Research Papers
Anteroposterior and vertical changes in skeletal class II patients treated with modified Thurow appliance.
Brazilian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 25 (2)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the post-treatment anteroposterior and vertical alterations in skeletal Class II malocclusion with different maxillary patterns in patients treated with modified…
Coqueiro, R; de Meneses, I; Dos Santos, R
Immediate loading implants with mandibular overdenture: a 48-month prospective follow-up study.
Brazilian oral research • 2014 • Vol. 28
The aim of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate patient rehabilitation with two immediately loaded implants and bar-retained mandibular overdentures after 48 months of follow-up. Twenty pa…
Davi, L; Neves, F; Prado, C
Association between tooth loss and overweight/obesity among Brazilian adults: the Pro-Saude Study.
Brazilian oral research • 2014 • Vol. 28
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between tooth loss and overweight/obesity in an adult Brazilian population. It is a cross-sectional study comprising 3,930 adults [1,744 men and …
Celeste, R; Faerstein, E; Pilotto, L
Correction to oral pathology quiz #82 from the Winter 2014 issue of Journal of NJDA.
Journal of the New Jersey Dental Association • 2014 • Vol. 85 (2)
Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for treatment of oral cancer: a review.
International journal of nanomedicine • 2014 • Vol. 9
Oral cancer (oral cavity and oropharynx) is a common and aggressive cancer that invades local tissue, can cause metastasis, and has a high mortality rate. Conventional treatment strategies, such as s…
Bernegossi, J; Calixto, G; Chorilli, M
Non-lethal control of the cariogenic potential of an agent-based model for dental plaque.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (8)
Dental caries or tooth decay is a prevalent global disease whose causative agent is the oral biofilm known as plaque. According to the ecological plaque hypothesis, this biofilm becomes pathogenic wh…
Devine, D; Head, D; Marsh, P
Traditional Chinese medicine compound ShengJinRunZaoYangXue granules for treatment of primary Sjogren's syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Chinese medical journal • 2014 • Vol. 127 (15)
BACKGROUND: Traditional Chinese medical treatment of primary Sjogren's syndrome has advantages over Western medicine in terms of fewer side effects and improved patient conditions. This study was a m…
Gao, Z; Guo, F; Hu, W
MMP-9 as a potential biomarker for carcinoma of oral cavity: a study in eastern India.
Neoplasma • 2014 • Vol. 61 (6)
Carcinoma of oral cavity have a high risk of recurrence after initial treatment with surgery, radiotherapy, surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy, or radio-chemotherapy.The present study investigated th…
Biswas, J; Dutta, K; Ganguly, K
Safety and efficacy of S-1 chemotherapy in recurrent and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy: multi-institutional retrospective analysis.
Drug design, development and therapy • 2014 • Vol. 8
PURPOSE: This retrospective study evaluates the efficacy and safety of S-1 chemotherapy for recurrent and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy. PA…
Chen, Z; Cheng, H; Lin, Z
Reconstruction of beagle hemi-mandibular defects with allogenic mandibular scaffolds and autologous mesenchymal stem cells.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (8)
OBJECTIVE: Massive bone allografts are frequently used in orthopedic reconstructive surgery, but carry a high failure rate of approximately 25%. We tested whether treatment of graft with mesenchymal …
Hu, M; Liu, C; Liu, H
Bone and soft tissue non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the maxillofacial area: report of two cases, literature review and new therapeutic strategies.
International journal of surgery (London, England) • 2014 • Vol. 12 Suppl 2
Primary mandibular non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and soft tissues NHL of the maxillofacial are extremely rare representing a minimal percentage of the head and neck tumors. Two cases of bone and soft ti…
Amato, M; Cortese, A; Cozzolino, I
Induction of peroxiredoxin 1 by hypoxia regulates heme oxygenase-1 via NF-kappaB in oral cancer.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (8)
Overexpression of peroxiredoxin 1 (Prx1) has been observed in numerous cancers including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The precise molecular mechanism of up-regulation of Prx1 in carcinogenesi…
Chen, T; Ge, L; Hou, M
Somatosensory investigation of patients with orofacial pain compared with controls.
The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences • 2014 • Vol. 26 (4)
The objective of this study was to investigate the sensorial characteristics of orofacial pain in patients compared with control subjects. A total of 336 subjects (282 patients and 54 control subject…
de Siqueira, J; de Siqueira, S; Teixeira, M
Analysis of mesiodistal angulations of preadjusted brackets.
Brazilian oral research • 2014 • Vol. 28
Manufacturers offer various prescriptions of preadjusted brackets for use in the "straight-wire" orthodontic technique. However, the need to incorporate bends in the rectangular wires during orthodon…
Cuoghi, O; Fabre, A; Mendonca, M
Connection between periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease: possible roles of microglia and leptomeningeal cells.
Journal of pharmacological sciences • 2014 • Vol. 126 (1)
Neuroinflammation, inflammation of the brain, is strongly implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), which can be enhanced by systemic inflammation. Therefore, the initiation and progression of AD are a…
Nakanishi, H; Wu, Z
Sinus mucosal thickening in bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws: a case-control study.
ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties • 2014 • Vol. 76 (4)
Osteonecrosis of the jaws is a clinically significant complication of bisphosphonate (BP) medications. Otherwise, the effects of BPs on oral soft tissue or cells remain unknown. The main objective of…
Alvarez-Arenal, A; Costilla, S; Gallego, L
Evaluation and integration of genetic signature for prediction risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Southern China.
BioMed research international • 2014 • Vol. 2014
Genetic factors, as well as environmental factors, play a role in development of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). A number of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been reported to be associated…
Deng, H; de The, G; Guan, L
Clinicopathologic characterization of oral pyogenic granuloma in 8 cats.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 31 (2)
This case series characterizes the clinicopathologic features and treatment of oral pyogenic granuloma in 8 cats. The cats reported here were patients originating from collaborative efforts at an aca…
Bell, C; Charlier, C; Constantaras, M
Soft tissue tooth impaction in a dog.
Journal of veterinary dentistry • 2014 • Vol. 31 (2)
Soft tissue impaction occurs when erupting teeth fail to penetrate the overlying gingiva. This has been attributed to abnormally dense, fibrous, gingival tissue. However, soft tissue tooth impaction …
Carle, D; Shope, B
[Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome with corpus callosum agenesis, PTCH1 mutation and absence of basal cell carcinoma].
Medicina • 2014 • Vol. 74 (4)
Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCS) or Gorlin-Goltz syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, mainly due to PTCH1 gene mutations, that comprises a broad spectrum of clinical manifestat…
Azurmendi, P; Martinez, M; Mazzuoccolo, L