Research Papers
Self-efficacy and self-rated oral health among pregnant aboriginal Australian women.
BMC oral health • 2014 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy plays an important role in oral health-related behaviours. There is little known about associations between self-efficacy and subjective oral health among populations at hei…
Broughton, J; Jamieson, L; Lawrence, H
Non-familial cherubism: clinical and radiological findings.
BMJ case reports • 2014 • Vol. 2014
Cherubism is a rare, self-limiting, usually hereditary, benign fibro-osseous disease mostly affecting the jaws of the paediatric population. The disease is characterised by bilateral, diffuse and mul…
Agrawal, A; Gupta, S; Kumar, P
Buccal mucosa tumour around the parotid papilla.
BMJ case reports • 2014 • Vol. 2014
We present a case of a 50-year-old male patient with a lump around the right parotid papilla. A 25x20 mm soft pendulous lump was identified around the right parotid duct. After obtaining non-malignan…
Akiba, M; Kojima, Y; Shibata, A
Comparison of the effects of rapid maxillary expansion caused by treatment with either a memory screw or a Hyrax screw on the dentofacial structures--transversal effects.
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (2)
The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the effects of conventional Hyrax screw treatment and memory screw treatment on skeletal and dentoalveolar structures. Thirty-two patients …
Halicioglu, K; Yavuz, I
Photoelastic analysis of stress distribution with different implant systems.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 40 (2)
The aim of this study was to evaluate stress distribution with different implant systems through photoelasticity. Five models were fabricated with photoelastic resin PL-2. Each model was composed of …
Carli, R; Falcon-Antenucci, R; Goiato, M
Microcomputed tomographic analysis of the alveolar ridge alteration around extraction sites with and without immediate implants placement: in vivo study.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
BACKGROUND: The aim was to assess the alveolar ridge alteration around extraction sites with and without immediate implants according to extraction socket classification (ESC) using microcomputed tom…
Al-Askar, M; Al-Hamdan, K; Al-Hezaimi, K
A retrospective comparison of oxidized and turned implants with respect to implant survival, marginal bone level and peri-implant soft tissue conditions after at least 5 years in function.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
BACKGROUND: Long-term clinical follow-up studies comparing different implant surfaces with regard to survival and marginal conditions are rare. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare …
Jungner, M; Lundgren, S; Lundqvist, P
The influence of initial soft tissue thickness on peri-implant bone remodeling.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
AIM: To elucidate the influence of initial soft tissue thickness on peri-implant bone remodeling. The research hypothesis was that implants installed in patients or at sites with thin mucosal tissues…
Besseler, J; De Bruyn, H; Dierens, M
Immediate fixed rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla: a prospective clinical and radiological study after 3 years of loading.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of immediate full-arch fixed maxillary prosthesis supported by two axial and four tilted implants a…
Agliardi, E; Benzi, R; Gherlone, E
Mini-invasive osteotome sinus floor elevation in partially edentulous atrophic maxilla using reduced length dental implants: interim results of a prospective study.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the clinical success of a treatment protocol for the rehabilitation of edentulous posterior maxilla consisting of the positioning of …
Corbella, S; Del Fabbro, M; Taschieri, S
Prognostic significance of syndecan-1 expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil.
International journal of clinical oncology • 2014 • Vol. 19 (2)
BACKGROUND: Syndecan-1 (SDC1) is reported to modulate several key processes of tumorigenesis and to show variable expression in many cancers. The cause of these variations in expression is not known …
Choi, E; Kang, C; Kim, M
Aloe vera herbal dentifrices for plaque and gingivitis control: a systematic review.
Oral diseases • 2014 • Vol. 20 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of aloe vera containing herbal dentifrices in improving plaque control and gingival health. METHODS: A manual and electronic literature (MEDLINE and Cochrane…
Dhingra, K
Cartilage degradation in temporomandibular joint induced by unilateral anterior crossbite prosthesis.
Oral diseases • 2014 • Vol. 20 (3)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pathological effects on temporomandibular joint cartilage of an experimentally created unilateral anterior crossbite prosthesis. METHODS: Six-week-old female Sprague-Daw…
Guo, M; Lu, L; Wang, M
Osteopontin gene SNPs (rs9138, rs11730582) mediate susceptibility to external root resorption in orthodontic patients.
Oral diseases • 2014 • Vol. 20 (3)
OBJECTIVE: External apical root resorption (EARR) is a frequent iatrogenic effect of orthodontic treatment. Substantial variability in responses to postorthodontic EARR has been observed among patien…
Iglesias-Linares, A; Mendoza-Mendoza, A; Moreno-Fernandez, A
A perspective of comparative salivary and breast pathology. Part I: microstructural aspects, adaptations and cellular events.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 2014 • Vol. 271 (4)
This is the first part of a review comparing the pathology of salivary and mammary glands. Here, less obvious similarities and differences in functional histology and their influences on pathology ar…
Devaney, K; Ferlito, A; Hunt, J
Cigarette smoke inhalation increases the alveolar bone loss caused by primary occlusal trauma in a rat model.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (2)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Occlusal trauma (OT) and smoking are both factors that alter alveolar bone metabolism and therefore could synergistically act on alveolar bone loss. The aim of this experime…
Campos, M; Casati, M; Correa, M
Periodontitis in pregnant baboons: systemic inflammation and adaptive immune responses and pregnancy outcomes in a baboon model.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (2)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Chronic periodontal infections have been suggested to contribute to the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study describes the relationship of patte…
Cappelli, D; Ebersole, J; Holt, S
The influence of implant geometry and surface composition on bone response.
Clinical oral implants research • 2014 • Vol. 25 (4)
OBJECTIVES: The implant design and surface modification are independent conditions that can alter the implant bone response. The objective of this study is to compare the bone response to roughened t…
Alasqah, M; AlFarraj Aldosari, A; Al Jetaily, S
Intensity-modulated versus conventional radiation therapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma: long-term dysphagia and tumor control outcomes.
Head & neck • 2014 • Vol. 36 (4)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the relative clinical benefits of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) versus conventional radiotherapy (CRT) in the treatment of patien…
Busse, P; Chan, A; Goldsmith, T
Ductal variation of the sublingual gland: a predisposing factor for ranula formation.
Head & neck • 2014 • Vol. 36 (4)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate ranula development according to anatomic variation of the sublingual gland (SLG). METHODS: We conducted a prospective, consecutive case series co…
Choi, H; Jung, Y; Kim, H