Research Papers
Comparison of long-term survival of implants and endodontically treated teeth.
Journal of dental research • 2014 • Vol. 93 (1)
The outcomes of both dental implants and endodontically treated teeth have been extensively studied. However, there is still a great controversy over when to keep a natural tooth and when to extract …
Kim, S; Setzer, F
Oral infections and orofacial pain in Alzheimer's disease: a case-control study.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD • 2014 • Vol. 38 (4)
BACKGROUND: Dental infections are frequent and have recently been implicated as a possible risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite a lack of studies investigating orofacial pain in this pat…
Anghinah, R; Cestari, J; de Siqueira, J
Cost-effectiveness of osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis in Singapore.
American journal of ophthalmology • 2014 • Vol. 157 (1)
PURPOSE: To determine the long-term cost-effectiveness of osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP) relative to no treatment among patients with end-stage corneal and ocular surface diseases in Singapore.…
Dong, D; Finkelstein, E; Mehta, J
Meta-analysis of differentially expressed genes in primary Sjogren's syndrome by using microarray.
Human immunology • 2014 • Vol. 75 (1)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to identify differentially expressed (DE) genes and biological processes associated with changes in gene expression in primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). ME…
Choi, S; Ji, J; Kim, J
Extracting value from oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2014 • Vol. 72 (1)
Inverso, G; Padwa, B
Effects of high-fluoride dentifrice (5,000-ppm) on caries-related plaque and salivary variables.
Clinical oral investigations • 2014 • Vol. 18 (5)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to measure the effects of a 5,000-ppm F toothpaste on caries-related factors in dental plaque and saliva. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 6-week clinical trial w…
Buijs, M; Bukhary, S; Carlen, A
Inter-bacterial correlations in subgingival biofilms: a large-scale survey.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (1)
AIM: Although the complexity of the oral ecology and the ecological differences between health and disease are well accepted, a clear view on the dynamics in relation to disease is lacking. In this s…
Boon, N; De Mol, A; Loozen, G
The purinergic P2x7 receptor is expressed on monocytes in Behcet's disease and is modulated by TNF-alpha.
European journal of immunology • 2014 • Vol. 44 (1)
The P2x7 receptor (P2x7r) is expressed in innate immune cells (e.g. monocyte/macrophages), playing a key role in IL-1beta release. Since innate immune activation and IL-1beta release seem to be impli…
Cantarini, L; Capecchi, P; Castrichini, M
From bench-top to chair-side: how scientific evidence is incorporated into clinical practice.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2014 • Vol. 30 (1)
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this manuscript is to describe the process through which bench-top research is incorporated into clinical practice from an evidence-based dentistry perspective. METHODS: …
Tracy, S
Prognostic value of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: analysis of 1301 patients from an endemic area in China.
Cancer • 2014 • Vol. 120 (1)
BACKGROUND: The current study investigated the prevalence and prognostic value of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) from an area in southern Ch…
Chen, L; Guo, R; Jiang, N
Full-mouth rehabilitation of severely worn dentition due to soda swishing: a clinical report.
Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists • 2014 • Vol. 23 (1)
Diagnosis and treatment planning of severely worn dentition are complex and complicated. Erosion is one of the common causes of lost tooth surface. Defining the etiology of the erosion is essential b…
Alqahtani, F
Association of osteopontin polymorphisms with nasopharyngeal carcinoma risk.
Human immunology • 2014 • Vol. 75 (1)
No previous study has reported the association of osteopontin polymorphisms with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) risk. We aimed to investigate the association in a Chinese population. Four variants of…
Nong, L; Qin, S; Tang, Y
Just another sore throat?
The Journal of emergency medicine • 2014 • Vol. 46 (1)
Dalawari, P; Foerster, K; Schroeder, M
Interleukin-18 promoter polymorphisms and plasma levels are associated with increased risk of periodontitis: a meta-analysis.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] • 2014 • Vol. 63 (1)
OBJECTIVE: Emerging evidence has showed that interleukin-18 (IL-8) promoter polymorphisms and plasma IL-18 levels may be associated with increased risk of periodontitis, but individually published re…
Jin, Y; Li, J; Li, Z
Moderate and severe periodontitis are independent risk factors associated with low cardiorespiratory fitness in sedentary non-smoking men aged between 45 and 65 years.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2014 • Vol. 41 (1)
AIM: To investigate the association between periodontal disease severity and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a cross-sectional study of sedentary men. MATERIALS & METHODS: Seventy-two healthy men …
Bara, C; Bauersachs, J; Budde, E
Dental handpiece contamination: a proteomics and surface analysis approach.
Biofouling • 2014 • Vol. 30 (1)
Dental handpieces (DHPs) become biofouled internally with patient derived material that is difficult to access for removal and inactivation. This study undertook a quantitative and qualitative invest…
Baxter, H; Baxter, R; Jones, A
Congenital infantile fibrosarcoma of the lip.
Pediatric dermatology • 2014 • Vol. 31 (1)
Infantile congenital fibrosarcomas are rare neoplasms that usually present on the extremities, and although they are locally invasive, they rarely metastasize. They are commonly misdiagnosed as heman…
Beets-Shay, L; Bellfield, E
Will weight loss cause significant dosimetric changes of target volumes and organs at risk in nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy?
Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists • 2014 • Vol. 39 (1)
This study aimed to quantify dosimetric effects of weight loss for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Overall, 25 patients with NPC treated with…
Bai, P; Chen, C; Chen, L
Extensively ossifying oral leiomyoma: a rare histologic finding.
Head and neck pathology • 2014 • Vol. 8 (3)
Oral leiomyoma are rare neoplasms of the oral cavity. Ossification within leiomyoma is not unusual but is mostly reported in leiomyoma of the deep soft tissue. Ossifying leiomyoma is extremely rare i…
Bhattacharyya, I; Cohen, D; Fitzpatrick, S
Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma of salivary glands with high-grade transformation: report of 3 cases with the ETV6-NTRK3 gene fusion and analysis of TP53, beta-catenin, EGFR, and CCND1 genes.
The American journal of surgical pathology • 2014 • Vol. 38 (1)
Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma of salivary gland origin (MASC) is a recently described tumor resembling secretory carcinoma of the breast characterized by strong S-100 protein, mammaglobin, and…
Andrle, P; Branzovsky, J; Grossmann, P