Research Papers
Risk factors for recurrence of peritonsillar abscess.
The Journal of laryngology and otology • 2014 • Vol. 128 (12)
BACKGROUND: Additional high-quality evidence for predictors of peritonsillar abscess recurrence could lead to better-informed treatment decisions regarding tonsillectomy. METHODS: In this study, 172 …
Chung, J; Eun, Y; Lee, Y
Prevalence of hypodontia and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 41 (4)
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with hypotonia. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCE: A search strategy was developed along with inclusion criteria …
Khalaf, K; MacFarlane, T; Miskelly, J
Meta-analysis for orthodontists: Part I--How to choose effect measure and statistical model.
Journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 41 (4)
Systematic reviews ideally provide a comprehensive and unbiased summary of existing evidence from clinical studies, whilst meta-analysis combines the results of these studies to produce an overall es…
Papageorgiou, S
Meta-analysis for orthodontists: Part II--Is all that glitters gold?
Journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 41 (4)
Systematic reviews with quantitative synthesis of included studies (meta-analysis) are being produced at increased rates in orthodontics. However, their reporting quality is often suboptimal, and met…
Papageorgiou, S
Cleft care in international adoption.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2014 • Vol. 134 (6)
BACKGROUND: Standards of cleft care abroad differ from those in the United States, particularly in less developed countries, where international adoption rates are high. Children adopted from these c…
Baker, S; Basci, D; Brown, B
Expression of MTA1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its correlation with prognosis.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) • 2014 • Vol. 31 (12)
Metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) is related to tumour metastasis and poor prognosis in various human cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of MTA1 in nasopharyngeal c…
Deng, J; Liang, Y; Liu, B
Epstein-Barr virus and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Chinese journal of cancer • 2014 • Vol. 33 (12)
Since its discovery 50 years ago, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been linked to the development of cancers originating from both lymphoid and epithelial cells. Approximately 95% of the world's populati…
Dawson, C; Young, L
Plasma Epstein-Barr virus DNA as a biomarker for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Chinese journal of cancer • 2014 • Vol. 33 (12)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is common in southern China and Southeast Asia. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is an important etiology for NPC, and EBV genome can be detected in almost all tumor …
Chan, K
Metastatic melanoma of the tongue: a case report with immunohistochemical profile.
Gerodontology • 2014 • Vol. 31 (4)
BACKGROUND: Melanoma of the skin is characterised by a high metastatic potential, but reports of metastasis to the tongue are rare. We report a case of skin melanoma with metastasis to the lymph node…
Almeida, J; Alves, M; Cabral, L
Implant-related nerve injury.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) • 2014 • Vol. 145 (12)
Delcanho, R; Moncada, E; Renton, T
Etiology of gingival recession.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 146 (6)
Pickron, R
Indirect vs direct bonding of mandibular fixed retainers in orthodontic patients: a single-center randomized controlled trial comparing placement time and failure over a 6-month period.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 146 (6)
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this 2-arm parallel single-center trial was to compare placement time and numbers of failures of mandibular lingual retainers bonded with an indirect procedure vs a dir…
Bovali, E; Cornelis, M; Kiliaridis, S
A more accurate soft-tissue prediction model for Class III 2-jaw surgeries.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 146 (6)
INTRODUCTION: The use of bimaxillary surgeries to treat Class III malocclusions makes the results of the surgeries more complicated to estimate accurately. Therefore, our objective was to develop an …
Donatelli, R; Lee, S; Lee, Y
Variability of the inclination of anatomic horizontal reference planes of the craniofacial complex in relation to the true horizontal line in orthognathic patients.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 146 (6)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability of the Frankfort horizontal (FH), sella-nasion horizontal, and optic planes in terms of their variabilities in relation to a true…
Naini, F; Zebeib, A
Interexaminer and intraexaminer reliabilities of 3-dimensional orthodontic digital setups.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 146 (6)
INTRODUCTION: The use of digital orthodontic setups has grown quickly. The purpose of this study was to test the interexaminer and intraexaminer reliabilities of 3-dimensional orthodontic digital set…
Fabels, L; Nijkamp, P
Commentary: Treatment of periodontitis: effectively managing mucogingival defects.
Journal of periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 85 (12)
Wennstrom, J
Multidisciplinary approach to fused maxillary central incisors: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports • 2014 • Vol. 8
INTRODUCTION: The fusion of permanent teeth is a development anomaly of dental hard tissue. It may require a hard multidisciplinary approach with orthodontics, endodontics, surgery and prosthetics to…
Cerone, V; Gasparro, R; Riccitiello, F
Radiosurgery target location and individual anatomical variation in trigeminal nerves.
Journal of neurosurgery • 2014 • Vol. 121 Suppl
OBJECT: The authors evaluated individual anatomical variations in the trigeminal nerves of patients with medically intractable trigeminal neuralgia and clarified the relationships among the variation…
Chung, W; Hung, Y; Lee, C
Repeat Gamma Knife surgery for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia: long-term outcomes and systematic review.
Journal of neurosurgery • 2014 • Vol. 121 Suppl
OBJECT: The purpose of this study was to establish the safety and efficacy of repeat Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia (TN). METHODS: Using the prospective database of TN p…
Carron, R; Donnet, A; Gaudart, J
Anesthetic management in a child with Rolland-Desbuquois type dyssegmental dysplasia.
Journal of clinical anesthesia • 2014 • Vol. 26 (8)
A case of a 17-month-old boy with dissegmental dysplasia of the Rolland-Desbuquois type, who was scheduled for bilateral inguinal herniotomy, is presented. Preoperative assessment showed limited mout…
Arima, Y; Oda, Y; Okutani, R