Research Papers
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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 (3)
Harrell, W
Laying the foundation for a resource center.
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 (3)
Balakrishnan, P; Chua, K; Umesan, U
Thermomechanical properties of nickel-titanium closed-coil springs and their implications for clinical practice.
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 (3)
INTRODUCTION: The aim was to study nickel-titanium closed-coil springs in a clinically relevant test setting with respect to the accuracy of the "preactivation" for nickel-titanium closed-coil spring…
Balsky, L; Bezrouk, A; Hanus, J
Downregulation of Wnt causes root resorption.
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 (3)
INTRODUCTION: There are multiple causes of external root resorption, but absent a disease state, it is most often observed when excessive physical force is used during orthodontic treatment. Even wit…
Cheng, D; Helms, J; Hunter, D
A "midline dilemma" in an adult mutilated dentition.
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 (3)
Orthodontic treatment for adult patients who have mutilated dentitions can be clinically challenging. A 58-year-old man with several occlusally abraded teeth, a congenitally missing maxillary lateral…
Bilodeau, J
Virtual techniques for designing and fabricating a retainer.
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 (3)
The purpose of this article was to report a procedure for using 3-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography imaging, computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, and rapid prototyping to desi…
El-Beialy, A; Mostafa, Y; Nasef, A
Effect of Lactobacillus species on Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation.
Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences • 2014 • Vol. 27 (5 Spec no)
Streptococcus mutans is the primary pathogen responsible for initiating dental caries and decay. The presence of sucrose, stimulates S. mutans to produce insoluble glucans to form oral biofilm also k…
Ahmed, A; Dachang, W; Jianjun, L
An unexpected discovery complicating sicca syndrome.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society • 2014 • Vol. 23 (133)
Baque-Juston, M; Buscot, M; Leroy, S
Diagnostic and therapeutic errors in cluster headache: a hospital-based study.
The journal of headache and pain • 2014 • Vol. 15 (1)
BACKGROUND: Cluster headache (CH) is a severe, disabling form of headache. Even though CH has a typical clinical picture it seems that its diagnosis is often missed or delayed in clinical practice. C…
Allena, M; Antonaci, F; De Cillis, I
Microbial contamination of used dental handpieces.
American journal of infection control • 2014 • Vol. 42 (9)
Microbial contamination of used, unprocessed internal components of dental handpieces (HPs) was assessed. HPs were dismantled aseptically, immersed in phosphate-buffered saline, ultrasonicated, and c…
Smith, A; Smith, G
Dental and dental hygiene students' diagnostic accuracy in oral radiology: effect of diagnostic strategy and instructional method.
Journal of dental education • 2014 • Vol. 78 (9)
There has been much debate surrounding diagnostic strategies and the most appropriate training models for novices in oral radiology. It has been argued that an analytic approach, using a step-by-step…
Baghdady, M; Carnahan, H; Lam, E
[The impact of oral conditions in the quality of life municipal civil servants].
Ciencia & saude coletiva • 2014 • Vol. 19 (9)
The scope of this article is to verify the prevalence of the impact produced by oral health conditions on the quality of life of civil servants and the possible association with social and demographi…
Almeida, C; Barcellos, L; Miotto, M
Nonpainful phantom sensations in dentistry: an update of etiologic concepts.
General dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 62 (5)
Various phantom disorders have been discussed extensively in the medical literature, the most common being phantom limb pain. However, phantom conditions have not received much attention in the denta…
Bartilotta, B; Galang-Boquiren, M; Greene, C
Surgical endodontic reintervention using a modern technique: 2 case reports.
General dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 62 (5)
Management of post-treatment apical periodontitis after surgery--assuming the tooth is restorable, periodontally sound, and the patient desires to retain it--includes nonsurgical retreatment and surg…
da Cruz, A; da Silva, E; Machado, R
Nodule of incisive papilla. Leiomyomatous hamartoma.
General dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 62 (5)
Damm, D
Clinicoradiologic features of cherubism: a case report and literature review.
General dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 62 (5)
Cherubism is a rare, hereditary, nonneoplastic bone disease. It is characterized by clinically evident bilateral, painless enlargements of the jaws that are said to give the patient a "chubby" appear…
Dyasanoor, S; Naik, S
The blue nevus: a rare lesion of the oral cavity.
General dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 62 (5)
Melanocytic nevi are the most common benign proliferations of melanin-producing cells in Caucasians; up to 30 lesions can be seen in an adult individual. Lesional cells are usually superficially loca…
Avon, S; Kauzman, A; Rei, N
The effect of single-application fluoride treatment on simulated gastric erosion and erosion-abrasion of enamel in vitro.
The International journal of prosthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 27 (5)
PURPOSE: To compare single-application fluoride formulations on enamel erosion and erosion-abrasion in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Enamel specimens were pretreated with either sodium, tin, titanium…
Austin, R; Bartlett, D; Hove, L
Significance of buccopalatal implant position, biotype, platform switching, and pre-implant bone augmentation on the level of the midbuccal mucosa.
The International journal of prosthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 27 (5)
This study assessed whether buccopalatal implant position, biotype, platform switching, and pre-implant bone augmentation affects the level of the midbuccal mucosa (MBM). Ninety patients with a singl…
den Hartog, L; Meijer, H; Raghoebar, G
Semi-automatic volumetric segmentation of the upper airways in patients with pierre robin sequence.
The neuroradiology journal • 2014 • Vol. 27 (4)
Pierre Robin malformation is a rare craniofacial dysmorphism whose pathogenesis is multifactorial. Although there is some agreement in non-invasive treatment in less severe cases, the dispute is stil…
Gagliardo, C; Giuffre, M; La Tona, G