Research Papers
There are still problems in identifying who will develop complications of sore throat in primary care.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2014 • Vol. 348
Matthys, J
Neural crest-specific deletion of Ldb1 leads to cleft secondary palate with impaired palatal shelf elevation.
BMC developmental biology • 2014 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: LIM domain binding protein 1 (LDB1) is a transcriptional co-factor, which interacts with multiple transcription factors and other proteins containing LIM domains. Complete inactivation of…
Almaidhan, A; Cesario, J; Choi, V
Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from salivary ductal carcinoma of the parotid gland mimicking transverse myelitis in a patient with radiologically isolated syndrome.
Journal of the neurological sciences • 2014 • Vol. 336 (1-2)
Intramedullary spinal cord metastases (ISCMs) are rare lesions but their presence should not be underestimated in a cancer patient with rapidly progressive neurological compromise. Due to similar tim…
Ding, D; Fullard, M; Jarrell, H
Specificity protein 1 is a novel target of 2,4-bis (p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butenal for the suppression of human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell growth.
Journal of biomedical science • 2014 • Vol. 21 (1)
BACKGROUND: The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction occurring between a reducing sugar and an amino acid, generally requiring thermal processing. Maillard reaction products (MRPs) have antioxida…
Chae, J; Cho, J; Hong, J
Dental disease and periprosthetic joint infection.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume • 2014 • Vol. 96 (2)
➤ The number of patients with end-stage osteoarthritis is increasing, and treatment with hip and knee arthroplasty is expected to increase over the next several decades. ➤ Dental disease has long bee…
Hammerberg, E; Hirsh, J; Price, C
Effects of tongue cleaning on bacterial flora in tongue coating and dental plaque: a crossover study.
BMC oral health • 2014 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: The effects of tongue cleaning on reconstruction of bacterial flora in dental plaque and tongue coating itself are obscure. We assessed changes in the amounts of total bacteria as well as…
Chosa, N; Kimura, S; Kishi, M
Gearbox tooth cut fault diagnostics using acoustic emission and vibration sensors--a comparative study.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) • 2014 • Vol. 14 (1)
In recent years, acoustic emission (AE) sensors and AE-based techniques have been developed and tested for gearbox fault diagnosis. In general, AE-based techniques require much higher sampling rates …
Bechhoefer, E; He, D; Qu, Y
Cognitive and neuropsychiatric impairment in cerebral radionecrosis patients after radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
BMC neurology • 2014 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: We sought to characterize the cognitive function and neuropsychiatric symptoms in cerebral radionecrosis (CRN) patients who have received conformal radiation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.…
Gu, M; Huang, H; Wu, M
Age, period and cohort analysis of patient dental visits in Australia.
BMC health services research • 2014 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: Understanding dentists' capacity to supply dental services over time is a key element in the process of planning for the future. The aim was to identify time trends and estimate age, peri…
Brennan, D; Ju, X; Spencer, A
Acute prevertebral abscess secondary to infected pancreatic pseudocyst.
BMJ case reports • 2014 • Vol. 2014
We report a case of a middle aged, man with diabetes who presented with dysphagia and odynophagia. On evaluation, he was diagnosed to have an acute prevertebral abscess with an unusual aetiology, an …
Anand, A; Bhandarkar, A; Pillai, S
Screening for oral cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
Annals of internal medicine • 2014 • Vol. 160 (1)
DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for oral cancer. METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on whether screening for oral cance…
Moyer, V
A feeling of a lump in the throat.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2014 • Vol. 348
Ellis, M; Foden, N; Joseph, T
A 5-year longitudinal study of survival rate and periodontal parameter changes at sites of dilacerated maxillary central incisors.
Progress in orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Although dental dilaceration disinclusion is an accepted treatment modality, few studies have evaluated the prognosis for dilacerated maxillary incisors and changes in clinical periodonta…
Farronato, G; Galbiati, G; Giannini, L
Measurement and Monte Carlo simulation for energy- and intensity-modulated electron radiotherapy delivered by a computer-controlled electron multileaf collimator.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics • 2014 • Vol. 15 (1)
The dosimetric advantage of modulated electron radiotherapy (MERT) has been explored by many investigators and is considered to be an advanced radiation therapy technique in the utilization of electr…
Eldib, A; Emam, I; Fan, J
Fluorescence spectroscopic characterization of salivary metabolites of oral cancer patients.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology • 2014 • Vol. 130
A pilot study has been carried out using human saliva in differentiating the normal subjects from that of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients, using the autofluorescence spectroscopy at 405n…
Bharanidharan, G; Ganesan, S; Jayanth, V
Dominant mutations in GRHL3 cause Van der Woude Syndrome and disrupt oral periderm development.
American journal of human genetics • 2014 • Vol. 94 (1)
Mutations in interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) account for approximately 70% of cases of Van der Woude syndrome (VWS), the most common syndromic form of cleft lip and palate. In 8 of 45 VWS-affe…
Andersen, B; Basel-Vanagaite, L; Cornell, R
[Wegener's granulomatosis with oral mucosal involvement as first manifestation].
Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola • 2014 • Vol. 65 (1)
Alamillos, F; Candau, A; Dean, A
Anthropometric analysis of the maxillary bone and the alar base in unilateral cleft lip with secondary nasal deformity: classification of a piriform margin bony depression.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association • 2014 • Vol. 51 (1)
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to measure the soft tissue of the alar base and the piriform aperture area of the maxillary bone of unilateral cleft lips with secondary nasal deformities when se…
Bai, X; Li, Z; Liu, Q
Patterns of dental service utilization following nontraumatic dental condition visits to the emergency department in Wisconsin Medicaid.
Journal of public health dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 74 (1)
OBJECTIVES: To examine patterns of dental service utilization for adult Medicaid enrollees in Wisconsin following nontraumatic dental condition (NTDC) visits to the emergency department (ED). METHODS…
Okunseri, C; Pajewski, N
Clinical and radiological evaluation of a template-guided (NobelGuide) treatment concept.
Clinical oral implants research • 2014 • Vol. 25 (1)
OBJECTIVES: The study was designed to evaluate the clinical use of the NobelGuide() concept over a follow-up period of 12 months with respect to implant success and survival rates, development of sof…
Kohal, R; Lettner, S; Rohner, D