Research Papers
Dental prosthetic status and prosthetic needs of the institutionalized elderly living in geriatric homes in Hyderabad: a pilot study.
The journal of contemporary dental practice • 2013 • Vol. 14 (6)
INTRODUCTION: To promote oral health among the elderly, we need to know their prosthetic status and prosthetic need. Hence, a survey of prosthetic status and need of elderly inmates of geriatric home…
Kumar, G; Maheswar, G; Malathi, S
Microbial flora in oral diseases.
The journal of contemporary dental practice • 2013 • Vol. 14 (6)
The oral cavity being the hub of gamut of microbes, promotes the establishment of distinct microbial communities, such as on the mucosa and teeth. Metabolism of these organisms facilitates the attach…
Amrutha, N; Patil, S; Rao, R
Hypokalaemic paralysis and normocalcaemic tetany--a rare presentation of Sjogren's syndrome.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India • 2013 • Vol. 61 (11)
38 year old woman was admitted with acute onset of quadriplegia. Biochemical investigation revealed severe hypokalaemia with hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis, alkaline urine, and positive urinary a…
Jayachandran, K; Mookambik, R; Murali, A
[Burning mouth syndrome: pathogenic and therapeutic concepts].
Psychiatria polska • 2013 • Vol. 47 (6)
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by pain, burning sensations and dryness within an oral mucosa, without any clinical changes of the latter. It occurs approximate…
Ferensztajn, E; Lojko, D; Rybakowski, J
Comparing inequalities in oral and general health: findings of the Canadian Health Measures Survey.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique • 2013 • Vol. 104 (7)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to measure and compare the magnitude of income-related inequalities for oral and general health outcomes in Canada. METHODS: Data for this study were from the 200…
Allison, P; Quinonez, C; Ravaghi, V
Record damages are awarded in medical negligence case in India.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2013 • Vol. 347
Choudhuri, N
Anteroposterior condylar position: a comparative study between subjects with normal occlusion and patients with Class I, Class II Division 1, and Class III malocclusions.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research • 2013 • Vol. 19
BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to determine and compare the anteroposterior position of the condyle in the mandibular fossa between groups of asymptomatic subjects with normal occlusion and asym…
Campos, M; Fraga, M; Ribeiro, L
Orthodontic-surgical treatment: neuromuscular evaluation in open and deep skeletal bite patients.
Progress in orthodontics • 2013 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to compare electromyographic data of two groups of patients (open and deep skeletal bite) before and after surgical orthodontic treatment. METHODS: All patients …
Farronato, G; Galbiati, G; Giannini, L
Acceleration of tooth movement during orthodontic treatment--a frontier in orthodontics.
Progress in orthodontics • 2013 • Vol. 14
Nowadays, there is an increased tendency for researches to focus on accelerating methods for tooth movement due to the huge demand for adults for a shorter orthodontic treatment time. Unfortunately, …
Abou-Kheir, N; Corona, R; Kau, C
Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis: an unusual presentation of Sjogren's syndrome.
BMJ case reports • 2013 • Vol. 2013
Hypokalaemic rhabdomyolysis represents a medical emergency requiring rapid diagnosis and appropriate aetiological treatment. Renal tubular acidosis is a common cause of hypokalemia which can be idiop…
Ben Hassine, L; Cherif, E; Kechaou, I
Oral pemphigus as first sign of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour in an 18-year-old male patient.
BMJ case reports • 2013 • Vol. 2013
Beets, G; Riedl, R; Schipper, R
Changes in clinical and microbiological periodontal profiles relate to progression of carotid intima-media thickness: the Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology study.
Journal of the American Heart Association • 2013 • Vol. 2 (6)
BACKGROUND: No prospective studies exist on the relationship between change in periodontal clinical and microbiological status and progression of carotid atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The Ora…
Demmer, R; Desvarieux, M; Jacobs, D
IQuaD dental trial; improving the quality of dentistry: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing oral hygiene advice and periodontal instrumentation for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dental primary care.
BMC oral health • 2013 • Vol. 13
BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is the most common oral disease affecting adults, and although it is largely preventable it remains the major cause of poor oral health worldwide. Accumulation of micr…
Averley, P; Bonetti, D; Boyers, D
Orthodontic treatment for distalising upper first molars in children and adolescents.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews • 2013 • Vol. 2013 (10)
BACKGROUND: When orthodontic treatment is provided with fixed appliances, it is sometimes necessary to move the upper molar teeth backwards (distalise) to create space or help to overcome anchorage r…
Jambi, S; O'Brien, K; Thiruvenkatachari, B
Association between parity and dentition status among Japanese women: Japan public health center-based oral health study.
BMC public health • 2013 • Vol. 13
BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that parity is associated with oral health problems such as tooth loss and dental caries. In Japan, however, no studies have examined the association. The purpo…
Inoue, M; Kawaguchi, Y; Ohara, S
Hader bar and clip attachment retained mandibular complete denture.
BMJ case reports • 2013 • Vol. 2013
Bar and clip attachments significantly improve the level of satisfaction of denture-wearing patients by enhancing the retention and stability of the prosthesis. These attachments have been most commo…
Gupta, N; Gupta, R; Kapoor, V
[Effect of early-loaded small diameter implants retained mandibular overdentures on masticatory performance].
Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences • 2013 • Vol. 45 (5)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical effect and masticatory efficiency of two early loaded Small Diameter Implants (SDI) retained mandibular overdentures. METHODS: Eight mandibular edentulous patients…
Feng, H; Kang, Y; Liao, X
Extraction bradycardia: a pilot case-crossover study.
Head & face medicine • 2013 • Vol. 9
PURPOSE: Significant vasovagal reaction is one of the untoward events in the course of simple extractions. The present study then aimed to record the patients' heart rate during the extraction proced…
Bohluli, B; Rana, M; Rashad, A
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection of the parotid gland in an immunocompetent elderly patient.
BMJ case reports • 2013 • Vol. 2013
We experienced an extremely rare case in which combined antibacterial therapy for a non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection of the parotid gland achieved a favourable outcome in an elderly immun…
Hosoi, H; Okamoto, H; Yamanaka, T
Elastolytic giant cell granuloma: clinic-pathologic review of twenty cases.
Dermatology online journal • 2013 • Vol. 19 (10)
BACKGROUND: O'Brien described four histopathological patterns of actinic granuloma (AG). Since then, only single cases and a few series have been reported in the literature, most corresponding to cas…
Alvarez-Perez, A; Gomez-Bernal, S; Gutierrez-Gonzalez, E