Effect of IL-1b and TNF-a polym ...
So far, a number of association studies have focused on the effect of polymorphisms in IL-1b and TNF-a genes on the susceptibility to gastric cancer ...
Urinary angiotensinogen as a pr ...
Background The intrarenal renin-angiotensinogen system (RAS) plays a major role in the progression of chronic kidney disease. Urinary angiotensinoge ...
Mechanism by which chronic kidn ...
In Japan, the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is thought to be 13,300,000, next in size after those with hypertension and diabetes. ...
Long-term beneficial effects of ...
Background There are few reports analyzing the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and/ or angiotensin receptor blockers (AR ...
Evidence-based statin prescript ...
Dyslipidemia is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general population, and the cardioprotective role of statins is well esta ...
Lethal nature of ischemic gastr ...
Celiomesenteric ischemia has an insidious onset and the non-specific symptoms are often misdiagnosed as cholecystitis or peptic ulcer disease with a ...
Ileocecal collision tumor compo ...
Collision tumor means that two kinds of histologically distinct tumors coexist and neighbor without histological interminglement. This report descri ...
Endovascular treatment is effec ...
A 77-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease and a smoking habit presented at our hospital with sudden abdominal p ...
A case of a large cholangioloce ...
Cholangiolocellular carcinoma (CoCC) is a rare malignant primary liver tumor that is considered to originate from the canals of Hering, where hepati ...
A case of gastric varices with ...
Gastric fundal varices developed in a 72-yearold female patient with liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus infection after endoscopic injection s ...
Differential Diagnosis of Cereb ...
his article gives a comprehensive review and illustrations of the imaging features of various pathological conditions and clinical syndromes associa ...
The diagnostic suitability of a ...
The study objective was to explore the diagnostic suitability of the Xerostomia Inventory and the association between xerostomia, hyposalivation and ...
Cleaning ability and induced de ...
Some laboratory studies have evaluated the oscillation mode of ultrasonic scalers. None of them recorded its influence on calculus removal and quant ...
Impact of arbitrary and mean tr ...
When fabricating dental restorations, casts are usually transferred to the articulator based on arbitrary hinge axes or mean values instead of true ...
Histology and intramandibular c ...
The morphology of the inferior alveolar nerve is a very important factor for all surgical procedures in the mandibular region. The aim of this anato ...
Predictors of poor dental arch ...
The aim of this cross-sectional outcome study using retrospective data capture of treatment histories was to examine the characteristics of young ch ...
Reliability of shade selection ...
In this study, we evaluate the accuracy and reproducibility of human tooth shade selection using a digital spectrophotometer. Variability among exam ...
Clinical performance of a light ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical long-term performance of a visible light-cured resin (VLCR) denture base material and to compare ...
Salivary shedding of Epstein–Ba ...
The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of EBV and CMV DNA detection in saliva of HIV infected and non-HIV individuals and their sib ...
Sealing occlusal caries lesions ...
The aim of this study was to assess the possibility to arrest occlusal caries lesions in adults by sealant as well as to assess the presence of radi ...
Randomized controlled trial on ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of fluoride varnish (5% sodium fluoride, Duraphat ®, Colgate) in reverting white spot lesion ...
Effect of carbamide peroxide an ...
The aim of the study was to investigate changes in the micromorphologyl and microhardness of the enamel surface after bleaching with two different c ...
Analysis of marginal adaptation ...
This in vitro study compared the marginal adaptation of all-ceramic MOD-inlays luted to human molars with four self-adhesive resin cements. Thirty-t ...
Potential of shock waves to rem ...
Effective calculus and biofilm removal is essential to treat periodontitis. Sonic and ultrasonic technologies are used in several scaler application ...
Assessment of variations of the ...
The neurovascular bundle may be vulnerable during surgical procedures involving the mandible, especially when anatomical variations are present. Inc ...