Research Papers
Do nanofill or submicron composites show improved smoothness and gloss? A systematic review of in vitro studies.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2014 • Vol. 30 (4)
OBJECTIVES: Despite nanofill and submicron composites' aim to provide high initial polishing combined with superior smoothness and gloss retention, the question still remains whether clinicians shoul…
Cenci, M; de Oliveira-Ogliari, A; Kaizer, M
The Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) instrument: construct validation.
European journal of oral sciences • 2014 • Vol. 122 (2)
The Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST) is a newly developed epidemiological instrument. The aim of this study was to investigate its construct validity. Four calibrated examiners, using …
Bronkhorst, E; Chaves, S; Creugers, N
Longitudinal quantitative evaluation of the mid-palatal suture after rapid expansion using in vivo micro-CT.
Archives of oral biology • 2014 • Vol. 59 (4)
New bone formation is known to occur between the opened palatal bones after rapid mid-palatal expansion (RME), although the time-dependent changes in the mid-palatal suture after RME have not been fu…
Arai, Y; Karasawa, Y; Mayahara, K
Metallurgical and interfacial characterization of PFM Co-Cr dental alloys fabricated via casting, milling or selective laser melting.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2014 • Vol. 30 (4)
OBJECTIVES: Bulk and interfacial characterization of porcelain fused to metal (PFM) Co-Cr dental alloys fabricated via conventional casting, milling and selective laser melting. METHODS: Three groups…
Al Jabbari, Y; Barmpagadaki, X; Koutsoukis, T
[Primary synovial sarcoma of the parotid gland].
Revue de stomatologie, de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et de chirurgie orale • 2014 • Vol. 115 (2)
INTRODUCTION: Synovial sarcoma is a malignant soft tissue neoplasm which occurs most of the time in teenagers and young adults. Facial, and especially parotid gland localization, is very uncommon. CA…
Abouchadi, A; Al Bouzidi, A; Boudhas, A
Management of regional metastatic disease in head and neck cutaneous malignancy. 1. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (4)
This overview is the first of 2 articles on the current evidence for management of the neck and parotid in cutaneous cancers of the head and neck. In this paper we discuss cutaneous squamous cell car…
Gurney, B; Newlands, C
Cyclooxygenase-2 expression is associated with vascular endothelial growth factor-c and lymph node metastasis in human oral tongue cancer.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2014 • Vol. 117 (4)
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the relationship of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and vascular endothelial growth factor-c (VEGF-C) expression with lymphangiogenesis, lymph node metastasis (LNM),…
Hata, K; Kimoto, N; Morita, N
Stafne bone cavities: systematic algorithm for diagnosis derived from retrospective data over a 5-year period.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (4)
Stafne bone cavities are usually found in men 50-70 years old. Typically they appear as lingual, open, ovoid lesions of the molar region of the lower jaw, and most contain parts of the submandibular …
Filo, K; Gander, T; Gratz, K
Primary tumor volume should be included in the TNM staging system of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Medical hypotheses • 2014 • Vol. 82 (4)
TNM staging system based on anatomic location, cranial nerve and conventional radiation therapy is currently the widely used classification for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, the T classifi…
Hu, G; Liu, D; Long, G
Meta-analysis of bonding effectiveness to zirconia ceramics.
Journal of dental research • 2014 • Vol. 93 (4)
Dental zirconia can no longer be considered un-bondable to tooth tissue. In literature, an increasing number of papers indeed report on the bonding effectiveness of different luting techniques to zir…
De Munck, J; Inokoshi, M; Minakuchi, S
What causes dryness in Sjogren's syndrome patients and how can it be targeted?
Expert review of clinical immunology • 2014 • Vol. 10 (4)
Concepts regarding what causes dryness in Sjogren's syndrome have evolved over the past decade. Inflammation in the lacrimal functional unit contributes to development of dry eye by causing dysfuncti…
Pflugfelder, S
Outcomes of mandibular distraction osteogenesis in the treatment of severe micrognathia.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery • 2014 • Vol. 140 (4)
IMPORTANCE: Patients with severe micrognathia are predisposed to airway obstruction. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) is an alternative to tracheotomy that lengthens the mandible in order to…
Billmire, D; de Alarcon, A; Gordon, C
Retinal tear presenting in a patient with ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia.
Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry • 2014 • Vol. 91 (4 Suppl 1)
PURPOSE: This article aims to report a case of known ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia in a young male patient who subsequently was found to have a retinal tear and localized retinal detachment. CASE…
Graham, T; Grogg, J; Port, N
Infliximab attenuates inflammatory osteolysis in a model of periodontitis in Wistar rats.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) • 2014 • Vol. 239 (4)
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease related to tooth loss in adults. Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody against TNF-alpha and is prescribed for the treatment of systemic inflamm…
Aragao, K; Brito, G; da Silva, R
Disrupting hedgehog and WNT signaling interactions promotes cleft lip pathogenesis.
The Journal of clinical investigation • 2014 • Vol. 124 (4)
Cleft lip, which results from impaired facial process growth and fusion, is one of the most common craniofacial birth defects. Many genes are known to be involved in the etiology of this disorder; ho…
Iulianella, A; Kurosaka, H; Trainor, P
Combined arsenic trioxide-cisplatin treatment enhances apoptosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.
Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) • 2014 • Vol. 37 (2)
BACKGROUND: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for the majority of oral cancers. Despite recent advances in OSCC diagnostics and therapeutics, the overall survival rate still remains low. H…
Furuhashi, A; Hosokawa, Y; Karnan, S
Expression of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein (LMP-1), p16 and p53 proteins in nonendemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC): a clinicopathological study.
Archives of medical research • 2014 • Vol. 45 (3)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although the latent membrane protein type 1 (LMP1) is frequently expressed in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) malignancies, its contribution to the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcin…
Cano-Valdez, A; Flores-Balcazar, C; Guedea-Edo, F
Gingivoperiosteoplasty.
Clinics in plastic surgery • 2014 • Vol. 41 (2)
Cleft surgeons seek to provide the best results in the fewest surgeries. Gingivoperiosteoplasty (GPP) is one option to achieve this goal. Although it may normalize early form and function and obviate…
Al-Mufarrej, F; Hopper, R
Speech evaluation for patients with cleft palate.
Clinics in plastic surgery • 2014 • Vol. 41 (2)
Children with cleft palate are at risk for speech problems, particularly those caused by velopharyngeal insufficiency. There may be an additional risk of speech problems caused by malocclusion. This …
Kummer, A
Surgical considerations in 22Q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Clinics in plastic surgery • 2014 • Vol. 41 (2)
The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) may be associated with several palatal abnormalities, including overt cleft palate, submucosal cleft palate, palatopharyngeal disproportion, and velar hypotoni…
Baylis, A; Kirschner, R