Research Papers
Levels of potential oral cancer salivary mRNA biomarkers in oral cancer patients in remission and oral lichen planus patients.
Clinical oral investigations • 2014 • Vol. 18 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To gather preliminary data concerning the feasibility of using seven salivary mRNAs-IL-8; IL-1beta; dual specificity phosphatase 1 (DUSP1); H3 histone family 3A (H3F3A); ornithin decarbox…
Brinkmann, O; Chen, H; Cheng, Y
The influence of implant diameter on its survival: a meta-analysis based on prospective clinical trials.
Journal of periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 85 (4)
BACKGROUND: The use of narrow-diameter implants has been proposed to restore small edentulous spans, thus avoiding extensive bone augmentation procedures and reducing the surgical complexity of impla…
Catena, A; Galindo-Moreno, P; Monje, A
Self-reported causes for referral to dental treatment under general anaesthesia (DGA): a cross-sectional survey.
European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 15 (2)
AIM: To determine causes leading to dental care under general anaesthesia (DGA) in public health care reported by the patients or the parents/caregivers. STUDY DESIGN: All the patients referred to DG…
Anttonen, V; Kankaala, T; Laitala, M
LED and laser photobiomodulation in the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis: experimental study in hamsters.
Clinical oral investigations • 2014 • Vol. 18 (3)
PURPOSE: This paper aims to evaluate the effects of laser (660 nm) and light-emitting diode (LED) (670 nm) irradiation in the cheek pouch mucosa of hamsters with oral mucositis (OM) induced by chemot…
Colombo, F; Freire, M; Freitas, R
Is marginal bone loss around oral implants the result of a provoked foreign body reaction?
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
BACKGROUND: When a foreign body is placed in bone or soft tissue, an inflammatory reaction inevitably develops. Hence, osseointegration is but a foreign body response to the implant, which according …
Albrektsson, T; Dahlin, C; Jemt, T
Dental anomalies in different cleft groups related to neural crest developmental fields contributes to the understanding of cleft aetiology.
Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery • 2014 • Vol. 48 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To analyze dental deviations in three cleft groups and relate findings to embryological neural crest fields (frontonasal, maxillary, and palatal). The overall purpose was to evaluate how f…
Kjaer, I; Molsted, K; Riis, L
Associations between measures of central adiposity and periodontitis among older adults.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2014 • Vol. 42 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between measures of adiposity and periodontitis among older Puerto Rican adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 147 representative adults …
Jimenez, M; Joshipura, K; Munoz-Torres, F
Root malformation associated with a cervical mineralized diaphragm--a distinct form of tooth abnormality?
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2014 • Vol. 117 (4)
OBJECTIVE: Deviations in length and shape of tooth roots result from hard tissue resorption or occur as a developmental disorder. The purpose of this report is to present a type of root malformation …
Hirt, T; Luder, H; Rutz, G
Comparison of PET imaging with 64Cu-liposomes and 18F-FDG in the 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster buccal pouch model of oral dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma.
Molecular imaging and biology • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
PURPOSE: Currently, 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) is the gold standard radiotracer for staging of head and neck cancer; however, the low sensitivity of this tracer can impede detectio…
Afify, A; Farwell, D; Ferrara, K
Pressable feldspathic inlays in premolars: effect of cementation strategy and mechanical cycling on the adhesive bond between dentin and restoration.
The journal of adhesive dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of the cementation strategy and mechanical cycling (MC) on the microtensile bond strength (MTBS) of feldspathic inlays cemented to premolars. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fo…
Bottino, M; Cesar, P; Corazza, P
Evaluation of an oral health promotion program at the time of birth on dental caries in 5-year-old children in Vorarlberg, Austria.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2014 • Vol. 42 (2)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an early oral health promotion program (OHPP) on oral health of 5-year-old children in Austria by providing new mothers with dental hea…
Greiner, S; Heinrich-Weltzien, R; Wagner, Y
Expanding the Metchnikoff postulate: oral health is crucial in a successful global aging management strategy.
Rejuvenation research • 2014 • Vol. 17 (2)
The mouth offers a unique opportunity for the physician and dental hygienist to evaluate and monitor a number of early nutritional-related diseases and vitamin deficiencies in still-healthy people. I…
Galli, R; Illuzzi, N; Kushugulova, A
How do periodontal infections affect the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease?
CNS & neurological disorders drug targets • 2014 • Vol. 13 (3)
Chronic infection can cause slow progressive dementia, cortical atrophy and amyloid deposition in the atrophic form of general paresis. Due to the fact that specific bacterial ligands can increase th…
Abuzenadah, A; Ahmad, E; Ahmad, S
Non-apnea sleep disorder increases the risk of periodontal disease: a retrospective population-based cohort study.
Journal of periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 85 (4)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to determine whether patients with a non-apnea sleep disorder (NA-SD) and comorbidity have an increased risk of periodontal disease. METHODS: Patients newly diagn…
Chang, Y; Kao, C; Lee, C
Recurrent oral thrush.
Indian journal of pediatrics • 2014 • Vol. 81 (4)
Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is characterized by the presence of at least two out of three clinical features, which include chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), Addison's…
Mahadevan, S; Sivabalan, S; Srinath, M
A novel approach for planning orthognathic surgery: the integration of dental casts into three-dimensional printed mandibular models.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 43 (4)
A method of producing a composite model consisting of a three-dimensional printed mandible bearing plaster teeth is presented. Printed models were obtained from cone beam computed tomograms (CBCT) of…
Ayoub, A; Barbenel, J; Ju, X
Influence of adhesive restorations on diffusion of H2O2 released from a bleaching agent and its toxic effects on pulp cells.
The journal of adhesive dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 16 (2)
PURPOSE: To assess the influence of adhesive restorations on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) diffusion through enamel and dentin and its cytotoxicity to pulp (MDPC-23) cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sound an…
Basso, F; de Oliveira Duque, C; de Souza Costa, C
Salvage treatment of trigeminal neuralgia by occipital nerve stimulation.
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache • 2014 • Vol. 34 (4)
BACKGROUND: Although most patients suffering from trigeminal neuralgia (TN) respond to medical or surgical treatment, nonresponders remain in very severe painful condition. CASE RESULT: We describe f…
Bozzolo, E; Chivoret, N; Fontaine, D
Effect of oral hygiene and 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia after cardiovascular surgery.
Respiratory care • 2014 • Vol. 59 (4)
BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection of multifactorial etiology and has a negative influence on cardiovascular surgery (CVS) outcomes. OBJECTIVES: Determine the…
Cruz, M; del Carmen Rubio, M; Gonzalez, N
Clear cell sarcoma of the tongue.
Histopathology • 2014 • Vol. 64 (5)
Calonje, J; Connolly, G; Debiec-Rychter, M