Research Papers
Angiosarcoma of the oral cavity: a clinicopathological study and a review of the literature.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 43 (8)
Soft tissue sarcomas are uncommon in the head and neck. Primary angiosarcomas of the oral cavity area are extremely rare, and have mostly been presented as case reports. This paper presents the clini…
Kawahara, K; Nagata, M; NAKAGAWA, Y
Lemierre's syndrome with double heterozygote status in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene.
World journal of pediatrics : WJP • 2014 • Vol. 10 (3)
BACKGROUND: There are some risk factors being more vulnerable to Lemierre's syndrome such as a hypercoagulable state. METHODS: We report a rare case of Lemierre's syndrome with ethmoid and maxillary …
Behpour-Oskooee, M; Karimi, A; Sayyahfar, S
Association of gingival crevicular fluid cortisol/dehydroepiandrosterone levels with periodontal status.
Journal of periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 85 (8)
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study is to examine whether anxiety and depression scale scores change with regard to clinical periodontal status and to investigate the association between the lev…
Abdulrezzak, U; Alkan, B; Cakmak, O
Prevalence of halitosis in children considering oral hygiene, gender and age.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2014 • Vol. 12 (3)
BACKGROUND: To date, few studies have addressed halitosis in the paediatric population. As such, the aim of the present study was to investigate symptoms, signs and risk factors associated with halit…
Abati, S; Alterovitz, G; Cagetti, M
Oral manifestations in patients with neurofibromatosis type-1: a comprehensive literature review.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology • 2014 • Vol. 91 (2)
Oral health status is jeopardized in patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) type-1 (NF-1). The aim of the present study was to comprehensively review the oral manifestations in NF-1 patients. PubMed/Me…
Ahmed, H; Al-Hezaimi, K; Gupta, B
Serum nerve grow factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor profiles in Sjogren's syndrome concomitant with interstitial lung disease.
Clinical rheumatology • 2014 • Vol. 33 (8)
The aim of this study is to investigate the serum levels and clinical significance of nerve grow factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in Sjogren's syndrome (SS) with interstitial…
Lei, L; Li, Y; Wu, K
Liver metastasis as the initial presentation of adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Digestive diseases and sciences • 2014 • Vol. 59 (8)
Argani, P; Bishop, J; Fite, J
The effects of in vitro fluoride mouth rinse on the antibacterial properties of orthodontic cements.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2014 • Vol. 17 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the ability of orthodontic cements to regain their antibacterial effect after aging for 1 month, followed by 2 weeks of fluoride 'recharging' through daily fluoride rinse. …
Feuerstein, O; Lewinstein, I; Matalon, S
Shear bond strength of orthodontic attachments bonded to impacted teeth under in vivo and in vitro conditions.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2014 • Vol. 17 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and compare the shear bond strength (SBS) of stainless steel and gold-plated attachments to impacted lower third molars in vivo and in vitro with a light-cured orthodontic res…
Arici, N; Bulut, E
Familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism/hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour syndrome caused by germline gross deletion or point mutations of CDC73 gene in Chinese.
Clinical endocrinology • 2014 • Vol. 81 (2)
OBJECTIVE: Hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumour syndrome (HPT-JT) and familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism (FIHP) are two subtypes of familial primary hyperparathyroidism, which are rarely reporte…
Hu, Y; Jiang, Y; Kong, J
Geometric morphometric evaluations of a randomized prospective split-mouth study on modes of ligation and reverse-curve mechanics.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2014 • Vol. 17 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate tooth position after six and 9 months of orthodontics with conventional brackets on one side of the dentition and ligature-less brackets on the other. SETTING AND SAMPLE POPUL…
Astl, E; Bantleon, H; Bertl, M
Growth/differentiation factor-5: pre-clinical and clinical evaluations of periodontal regeneration and alveolar augmentation--review.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (8)
AIM: Growth/differentiation factor-5 (GDF-5) plays critical roles in mesenchymal cell differentiation and stimulates human periodontal ligament cell proliferation. Potentially, GDF-5 may also play ro…
Lee, J; Wikesjo, U
Pharyngeal spasticity due to dantrolene.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics • 2014 • Vol. 39 (4)
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Dantrolene can be combined with baclofen to better treat spasticity, but may cause muscular weakness and dysphagia. We instead describe a pharyngeal spasm due to dantrole…
Amorelli, V; Avantaggiato, P; Clementi, E
Efficacy of orthopedic treatment with protraction facemask on skeletal Class III malocclusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2014 • Vol. 17 (3)
The objective of this systematic review was to estimate the efficacy of protraction facemask on the correction of Class III malocclusion in the short term. A systematic review of articles was perform…
Caprioglio, A; Cordasco, G; Fastuca, S
Implant-abutment interface: a comparison of the ultimate force to failure among narrow-diameter implant systems.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 112 (2)
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Limited available alveolar ridge bone and space deficiencies are some of the challenging scenarios that have led many dental implant manufacturers to develop narrow-diameter imp…
Imam, A; McGlumphy, E; Moshaverinia, A
Comparison of two nasoalveolar molding techniques in unilateral complete cleft lip patients: a randomized, prospective, single-blind trial to compare nasal outcomes.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2014 • Vol. 134 (2)
BACKGROUND: Nasoalveolar molding became increasingly popular in the 1990s as a means of easing surgery and improving nasal outcomes for cleft lip repairs. In the late 1990s, three orthodontists from …
Chang, C; Chen, I; Chen, P
Quantitative gingival crevicular fluid proteome in health and periodontal disease using stable isotope chemistries and mass spectrometry.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (8)
AIM: Application of quantitative stable isotope-labelling chemistries and mass spectrometry (MS) to determine alterations in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) proteome in periodontal disease. MATERIAL …
Carneiro, L; Nouh, H; Salih, E
Analysis of Nasal Septal Deviation in Cleft Palate and/or Alveolus Patients Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery • 2014 • Vol. 151 (2)
OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to analyze features of nasal septal deviation of patients with different cleft types and noncleft controls. STUDY DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: West China H…
Feng, B; Jiang, M; Wang, H
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma: association between apparent diffusion coefficient and histologic findings.
Radiology • 2014 • Vol. 272 (2)
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between the histologic characteristics of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) at diffusion-weighted magnetic resona…
Caldas-Magalhaes, J; Driessen, J; Grolman, W
Relationship between self-reported sleep bruxism and pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2014 • Vol. 41 (8)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between self-reported sleep bruxism and the age, gender, clinical subtypes of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), pain intensity and grade of chro…
Blanco Aguilera, A; Blanco Aguilera, E; Blanco Hungria, A