Research Papers
Triangular with Ala Nasi (TAN) II repair of unilateral cleft lips with severe nasal deformity.
Annals of plastic surgery • 2014 • Vol. 73 (4)
BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION: With our previous technique called triangular with ala nasi (TAN) repair, we combined the superiorities of these 2 popular techniques by approaching the skin, as in Tennison-…
Tan, O
Prevalence of oral white lesions due to qat chewing among women in Yemen.
Oral diseases • 2014 • Vol. 20 (7)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate oral mucosal white lesions due to qat chewing among Yemeni women and their possible confounders (tobacco, water-pipe). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional hospital s…
Al Sanabani, J; Al-Sharabi, A; Schmidt-Westhausen, A
Association of MMP but not TIMP-1 gene polymorphisms with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Oral diseases • 2014 • Vol. 20 (7)
OBJECTIVES: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a common oral inflammatory disease induced by genetic and environmental factors. Gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) and their natural inhibitor TIMP-1 ar…
Alkhateeb, A; Bani-Hani, M; Hassan, A
Mean platelet volume is associated with aortic arterial stiffness in patients with Behcet's disease without significant cardiovascular involvement.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV • 2014 • Vol. 28 (10)
BACKGROUND: Behcet's disease (BD), is a chronic, systemic vasculitis, which may affect all types and sizes of blood vessels. BD is associated with endothelial dysfunction and chronic inflammation. En…
Akbay, G; Balta, I; Balta, S
Myofibroblast presence in apparently normal mucosa adjacent to oral squamous cell carcinoma associated with chronic tobacco/areca nut use: evidence for field cancerization.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2014 • Vol. 72 (7)
OBJECTIVE: Myofibroblasts are primary cellular components of activated tumor stroma, associated with poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). However, their role in field cancerization …
Angadi, P; Babji, D; Hallikerimath, S
Severe excessive dynamic airway collapse in a patient with primary Sjogren's syndrome.
Respiratory care • 2014 • Vol. 59 (10)
Airway and cystic lung diseases can be observed in patients with Sjogren's syndrome. We report a case of such a patient suffering from respiratory failure due to recurrent episodes of right pneumotho…
Dang-Tran, K; Diehl, J; Fagon, J
Efficacy of reciprocating and rotary NiTi instruments for retreatment of curved root canals assessed by micro-CT.
International endodontic journal • 2014 • Vol. 47 (10)
AIM: To compare the efficacy of reciprocating and rotary NiTi-instruments in removing filling material from curved root canals using micro-computed tomography. METHODOLOGY: Sixty curved root canals w…
Dullin, C; Hahn, W; Hulsmann, M
The survival of indirect composite resin onlays for the restoration of root filled teeth: a retrospective medium-term study.
International endodontic journal • 2014 • Vol. 47 (10)
AIM: To investigate the outcomes of root filled posterior teeth restored with indirect composite resin onlays using tooth and restoration survival as well as the quality of restoration as outcome mea…
Chrepa, V; Konstantinidis, I; Kotsakis, G
Ten-year follow-up of root filled teeth: a radiographic study of a Danish population.
International endodontic journal • 2014 • Vol. 47 (10)
AIM: To assess the long-term outcome of root filled teeth in a general adult population examined in 1997, 2003 and 2008. METHODOLOGY: The study provides longitudinal, observational information on end…
Kirkevang, L; Vaeth, M; Wenzel, A
18F-FDG PET/CT in a 16-year-old patient with hydranencephaly.
Clinical nuclear medicine • 2014 • Vol. 39 (10)
A 16-year-old male patient with a past medical history of congenital brain malformation presented for surveillance F-FDG PET/CT scan of left parotid acinic cell adenocarcinoma. F-FDG PET/CT revealed …
Kardan, A; Short, R
The efficacy of topical 0.05 % cyclosporine A in patients with dry eye disease associated with Sjogren's syndrome.
International ophthalmology • 2014 • Vol. 34 (5)
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune epithelitis which usually presents with mouth and eye dryness. Although the place of systemic drugs in keratoconjunctivitis sicca treatment has been discussed…
Deveci, H; Kobak, S
Does dental indifference influence the oral health-related quality of life of prisoners?
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2014 • Vol. 42 (5)
OBJECTIVES: Prisoners have worse oral health and greater unmet dental treatment needs than the general population. However, little is known about the impact of the mouth, or attitudes such as dental …
Baker, S; Marshman, Z; Robinson, P
Effects of resveratrol and irradiation upon oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2014 • Vol. 72 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of resveratrol and irradiation on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Resveratrol was administered at doses of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 microM …
Atienzar, A; Camacho-Alonso, F; Lopez-Jornet, P
Relationship between rates of attending religious services and oral health in Brazilian adolescents.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2014 • Vol. 42 (5)
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether there is a relationship between rates of attending religious services and oral health and oral health-related behaviors in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sec…
Freire, M; Jordao, L; Saraiva, L
In vitro fracture resistance of mandibular incisors restored with modified partial-coverage ceramic restorations.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology • 2014 • Vol. 30 (5)
BACKGROUND/AIM: The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the impact fracture resistance of anterior teeth that had been fractured and restored with modified partial-coverage ceramics using t…
Camacho-Alonso, F; Garcia-Ballesta, C; Miguel-Sanchez, A
Cone beam computed tomography in the assessment of alveolar bone grafting in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate.
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (5)
OBJECTIVES: To quantify the treatment outcome of secondary alveolar bone grafting (SABG) in individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to reveal n…
Aberg, T; Hurmerinta, K; Rautio, J
Altered histone mark deposition and DNA methylation at homeobox genes in human oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of cellular physiology • 2014 • Vol. 229 (10)
We recently reported a role of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) and PRC2 trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) in the regulation of homeobox (HOX) (Marcinkiewicz and Gudas, 2013, Exp C…
Gudas, L; Marcinkiewicz, K
Full-text publication of abstracts presented at European Orthodontic Society congresses.
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (5)
INTRODUCTION: Empirical evidence has indicated that only a subsample of studies conducted reach full-text publication and this phenomenon has become known as publication bias. A form of publication b…
Livas, C; Pandis, N; Ren, Y
A 44-year analysis of ghost cell odontogenic tumour subtypes in an Iranian population.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2014 • Vol. 42 (7)
The objectives of our study were to evaluate the relative frequency of calcifying cystic odontogenic tumours (CCOTs), dentinogenic ghost cell tumours (DGCTs) and ghost cell odontogenic carcinomas (GC…
Alaeddini, M; Baghaee, F; Dadafarid, Z
Small oral squamous cell carcinomas with nodal lymphogenic metastasis show increased infiltration of M2 polarized macrophages--an immunohistochemical analysis.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2014 • Vol. 42 (7)
BACKGROUND: In solid malignancies the influence of immunological parameters - especially of macrophages - on invasiveness, metastatic potential and prognosis has been shown. There are no studies quan…
Amann, K; Buttner-Herold, M; Distel, L