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Sandblasted and Acid-Etched Implant Surfaces With or Without High Surface Free Energy: Experimental and Clinical Background
The scientifically most investigated technique for creating a micro-rough surface topography on dental implants is the sandblasting and acid-etching... -
Acceleration of tooth movement during orthodontic treatment - a frontier in Orthodontics
Nowadays, there is an increased tendency for researches to focus on accelerating methods for tooth movement due to the huge demand for adults for a...
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At the crossroads: EGFR and PTHrP signaling in cancer-mediated diseases of bone
The epidermal growth factor receptor is a well-established cancer therapeutic target due to its stimulation of proliferation, motility, and...
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High HIF-1α expression genotypes in oral lichen planus
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to assess whether C1772T and G1790A hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1)α polymorphisms are associated with risk of...
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New insights into store-independent Ca2+ entry: secretory pathway calcium ATPase 2 in normal physiology and cancer
Recent studies in secretory pathway calcium ATPases (SPCA) revealed novel functions of SPCA2 in interacting with store-operated Ca 2+ channel Orai1...
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Prognostic value of histamine H1 receptor expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma
ObjectivesOverexpression of the histamine H1 receptor (H1R) has been described in a variety of tumor models, but experience in oral squamous cell...
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Inflammatory cells of immunosuppressive phenotypes in oral lichen planus have a proinflammatory pattern of expression and are associated with clinical parameters
ObjectivesWe sought to investigate the expression of cells with immunosuppressive/protumorigenic phenotypes in oral lichen planus (OLP), such as...
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Primary tumor prevalence has an impact on the constituent ratio of metastases to the jaw but not on metastatic sites
This article provides an overview of metastases to jaws (MJ), mainly concerning the differences between American and Chinese patients, and exploring...
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Scaffold-free microtissues: differences from monolayer cultures and their potential in bone tissue engineering
ObjectivesCell-based therapies for bone augmentation after tooth loss and for the treatment of periodontal defects improve healing defects. Usually,...
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Alpha-mangostin suppresses MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression in head and neck squamous carcinoma cells
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of alpha-mangostin on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 expression in head and neck...
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Increased glucose metabolism by FDG-PET correlates with reduced tumor angiogenesis in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Hypoxia is known to have been related with angiogenesis and glycolysis, and may have an influence on tumor treatment effect. Because glucose...
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microRNAs, an active and versatile group in cancers
microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non‐coding RNAs that function as endogenous triggers of the RNA interference pathway. Studies have shown that...
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Analysis of inflammatory periimplant lesions during a 12-week period of undisturbed plaque accumulation—a comparison between flapless and flap surgery in the mini-pig
This study’s aim was to clarify the influence of soft tissue management on the development of periimplant infection. Four weeks after removal of all...
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PTH(1-34)-induced changes in RANKL and OPG expression by human PDL cells modify osteoclast biology in a co-culture model with RAW 264.7 cells
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is widely accepted as an anabolic agent when administered intermittently. Here, we explored the influence of intermittent...
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The Role of Host‐derived Dentinal Matrix Metalloproteinases in Reducing Dentin Bonding of Resin Adhesives
Dentin matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of host‐derived proteolytic enzymes trapped within mineralized dentin matrix, which have the...
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Epigenetic inactivation of E-cadherin by promoter hypermethylation in oral carcinoma cells
The loss of E-cadherin expression by epigenetic aberrations, including promoter hypermethylation and transcription repressor binding, plays a key...