Research Papers
Human periodontal ligament fibroblast responses to compression in chronic periodontitis.
Journal of clinical periodontology • 2013 • Vol. 40 (7)
AIM: Test whether human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLFs) retain homeostatic responses to a physiological compressive force during chronic periodontitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Six cell lines w…
Cutler, C; El-Awady, A; Gamal, A
A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of systemic enzyme therapy for edema control in orthognathic surgery using ultrasound scan to measure facial swelling.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2013 • Vol. 71 (7)
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of systemic enzyme therapy for the control of edema in patients who undergo bimaxillary orthognathic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty patients were includ…
Mohan, A; Shetty, V
Severe eye complications from Stevens-Johnson syndrome in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient in Malawi.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene • 2013 • Vol. 89 (1)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe form of erythema multiforme that primarily affects skin and mucous membranes. In Malawi, manifestations of SJS may become more common in human immunodeficie…
Kayange, P; Schulze Schwering, M; Spitzer, M
Periodontal disease and mouthwash use are risk factors for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer causes & control : CCC • 2013 • Vol. 24 (7)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine associations between oral hygiene, including history of periodontal disease and mouthwash use, and risk of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNS…
Eliot, M; Kelsey, K; Langevin, S
[Pneumonia of obscure cause].
Laryngo- rhino- otologie • 2013 • Vol. 92 (7)
Hotzenkoecherle, S; Luecking, C
Clinical factors associated with postoperative complications and the functional outcome in mandibular reconstruction.
Microsurgery • 2013 • Vol. 33 (5)
BACKGROUND: Few studies have performed a multiple factor analysis to assess the factors associated with successful mandibular reconstructions in a large number of subjects. The purpose of this study …
Kimata, Y; Nakagawa, M; Nakatsuka, T
Orientation of the occlusal plane in a Class I adult population.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2013 • Vol. 116 (1)
OBJECTIVE: To primarily evaluate whether Delaire's ideal occlusal plane is present in Class I occlusal relationship adults. STUDY DESIGN: Pretreatment lateral cephalometric radiographs from 30 orthod…
Antonarakis, G; Kiliaridis, S; Scolozzi, P
An amelogenin-chitosan matrix promotes assembly of an enamel-like layer with a dense interface.
Acta biomaterialia • 2013 • Vol. 9 (7)
Biomimetic reconstruction of tooth enamel is a significant topic of study in materials science and dentistry as a novel approach to the prevention, restoration, and treatment of defective enamel. We …
Moradian-Oldak, J; Nutt, S; Ruan, Q
CD8+ and CD4+ tumour infiltrating lymphocytes in relation to human papillomavirus status and clinical outcome in tonsillar and base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) • 2013 • Vol. 49 (11)
Patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) positive tonsillar and base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC and BOTSCC, respectively) have a better clinical outcome than those with HPV negative tumo…
Ahrlund-Richter, A; Dalianis, T; Du, J
The pharynx: examination of an area too often ignored during upper endoscopy.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy • 2013 • Vol. 78 (1)
Baron, T; Emura, F; Gralnek, I
Natural history of a child with Okamoto syndrome.
Clinical dysmorphology • 2013 • Vol. 22 (3)
Rhoads, F; Wallerstein, R
A new tailored technique of vermilion repair in unilateral cleft lip.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS • 2013 • Vol. 66 (7)
The deficiency of vermilion on the medial side of the cleft can be augmented by procedures using excess vermilion from the lateral side as described in various other studies.(1) Here we present a tec…
Das, R; Kumar, N; Powar, R
Identification of two distinct carcinoma-associated fibroblast subtypes with differential tumor-promoting abilities in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Cancer research • 2013 • Vol. 73 (13)
Heterogeneity of carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAF) has long been recognized, but the functional significance remains poorly understood. Here, we report the distinction of two CAF subtypes in ora…
Costea, D; Hills, A; Huang, X
Wall shear stress effects of different endodontic irrigation techniques and systems.
Journal of dentistry • 2013 • Vol. 41 (7)
OBJECTIVES: This study examined debridement efficacy as a result of wall shear stresses created by different irrigant delivery/agitation techniques in an inaccessible recess of a curved root canal mo…
Eid, A; Goode, N; Gosier, J
Biological characteristics of CD133(+) cells in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Oncology reports • 2013 • Vol. 30 (1)
Cancer stem cells are regarded as the cause of tumour formation and recurrence in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). However, ideal surface markers for stem cells in NPC remain unidentified. In the pres…
Fu, Q; Hou, W; Mo, T
Emerging evidence on the pathobiology of mucositis.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer • 2013 • Vol. 21 (7)
BACKGROUND: Considerable progress has been made in our understanding of the biological basis for cancer therapy-induced mucosal barrier injury (mucositis). The last formal review of the subject by MA…
Al-Dasooqi, N; Bateman, E; Blijlevens, N
Functional polymorphism in the 5'-UTR of CR2 is associated with susceptibility to nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Oncology reports • 2013 • Vol. 30 (1)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a squamous cell cancer endemic in Southern China and Southeast Asia. It has been shown that inflammatory and immune responses dur…
Cai, H; Fan, Q; He, J
A paradigm shift in mechanical biofilm management? Subgingival air polishing: a new way to improve mechanical biofilm management in the dental practice.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2013 • Vol. 44 (7)
In the past few years indications for the use of the air polishing technology have been expanded from supragingival use (airflow) to subgingival air polishing (perioflow) by the development of new lo…
Bastendorf, K; Becker, C; Bush, B
Integrative genomic characterization of oral squamous cell carcinoma identifies frequent somatic drivers.
Cancer discovery • 2013 • Vol. 3 (7)
The survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) has not changed significantly in several decades, leading clinicians and investigators to search for promising molecular targets. To …
Bengtsson, L; Chang, K; Chung, W
Difference in the thickness of mouthguards fabricated from ethylene-vinyl acetate co-polymer sheets with differently arranged v-shaped grooves.
Journal of prosthodontic research • 2013 • Vol. 57 (3)
PURPOSE: To investigate the form of mouthguard sheets that best retains its thickness. METHODS: Mouthguards were molded using ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) sheets and a suction-type molding device. Fi…
Koide, K; Mizuhashi, F; Takahashi, M