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 ...
A three-dimensional comparison ...
Morphometric methods are used in biology to study object symmetry in living organisms and to determine the true plane of symmetry. The aim of this ...
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 ...
Influence of small caliber coro ...
Background and aims Positive predictive value (PPV) of adenosine stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for coronary artery disease (CAD) is unsati ...
The Clinical Significance of 25 ...
Reduced bone mineral density is frequently found especially in adult celiac disease (CD) and dietary guidelines favor vitamin D supplementation in a ...
Pathogenesis of ANCA-Associated ...
Clinical observations, including a report of neonatal vasculitis occurring in a child born from a mother with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody di ...
Management of rheumatoid arthri ...
Given the recent availability of novel biologic agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the Hong Kong Society of Rheumatology has dev ...
A retrospective analysis of tre ...
The aim of this work is to describe the outcome of a series of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related vasculitis who were treated with cortic ...
Interleukin-6 gene polymorphism ...
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) has been shown to be related to the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In the present study, the relationship ...
Clinic and ultrasound findings ...
The aim of this study was to determine clinical and US factors associated with pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The study included 14 ...
Anti-ribonucleoproteins autoant ...
common feature between patients with a certain group of systemic autoimmune pathologies (SAPs) with rheumatic component, such as lupus erythematosus ...
Extreme hypercomplementemia in ...
Elevated levels of complement components, C3 and C4, are often seen in inflammatory diseases. They are generally not thought to be responsible for o ...
Effective treatment of Kimura’s ...
Kimura’s disease (KD) is a rare, benign, chronic inflammatory disease which typically presents as persisting or recurring tumor-like lesions in the ...