Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "Dentistry"
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Autoimmune Diseases and Oral Health
(2022-05-10)Paper 1: Background and Aims: Prior studies have suggested an association between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To better understand the strength and nature of a potential association between these two common ... -
miRNA-720 Controls Stem Cell Phenotype, Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Cells
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Dental pulp cells (DPCs) are known to be enriched in stem/progenitor cells but not well characterized yet. Small non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified to control protein translation, mRNA stability and ... -
Predicting the Severity and Prognosis of Trismus after Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Oral Cancer Patients by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(Public Library of Science, 2014)To develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicators to predict trismus outcome for post-operative oral cavity cancer patients who received adjuvant intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), 22 patients with oral ... -
SHOULD I COME TO CLASS? A COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS BETWEEN ENDODONTIC RESIDENTS RECEIVING IN PERSON VS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION
(2022-05-12)Background: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all modes of instructions were moved to virtual teaching for the matriculating Endodontic residents at Boston University (BU) School of Dental Medicine as well as other Boston ... -
Vitamin D Supplementation Enhances the Fixation of Titanium Implants in Chronic Kidney Disease Mice
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency is a common condition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients that negatively affects bone regeneration and fracture healing. Previous study has shown that timely healing of titanium implants ...