Research Papers
Quantitative analysis of orofacial development and median clefts in Xenopus laevis.
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) • 2014 • Vol. 297 (5)
Xenopus has become a useful tool to study the molecular mechanisms underlying orofacial development. However, few quantitative analyses exist to describe the anatomy of this region. In this study we …
Dickinson, A; Kennedy, A
Are there specific indications for the different alveolar bone augmentation procedures for implant placement? A systematic review.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 43 (5)
Bone resorption following tooth loss often interferes with dental implant placement in a desired position, and requires additional bone augmentation procedures. Many techniques have been described to…
Cordaro, L; Milinkovic, I
Impact of low birthweight on early childhood caries in 6-36 months old infants in Uganda: A cross-sectional study.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica • 2014 • Vol. 72 (4)
OBJECTIVE: Focusing on 6-36 months old infants, this study assessed (1) whether socio-economic status, current anthropometric status, presence of enamel hypoplasia, number of erupted teeth, oral hygi…
Astrom, A; Bardsen, A; Birungi, N
Subgingival microbiota of Sri Lankan tea labourers naive to oral hygiene measures.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (5)
AIM: To characterize the subgingival microbiota within a cohort of adult males (n = 32) naive to oral hygiene practices, and to compare the composition of bacterial taxa present in periodontal sites …
Lang, N; Lang-Hua, B; Ramseier, C
Salivary biomarkers of bacterial burden, inflammatory response, and tissue destruction in periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (5)
AIM: Chronic periodontitis has an episodic and multifactorial character, with fluctuations in bacterial burden, inflammatory response, and tissue destruction. We investigated the association of selec…
Buhlin, K; Gursoy, U; Hyvarinen, K
ESSPRI and other patient-reported indices in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome during 100 consecutive outpatient visits at one rheumatological clinic.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) • 2014 • Vol. 53 (5)
OBJECTIVE: A European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) SS disease activity index (ESSDAI) and a patient-reported index (ESSPRI) have recently been developed and validated. In our previous study the …
Korpela, M; Pertovaara, M
Accuracy of dental age estimation charts: Schour and Massler, Ubelaker and the London Atlas.
American journal of physical anthropology • 2014 • Vol. 154 (1)
Dental age estimation charts are frequently used to assess maturity and estimate age. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of estimating age of three dental development charts (Schour and…
AlQahtani, S; Hector, M; Liversidge, H
Oral proliferative verrucous leucoplakia: are there particular features for such an ambiguous entity? A systematic review.
The British journal of dermatology • 2014 • Vol. 170 (5)
Proliferative verrucous leucoplakia (PVL) is a distinct, particularly aggressive form of oral leucoplakia. Given the low prevalence of PVL, data are sparse and are mostly from case reports, case seri…
Gandolfo, S; Meleti, M; Pentenero, M
The expression of P2X7 receptors on peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome and its correlation with anxiety and depression.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology • 2014 • Vol. 32 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To study surface expression of P2X7 receptors (P2X7R) on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS), and its correlation with anxiety and/…
Chen, Y; Huang, X; Peng, Y
A selected group of large common fragile site genes have decreased expression in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer • 2014 • Vol. 53 (5)
The common fragile sites (CFSs) are large regions of profound genomic instability found in all individuals. The frequent deletions and other alterations in these regions in multiple cancers has led t…
Gao, G; Kasperbauer, J; Mayer, K
Is bone turnover of jawbone and its possible over suppression by bisphosphonates of etiologic importance in pathogenesis of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis?
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2014 • Vol. 72 (5)
PURPOSE: The pathogenesis of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is not completely understood. The most popular hypothesis has suggested that the bone turnover (BT) in the jawbone…
Gerngross, C; Hahnefeld, L; Hohlweg-Majert, B
Observational study of perioperative behavior changes in children having teeth extracted under general anesthesia.
Paediatric anaesthesia • 2014 • Vol. 24 (5)
BACKGROUND: Perioperative behavioral disturbance is common in children. Negative behavior changes may be seen during induction of anesthesia, during recovery and following discharge home. There has b…
Beringer, R; Greamspet, M; Kilpatrick, N
Aquaporin-1 promoter hypermethylation is associated with improved prognosis in salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery • 2014 • Vol. 150 (5)
OBJECTIVES: Aquaporin-1 (AQP1) is a candidate oncogene that is epigenetically modified in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). We sought to (1) assess AQP1 promoter methylation and expression in an ACC co…
Bishop, J; Feng, Z; Ha, P
Pyrosequencing analysis of oral microbiota shifting in various caries states in childhood.
Microbial ecology • 2014 • Vol. 67 (4)
Dental caries is one of the most prevalent childhood diseases worldwide, but little is known about the dynamic characteristics of oral microbiota in the development of dental caries. To investigate t…
Chen, H; Chen, Y; Jiang, W
Immediate analgesic effect of 8% lidocaine applied to the oral mucosa in patients with trigeminal neuralgia.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) • 2014 • Vol. 15 (5)
BACKGROUND: Trigeminal nerve block is widely used for trigeminal neuralgia (TN), though with much painful procedure and potential serious complications. The pain of TN occurs most frequently in the s…
Hoshi, K; Kanai, A; Niki, Y
A computerised third molar surgery simulator--results of supervision by different professionals.
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe • 2014 • Vol. 18 (2)
The purpose of the study was to investigate which supervisory approach afforded the most efficient learning method for undergraduate students in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) using a computeri…
Eliassi, S; Fors, U; Forsslund, J
Tooth loss in Appalachia and the Mississippi delta relative to other regions in the United States, 1999-2010.
American journal of public health • 2014 • Vol. 104 (5)
OBJECTIVES: We examined regional variation in tooth loss in the United States from 1999 to 2010. METHODS: We used 6 waves of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and data on county characte…
Gorsuch, M; Sanders, S; Wu, B
The effect of periodontal status and occlusal support on masticatory performance: the Suita study.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (5)
AIM: In this study, we investigated the effect of differences in periodontal status in the masticatory performance of dentate subjects with the same occlusal supporting area. MATERIALS AND METHODS: T…
Kida, M; Kikui, M; Kokubo, Y
Compliance of cigarette smokers with scheduled visits for supportive periodontal therapy.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (5)
AIM: To evaluate the compliance of cigarette smokers with scheduled visits for supportive periodontal therapy (SPT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Qualitative and quantitative analyses of compliance with sc…
Kobrehel, S; Lang, N; Ramseier, C
Use of lincomycin-impregnated demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft in the periodontal defect after third molar surgery.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2014 • Vol. 72 (5)
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the periodontal regenerative capacity of demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) alone or used with local lincomycin. MATERIALS AND MET…
Gholami, M; Kalbasi, S; Khayati, A