Research Papers
Safety and efficacy of a novel nasal spray for maxillary dental anesthesia.
Journal of dental research • 2013 • Vol. 92 (7 Suppl)
This study examines the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a nasal spray to induce anesthesia of maxillary teeth. Forty-five healthy adults requiring restoration of one maxillary tooth were random…
Almubarak, S; Ayoub, F; Ciancio, S
Using electronic dental record data for research: a data-mapping study.
Journal of dental research • 2013 • Vol. 92 (7 Suppl)
Anecdotal evidence suggests that, during the clinical care process, many dental practices record some data that are also collected in dental practice based research network (PBRN) studies. Since the …
Acharya, A; Alai, S; Liu, K
Analysis of a payments database reveals trends in dental treatment provision.
Journal of dental research • 2013 • Vol. 92 (7 Suppl)
Use of fluoride has led to dramatic improvements in oral health; however, the impact of these improvements on the volume and mix of treatment provided in dental systems is largely unknown. The use of…
Felicia, P; Guiney, H; Whelton, H
Evaluating the masticatory function after mandibulectomy with colour-changing chewing gum.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2013 • Vol. 40 (7)
The aim of this study was to clarify the usefulness of colour-changing gum in evaluating masticatory performance after mandibulectomy. Thirty-nine patients who underwent mandibulectomy between 1982 a…
Hasegawa, T; Ishida, S; Kobayashi, M
Immune therapeutic potential of stem cells from human supernumerary teeth.
Journal of dental research • 2013 • Vol. 92 (7)
Discoveries of immunomodulatory functions in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have suggested that they might have therapeutic utility in treating immune diseases. Recently, a novel MSC population was id…
Akiyama, K; Hoshino, Y; Kukita, T
Acute mucosal reactions in patients with head and neck cancer. Three patterns of mucositis observed during radiotherapy.
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] • 2013 • Vol. 189 (7)
PURPOSE: To investigate the individual pattern of acute mucosal radiation reactions (AMRR) in patients with head and neck cancer who were treated with radiotherapy alone. Reactions were evaluated dai…
Golen, M; Hutnik, M; Pilecki, B
Association between perceived oral and general health.
Journal of dentistry • 2013 • Vol. 41 (7)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the magnitude of the association between perceived oral and general health-related quality of life (O/HRQoL) in the German general population and to…
Hinz, A; John, M; Kriston, L
Public health: cost-effectiveness of various strategies for preventing RHD.
Nature reviews. Cardiology • 2013 • Vol. 10 (7)
Mearns, B
Adhesion molecules in primary oral mucosal melanoma: study of claudins, integrins and immunoglobulins in a series of 35 cases.
The American Journal of dermatopathology • 2013 • Vol. 35 (5)
Primary oral mucosal melanoma is a rare aggressive tumor. Recent studies have demonstrated a correlation between increased tumor invasion and the metastatic phenotype and altered adhesion molecule ex…
Bologna, S; Buim, M; Coutinho-Camillo, C
Cutaneous metastases from visceral malignancies mimicking interstitial granulomatous processes: a report of 3 cases.
The American Journal of dermatopathology • 2013 • Vol. 35 (5)
There are multiple clinical and histopathologic presentations of cutaneous metastases. We report 3 cases of visceral malignancies metastasizing to the skin and histopathologically mimicking interstit…
Acker, S; Chu, E; Elenitsas, R
Clear cell odontogenic carcinomas show EWSR1 rearrangements: a novel finding and a biological link to salivary clear cell carcinomas.
The American journal of surgical pathology • 2013 • Vol. 37 (7)
Clear cell odontogenic carcinomas (CCOCs) are a rare tumor of the jaws, which have considerable morphologic and immunophenotypic overlap with (hyalinizing) clear cell carcinomas (CCCs) of salivary or…
Antonescu, C; Barker, B; Bilodeau, E
Autoimmunity and infection in Sjogren's syndrome.
Current opinion in rheumatology • 2013 • Vol. 25 (4)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To summarize the recent developments concerning the potential viral pathomechanisms and involvement of viruses in Sjogren's syndrome, and to highlight the areas for future research…
Igoe, A; Scofield, R
Determination of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism in Turkish patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology • 2013 • Vol. 77 (7)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and Turkish patients with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate (nsCL/P) and to determine the prevalence of the Turkish popul…
Altug, A; Aslar, D; Ozdiler, E
[Constraints of the dentist are consistent with the results of an optimal irradiation with modulated intensity in N0 oropharyngeal cancer].
Cancer radiotherapie : journal de la Societe francaise de radiotherapie oncologique • 2013 • Vol. 17 (4)
PURPOSE: We compared intensity-modulated radiotherapy and 3D-conformal irradiation in oropharyngeal cancers according to the requirement of dentists. MATERIAL AND METHODS: From the files of seven pat…
Borel, C; Feki, A; Guihard, S
Push-out bond strength between composite core buildup and fiber-reinforced posts after different surface treatments.
Photomedicine and laser surgery • 2013 • Vol. 31 (7)
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different surface treatments on the pushout bond strength of fiber-reinforced posts to composite resin cores. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Tw…
Arslan, H; Barutcigil, C; Ceyhanli, K
The role of MDR1 C3435T gene polymorphism on gingival hyperplasia in Turkish renal transplant patients treated with cyclosporine in the absence of calcium channel blockers.
Transplantation proceedings • 2013 • Vol. 45 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the occurrence of MDR1 C3435T gene polymorphisms in the Turkish renal transplant patients treated with cyclosporine (CsA), and correlate these findings with prevalence and d…
Ak, G; Karabulut, A; Kazancioglu, H
Topical drug treatment for the dental pulp: an idea whose time has come.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) • 2013 • Vol. 44 (7)
Markowitz, K; Vassiliou, E
A unique case of thrombosis in Behcet's disease with methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase homozygous polymorphism and raised homocysteine levels.
Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology • 2013 • Vol. 79 (4)
Gopal, M; Malik, A; Pragasam, V
Predictive factors influencing facial nerve outcomes in surgery for small-sized vestibular schwannoma.
Acta oto-laryngologica • 2013 • Vol. 133 (7)
CONCLUSION: The most important predictive factor of facial nerve outcome in surgery for small-sized vestibular schwannoma (VS) is the adhesion between the tumor and the facial nerve. OBJECTIVES: To c…
Chang, K; Jeon, E; Jun, B
C-reactive protein a better indicator of inflammation after third molar extraction.
Nigerian journal of clinical practice • 2013 • Vol. 16 (3)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relation between pre-operative pain and pre-operative levels of C-reactive and post-operative pain and swelling in impacted third molar surgery.…
Aher, V; Ali, F; Chander, P