Research Papers
Evaluation of two palate repair techniques for the surgical management of velopharyngeal insufficiency.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2014 • Vol. 134 (4)
BACKGROUND: The Furlow palatoplasty is commonly used for the correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency in cleft patients. An alternative procedure is introduced involving a single Z-plasty with over…
Grames, L; Sachanandani, N; Skolnick, G
Evaluation of the long-term efficacy and safety of infliximab treatment for uveitis in Behcet's disease: a multicenter study.
Ophthalmology • 2014 • Vol. 121 (10)
PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of infliximab for the treatment of uveitis in Behcet's disease (BD). DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter study using a questionnaire. PARTICIPANTS…
Goto, H; Hijioka, K; Hori, J
Factors affecting the outcome of related allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in patients with Fanconi Anemia.
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation • 2014 • Vol. 20 (10)
Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) can cure bone marrow failure in patients with Fanconi Anemia (FA), and it is generally accepted that these patients should receive low-intensity conditioning …
Al-Ahmari, A; Al-Jefri, A; Al-Musa, A
Our experience. Coblation(R) intracapsular tonsillectomy (tonsillotomy) in children: a prospective study of 100 consecutive cases.
Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery • 2014 • Vol. 39 (5)
Dean, H; Hadjisymeou, S; Jonas, N
Microvascular decompression of a C-2 segmental-type vertebral artery producing trigeminal hypesthesia.
Journal of neurosurgery • 2014 • Vol. 121 (4)
The authors report a case of trigeminal hypesthesia caused by compression of the spinal cord by a C-2 segmental-type vertebral artery (VA) that was successfully treated with microvascular decompressi…
Al-Hafez, B; Duckworth, E; Sellin, J
Submucous cleft palate with bifid uvula.
The Journal of pediatrics • 2014 • Vol. 165 (4)
Devlin, M; Gardner, A; Hasan, A
Systematic review of short- (5-10 years) and long-term (10 years or more) survival and success of full-arch fixed dental hybrid prostheses and supporting implants.
Journal of dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 42 (10)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the short-term (5-10 year mean follow-up) and long-term (10 year or more) survival and success of fixed full arch dental hybrid prosth…
Bain, P; Kwon, T; Levin, L
Influence of photoinitiator system and nanofiller size on the optical properties and cure efficiency of model composites.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2014 • Vol. 30 (10)
OBJECTIVE: To establish the relationship between photoinitiator system and nanofiller size on the optical properties and cure efficiency of model composites. METHODS: Model composites based on BisGMA…
Albuquerque, P; Cavalcante, L; Moraes, R
The beneficial effect of trazodone treatment on escitalopram-associated nocturnal bruxism.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology • 2014 • Vol. 34 (5)
Amrami-Weizman, A; Grinshpoon, A; Weizman, A
Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: a comparative review.
Veterinary dermatology • 2014 • Vol. 25 (5)
BACKGROUND: Human erythema multiforme (EM) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) are separate conditions. There is no consensus on classification criteria for the eponymou…
Yager, J
Hyperlipidemia causes changes in inflammatory responses to periodontal pathogen challenge: implications in acute and chronic infections.
Archives of oral biology • 2014 • Vol. 59 (10)
OBJECTIVE: In this study, the effect of hyperlipidemia on immune responses to periodontal bacterial infections was investigated. METHODS: Sixty male New Zealand white rabbits were equally assigned to…
Chen, S; Lei, L; Li, Y
Postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding in orthognathic surgery patients: its estimated prevalence and possible association to known risk factors.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2014 • Vol. 72 (10)
PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients after orthognathic surgery and its relation to known risk factors. PATIENT AND METHODS: With institutional review board…
Grothe, R; Han, J; Keller, E
Predictable interproximal tissue removal with a surgical stent.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (4)
The correction of diastemas in the anterior region with composite resin is considered to be practical and conservative. Harmony between the restorative material and the periodontium is necessary to a…
Frizzera, F; Kabbach, W; Marcantonio, E
Optimisation of a two-liquid component pre-filled acrylic bone cement system: a design of experiments approach to optimise cement final properties.
Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine • 2014 • Vol. 25 (10)
The initial composition of acrylic bone cement along with the mixing and delivery technique used can influence its final properties and therefore its clinical success in vivo. The polymerisation of a…
Clements, J; Dunne, N; Pentlavalli, S
[Chance finding of a radiopaque lesion in the region of the left maxillary sinus].
HNO • 2014 • Vol. 62 (10)
Halama, D; Pausch, N
Analysis of spontaneous repositioning of pathologically migrated teeth: a clinical and radiographic study.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2014 • Vol. 45 (9)
OBJECTIVE: Pathologic migration is defined as a change in tooth position, resulting from a disruption of forces that maintain the teeth in the normal position with reference to the skull. Clinical ev…
Baburaj, M; Thakur, A
A systematic review on soft-to-hard tissue ratios in orthognathic surgery part I: maxillary repositioning osteotomy.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2014 • Vol. 42 (7)
INTRODUCTION: Changes occurring in facial soft tissues after orthognathic surgery have been studied over the past 45 years. In this systematic review, we analyzed soft-to-hard tissue ratios regarding…
Mommaerts, M; San Miguel Moragas, J; Van Cauteren, W
Pathogenic bacterial species associated with endodontic infection evade innate immune control by disabling neutrophils.
Infection and immunity • 2014 • Vol. 82 (10)
Endodontic infections, in which oral bacteria access the tooth pulp chamber, are common and do not resolve once established. To investigate the effects of these infections on the innate immune respon…
Houri-Haddad, Y; Jin, J; Johnston, C
Functional analysis of mutant FAM20C in Raine syndrome with FGF23-related hypophosphatemia.
Bone • 2014 • Vol. 67
Raine syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by generalized osteosclerosis with periosteal bone formation and a distinctive facial phenotype. Either homozygous or compound heterozy…
Fukumoto, S; Hori, M; Kinoshita, Y
Low dose propranolol decreases orthodontic movement.
Archives of oral biology • 2014 • Vol. 59 (10)
OBJECTIVE: Low dose propranolol has previously been demonstrated to suppress bone remodelling. Therefore, its effect on orthodontic movement was tested. DESIGN: Rats were assigned as follows (n=5): a…
Clemente-Napimoga, J; de Macedo, C; de Oliveira, E