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Tissue regeneration in dentistry: can salamanders provide insight?
(2017-04-29)
The ability to regenerate damaged tissues would be of tremendous benefit for medicine
and dentistry. Unfortunately, humans are unable to regenerate tissues such teeth, fingers or to
repair injured spinal cord. With an ...
Senescence gives insights into the morphogenetic evolution of anamniotes
(2017)
Senescence represents a mechanism to avoid undesired cell
proliferation that plays a role in tumor suppression, wound healing
and embryonic development. In order to gain insight on the evolution
of senescence, we looked ...
Major salivary gland aplasia and hypoplasia in Down syndrome: review of the literature and report of a case
(2017-05)
Salivary gland aplasia and hypoplasia are rarely described in the medical
literature. This article presents a case of aplasia and hypoplasia of the major
salivary glands in a patient with Down syndrome. A ...
Diagnosis and management of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws: a current review for the dental clinician
(2017-05-31)
Benign fibro-osseous lesions of the maxillofacial skeleton constitute a heterogeneous group of disorders that includes developmental, reactive (dysplastic) and neoplastic lesions. Although their classification has been ...
Oral pyoderma gangrenosum: diagnosis, treatment and challenges: a systematic review
(2017-12-31)
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a distinctive ulcerative skin disorder of unknown etiology, associated with
an underlying systemic disease in up to 70% of cases. The condition is characterized by the appearance of one or ...
Chronic pain and pain processing in Parkinson’s disease
(2017-10-12)
Pain is experienced by the vast majority of patients living with Parkinson’s disease. It is most often of nociceptive origin, but may also be ascribed to neuropathic (radicular or central) or miscellaneous sources. The ...
Barriers and facilitators in the integration of oral health into primary care: a scoping review
(2017-09)
Objective This scoping study has been conducted to map
the literature and provide a descriptive synthesis on the
barriers and facilitators of the integration of oral health into
primary care.
Methods Grounded in the ...
Cariology education in Canadian dental schools: where are we? Where do we need to go?
(2017)
The aim of this study was to document cariology education across Canadian dental schools. Ten faculty members
who supervise cariology education at each of the ten Canadian dental schools were invited to participate in the ...
Intraosseous Schwannoma of the Jaws: An Updated Review of the Literature and Report of 2 New Cases Affecting the Mandible
(2017)
Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath neoplasms composed almost entirely of
Schwann cells. These tumors most often arise in the soft tissues of the head and neck.
However, seldom do they occur within bone. This article ...
Improving practice guidelines for the treatment of denture-related erythematous stomatitis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(2017)
Background: Denture-related erythematous stomatitis (DES) is a chronic biofilm-mediated disease, affecting one in every
three complete denture wearers. Antifungals are the treatment most commonly prescribed by oral health ...