Research Papers
Validation of a Subjective Caries Risk Assessment Tool.
Journal of dentistry • 2021 • Vol. 113
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the predictive validity of the American Dental Association's caries risk assessment (CRA) tool, adapted with permission, and used by the U.S. Department of Ve…
Gibson, G; Jones, J; Jurasic, M
Severe cutaneous adverse reactions in Asians: Trends observed in culprit anti-seizure medicines using VigiBase(R).
Seizure • 2021 • Vol. 91
PURPOSE: Diverse ethnic genetic populations display variability in the risk regarding anti-seizure medicine (ASM)-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs). However, clinical and epidemiolog…
Abdi, S; Dhamija, P; Kalaiselvan, V
Interexaminer Agreement in the Radiologic Identification of Apical Periodontitis/Rarefying Osteitis in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network PREDICT Endodontic Study.
Journal of endodontics • 2021 • Vol. 47 (10)
INTRODUCTION: Periapical images are routinely made in endodontics to support diagnosis and treatment decisions, but conventional imaging may not readily demonstrate inflammatory changes. This study a…
Austah, O; Basile, S; Fellows, J
Epidemiologic distinctions between base of tongue and tonsil oropharyngeal carcinomas.
Head & neck • 2021 • Vol. 43 (10)
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive tonsil and base of tongue (BOT) cancers have been considered together. However, important differences may exist. METHODS: Demographic and tumor charact…
Dey, T; Fakhry, C; Margalit, D
The association between oral health status and the clinical outcome of cirrhotic patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation.
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences • 2021 • Vol. 37 (10)
Liver transplantation (LT) candidates often present with poor oral hygiene, which could potentially lead to systemic infections and sepsis owing to their cirrhotic state. In this study, we investigat…
Chang, W; Chen, L; Huang, J
The role of non-coding RNAs in drug resistance of oral squamous cell carcinoma and therapeutic potential.
Cancer communications (London, England) • 2021 • Vol. 41 (10)
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), the eighth most prevalent cancer in the world, arises from the interaction of multiple factors including tobacco, alcohol consumption, and betel quid. Chemotherap…
Chen, R; Lou, Q; Meng, X
Automated read-across workflow for predicting acute oral toxicity: I. The decision scheme in the QSAR toolbox.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP • 2021 • Vol. 125
A decision-scheme outlining the steps for identifying the appropriate chemical category and subsequently appropriate tested source analog(s) for data gap filling of a target chemical by read-across i…
Chapkanov, A; Cherkezova, D; Georgiev, M
Recurrence and malignant transformation rates of high grade oral epithelial dysplasia over a 10 year follow up period and the influence of surgical intervention, size of excision biopsy and marginal clearance in a UK regional maxillofacial surgery unit.
Oral oncology • 2021 • Vol. 121
OBJECTIVES: To determine the overall recurrence rate (RR) and malignant transformation rate (MTR) of high grade oral mucosal epithelial dysplasias (HGOED). MATERIALS & METHODS: A clinicopathological …
Barrett, A; Bisase, B; Gilvetti, C
An Easy Adjustable Sling Technique of Ectatic Vertebral Artery Transposition for Microvascular Decompression.
World neurosurgery • 2021 • Vol. 154
Hemifacial spasm caused by an elongated, tortuous, or enlarged vertebral artery (VA) can be difficult to treat. Greater rates of incomplete cure also have been noted.(1-6) In this video, we demonstra…
Hsu, S; Liao, C; Lin, C
Asporin levels in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders.
Journal of oral rehabilitation • 2021 • Vol. 48 (10)
BACKGROUND: Understanding the pathogenesis of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) is important for diagnosis and treatment planning. Thus, biochemical analysis is usually used for the detection of…
Bozgeyik, E; Ege, B; Erdogmus, Z
Dry Mouth Caused by Facial Nerve Ischemia due to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An Experimental Study.
World neurosurgery • 2021 • Vol. 154
OBJECTIVE: Parasympathetic network damage results in facial nerve damage, sublingual ganglion degeneration, sublingual gland dysfunction, and dry mouth. In this study, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) w…
Alpaslan, A; Aydin, M; Karadag, M
Contribution of miRNAs and lncRNAs in osteogenesis and related disorders.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie • 2021 • Vol. 142
Non-coding RNAs have been found to regulate several developmental processes among them is osteogenesis. Although these transcripts have several distinct classes, two classes i.e. microRNAs and long n…
Abak, A; Ghafouri-Fard, S; Rahmani, S
Effect of supplemental acid-etching on the early stages of osseointegration: A preclinical model.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials • 2021 • Vol. 122
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of two surface modifications on early osseointegration parameters of conical implants in a translational pre-clinical model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Conical implants wi…
Badalov, R; Benalcazar Jalkh, E; Bonfante, E
The important role of cisplatin in the treatment of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer assessed by real-world data analysis.
Oral oncology • 2021 • Vol. 121
OBJECTIVES: The prognostic advantage of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) resulted in the initiation of treatment de-intensification studies. Two rando…
Berkhof, J; Brakenhoff, R; Hoebers, F
[Moderate dose de-escalation of cisplatin-based chemoradiation for HPV-associated oropharyngeal carcinoma : Results of the NRG-HN002 trial].
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] • 2021 • Vol. 197 (10)
Nicolay, N; Ruhle, A
Galectin‑3 blockade suppresses the growth of cetuximab‑resistant human oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Molecular medicine reports • 2021 • Vol. 24 (4)
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a cancer associated with high mortality (accounting for 3.1/100,000 deaths per year in Brazil in 2013) and a high frequency of amplification in the expression o…
Cui, S; Liao, X; Yao, X
Aquaporin5-Targeted Treatment for Dry Eye Through Bioactive Compounds and Gut Microbiota.
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics • 2021 • Vol. 37 (8)
Dry eye and dry mouth are the principal sources of morbidity for patients with Sjogren's syndrome (SS). There are few effective treatments, particularly systemic ones. Targeting aquaprin-5 (AQP5)-med…
Rastmanesh, R
Tear metabolomics highlights new potential biomarkers for differentiating between Sjogren's syndrome and other causes of dry eye.
The ocular surface • 2021 • Vol. 22
PURPOSE: The lacrimal exocrinopathy of primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) is one of the main causes of severe dry eye syndrome and a burden for patients. Early recognition and treatment could prevent i…
Assad, S; Blanchet, O; Chabrun, F
Clinical decision-making in anterior resin composite restorations: a multicenter evaluation.
Journal of dentistry • 2021 • Vol. 113
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether a sample of anterior resin composite restorations could be differently evaluated in different centers of evaluation by clinical and lay evaluators. METHODS:…
Corona, S; Cruvinel, P; de Almeida, C
High mobility group box-1 levels may be associated with disease activity of Behcet's disease.
Turkish journal of medical sciences • 2021 • Vol. 51 (5)
BACKGROUND: High mobility group box- 1 (HMGB- 1) is a nuclear protein acting as a proinflammatory molecule. The serum HMGB- 1 levels were found elevated in chronic inflammatory diseases. In this cros…
Ates, A; Aydemir Guloksuz, E; Eroglu, D