Research Papers
Oral Mucosal Melanoma.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2022 • Vol. 33 (3)
PURPOSE: Primary oral mucosal melanoma (OMM) is a rare neoplasm accounting for the 0.2% to 0.8% of all melanomas. The aim of the present manuscript is (1) to describe 2 cases of primary OMM treated a…
Gennai, S; Graziani, F; Izzetti, R
Differences in specific concerns perceived by parents of children with cleft lip and/or palate based on the types of cleft.
International journal of paediatric dentistry • 2022 • Vol. 32 (3)
BACKGROUND: Parents of children with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) have concerns including guilt and worry. Differences in concerns by cleft type is, however, under-researched. AIM: To compare diffe…
Fujita, Y; Ike, M; Kitao, M
The willingness to attend the first dental visit within 1 year of age: An analysis applying Andersen's behavioral model of health service utilization.
International journal of paediatric dentistry • 2022 • Vol. 32 (3)
BACKGROUND: The first dental visit (FDV) within 1 year of age is important for establishing good oral health behaviors for young children, but delayed FDVs are common. AIM: This study aimed to invest…
Chang, C; Liu, M; Miao, J
Design of 3D-printed macro-models for undergraduates' preclinical practice of endodontic access cavities.
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe • 2022 • Vol. 26 (2)
INTRODUCTION: Endodontic access cavity is one of the steps most feared by dental students. The objective of the present work was to show the design phases of different realistic macro-models of a low…
Baya, D; Dautel, A; Le Clerc, J
Level of patient comfort and measurement reproducibility of three different probes: A cross-sectional study.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2022 • Vol. 20 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the comfort level and reproducibility assessment of the probing pocket depth obtained with three different probes. METHODS: A cross-sectional clinical study was conducted in a…
Flores-Rodrigo, D; Mayta-Tovalino, F; Mendoza-Azpur, G
Factors affecting the decision to rehabilitate the posterior maxilla following surgical closure of oroantral communications/fistulae - A cohort study.
Journal of periodontology • 2022 • Vol. 93 (5)
BACKGROUND: Search of the English literature yielded no studies assessing the chosen dental treatment following surgical closure of oroantral communication/oroantral fistula (OAC/OAF). The purpose of…
Avishai, G; Ben-Zvi, Y; Chaushu, L
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the head and neck: CRTC1/3 MAML 2 translocation and its prognosticators.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 2022 • Vol. 279 (5)
PURPOSE: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the head and neck is a prevalent malignant salivary gland tumour with a reported good outcome. The aim of this study was to report the outcome in our centre…
Bloemena, E; Leemans, C; Lissenberg-Witte, B
Efficacy of Nd:YAG laser-assisted periodontal therapy for the management of periodontitis: A double-blind split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial.
Journal of periodontology • 2022 • Vol. 93 (5)
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Nd:YAG laser-assisted periodontal therapy for management of patients with stage II-IV periodontitis. METHODS: Patients who presented with resid…
Aslroosta, H; Bassir, S; Dortaj, D
Remote physical examination for temporomandibular disorders.
Pain • 2022 • Vol. 163 (5)
There is a need to further develop telemedicine approaches because of the immediate and perhaps long-term consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019. Thus, a remote protocol for assessment of patie…
Castrillon, E; Costa, D; Costa, Y
The effect of tranexamic acid on blood loss in orthognathic surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled, equivalence study.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2022 • Vol. 51 (5)
Orthognathic surgery can cause substantial bleeding. Recent meta-analyses concluded that there is a statistically significant reduction in perioperative blood loss with the preventive use of tranexam…
Delassus, R; Jozefowicz, E; Lambelin, V
Association of enhanced circulating trimethylamine N-oxide with vascular endothelial dysfunction in periodontitis patients.
Journal of periodontology • 2022 • Vol. 93 (5)
BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidences indicate that periodontitis is closely associated with endothelial dysfunction. Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a harmful microbiota generated metabolite, has been i…
Chen, S; Chen, Y; Liu, Y
Impact of stage-grade of periodontitis and self-reported symptoms on oral health-related quality of life.
International journal of dental hygiene • 2022 • Vol. 20 (2)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of stage-grade of periodontitis and self-reported signs and symptoms on oral health-related quality of life. METHODS: The diagnosis of p…
Bakirarar, B; Bulut, S; Nisanci Yilmaz, M
A technique to verify adequacy of eminectomy for recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2022 • Vol. 51 (5)
Recurrent dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be highly debilitating, especially if the dislocation cannot be reduced by the patient. Despite being regarded as a 'gold standard' or '…
Han, M
Synchronous oral cavity malignancy in identical twins-unusual coincidence of similarities.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2022 • Vol. 51 (5)
The multifactorial nature of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has led to increased efforts in establishing various risk factors. Well-known environmental risk factors for HNSCC include t…
Betts, G; Bowen, A; Sainuddin, S
Management of parapharyngeal space tumors with transparotid-transcervical approach: analysis of prognostic factors related with disease-control and functional outcomes.
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery • 2022 • Vol. 279 (5)
PURPOSE: Different therapeutic strategies have been developed to improve surgical and functional outcome of parapharyngeal space (PPS) neoplasms. The transparotid-transcervical approach (TTa) is a va…
Alicandri-Ciufelli, M; Fermi, M; Ferri, G
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Targeted Fluorescence Molecular Imaging for Postoperative Lymph Node Assessment in Patients with Oral Cancer.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine • 2022 • Vol. 63 (5)
In most oral cancer patients, surgical treatment includes resection of the primary tumor combined with excision of lymph nodes (LNs), either for staging or for treatment. All LNs harvested during sur…
de Visscher, S; de Wit, J; Doff, J
A Volumetric and Morphological Analysis of Recurrent Odontogenic Keratocysts by Semiautomatic Segmentation.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery • 2022 • Vol. 33 (3)
PURPOSE: The authors conducted this study to provide morphological and volumetric data of recurrent odontogenic keratocysts of the upper and lower jaw to emphasize risk factors in accordance with the…
Kreppel, M; Lentzen, M; Nickenig, H
Comparison and reproducibility of three methods for maxillary digital dental model registration in open bite patients.
Orthodontics & craniofacial research • 2022 • Vol. 25 (2)
OBJECTIVE: To compare and assess the reproducibility of 3 methods for registration of maxillary digital dental models in patients with anterior open bite. Settings and sample population Digital denta…
Aliaga-Del Castillo, A; Arriola-Guillen, L; Cevidanes, L
Effects of taxifolin on bone formation and apoptosis in experimental periodontitis in diabetic rats.
Biotechnic & histochemistry : official publication of the Biological Stain Commission • 2022 • Vol. 97 (4)
We investigated the therapeutic potential of taxifolin for treatment of alveolar bone loss (ABL) in experimental periodontitis in diabetic rats. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was induced by streptozotocin. …
Bakar, O; Kizildag, A; Lektemur Alpan, A
Performance of deep convolutional neural network for classification and detection of oral potentially malignant disorders in photographic images.
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery • 2022 • Vol. 51 (5)
Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) are a group of conditions that can transform into oral cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithms to …
Jantana, P; Jinaporntham, S; Limprasert, W