Research Papers
Investigation of the effect of different prefabricated intracanal posts on fracture resistance of simulated immature teeth.
Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology • 2014 • Vol. 30 (1)
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess fracture resistances of simulated immature single-rooted teeth whose roots have been backfilled using 3 different post systems after a 4 mm apical mineral tri…
Dikbas, I; Gungor, T; Koksal, T
The influence of prophylactic antibiotic administration on post-operative morbidity in dental implant surgery. A prospective double blind randomized controlled clinical trial.
Clinical oral implants research • 2014 • Vol. 25 (2)
OBJECTIVES: A prospective double-blind randomised controlled trial was conducted to test the effect of prophylactic antibiotics on post-operative morbidity and osseointegration of dental implants. MA…
Claffey, N; Kemmoona, M; Nolan, R
Dose-dependent effect of radiation on titanium implants: a quantitative study in rabbits.
Clinical oral implants research • 2014 • Vol. 25 (2)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate the dose-dependent effect of radiation on dental implant stability and osseointegration using a series of quantitative analyses. MATERIAL AND METHO…
Cheung, L; Kwong, D; Li, J
Prospective randomized controlled clinical study comparing two dental implant systems: demographic and radiographic results at one year of loading.
Clinical oral implants research • 2014 • Vol. 25 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of implants and implant-supported reconstructions using a 1-piece (STM) and a 2-piece (BRA) dental implant system. MATERIAL AND METHODS: S…
Benic, G; Hammerle, C; Roos, M
Facial nerve palsy and Kawasaki disease.
Indian journal of pediatrics • 2014 • Vol. 81 (2)
Kawasaki Disease (KD) is a vasculitic disease and can affect any organ system in the body. The development of coronary artery aneurysms is the most common and life threatening complication of KD and …
Akcurin, G; Aldemir-Kocabas, B; Ertug, H
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphisms as risk factor in temporomandibular disorders patients from Southern Italy.
The Clinical journal of pain • 2014 • Vol. 30 (2)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of COMT gene variants as potential risk factors in a group of patients affected with chronic temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain. METHODS: We sequenced COMT gene in…
Castaldo, G; D'Anto, V; Liguori, R
Effects of maxillary protraction for early correction of class III malocclusion.
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (1)
This prospective study investigated the skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue effects of a mini maxillary protractor appliance in class III subjects with maxillary retrusion and mandibular protrusion and…
Celikoglu, M; Oktay, H
Sample size in orthodontic randomized controlled trials: are numbers justified?
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (1)
Sample size calculations are advocated by the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) group to justify sample sizes in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This study aimed to analyse th…
Fleming, P; Koletsi, D; Pandis, N
Local resection of the mass to treat the osteochondroma of the mandibular condyle: indications and different methods with 38-case series.
Head & neck • 2014 • Vol. 36 (2)
BACKGROUND: Local resection of the mass was reported to treat the condylar osteochodroma in some cases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and the indications of the local rese…
Chen, M; He, D; Huang, D
[Clinical diagnosis of familial Levy-Hollister syndrome].
Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) • 2014 • Vol. 80 (2)
Lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital syndrome (LADD syndrome), also known as Levy-Hollister syndrome, is an autosomal dominant defect with variability on phenotypical expression. This syndrome is character…
Gean Molins, E; Palanca Arias, D; Palomeque Rico, A
Study of dental prostheses influence in radiation therapy.
Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB) • 2014 • Vol. 30 (1)
Dental prostheses made of high density material contribute to modify dose distribution in head and neck cancer treatment. Our objective is to quantify dose perturbation due to high density inhomogene…
De Conto, C; Gschwind, R; Makovicka, L
Chronic treatment with the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist RU486 inhibits diabetes-induced enhancement of experimental periodontitis.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (1)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis hyperactivity and excessive glucocorticoid hormone release have been associated with diabetes, altered immune responses and…
Breivik, T; Gjermo, P; Gundersen, Y
Evaluation of periodontitis in hospital outpatients with major depressive disorder.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (1)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been associated with alterations in the neuroendocrine system and immune function and may be associated with an increased susceptibility …
Lotufo, R; Lotufo-Neto, F; Marques, A
Periodontitis increases vascular cyclooxygenase-2: potential effect on vascular tone.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (1)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: It has been demonstrated that periodontitis induces a systemic inflammation, which may impair endothelial function. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an important enzyme in the in…
Assreuy, J; Fernandes, D; Machado, W
The effect of long-term aspirin intake on the outcome of non-surgical periodontal therapy in smokers: a double-blind, randomized pilot study.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (1)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this parallel, double-blind, randomized pilot study was to determine the effect of a daily dose of 325 mg of aspirin (ASA) on the clinical outcomes of scaling and root pla…
Bland, P; Patters, M; Scarbecz, M
Cellular neurothekeoma of the upper lip in an infant.
Pediatrics and neonatology • 2014 • Vol. 55 (1)
Cellular neurothekeoma is an uncommon benign skin neoplasm and also a variant of neurothekeoma. Cellular neurothekeomas usually occur in the skin of the upper trunk, head, or neck of children and you…
Chen, Y; Pan, H; Tseng, S
Tooth agenesis patterns and phenotype variation in a cohort of Belgian patients with hypodontia and oligodontia clustered in 79 families with their pedigrees.
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (1)
BACKGROUND: Even though tooth agenesis is the most common developmental anomaly of the human dentition, its genetic background and pathogenic mechanism(s) still remain poorly understood. Syndromic an…
Carels, C; Devriendt, K; Dreesen, K
Periodontal healing after application of enamel matrix derivative in surgical supra/infrabony periodontal defects in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
Journal of periodontal research • 2014 • Vol. 49 (1)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epidemiologic and clinical studies have indicated that diabetes is a risk factor for periodontal disease progression and healing. The aim of the present study was to evaluat…
Bosshardt, D; Dard, M; Eliezer, M
[Endoscopic vacuum therapy after iatrogenic oesophageal perforation--a case report].
Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie • 2014 • Vol. 139 (1)
KLAR, E; Kuhn, F; Rau, B
Early oral intake after total laryngectomy does not increase pharyngocutaneous fistulization.
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 (2)
Timing of oral intake after total laryngectomy (TLE) is mostly delayed until postoperative day 10-12, under the assumption that this limits the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistulization (PCF). How…
Hamming-Vrieze, O; Hilgers, F; Kroon, G