Research Papers
"Improvement" or "success" in arthroscopy for internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint?
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (3)
Gonzalez-Garcia, R
Immunohistochemical markers of distant metastasis in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.
Clinical & experimental metastasis • 2014 • Vol. 31 (3)
Metastasis remains a major cause of mortality in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Current clinicopathological features have shown limited predictability for the risk of distant metastas…
Allonca, E; Alonso-Duran, L; Astudillo, A
Evaluation of the effect of non-surgical periodontal treatment on oral health-related quality of life: estimation of minimal important differences 1 year after treatment.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (3)
AIM: To evaluate an individually tailored oral health educational programme on patient-reported outcome compared with a standard oral health educational programme, assess change over time and determi…
Jonsson, B; Ohrn, K
Cross-bite and oral health related quality of life in young people.
Journal of dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 42 (3)
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the impact of posterior cross-bite on OHRQoL in young people aged 15-25 and to determine whether the impact on higher domains of Oral Health Impact Profile-14 …
Masood, M; Masood, Y; Newton, T
Specialist titles used in clinical correspondence: a UK survey of oral and maxillofacial surgery consultants.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (3)
We explored how oral and maxillofacial (OMF) consultants describe themselves in their correspondence. We did a telephone survey of OMF surgeons' secretaries and compiled data on the specialist titles…
Ahmed, S; Islam, S; Taylor, C
Leveraging the US tobacco quitline infrastructure to promote oral health: feedback from key stakeholders.
Preventive medicine • 2014 • Vol. 60
McClure, J
Oral lesions among HIV-infected children on antiretroviral treatment in West Africa.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH • 2014 • Vol. 19 (3)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of oral mucosal diseases and dental caries among HIV-infected children receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in West Africa and to identify the factors associ…
Aka, E; Arrive, E; Ba, A
Reliability of post-chemoradiotherapy F-18-FDG PET/CT for prediction of locoregional failure in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer.
Oral oncology • 2014 • Vol. 50 (3)
OBJECTIVES: Although widely adopted, the accuracy of post-chemoradiotherapy (CRT) 18F-fluorodeoxygluocose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for predicting locoregional failure…
Bradford, C; Carey, T; Chepeha, D
Use of sintered xenograft over allograft for ridge augmentation: technique note.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2014 • Vol. 72 (3)
Patients often present with tooth or implant complications with loss of significant bone width and the need for bone volume for implant placement and maintenance of ridge contour for esthetics. The t…
Block, M; Kaleem, A
A classification system for conditions causing condylar hyperplasia.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2014 • Vol. 72 (3)
A classification system was developed to place patients with condylar hyperplasia (CH) into categories based on histology, clinical and imaging characteristics, effects on the jaws and facial structu…
Movahed, R; Perez, D; Wolford, L
Malignant transformation of oral epithelial dysplasia: a real-world evaluation of histopathologic grading.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2014 • Vol. 117 (3)
OBJECTIVE: This study describes the predictive value of oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) grading as an indicator for malignant transformation and progression. STUDY DESIGN: The records of an Australia…
Ades, C; Dost, F; Farah, C
Effectiveness of piezoelectric surgery in reducing surgical complications after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (3)
Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of piezoelectric surgery, where the osteotomy is made using ultrasonic vibration, in reducing surgical complications after bilateral sagittal split osteot…
Kamatani, T; Maki, K; Ogura, H
Vascular compression of the trigeminal nerve in asymptomatic individuals: a voxel-wise analysis of axial and radial diffusivity.
Acta neurochirurgica • 2014 • Vol. 156 (3)
BACKGROUND: Neurovascular compression (NVC) of the trigeminal nerve is associated with trigeminal neuralgia (TN), but also occurs in many asymptomatic individuals. The purpose of this study was to in…
Chen, Y; Lin, W; Zhang, Q
Properties of axially loaded implant-abutment assemblies using digital holographic interferometry analysis.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2014 • Vol. 30 (3)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to (i) obtain the force-related interferometric patterns of loaded dental implant-abutment assemblies differing in diameter and brand using digital holographic in…
Alar, Z; Brozovic, J; Demoli, N
Detection of sleep bruxism: comparison between an electromyographic and electrocardiographic portable holter and polysomnography.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2014 • Vol. 41 (3)
Recent polysomnographic (PSG) studies showed that the sleep bruxism (SB) event is preceded by a sudden shift in autonomic cardiac activity. Therefore, heart rate could be the simplest-to-record param…
Bargellini, A; Castroflorio, T; Debernardi, C
Computer-assisted orthognathic surgery for correction of facial asymmetry: results of a randomised controlled clinical trial.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2014 • Vol. 52 (3)
In this randomised controlled clinical trial, 2 homogeneous groups of patients with facial asymmetry (n=10 in each) were treated by either classic or computer-assisted orthognathic corrective surgery…
Baj, A; Corda, A; De Riu, G
Long-term tensile bond strength of differently cemented nanocomposite CAD/CAM crowns on dentin abutment.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2014 • Vol. 30 (3)
OBJECTIVES: To test the tensile bond strength of luted composite computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) crowns after use of different adhesive systems combined with different re…
Edelhoff, D; Eichberger, M; Gernet, W
Glass ionomer cements: effect of strontium substitution on esthetics, radiopacity and fluoride release.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2014 • Vol. 30 (3)
OBJECTIVE: SrO and SrF2 are widely used to replace CaO and CaF2 in ionomer glasses to produce radiopaque glass ionomer cements (GIC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of this sub…
Anderson, P; Billington, R; Hassan, U
Renal tubular dysfunction in patients with primary Sjogren syndrome.
Clinical nephrology • 2014 • Vol. 81 (3)
Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is an important cause of renal tubular dysfunction in adults, mainly due to acquired type 1 distal renal tubular acidosis (RTA 1) and concentration defects (CD). This…
Delgado, A; Duffles Amarante, G; Gomes, C
Emerging roles of immunostimulatory oral bacteria in periodontitis development.
Trends in microbiology • 2014 • Vol. 22 (3)
Periodontitis is a common dental disease which results in irreversible alveolar bone loss around teeth, and subsequent tooth loss. Previous studies have focused on bacteria that damage the host and t…
Hasegawa, M; Inohara, N; Jiao, Y