Research Papers
Articaine (4%) with epinephrine (1:100,000 or 1:200,000) in intraosseous injections in symptomatic irreversible pulpitis of mandibular molars: anesthetic efficacy and cardiovascular effects.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2013 • Vol. 116 (2)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the cardiovascular effects and the anesthetic efficacy of intraosseous injections of 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine (EPI100) or 4% articaine w…
Bergamaschi, C; Groppo, F; Meechan, J
Transoral en bloc resection of superficial laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers.
Head & neck • 2013 • Vol. 35 (8)
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of minimally invasive transoral en bloc resection of superficial pharyngeal and laryngeal cancers. METHODS: Forty-one s…
Ebisumoto, K; Iida, M; Kaneda, S
Prevalence and severity of periodontitis in Indonesian patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal of periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 84 (8)
BACKGROUND: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have more prevalent and severe periodontitis than healthy controls. Periodontitis may increase the systemic inflammation in RA. The aim of this…
Abbas, F; Agustina, D; Dijkstra, P
In vitro analysis of the efficacy of ultrasonic scalers and a toothbrush for removing bacteria from resorbable blast material titanium disks.
Journal of periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 84 (8)
BACKGROUND: A resorbable blast material (RBM) surface is reported to have a higher bone-to-implant contact percentage than machined surfaces, but modified surfaces with rougher textures have been sho…
Choi, B; Jang, Y; Kim, K
Periodontal inflammatory conditions among gutka chewers and non-chewers with and without prediabetes.
Journal of periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 84 (8)
BACKGROUND: It is known that gutka chewing jeopardizes periodontal health; however, severity of periodontal inflammation in gutka chewers with and without prediabetes remains unknown. The aim of this…
Al-Hezaimi, K; Dasanayake, A; Javed, F
Oral hygiene and cardiometabolic disease risk in the survey of the health of Wisconsin.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2013 • Vol. 41 (4)
OBJECTIVES: Poor oral health is an increasingly recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), but little is known about the association between toothbrushing or f…
Acharya, A; Greenlee, R; Nieto, F
Demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors affecting patterns of tooth decay in the permanent dentition: principal components and factor analyses.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2013 • Vol. 41 (4)
OBJECTIVES: Dental caries of the permanent dentition is a multifactorial disease resulting from the complex interplay of endogenous and environmental risk factors. The disease is not easily quantitat…
Crout, R; Cuenco, K; Desensi, R
Palatonasal recess on medial wall of the maxillary sinus and clinical implications for sinus augmentation via lateral window approach.
Journal of periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 84 (8)
BACKGROUND: Anatomic variations of the maxillary sinus determine the degree of difficulty in performing sinus augmentation. Whereas some variations, e.g., the septum and morphology of the sinus, have…
Benavides, E; Chan, H; Monje, A
Periodontal disease and pregnancy hypertension: a clinical correlation.
Journal of periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 84 (8)
BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is thought to be associated with increased risk of systemic diseases and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including pregnancy hypertension (PH). The aim of the present stud…
Kushtagi, P; Pralhad, S; Thomas, B
Primary intestinal-like adenocarcinoma of major salivary glands: 2 instances of previously undocumented phenotype.
Head & neck • 2013 • Vol. 35 (8)
BACKGROUND: Primary intestinal-like adenocarcinoma of the major salivary glands has not previously been reported. METHODS: The clinical and radiological findings of 2 patients with primary submandibu…
El-Naggar, A; Fatani, H; Frank, S
Bruxism and associated factors among Dutch adolescents.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2013 • Vol. 41 (4)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence rates of self-reported sleep bruxism and awake bruxism and their associations with several demographical, exogenous, and psychosocial factors among Dutch adolesce…
Lobbezoo, F; Naeije, M; van Selms, M
The effect of esthetic crown lengthening on perceptions of a patient's attractiveness, friendliness, trustworthiness, intelligence, and self-confidence.
Journal of periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 84 (8)
BACKGROUND: Smile esthetics have been shown to play a major role in the perception of whether a person is attractive, and whether they are perceived as friendly, trustworthy, intelligent, and self-co…
Gunsolley, J; Lanning, S; Malkinson, S
Obesity and dental caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2013 • Vol. 41 (4)
OBJECTIVES: Obesity and dental caries have become increasingly prevalent challenges to public health. Research results into the relationship between obesity and dental caries in children have been mi…
Bowler, J; Cecil, J; Chambers, S
Prevalence of beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in human periodontitis.
Journal of periodontal research • 2013 • Vol. 48 (4)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Beta-lactam antibiotics prescribed in periodontal therapy are vulnerable to degradation by bacterial beta-lactamases. This study evaluated the occurrence of beta-lactamase-p…
Degener, J; Rams, T; van Winkelhoff, A
Adjunctive effect of chlorhexidine antiseptics in mechanical periodontal treatment: first results of a preliminary case series.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2013 • Vol. 11 (3)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present case series was to evaluate the clinical and microbiological effects of a single session of mechanical and manual scaling and root planing (SRP) combined with the u…
Calderini, A; Gazzolo, D; Pantaleo, G
Safety and efficacy of a high-adhesion whitening strip under extended wear regimen.
Journal of dentistry • 2013 • Vol. 41 Suppl 3
OBJECTIVES: This randomized, parallel group, single centre clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the safety and compare the whitening efficacy for an extended wear of an experimental 9.5% H(2)O(2)…
Anastasia, M; Conde, E; Farrell, S
Anatomic variations of paranasal sinuses-clinical case report.
Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA • 2013 • Vol. 35 (6)
This article describes the clinical case of an 86-year-old female patient with an asymptomatic clinical condition, without presenting a history of previous traumatisms. When routine radiographic exam…
de Andrade Marigo Grandinetti, H; de Oliveira, A; dos Santos Silveira, O
Periodontitis and atherosclerosis: an observational study.
Journal of periodontal research • 2013 • Vol. 48 (4)
BACKGROUND: Poor oral health has been related with cardiovascular diseases. Specifically, periodontitis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Our aim was to evaluate the relatio…
Azevedo, E; Faria-Almeida, R; Manso, M
Gingival crevicular fluid levels of human beta-defensins 1 and 3 in subjects with periodontitis and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of periodontal research • 2013 • Vol. 48 (4)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Human beta-defensins (hBDs) have a strong antibacterial action against various microorganisms, especially periodontal pathogens. The aim of this study was to compare the tot…
Alpaslan, N; Bozoglan, A; Dikilitas, A
Hydroxyurea therapy in sickle cell anemia patients aids to maintain oral fungal colonization balance.
Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology • 2013 • Vol. 42 (7)
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of Candida species and presence of lesions in the oral cavity of patients with sickle cell anemia (SS). METHODS: The study included 30 …
Braga, J; Brighenti, F; Figueiredo, M