Research Papers
Post-treatment monitoring of surgically treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients using human papillomavirus cell-free DNA.
Oral oncology • 2025 • Vol. 163
INTRODUCTION: The incidence rate of human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is increasing. Despite good prognosis, recurrence can decrease health-related quali…
Alt, Y; Hess, J; Hofler, D
The Qualitative Assessment of Velopharyngeal surgery on patients and primary caregivers using VELO-P score in older children.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS • 2025 • Vol. 103
INTRODUCTION: When there is insufficient closure of the velopharyngeal sphincter, speech sounds may be affected, leading to a condition known as Hypernasality. The impact of VPI extends beyond the ph…
Chattopadhyay, D; Kapoor, A; Rajarajeswari, K
[Carotid false aneurysm : New case revealing a Behcet's disease].
Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie • 2025 • Vol. 74 (2)
Arterial affection in Behcet's disease is serious and can be aneurysmal or thrombotic. The literature on the characteristics of arterial aneurysms in Behcet's disease remains scarce. This is a case r…
Lyazidi, Y
Mutations in the bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathway sensitize zebrafish and humans to ethanol-induced jaw malformations.
Disease models & mechanisms • 2025 • Vol. 18 (4)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) describe ethanol-induced developmental defects including craniofacial malformations. While ethanol-sensitive genetic mutations contribute to facial malformatio…
Abreu, M; Conley, G; Foroud, T
Thyroid volumes after intensity-modulated radiotherapy as predictors of radiation-induced hypothyroidism in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A retrospective study.
Oral oncology • 2025 • Vol. 163
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the ability of thyroid volumes after intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) to predict the incidence of radiation-induced hypothyroidism/primary hypothyroidi…
Dai, D; Dong, Z; Li, W
Conservative Management of Macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome.
Pediatrics • 2025 • Vol. 155 (4)
INTRODUCTION: While severe macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is often treated with tongue reduction surgery, most patients with mild to moderate macroglossia are nonsurgically managed…
Banala, M; Cielo, C; George, A
Augmented reality-guided osteotomies for simulated mandibular reconstruction with fibular bone using virtual cutting guides and 3D navigation.
The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery • 2025 • Vol. 63 (3)
In the last decades, maxillomandibular reconstruction has been revolutionised by the use of free flaps and virtual surgical planning technologies. However, the currently available applied physical cu…
Coppen, C; Dik, E; Maal, T
O-GlcNAc-modified HOXA9 suppresses ferroptosis via promoting UBR5-mediated SIRT6 degradation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) • 2025 • Vol. 62
BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the most common malignancy of the nasopharynx. Ferroptosis induction shows anti-tumor activities in cancers including NPC. Elucidating the regulatory mec…
Chen, P; Fu, Y; Gu, W
A straightforward method to record the peak torque value when using a cantilever spring mechanical torque limiting device.
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry • 2025 • Vol. 133 (4)
Implant cantilever beam torque limiting devices suffer from two prominant issues. 1. They do not record the peak torque applied. 2. They suffer from viewing angle parallax. A simple, inexpensive devi…
Chung, K; Wadhwani, C
Personalising Nasopharyngeal Cancer: Systemic Therapy and Radiotherapy Treatment Volumes.
Seminars in radiation oncology • 2025 • Vol. 35 (2)
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is sensitive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, with current treatment recommendations largely based on TNM-stage. Radiotherapy remains the backbone of treatment for NPC…
Chua, M; Huang, B; Kang, M
Subperiosteal Implants: A Lost Art Worth Revisiting?
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2025 • Vol. 27 (2)
BACKGROUND: Subperiosteal implants were commonly used for dentally rehabilitating atrophic maxillae and mandibles in the 1940s-1980s, losing popularity following the introduction of endosseous root-f…
Batstone, M; Breik, O; Goh, R
Deep learning informed multimodal fusion of radiology and pathology to predict outcomes in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
EBioMedicine • 2025 • Vol. 114
BACKGROUND: We aim to predict outcomes of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), a subtype of head and neck cancer characterized with improved clinical o…
Chute, D; Dam, T; Fu, P
[Geometric position relationship between gingival, preparation, restoration margins and the cementation (adhesive) layer in the marginal area: new classification and scheme for margin position].
Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology • 2025 • Vol. 43 (2)
The current low quality of fixed restoration margins is highly correlated with the high incidence of margin-related complications. It is also related to the unclear spatiotemporal geometric position …
Luo, T; Yu, H
[Factors influencing maxillary dental arch development in children after Sommerlad-Furlow palatoplasty].
Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology • 2025 • Vol. 43 (2)
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate factors influencing dental arch development in patients aged 0-6 years with cleft palate after Sommerlad-Furlow (SF) palatoplasty. METHODS: A total of 183 p…
Li, C; Li, Y; Liu, R
[Periodontic-orthodontic-orthognathic combined treatment of adult Class Ⅱ skeletal malocclusion with idiopathic gingival fibromatosis: a case report].
Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology • 2025 • Vol. 43 (2)
Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis is a rare, benign condition of unknown etiology characterized by extensive gingival overgrowth. This case reports a severe skeletal Class Ⅱ adult female patient with …
Chen, S; Duan, D; Duan, P
Impact of Cantilever Length on the Accuracy of Static CAIS in Posterior Distal Free-End Regions.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2025 • Vol. 27 (2)
BACKGROUND: Implant placement accuracy in the distal free-end posterior region is often compromised, increasing the risk of damage to adjacent anatomical structures and negatively affecting restorati…
Leepong, N; Miyashita, M; Suttapreyasri, S
Factors Affecting the Integration of Dental Services Into Health and Social Care for People With Complex Needs.
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy • 2025 • Vol. 28 (2)
BACKGROUND: People with complex social and medical needs require a high level of support and face multiple barriers in accessing health and social care services. With limited access to dental care, t…
Booth, J; Musa, A; Paisi, M
Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor-alpha as a Biomarker for Tongue Spindle Cell Carcinoma.
Anticancer research • 2025 • Vol. 45 (4)
BACKGROUND/AIM: Spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) is a subtype of poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, and comprises a biphasic mixture of epithelial and mesenchymal cells. SpCC is a rare aggre…
Asoda, S; Morikawa, S; Nakagawa, T
Closed vs open surgical exposure of palatally displaced canines: Patients' perceptions of recovery, operating time, and complications-A 2-center randomized controlled trial.
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics • 2025 • Vol. 167 (4)
INTRODUCTION: The objective of this trial was to compare, in a 3-week follow-up, patients' perceptions of recovery, surgery time, and complications related to surgical exposure of palatally displaced…
Bjerklin, K; Bjornland, T; Faerovig, L
International multispecialty expert physician preoperative identification of extranodal extension in patients with oropharyngeal cancer using computed tomography: Prospective blinded human inter-observer performance evaluation.
Cancer • 2025 • Vol. 131 (7)
BACKGROUND: Pathologic extranodal extension (pENE) is a crucial prognostic factor in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), but determining pENE from imaging has high inter-observer variability. The role of cli…
Amit, M; Chen, M; Chronowski, G