Research Papers
Orodental diseases and dermatological disorders are highly associated in pet rabbits: a case-control study.
Veterinary dermatology • 2013 • Vol. 24 (5)
BACKGROUND: Dermatological disorders (DDs) and orodental diseases (ODDs) are a major source of morbidity in pet rabbits. Orodental diseases have anecdotally been associated with cutaneous disorders i…
d'Ovidio, D; Santoro, D
Ear, nose, and throat involvement in Egyptian patients with pemphigus vulgaris: a step towards a better management.
International journal of dermatology • 2013 • Vol. 52 (10)
BACKGROUND: The frequency of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) involvement in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is not clear; thereby, the importance of setting routine ENT examination for patients with PV could not…
Abdel Fattah, A; Fawzy, M; Hegazy, R
Sodium fluoride effect on erosion-abrasion under hyposalivatory simulating conditions.
Archives of oral biology • 2013 • Vol. 58 (10)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of fluoride (0, 275 and 1250ppm F; NaF) in combination with normal and low salivary flow rates on enamel surface loss and fluoride uptake using an erosion-remine…
Borges, A; Frank, N; Hara, A
Does the method of resection affect the margins of tumours in the oral cavity? Prospective controlled study in pigs.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2013 • Vol. 51 (7)
It is important to obtain tumour-free resection margins in patients with oral cancer. Pathological processing is known to cause tissue to shrink, which affects the reported margins, and it is postula…
George, K; Hyde, N; Smith, G
Recurrent peripheral facial palsy in a child with familial Mediterranean fever.
Pediatric neurology • 2013 • Vol. 49 (4)
BACKGROUND: Recurrent peripheral facial palsy is uncommon in children. It mostly occurs as an idiopathic disorder and to a lesser extent in the setting of some infectious, genetic, or systemic disord…
Akinci, G; Cubukcu, D; Gulez, N
VDR gene polymorphisms, interaction with smoking and risk of periodontal disease in Japanese women: the Kyushu Okinawa maternal and child health study.
Scandinavian journal of immunology • 2013 • Vol. 78 (4)
Epidemiological evidence on the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms and periodontal disease is inconsistent. We investigated associations between four VDR single-nucleotide po…
Arakawa, M; Hanioka, T; Miyake, Y
Alveolar bone loss associated to periodontal disease in lead intoxicated rats under environmental hypoxia.
Archives of oral biology • 2013 • Vol. 58 (10)
Previously reported studies from this laboratory revealed that rats chronically intoxicated with lead (Pb) under hypoxic conditions (HX) impaired growth parameters and induced damages on femoral and …
Bozzini, C; Conti, M; Elverdin, J
Comment on: fifteen minute consultation: a structured approach to the management of facial paralysis in a child.
Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition • 2013 • Vol. 98 (5)
Roebuck, D; Tullus, K
Current perspectives: calcium phosphate nanocoatings and nanocomposite coatings in dentistry.
Journal of dental research • 2013 • Vol. 92 (10)
The purpose of coatings on implants is to achieve some or all of the improvements in biocompatibility, bioactivity, and increased protection from the release of harmful or unnecessary metal ions. Dur…
Ben-Nissan, B; Choi, A; Conway, R
Conservation surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer: changing paradigm from open to endoscopic.
Acta oto-laryngologica • 2013 • Vol. 133 (10)
CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic laser microsurgery (ELM) provides comparable oncological outcomes, and improved functional recovery and laryngeal preservation compared with open partial laryngopharyngectomy …
Chu, P; Kuo, C; Lee, T
Choristoma involving the floor of the mouth and the anterior tongue: a case of teratoid cyst with gastric and respiratory epithelia.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2013 • Vol. 71 (10)
Oral dysontogenic cysts result from defective embryonic development. Among them teratoid cysts are the most unusual presentation and may be lined by gastric, intestinal, respiratory, squamous, ciliat…
Familiari, U; Gandolfo, S; Marino, R
Anti-proliferative effect of honokiol in oral squamous cancer through the regulation of specificity protein 1.
International journal of oncology • 2013 • Vol. 43 (4)
Honokiol (HK), a novel plant-derived natural product, is a physiologically activated compound with polyphenolic structure, and has been identified to function as an anticancer agent. It has been wide…
Chae, J; Cho, S; Cho, Y
Arginine-containing toothpastes for dentin hypersensitivity: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2013 • Vol. 44 (9)
OBJECTIVE: Arginine-containing toothpastes are a promising new treatment for dentin hypersensitivity (DH), which afflicts a considerable number of patients. However, there have to date been only indi…
Chen, Y; Li, Y; Shi, Z
Velopharyngeal incompetence as a complication of Grisel syndrome.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery • 2013 • Vol. 149 (4)
Elmaraghy, C; Tweel, B
Osteosarcoma of the jaw: an analysis of a series of 74 cases.
Histopathology • 2013 • Vol. 63 (4)
AIMS: To analyse a series of cases of osteosarcoma of the jaw. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study included 74 cases of osteosarcoma of the jaw. Their clinical, radiographic and histopathological features…
Brandizzi, D; Cabrini, R; Keszler, A
Analysis of incision effects on upper lip height and thickness after maxillary surgically assisted expansion: a randomized clinical trial.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2013 • Vol. 71 (10)
PURPOSE: To evaluate changes from maxillary circumvestibular incision performed with a #15 scalpel blade versus electrocautery on the height and thickness of the upper lip (UL) after surgically assis…
Antonini, F; da Costa, D; de Moares, R
Current trends in the management of the complications of chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma.
Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery • 2013 • Vol. 21 (5)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Complications of cholesteatoma can be of a different nature from those of other otitis media. This review aims to undertake an analysis of current literature regarding management o…
Di Trapani, G; Prasad, S; Russo, A
Survival rates and bone level changes around porous oxide-coated implants (TiUnite).
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2013 • Vol. 15 (5)
PURPOSE: This prospective study evaluated implant survival rates and crestal bone changes for porous oxide-coated (TiUnite, Nobel Biocare AB, Gothenburg, Sweden), parallel-walled implants. MATERIALS …
Becker, B; Becker, W; Hujoel, P
Influence of periodontal disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis and cigarette smoking on systemic anti-citrullinated peptide antibody titres.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 40 (10)
BACKGROUND: Anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) responses may precede clinical onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Porphyromonas gingivalis peptidylarginine deiminase can citrullinate proteins poss…
Apatzidou, D; Butcher, J; Culshaw, S
Developing a data mining approach to investigate association between physician prescription and patient outcome - a study on re-hospitalization in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine • 2013 • Vol. 112 (1)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a potentially life-threatening skin reaction. Drugs are the major causes for cases of SJS. While treating patients with SJS, the first and most important step is to …
Agustianty, S; Ou-Yang, C; Wang, H