Research Papers
Comparison of four methods to assess erosive substance loss of dentin.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (9)
Erosion of dentin results in a complex multi-layered lesion. Several methods have been used to measure erosive substance loss of dentin, but were found to have only limited agreement, in parts becaus…
Carey, C; Dorfer, C; Felstehausen, G
Photoelastic analysis of all-on-four concept using different implants angulations for maxilla.
Brazilian oral research • 2014 • Vol. 28
Conventional tilted implants are used in oral rehabilitation for heavily absorbed maxilla to avoid bone grafts; however, few research studies evaluate the biomechanical behavior when different angula…
Amaral, R; Barbosa, J; Cidade, C
Do we really need more research?
European journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (3)
Esposito, M
Computer-guided versus free-hand placement of immediately loaded dental implants: 1-year post-loading results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
European journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (3)
PURPOSE: To compare planning and patient rehabilitation using a 3D dental planning software and dedicated surgical guides with conventional rehabilitation of partially or fully edentulous patients us…
Esposito, M; Marchetti, M; Pozzi, A
Five-year outcome of a retrospective cohort study on the rehabilitation of completely edentulous atrophic maxillae with immediately loaded zygomatic implants placed extra-maxillary.
European journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (3)
PURPOSE: To report retrospectively on the 5-year follow-up results of the rehabilitation of complete edentulous atrophied maxillae, using extra-maxillary zygomatic implants alone or in combination wi…
Ferro, A; Lopes, A; Malo, P
Peri-implant bone innervation: histological findings in humans.
European journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (3)
PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to describe nerve fibres around osseointegrated implants in humans. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve mechanically failed implants, retrieved from 10 patients we…
Collaert, B; Corpas, L; Jacobs, R
Evaluation of the TMJ by means of clinical TMD examination and MRI diagnostics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
BioMed research international • 2014 • Vol. 2014
This study included 30 patients with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 30 test subjects without RA (control group). The objective of the study was to examine both groups for the presence of tem…
Ottl, P; Rehart, S; Vogl, T
[A rare case of thalassemia concomitant with chronic decompensated tonsillitis].
Vestnik otorinolaringologii • 2014 (3)
The present paper reports a rare combination of Cooley's disease (thalassemia B) and the decompensated variant of chronic tonsillitis in a 14-year old girl. The patient presented with the severe form…
Izvin, A; Kuznetsova, N; Siniakov, A
Prevalence and associated factors for the development of anterior open bite and posterior crossbite in the primary dentition.
Brazilian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 25 (4)
The aim of the study was to verify the prevalence of anterior open bite (AOB) and posterior cross-bite (PC) in the primary dentition and the association with sociodemographic factors, presence and du…
de Sousa, R; Firmino, R; Granville-Garcia, A
Cryosurgery as an effective alternative for treatment of oral lesions in children.
Brazilian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 25 (4)
Children can exhibit a wide variety of oral pathologies, such as oral lesions, bone lesions, tumors, cysts and cutaneous lesions. Different techniques have been described for the treatment of these l…
Bonecker, M; Junqueira, J; Moraes, P
Effect of composite containing an iodonium salt on the bond strength of brackets to bovine enamel.
Brazilian dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 25 (3)
This study investigated the effect of the incorporation of an iodonium salt in experimental composites, on the bond strength of metallic brackets bonded to bovine teeth. Two hundred and seventy bovin…
Correr, A; Correr-Sobrinho, L; Costa, A
The effect of periodontal treatment on hemoglobin a1c levels of diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (9)
BACKGROUND: There is growing evidence that periodontal treatment may affect glycemic control in diabetic patients. And several systematic reviews have been conducted to assess the effect of periodont…
Guo, X; Han, X; Luo, X
Two polymorphisms of CD44 3'UTR weaken the binding of miRNAs and associate with naso-pharyngeal carcinoma in a Chinese population.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences • 2014 • Vol. 18 (17)
OBJECTIVE: CD44 is a member of adhesion molecule families whose function is closely associated with cancer cell metastatic spread and drug resistance. CD44 is expressed as a wide variety of isoforms …
Chen, M; Lou, F; Ma, H
Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: technique review and early outcomes.
Neurosurgical focus • 2014 • Vol. 37 (4)
OBJECT: Fully endoscopicmicrovascular decompression (E-MVD) of the trigeminal nerve was initially described more than 1 decade ago, but has not yet gained wide acceptance. The authors present the exp…
Bohman, L; Lee, J; Pierce, J
Polishing and toothbrushing alters the surface roughness and gloss of composite resins.
Dental materials journal • 2014 • Vol. 33 (5)
This study aimed to investigate the surface roughness and gloss of composite resins after using two polishing systems and toothbrushing. Six composite resins (Durafill VS, Filtek Z250, Filtek Z350 XT…
Arksornnukit, M; Finger, W; Kamonkhantikul, K
Chemical alteration by tooth bleaching of human salivary proteins that infiltrated subsurface enamel lesions--experimental study with bovine lesion model systems.
Dental materials journal • 2014 • Vol. 33 (5)
Salivary macromolecules infiltrate white and brown spot enamel lesions and adsorb onto hydroxyapatite. Calcium-binding salivary proteins such as statherin hinder remineralization of these lesions. We…
Iizuka, J; Mikuni-Takagaki, Y; Mukai, Y
Complex morphological and molecular genetic examination of amelogenesis imperfecta: a case presentation of two Czech siblings with a non-syndrome form of the disease.
Neuro endocrinology letters • 2014 • Vol. 35 (5)
Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is an overarching term for a group of rare inherited disorders of hard tooth tissues. It is characterized by various defects in proper enamel formation. AI is a severe di…
Dostalova, T; Kripnerova, T; Krulisova, V
Risk factors of developmental defects of enamel--a prospective cohort study.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (10)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Current studies on the aetiology of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) are subject to recall bias because of the retrospective collection of information. Our objective wa…
King, N; McGrath, C; Peng, S
The risk of malignancy anywhere in the body after linear accelerator (LINAC) stereotactic radiosurgery.
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery • 2014 • Vol. 92 (5)
BACKGROUND: Despite the conformity of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment, there are concerns about the risk of malignancy. OBJECTIVE: We compared the number of cancer cases observed after trea…
Baruch, W; Bova, F; Frentzen, B
HuD promotes progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology • 2014 • Vol. 81 (4)
Head and neck cancer, including oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), ranks as the sixth most common malignancy worldwide. Overall 5-year survival rates of OSCC have not significantly improved during …
Bhawal, U; Kirita, T; Kuniyasu, H