Research Papers
Identification of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma by serum protein profiling using surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
International journal of clinical oncology • 2014 • Vol. 19 (4)
BACKGROUND: As diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma at an early disease stage is important, we attempted to distinguish between patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and noncancer controls by using…
Chen, L; Li, L; Liang, S
A cost-minimization analysis of an RCT of three retention methods.
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (4)
BACKGROUND: There are few cost evaluation studies of orthodontic retention treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the costs in a randomized controlled trial of three retention methods during…
Lilja-Karlander, E; Petren, S; Tynelius, G
Unexpected resilience to experimental gingivitis of subepithelial connective tissue grafts in gingival recession defects: a clinical-molecular evaluation.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (4)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) is the most widely used procedure for the treatment of gingival recession defects. Little is known, however, as to whether t…
Aimetti, M; Cirillo, N; Cricenti, L
Surgical management of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma: analysis of 162 cases from 1995 to 2012.
The Laryngoscope • 2014 • Vol. 124 (8)
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to report on a series of 162 patients presenting with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in a single academic hospital during the past 17 years,…
Huang, Y; Liu, Z; Sun, X
Endodontic re-instrumentation enhances hydroxyl ion diffusion through radicular dentine.
International endodontic journal • 2014 • Vol. 47 (8)
AIM: To evaluate the diffusion of hydroxyl ions from calcium hydroxide paste (CH) before root canal filling and after retreatment. METHODOLOGY: After preparation of 60 root canals, the cementum layer…
Bortoluzzi, E; dos Santos, L; Felippe, M
Management of impacted wisdom teeth: teaching of undergraduate students in UK dental schools.
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe • 2014 • Vol. 18 (3)
INTRODUCTION: Wisdom tooth removal is one of the most common oral surgical procedures performed across the world. The aim of this study was to gauge the teaching and training of impacted wisdom teeth…
Ali, K; Coombes, L; Heffernan, E
The association between restorative pre-clinical activities and musculoskeletal disorders.
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe • 2014 • Vol. 18 (3)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of development of musculoskeletal disorders in the upper limbs of undergraduate dentistry students during the execution of pre-clinical laboratory activities based on …
Campos, J; Corrocher, P; Garcia, P
Mikulicz's disease. A case report.
Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia • 2014 • Vol. 89 (8)
CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 48 year-old male with bilateral involvement of the salivary and lacrimal glands, which was diagnosed as Mikulicz's disease by incisional biopsy of the affected la…
Ceriotto, A; Coloma-Gonzalez, I; Encampira-Luna, E
Cimetidine reduces alveolar bone loss in induced periodontitis in rat molars.
Journal of periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 85 (8)
BACKGROUND: There is evidence that histamine released during inflammation plays a role in bone metabolism via the H2 receptor, stimulating bone resorption. The purpose of this study is to evaluate wh…
Aparecida de Oliveira, P; Cerri, P; Longhini, R
Hospital management and clinical factors associated with ophthalmic involvement in toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries • 2014 • Vol. 40 (5)
BACKGROUND: Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) is characterized by an exfoliative rash resembling widespread burns. It is often considered on the same spectrum of disease as Stevens Johnson Syndrome bu…
Buck, D; Cleland, H; Hall, A
Atypical, abscessated nasopharyngeal polyp associated with expansion and lysis of the tympanic bulla.
Journal of feline medicine and surgery • 2014 • Vol. 16 (8)
A 5-year-old, male neutered domestic shorthair cat was referred for investigation of lethargy, weight loss, pyrexia and upper respiratory tract signs. On computed tomography, an expansile, osteodestr…
Barrs, V; Beatty, J; Krockenberger, M
Streptococcus anginosus, tooth extraction and brain abscess.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians • 2014 • Vol. 107 (8)
Lee, J; Lin, G; Wang, C
Primary Sjogren's syndrome: fatigue is an ever-present, fluctuating, and uncontrollable lack of energy.
Arthritis care & research • 2014 • Vol. 66 (8)
OBJECTIVE: To examine how fatigue may differ from ordinary tiredness in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS). METHODS: A purposive, heterogeneous sample of individuals with primary SS who ha…
Mengshoel, A; Norheim, K; Omdal, R
Factors associated with dental caries in Brazilian children: a multilevel approach.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2014 • Vol. 42 (4)
OBJECTIVES: The aims of the present study were to assess caries experience among Brazilian children aged eight to 10 years and determine social factors of this disease, through a multilevel approach.…
Abreu, M; Martins, M; Paiva, S
Accuracy of self-reported periodontal disease in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.
Journal of periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 85 (8)
BACKGROUND: This study examines the accuracy of self-reported periodontal disease in a cohort of older females. METHODS: The study comprised 972 postmenopausal females aged 53 to 83 years who complet…
Genco, R; Hovey, K; LaMonte, M
Diagnostic dilemma of unicystic ameloblastoma: novel parameters to differentiate unicystic ameloblastoma from common odontogenic cysts.
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 5 (3)
AIM: Diagnostic criteria that have been specified for unicystic ameloblastomas (UAs) are not always helpful to differentiate these cystic tumors from common odontogenic cysts. The aim of this study t…
Gunawardhana, K; Jayasooriya, P; Tilakaratne, W
A self-administered method of acute pressure block of sciatic nerves for short-term relief of dental pain: a randomized study.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) • 2014 • Vol. 15 (8)
OBJECTIVES: While stimulation of the peripheral nerves increases the pain threshold, chronic pressure stimulation of the sciatic nerve is associated with sciatica. We recently found that acute pressu…
Chen, Q; Gao, J; He, J
[Pathophysiology of primary Sjogren's syndrome].
La Revue de medecine interne • 2014 • Vol. 35 (8)
Primary Sgogren's syndrome (SSP) is one of the most common connective tissue disorder with an estimated prevalence between 0.6 and 1.7% of the general population. Lymphocytic infiltration of salivary…
Fauchais, A; Jauberteau, M; Martel, C
Two-year outcomes of electrosurgery and calcium-enriched mixture pulpotomy in primary teeth: a randomised clinical trial.
European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 15 (4)
AIM: The purpose of this prospective split-mouth, randomised clinical trial was to assess the clinical and radiographic success rate of pulpotomy in primary molars using calcium-enriched mixture (CEM…
Alizadeh Kaseb, A; Asgary, S; Khorakian, F
Influence of repeated insertion-removal cycles on the force and magnetic flux leakage of magnetic attachments: an in vitro study.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (2)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Magnetic attachments are widely used in overdentures and maxillofacial prostheses. Because the patient will routinely have to insert and remove a removable prosthesis, the reten…
Chao, Y; Hao, Z; Meng, Y