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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 ...
Assessment of the potential role of muscle spindle mechanoreceptor afferents in chronic muscle pain in the rat masseter muscle
(2010-06)
Background: The phenotype of large diameter sensory afferent neurons changes in several models of neuropathic pain. We
asked if similar changes also occur in ‘‘functional’’ pain syndromes.
Methodology/Principal Findings: ...
GABAergic control of action potential propagation along axonal branches of mammalian sensory neurons
(2003-03)
The main axons of mammalian sensory neurons are usually viewed as passive transmitters of sensory information. However, the spindle
afferents of jaw-closing muscles behave as if action potential traffic along their central ...
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 ...
Drug-induced parkinsonism: diagnosis and management
(2016-09-23)
Drug-induced parkinsonism (DIP) has been known for >60 years. It is the second leading cause of parkinsonism, but still underdiagnosis is likely to influence reported incidence figures. Since DIP is clinically undistinguishable ...
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 ...