Research Papers
Hard to reach communities or hard to access services? Migrant mothers' experiences of dental services.
Australian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 59 (2)
BACKGROUND: Good oral health is an important component of overall health which can help migrants settle in a new country. Infant oral health is intimately associated with maternal oral health knowled…
Gibbs, L; Gussy, M; Kilpatrick, N
A retrospective analysis of oral and maxillofacial pathology in an Australian adult population.
Australian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 59 (2)
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of oral and maxillofacial pathology has not previously been reported in the Australian adult population. This study aimed to audit a large pathology service to provide insi…
Dost, F; Farah, C; Ha, W
Management of traumatically intruded young permanent tooth with 40-month follow-up.
Australian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 59 (2)
BACKGROUND: Intrusive luxation injuries often result in severe damage to the tooth, periodontal ligament and pulpal tissue. Furthermore, treatment outcome is often unpredictable because of the large …
Chacko, V; Pradhan, M
Clinical efficacy of electronic apex locators: systematic review.
Journal of endodontics • 2014 • Vol. 40 (6)
INTRODUCTION: Apical constriction has been proposed as the most appropriate apical limit for the endodontic working length. Despite being the most used, some limitations are attributed to the radiogr…
Carames, J; Marques, D; Martins, J
Improvement in oral health-related quality of life after endodontic treatment: a prospective longitudinal study.
Journal of endodontics • 2014 • Vol. 40 (6)
INTRODUCTION: To date, evidence of the effectiveness of endodontic treatment and criteria of success have mainly been considered in terms of clinical outcome, and there is a lack of information of tr…
Cheung, G; Liu, P; McGrath, C
Expression of heat shock proteins in periapical granulomas.
Journal of endodontics • 2014 • Vol. 40 (6)
INTRODUCTION: Cells from virtually all organisms respond to a variety of stresses by the rapid synthesis of a highly conserved set of polypeptides termed heat shock proteins (HSPs). HSPs protect cell…
Araujo-Pires, A; Chaves de Souza, L; Dorn, S
Orbital, mediastinal, and cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema after endodontic retreatment of a mandibular premolar: a case report.
Journal of endodontics • 2014 • Vol. 40 (6)
INTRODUCTION: Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE) rarely occurs from endodontic treatment. Most reported cases of iatrogenic SCE occur in the cervicofacial region. Only a few cases have been reported of SCE…
An, G; Kunin, M; Zats, B
Discussion: The surgical correction of Pierre Robin sequence: mandibular distraction osteogenesis versus tongue-lip adhesion.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2014 • Vol. 133 (6)
Gosain, A
Examining factors associated with oral health-related quality of life for youth with cleft.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2014 • Vol. 133 (6)
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes in cleft lip-cleft palate treatment are critical for evidence-based care. Scant data exist analyzing treatment from the patient's perspective. Th…
Broder, H; Norman, R; Sischo, L
Facial synkinesia before and after surgical reanimation of the paralyzed face.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2014 • Vol. 133 (6)
BACKGROUND: Facial synkinesia is a common sequela of facial palsy, affecting 15 to 20 percent of patients. The rate of postoperative synkinesia after facial reanimation is not clearly established. Th…
Frey, M; Hold, A; Placheta, E
Cleft palate repair and velopharyngeal dysfunction.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery • 2014 • Vol. 133 (6)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: (1) Describe the technical details common to all cleft palate repairs that optimize outcomes and minimize complica…
Hopper, R; Kinter, S; Smartt, J
An overview of molecular and genetic alterations in selected benign odontogenic disorders.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine • 2014 • Vol. 138 (6)
CONTEXT: Some dental abnormalities have environmental causes. Other odontogenic alterations are idiopathic and may have hereditary etiologies. Investigations of these conditions are ongoing. OBJECTIV…
Cabay, R
Ethics in orthodontics. Joint autonomy.
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. 145 (6)
Greco, P
Microsatellite genome-wide association study for mandibular prognathism.
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. 145 (6)
INTRODUCTION: Attempts have been made to identify susceptibility genes of mandibular prognathism by genome-wide linkage studies, but the results of susceptibility loci are inconsistent. There has bee…
Iida, J; Ikuno, K; Inoko, H
Concepts in critical thinking applied to caries risk assessment in dental education.
Journal of dental education • 2014 • Vol. 78 (6)
Much progress has been made in the science of caries risk assessment and ways to analyze caries risk, yet dental education has seen little movement toward the development of frameworks to guide learn…
Cunningham-Ford, M; Guzman-Armstrong, S; Johnsen, D
Robotic approaches to the pharynx: tonsil cancer.
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America • 2014 • Vol. 47 (3)
Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx is challenging because of its effects on speech and swallowing, which may affect quality of life. Transoral robotic surgery may be an effective …
Brickman, D; Gross, N
Early prevention of childhood caries with maternal xylitol consumption.
Saudi medical journal • 2014 • Vol. 35 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of maternal xylitol consumption on children's salivary mutans streptococci (MS) level, caries activity, and plaque accumulation in contrast with maternal fluoride va…
Alamoudi, N; Almushayt, A; El Ashiry, E
Dental laser phototherapy.
Photomedicine and laser surgery • 2014 • Vol. 32 (6)
Tuner, J
The reporting quality of randomized controlled trials in orthodontics.
The journal of evidence-based dental practice • 2014 • Vol. 14 (2)
OBJECTIVES: Accurate trial reporting facilitates evaluation and better use of study results. The objective of this article is to investigate the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials (…
Fleming, P; Koletsi, D; Lempesi, E
Low intake of sugars may reduce risk of dental caries.
The journal of evidence-based dental practice • 2014 • Vol. 14 (2)
Marshall, T