Research Papers
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalizations for oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Brazil.
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology • 2021 • Vol. 49 (3)
Timely diagnosis and treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers are central for the patient's survival. Our objective was to document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of hospitalizati…
Antunes, J; da Cunha, A; Hugo, F
Epidemiological trends of Bell's palsy treated with steroids in Korea between 2008 and 2018.
Muscle & nerve • 2021 • Vol. 63 (6)
INTRODUCTION: Contemporary epidemiological data on Bell's palsy are crucial to clarify disease burden and improve management strategies. We aimed to examine the epidemiology of, and factors associate…
Kim, Y; Lee, J
Oral squamous cell carcinoma around dental implants: a systematic review.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2021 • Vol. 131 (6)
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic profile, screen for possible risk factors, and evaluate the spectrum of clinical characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinoma …
Alves, F; Dos Santos, E; Kowalski, L
Diagnosis of Stage III Periodontitis and Ambiguities of the "Gray Zones" in Between Stage III and Stage IV.
Clinical advances in periodontics • 2021 • Vol. 11 (2)
INTRODUCTION: How to best classify the Stage III and IV periodontitis cases that share common features of the most severe clinical attachment loss and the most severe radiographic bone loss? CASE PRE…
Di Gianfilippo, R; Kornman, K; Sirinirund, B
Long-term treatment costs and cost-effectiveness of restoration repair versus replacement.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2021 • Vol. 37 (6)
OBJECTIVES: When managing partially defective restorations, dentists can choose between repair and replacement. We aimed to assess the long-term treatment costs of repairs and replacements. METHODS: …
Kanzow, P; Krois, J; Schwendicke, F
Facial malformations, including cleft lip and palate, in wild primates in Paraguay.
Journal of medical primatology • 2021 • Vol. 50 (3)
Nine individual Alouatta caraya and Sapajus cay displaying facial malformations were observed across three sites in Paraguay. Six had cleft lip (with or without cleft palate), and three had malformat…
Blood, R; Smith, P; Smith, R
Emergency department visits for dental problems among adults with private dental insurance: A national observational study.
The American journal of emergency medicine • 2021 • Vol. 44
OBJECTIVE: Dental insurance may be a protective factor in reducing unnecessary emergency department (ED) use for nontraumatic dental pain. The purpose of this study was to 1) characterize patient dem…
Amen, T; Gutierrez-Sacristan, A; Kim, I
Subtarsal Versus Transconjunctival Approach: A Long-Term Follow-Up of Esthetic Outcomes and Complications.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons • 2021 • Vol. 79 (6)
PURPOSE: There is limited data that compares the long-term esthetic outcomes in patients who undergo traumatic orbital reconstruction with the subtarsal (STA) and transconjunctival approaches. The pu…
Goh, R; Hsu, E; Oztel, M
Fatigue failure of anterior teeth without ferrule restored with individualized fiber-reinforced post-core foundations.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials • 2021 • Vol. 118
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to explore the survival of extensively damaged anterior teeth without ferrule restored with different fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) post-core foundations and composite crow…
Balazs Szabo, P; Braunitzer, G; Frater, M
Peri-implantitis is not periodontitis: Scientific discoveries shed light on microbiome-biomaterial interactions that may determine disease phenotype.
Periodontology 2000 • 2021 • Vol. 86 (1)
Peri-implantitis is an immune-mediated biological complication that is attributed to bacterial biofilms on the implant surface. As both periodontitis and peri-implantitis have similar inflammatory ph…
Kotsakis, G; Olmedo, D
Evaluation of 10 Cone-beam Computed Tomographic Devices for Endodontic Assessment of Fine Anatomic Structures.
Journal of endodontics • 2021 • Vol. 47 (6)
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to classify 10 cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) devices using a ranking model according to the detection of fine endodontic structures. METHODS: A ded…
de Faria Vasconcelos, K; Jacobs, R; Leite, A
The selective toxicity of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) on oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) by targeting their mitochondria.
Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology • 2021 • Vol. 35 (6)
In recent years, many researchers have made tremendous efforts into using nanotechnology in biomedical applications and science, such as magnetic resonance imaging, drug delivery, and in particular, …
Afrasiabi, M; Jahanbani, J; Pourahmad, J
Nano formulated Resveratrol inhibits metastasis and angiogenesis by reducing inflammatory cytokines in oral cancer cells by targeting tumor associated macrophages.
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry • 2021 • Vol. 92
Tumor associated macrophages in the tumor microenvironment secrete multiple cytokines, which regulate cancer cells growth and invasiveness. We systematically studied the role of cytokines in the indu…
Chatterjee, S; Hembram, K; Kundu, C
Use of a novel 9.3-mum carbon dioxide laser and silver diamine fluoride: Prevention of enamel demineralisation and inhibition of cariogenic bacteria.
Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials • 2021 • Vol. 37 (6)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of a 9.3-mum carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser and silver diamine fluoride (SDF) on the prevention of enamel demineralisation and inhibition of cariogenic bacteria. M…
Chu, C; Lo, E; Niu, J
Microarchitecture of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ); a retrospective micro-CT and morphometric analysis.
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery • 2021 • Vol. 49 (6)
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a severe side effect of antiresorptive (AR) drugs such as bisphosphonates (BP) and denosumab (Dmab). Although several risk factors are described…
Blumenstock, G; Boesmueller, H; ElAyouti, A
Preliminary evaluation of the utility of optical coherence tomography in detecting structural changes during photobiomodulation treatment in patients with atrophic-erosive oral lichen planus.
Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy • 2021 • Vol. 34
INTRODUCTION: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common oral inflammatory condition. Against symptomatic atrophic-erosive OLP, topical steroids, or photobiomodulation (PBM) are deployed. Optical coherence…
Arduino, P; Broccoletti, R; Cabras, M
Different applications forms of green tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) for the treatment of periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of periodontal research • 2021 • Vol. 56 (3)
BACKGROUND: Scaling and root planning (SRP) is the gold standard for non-surgical periodontal treatment. Green tea as a supporting alternative in non-surgical periodontal treatment has been suggested…
Costa, E; Firmino, R; Granville-Garcia, A
The immunohistochemical profile of basal cell nevus syndrome-associated and sporadic odontogenic keratocysts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clinical oral investigations • 2021 • Vol. 25 (6)
OBJECTIVES: To provide a systematic review of the literature on studies comparing the immunoprofile of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (BCNS)-associated and sporadic odontogenic keratocysts (OKC…
Agelopoulos, M; Foutadakis, S; Kalogirou, E
Phenotypic features of dentinogenesis imperfecta associated with osteogenesis imperfecta and COL1A2 mutations.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology • 2021 • Vol. 131 (6)
OBJECTIVE: Dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI) requires dental treatment. This study investigated the characteristics of DI teeth associated with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and COL1A2 mutations. STUDY D…
Boonprakong, L; Intarak, N; Nutchoey, O
Osteogenesis imperfecta tooth level phenotype analysis: Cross-sectional study.
Bone • 2021 • Vol. 147
INTRODUCTION: Dental anomalies in Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), such as tooth discoloration, pulp obliteration (calcified dental pulp space), and taurodontism (enlarged dental pulp space) vary betwee…
Dagdeviren, D; Ducret, M; Moussa, H