Research Papers
Effect of a new remineralizing biomaterial on the color of dental enamel.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2014 • Vol. 27 (1)
The aim of this research was to describe the effects of altering the composition of a modified remineralizing agent (MRA) and the osmotic pressure on tooth color by using spectrophotometric analysis.…
Delgado-Mejia, E; Torres-Rodriguez, C; Vargas-Sanchez, P
Evaluation of bond strength between leucite-based and lithium disilicate-based ceramics to dentin after cementation with conventional and self-adhesive resin agents.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2014 • Vol. 27 (1)
The aim of this study was to compare the microtensile bond strength of two heat-pressed ceramics (leucite-based--IPS Empress Esthetic/Ivoclar Vivadent, and lithium disilicate-based --IPS e.max Press/…
Basting, R; Florio, F; Miranda, M
Accuracy of dental age estimation in Venezuelan children: comparison of Demirjian and Willems methods.
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL • 2014 • Vol. 27 (1)
Dental age is a somatic maturity indicator with importance in clinical and forensic dentistry. The purpose of this study is to compare the applicability of the Demirjian and Willems methods for denta…
Blanco, L; Medina, A
Effects of an oral allosteric AKT inhibitor (MK-2206) on human nasopharyngeal cancer in vitro and in vivo.
Drug design, development and therapy • 2014 • Vol. 8
AIM: Protein kinase B (AKT) signaling frequently is deregulated in human cancers and plays an important role in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This preclinical study investigated the effect of MK-22…
Dinglin, X; Hu, Z; Huang, Y
Down-regulation of FoxM1 by thiostrepton or small interfering RNA inhibits proliferation, transformation ability and angiogenesis, and induces apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (9)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a head and neck malignant tumor rare throughout most of the world but common in Southern China. Forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) transcription factor has been shown to play i…
Chen, H; Chen, L; Jiang, L
Knock-down of ABCE1 gene induces G1/S arrest in human oral cancer cells.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (9)
PURPOSE: This study aims to explore the clinical characteristics of ATP binding cassette E1 (ABCE1) in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) and its roles in the proliferation, invasiveness, migration…
Liu, D; Wang, L; Zhang, M
Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation of oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in Chilean population.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (9)
In oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC and OPSCC) exist an association between clinical and histopathological parameters with cell proliferation, basal lamina, connective tissue deg…
Coletta, R; de Almeida, O; Gonzalez-Arriagada, W
Prognostic and predictive values of SPP1, PAI and caveolin-1 in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology • 2014 • Vol. 7 (9)
SPP1, PAI and caveolin-1 are known to be closely associated with tumor progression in several kinds of human tumors. This study aimed to investigate the expression of SPP1, PAI and caveolin-1 in oral…
Huang, C; Liu, B; Sun, Z
Risk of leukemia in first degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate.
Brazilian oral research • 2014 • Vol. 28
The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of leukemia in parents of patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or cleft palate (NSCL/P). This case-control study evaluated first-degree family…
Caldeira, A; Coletta, R; Goncalves, E
Potential of CO2 lasers (10.6 microm) associated with fluorides in inhibiting human enamel erosion.
Brazilian oral research • 2014 • Vol. 28
This in vitro study aimed to investigate the potential of CO2 lasers associated with different fluoride agents in inhibiting enamel erosion. Human enamel samples were randomly divided into 9 groups (…
Apel, C; Eduardo, C; Esteves-Oliveira, M
The effect of smoking on bleeding on probing after nonsurgical periodontal therapy: a quasi-experimental study.
Brazilian oral research • 2014 • Vol. 28
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of smoking on response to nonsurgical periodontal therapy using the primary outcome measure of bleeding on probing (BoP). An periodontist perfor…
Ardais, R; Boligon, J; Kantorski, K
High serum level of retinol and alpha-tocopherol affords protection against oral cancer in a multiethnic population.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP • 2014 • Vol. 15 (19)
BACKGROUND: A comparative cross-sectional study involving oral cancer patients and healthy individuals was designed to investigate associations between retinol, alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene wit…
Abdul Rahman, Z; Abraham, M; Athirajan, V
Outcome of surgery and post-operative radiotherapy for major salivary gland carcinoma: ten year experience from a single institute.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP • 2014 • Vol. 15 (19)
AIMS: To determine the clinical characteristics, pathological features, local and distant failure patterns in patients with carcinoma of major salivary glands treated with surgery and postoperative r…
Bhasker, S; Goyal, S; Kaur, J
Risk stratification of early stage oral tongue cancers based on HPV status and p16 immunoexpression.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP • 2014 • Vol. 15 (19)
BACKGROUND: Recent epidemiological data have implicated human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in the pathogenesis of head and neck cancers, especially oropharyngeal cancers. Although, HPV has been de…
Krishnamurthy, A; Ramani, P; Ramshankar, V
[prepCheck computer-supported objective evaluation of students preparation in preclinical simulation laboratory].
Swiss dental journal • 2014 • Vol. 124 (10)
Applications such as prepCheck allow objective and consistent judgments of tooth preparations. Hereby the respective preparation is matched with a standardized preparation. Whereas the learning cur…
Lenherr, P; Marinello, C
Ectopic presence of tooth within the mandibular condyle.
Journal of oral & facial pain and headache • 2014 • Vol. 28 (4)
This article describes the case of a 41-year-old woman who presented with the complaint of crepitation sound and mild pain in the left temporomandibular joint area. Panoramic radiographs taken to rul…
Kim, Y; Kim, Y; Song, Y
Diabetes, prediabetes and the survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a study of 5,860 patients.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (10)
BACKGROUND: The incidence of diabetes is increasing. But the impact of diabetes and prediabetes on survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has received little evaluation. METHODS: In…
Deng, W; Lan, X; Mao, Y
Traditional and cultural approaches to childrearing: preventing early childhood caries in Norway House Cree Nation, Manitoba.
Rural and remote health • 2014 • Vol. 14 (4)
INTRODUCTION: Infant health and development is linked to a wide range of interventions including maternal nutrition and infant feeding. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a chronic condition that affect…
Cidro, J; Lawrence, H; McGregor, M
Recovery of crystallographic texture in remineralized dental enamel.
PLoS One • 2014 • Vol. 9 (10)
Dental caries is the most prevalent disease encountered by people of all ages around the world. Chemical changes occurring in the oral environment during the caries process alter the crystallography …
Al-Jawad, M; Anderson, P; Siddiqui, S
Comparison of clinical features of Behcet disease according to age in a Tunisian cohort.
Acta medica Iranica • 2014 • Vol. 52 (10)
Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disease that occurs most often between the second and fourth decade of life. Patients have been reported during the first months of life and afte…
Ben Salem, T; Hamzaoui, A; Houman Mohamed, H