Research Papers
Evaluation of periodontitis and bone loss in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Journal of periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 85 (11)
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease has been a worldwide public health challenge and also a risk factor for oral health. The objectives of this study are to investigate the periodontal status in Chine…
Chen, X; Dong, Y; Guo, Y
Effects of root surface debridement using Er:YAG laser versus ultrasonic scaling - a SEM study.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2014 • Vol. 12 (4)
OBJECTIVE: Despite promising results of Er:YAG laser in periodontal debridement, to date there is no consensus about the ideal settings for clinical use. This experimental clinical trial aimed to det…
Cosyn, J; de Bruyn, H; De Moor, R
Effectiveness of Toki's criteria and determination of variables for identification of HPV L1 protein in oral lesions.
Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal • 2014 • Vol. 19 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Toki's criteria in identifying the HPV L1 protein in oral lesions with the use of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and to determine which criteria optimize such …
Bermeo-Escalona, J; Gonzalez-Lopez, B; Mendieta-Zeron, H
The effect of platform switching on stress distribution in implants and periimplant bone studied by nonlinear finite element analysis.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (5)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: It is unknown whether dental implant systems with a platform-switched configuration have better periimplant bone stress distribution and lead to less periimplant bone level chan…
Bao, Y; Dai, W; Hu, D
Shore hardness and tensile bond strength of long-term soft denture lining materials.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (5)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Reduced softness and separation from the denture base are the most significant problems of long-term soft lining materials. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate th…
Chun, M; Kim, B; Park, Y
Objective classification of nose-lip-chin profiles and their relation to dentoskeletal traits.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2014 • Vol. 17 (4)
OBJECTIVES: To objectively classify the nose-lip-chin profiles of adult women and identify any associations between the nose-lip-chin profile patterns and dentoskeletal patterns. SETTING AND SAMPLE P…
Takada, K; Tanikawa, C
The clearance of oral high-risk human papillomavirus infection is impaired by long-term persistence of cervical human papillomavirus infection.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases • 2014 • Vol. 20 (11)
Persistence of high-risk (HR-) human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the uterine cervix increases the risk of cervical cancer. Oral HPV infections are among potential covariates of long-term genoty…
Grenman, S; Louvanto, K; Rautava, J
Modification of intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (9)
Jung, H; Jung, Y; Kim, S
Re: Why should I follow up my patients with oral lichen planus and licheniod reactions? Greaney L, Kerawala C, Cascarini L, Godden D, Coombes D. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014; 52: 291-3.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (9)
Gibbons, A; McAnerney, D; Moss, C
Vascular involvement in Behcet's syndrome: a retrospective analysis of associations and the time course.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) • 2014 • Vol. 53 (11)
OBJECTIVE: Some features of Behcet's syndrome (BS) tend to go together. We aimed to explore the association and timing of various vascular events in both the venous and the arterial vascular tree. ME…
Caglar, E; Melikoglu, M; Sut, N
Randomized controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of dentin desensitizing agents.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2014 • Vol. 72 (8)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of four dentin desensitizers on pain reduction in hypersensitive cervical dentin lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The trial was designed as a randomized, controll…
Finger, W; Gowda, V; Mehta, D
Increased interleukin 33 in patients with neuro-Behcet's disease: correlation with MCP-1 and IP-10 chemokines.
Cellular & molecular immunology • 2014 • Vol. 11 (6)
Borhani-Haghighi, A; Hamzaoui, A; Hamzaoui, K
Sexual health in oral oncology: breaking the news to patients with human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer.
Head & neck • 2014 • Vol. 36 (11)
The incidence of oropharyngeal carcinoma is increasing in many countries of the developed world, largely because of cancers caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV-positive patients …
Evans, M; Powell, N
Influence of different drying methods on microtensile bond strength of self-adhesive resin cements to dentin.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2014 • Vol. 72 (8)
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effect of different drying methods of dentin surface on the bonding efficacy of self-adhesive resin cements (SRCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three SRCs (RelyX U20…
Kim, K; Kim, Y; Kwon, T
Expression of bone markers and micro-CT analysis of alveolar bone during orthodontic relapse.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2014 • Vol. 17 (4)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate biological changes in alveolar bone occurring during orthodontic relapse. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Rat maxillary first molars were moved mesially for 10 days. After orthodont…
Franzen, T; Monjo, M; Rubert, M
Relevance of intraglandular injections of Botulinum toxin for the treatment of sialorrhea in children with cerebral palsy: a review.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society • 2014 • Vol. 18 (6)
BACKGROUND: After the age of 4 years, drooling becomes pathological and impacts the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy. Intraglandular injection of Botulinum toxin is one of the treatmen…
Boulay, C; Chaleat-Valayer, E; D'Anjou, M
Convergence angles of metal ceramic crowns prepared by dental students.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (5)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Convergence angles of crown preparations achieved by dental students vary from the recommended angles and depend on many variables and factors. Sex of operators and examination …
Marghalani, T
IL-18 gene polymorphisms in aphthous stomatitis vs. Behcet's disease in a cohort of Egyptian patients.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology • 2014 • Vol. 43 (10)
OBJECTIVE: A clinical investigation of the potential correlation of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms at -137 (G/C) and -607 (C/A) in the promoter region of the IL-18 gene, with the susceptibility …
Attia, E; Hazzaa, H; Rashwan, W
Stability of orofacial clefting rate in alberta, 1980-2011.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association • 2014 • Vol. 51 (6)
Objective : To determine the prevalence and trends of orofacial clefts in Alberta (Canada) over a 33-year period (1980 through 2011) and to determine whether the trends differ for subcategories of or…
Bedard, T; Lowry, R; Sibbald, B
The influence of bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy on submental-cervical aesthetics.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2014 • Vol. 41 (11)
The effect of orthodontic-surgical treatment on submental-cervical region was evaluated in a very limited number of studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate submental-cervical soft tissue conto…
Bayrak, B; Bayram, B; Soydan, S