Research Papers
Pai syndrome: challenging prenatal diagnosis and management.
Pediatric radiology • 2014 • Vol. 44 (9)
Pai syndrome is a rare disorder that includes midline cleft lip, pericallosal lipoma and cutaneous polyp of the face. We report a case of prenatal diagnosis using sonography and MRI. We emphasize the…
Belloy, F; Benoist, G; Blouet, M
Life-threatening bleeding after tooth extraction due to vascular malformation: a case report and literature review.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 18 (3)
Severe hemorrhages of the oral cavity may be caused by arteriovenous malformations. This case report concerns a 52-year-old healthy female who presented with a painful lower third molar and an extens…
Brinkmann, M; Jackowski, J; Kriwalsky, M
Bruxism and genetics: a review of the literature.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2014 • Vol. 41 (9)
People who suffer from bruxism (teeth-grinding) often ask their dentists whether their condition is hereditary. The purpose of this study is to enable dentists to provide an 'evidence-based' answer t…
AHLBERG, J; Lobbezoo, F; Manfredini, D
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells migrate to healthy and damaged salivary glands following stem cell infusion.
International journal of oral science • 2014 • Vol. 6 (3)
Xerostomia is a severe side effect of radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients. To date, no satisfactory treatment option has been established. Because mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have be…
Brandau, S; Huss, R; Lang, S
Topical methotrexate pretreatment enhances the therapeutic effect of topical 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy on hamster buccal pouch precancers.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi • 2014 • Vol. 113 (9)
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Topical 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) is effective for treatment of human oral precancerous lesions. This animal study aimed to assess whether topi…
Chen, H; Hsu, Y; Lee, J
Adverse events during the removal of impacted maxillary third molars.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 43 (9)
The purpose of the present study was to estimate the frequency of the occurrence of intraoperative adverse events during the removal of impacted maxillary third molars and to correlate predictive var…
Araujo-Filho, R; Carvalho, R; Vasconcelos, B
UM-SCC-103: a unique tongue cancer cell line that recapitulates the tumorigenic stem cell population of the primary tumor.
The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology • 2014 • Vol. 123 (9)
OBJECTIVE: A new head and neck cancer cell line was developed from a highly aggressive HNSCC of the oral cavity diagnosed in a 26-year-old pregnant woman. METHODS: Cells from the primary tumor were p…
Bradford, C; Carey, T; Czerwinski, M
Surgical and prosthetic management of ridge deficiency for an implant-supported restoration in the esthetic zone.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (3)
This clinical report presents the surgical and prosthetic management of a patient with complex needs involving anterior implants. After extraction and ridge augmentation, unexpected ridge resorption …
Chochlidakis, K; Ercoli, C; Papadimitriou, D
Oral presentation of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient: a diagnostic challenge.
Australian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 59 (3)
Histoplasmosis is a rare systemic fungal infection, primarily affecting the pulmonary system. Oral lesions are usually a manifestation of the disseminated form of the disease and most frequently obse…
Coleman, H; Iqbal, F; Schifter, M
Dental caries in Victorian nursing homes.
Australian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 59 (3)
BACKGROUND: The poor oral health of nursing home residents is the cause of substantial morbidity and has major implications relating to health care policy. The aim of this study was to measure dental…
Hopcraft, M; Morgan, M; Silva, M
Monocytes from Sjogren's syndrome patients display increased vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2 expression and impaired apoptotic cell phagocytosis.
Clinical and experimental immunology • 2014 • Vol. 177 (3)
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by salivary and lacrimal gland dysfunction. Clinical observations and results from animal models of SS support the role of aberra…
Eimon, A; Fraccaroli, L; GRASSO, E
From childhood to adulthood: oral rehabilitation of a patient with ectodermal dysplasia.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (3)
Ectodermal dysplasia, in all its varieties, occurs in approximately 1 in every 100,000 live births. Depending on the variety, hypohidrosis, hypotrichosis, hypodontia, oligodontia, and/or anodontia ma…
Driscoll, C; Huang, P
Application of digital diagnostic impression, virtual planning, and computer-guided implant surgery for a CAD/CAM-fabricated, implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis: a clinical report.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (3)
This clinical report demonstrated the use of an implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis fabricated with a contemporary digital approach. The digital diagnostic data acquisition was completed with a…
Harris, B; Lin, W; Morton, D
Cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation for persistent epithelial defect in severe ocular surface diseases with acute inflammatory activity.
Acta ophthalmologica • 2014 • Vol. 92 (6)
PURPOSE: To assess the clinical efficacy of cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation (COMET) for the treatment of persistent epithelial defect (PED). METHODS: We treated 10 eyes of nine pat…
Fukushima, M; Inatomi, T; Kaneda, H
Effect of occlusal vertical dimension on lip positions at smile.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (3)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: In complete mouth reconstructive dentistry, the occlusal vertical dimension may be increased to provide adequate restorative space or to improve esthetics. The effect of increas…
Aggarwal, H; Bosio, J; Chou, J
Does elective neck dissection in T1/T2 carcinoma of the oral tongue and floor of the mouth influence recurrence and survival rates?
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (7)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of elective neck dissection compared with observation (control group) in selected cases of early carcinoma of the oral tongue and floor of the mouth.…
Coutinho-Camillo, C; Kelner, N; Kowalski, L
New perspectives in the treatment of severe mandibular atrophy: "double sandwich" osteotomy.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (7)
Asperio, P; Brusco, D; Guijarro-Martinez, R
Intravenous lidocaine treatment in classical trigeminal neuralgia with concomitant persistent facial pain.
Headache • 2014 • Vol. 54 (8)
Chaudhry, P; Friedman, D
Bias and small-study effects influence treatment effect estimates: a meta-epidemiological study in oral medicine.
Journal of clinical epidemiology • 2014 • Vol. 67 (9)
OBJECTIVES: To examine the influence of the following study characteristics on their study effect estimates: (1) indexing in MEDLINE, (2) language, and (3) design. For randomized trials, (4) trial si…
Antonoglou, G; Jager, A; Jepsen, S
Staging of osteonecrosis of the jaw requires computed tomography for accurate definition of the extent of bony disease.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (7)
Management of osteonecrosis of the jaw associated with antiresorptive agents is challenging, and outcomes are unpredictable. The severity of disease is the main guide to management, and can help to p…
Agrillo, A; Arduino, P; Bedogni, A