic restoration by utilization of implants].
Swiss dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 125 (2)
The prosthetic rehabilitation of two partially edentulous patients is presented: one Patient was restored by permanent crowns and bridges attached to natural teeth and to implants, the second was tre…
Schnabl, D
The accuracy of target delineation in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) • 2015 • Vol. 54 (8)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To determine the spatial correspondence between the gross tumor volume (GTV) delineated on computer tomography (CT) and the actual tumor on histopathology. MATERIAL AND METHOD…
Caldas-Magalhaes, J; Jager, E; Janssen, L
A mixed-model study assessing orthodontic tooth extrusion for the reestablishment of biologic width. A systematic review and exploratory randomized trial.
The International journal of periodontics & restorative dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 35 (1)
This study assessed the use of orthodontic extrusion (OE) for biologic width reestablishment (BWR) and compared two protocols for BWR: periodontal flap surgery (FS) performed either before (FS + OE) …
Chambrone, L; Feres, M; Moreira, R
Evaluation of a porcine collagen matrix used to augment keratinized tissue and increase soft tissue thickness around existing dental implants.
The International journal of periodontics & restorative dentistry • 2015 • Vol. 35 (1)
Implant-supported prostheses often present with mucogingival deficiencies that may cause esthetic or hygienic issues. These issues may present as limited or no keratinized tissue, irregular soft tiss…
Charles, A; Clem, D; McClain, P
Aberrant methylation inactivates somatostatin and somatostatin receptor type 1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
PLoS One • 2015 • Vol. 10 (3)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to define somatostatin (SST) and somatostatin receptor type 1 (SSTR1) methylation profiles for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) tumors at diagnosis and…
Fukushima, H; Imai, A; Kanazawa, T