Research Papers
Priorities for the education of members of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 25 (3)
We present the complete results of our 2013 survey of the members of the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery (ASMS). We surveyed all 799 members of the Society from around the world regarding e…
Bassiri, B; Doumit, G; Gosain, A
Cytokines and chemokines are differentially expressed in patients with periodontitis: possible role for TGF-beta1 as a marker for disease progression.
Cytokine • 2014 • Vol. 67 (1)
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of periodontal tissue ultimately leading to bone destruction and has been associated with other inflammatory diseases, suc…
Bengtsson, T; Khalaf, H; Lonn, J
Secondary nerve lengthening to obtain full knee extension in popliteal pterygium syndrome.
Journal of reconstructive microsurgery • 2014 • Vol. 30 (4)
Microsurgical nerve lengthening was performed in two siblings presenting a popliteal pterigium syndrome with a knee flexion contracture of 80 degrees. After the first attempt for nerve lengthening an…
Boeckx, W; Demey, A; Franck, D
Treatment of oral fungal infections using antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: a systematic review of currently available evidence.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology • 2014 • Vol. 13 (5)
The aim was to review the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of oral fungal infections. To address the focused question "Should PDT be considered a possible treatme…
Javed, F; Romanos, G; Samaranayake, L
Incidence of oral clefts among different ethnicities in the state of California.
Annals of plastic surgery • 2014 • Vol. 72 Suppl 1
INTRODUCTION: Several population-based epidemiologic studies have been conducted to evaluate the incidence of oral clefts in different ethnicities in the United States and other countries. The larges…
Chang, D; Gosman, A; Parina, R
Conservative approach: using decompression procedure for management of a large unicystic ameloblastoma of the mandible.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 25 (3)
Ameloblastoma is a relatively uncommon benign odontogenic tumor, which is locally aggressive and has a high tendency to recur, despite its benign histopathologic features. This pathology can be class…
de Mello-Filho, F; de Melo, W; Rodrigues, W
[Parenchymal neuro-Behcet's disease. Clinical and paraclinical characteristics, a report of 40 cases].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) • 2014 • Vol. 43 (5)
OBJECTIVE: Describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics of parenchymal neuro-Behcet's disease. METHODS: This is a prospective, descriptive study, concerning 40 patients with parenchymal neu…
Ait-Kaci-Ahmed, M; Daoudi, S; Lounis, M
Craniofacial bony defect with developmental abnormality of facial bones, dental malalignment and ectopic neural tissue in the internal auditory meati--a new syndrome?
European journal of medical genetics • 2014 • Vol. 57 (6)
We present a previously undescribed skeletal dysplasia with dental anomalies and ectopic neural tissue in the internal auditory meati.
Colleran, G; Hayes, R; Kavanagh, P
Intranasal co-delivery of IL-6 gene enhances the immunogenicity of anti-caries DNA vaccine.
Acta pharmacologica Sinica • 2014 • Vol. 35 (5)
AIM: To investigate the effects of co-delivering IL-6 expressing plasmid pCI-IL-6 on the immunogenicity of the anti-caries DNA vaccine pCIA-P, which encodes the surface protein antigen PAc of Strepto…
Fan, M; Li, Z; Su, L
Reconstructive techniques of the parotid region.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 25 (3)
PURPOSE: The aim of our study was to evaluate and check (analyze and compare the results) the complications of patients with benign parotid disease reconstructed with the 3 reconstructive techniques …
Califano, L; Dell'aversana Orabona, G; Iaconetta, G
Endoscopic sinus surgery in sinus-oral pathology.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 25 (3)
OBJECTIVE: Oral surgery is compounded by safe and well-known techniques and presents a low rate of complications. When the superior alveolar ridge is approached, surgery may result in oroantral fistu…
Giovannetti, F; Priore, P; Raponi, I
Should patients with HPV-positive or negative tumors be treated differently?
Current oncology reports • 2014 • Vol. 16 (5)
The striking rise in the incidence of HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas and their improved prognosis compared to classical oropharyngeal cancer raises the question as to whether this…
George, M
Influence of photoactivation source on restorative materials and enamel demineralization.
Photomedicine and laser surgery • 2014 • Vol. 32 (5)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the photoactivation source on the polymerization depth of restorative materials and its effects on resistance to enamel deminer…
Aras, W; Cassoni, A; Popoff, J
Breaking the sound barrier: oral health education for children with hearing impairment.
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 34 (3)
In our study, a visual oral health education (OHE) program was specially designed for children with hearing impairment. Its efficacy in improving their oral health status was evaluated after periods …
Hegde, A; Kumar, J; Shetty, V
A retrospective comparison of dental treatment under general anesthesia on children with and without mental disabilities.
Nigerian journal of clinical practice • 2014 • Vol. 17 (3)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine the properties of the dental procedures performed on children with dental problems under general anesthesia and compared between the patterns of den…
Koyuturk, A; Ozmen, B; Sari, M
[Paul Julius Mobius--a pacemaker in the history of neuroophthalmology].
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde • 2014 • Vol. 231 (5)
Schobess, C; Steinberg, H
Place and time of death in patients treated with palliative intent for oral cancer.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (5)
Information about place and time of death can help patients, carers, general medical practitioners, and multi-professional teams to put palliation for oral cancer into context, particularly the aspir…
Jack, B; Kamisetty, A; Lowe, D
Periodontal disease, atherosclerosis, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and head-and-neck cancer.
Advances in dental research • 2014 • Vol. 26 (1)
Interrelationships between periodontal infection and systemic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and head-and-neck cancer have become increasingly appreciated in r…
Han, Y; Houcken, W; Loos, B
A styletted tracheal tube with a posterior-facing bevel reduces epistaxis during nasal intubation: a randomized trial.
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie • 2014 • Vol. 61 (5)
PURPOSE: Epistaxis is a common complication of nasal intubation. Ease of insertion of the tracheal tube may be influenced by bevel orientation and tip bending. We examined ease of insertion and epist…
Kohjitani, A; Manabe, Y; Sugiyama, K
Re: Effects of long-term occlusal hypofunction and its recovery on the morphogenesis of molar roots and the periodontium in rats. The Angle Orthodontist 2013(4) 597-604.
The Angle orthodontist • 2014 • Vol. 84 (3)
Zhao, X