• The Impact of Nicotine and Cigarette Smoke Condensate on Metabolic Activity and Biofilm Formation of Candida albicans on Acrylic Denture Material 

  Alzayer, Yasmin Mohammed; Gomez, Grace F.; Eckert, George J.; Levon, John A.; Gregory, Richard L. (Wiley, 2018)

  Purpose Smokers have increased denture stomatitis caused primarily by Candida albicans. The primary aim of this study was to demonstrate the impact of a wide range of nicotine and cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) ...
• Oral Sciences PhD Program Enrollment, Graduates, and Placement: 1994 to 2016 

  Herzog, C. R.; Berzins, D. W.; DenBesten, P.; Gregory, Richard L.; Hargreaves, K. M.; Messer, R. L. W.; Mina, M.; Mooney, M. P.; Paine, M. L.; Phillips, C.; Presland, R. B.; Quivey, R. G.; Scannapieco, F. A.; Sheridan, J. F.; Svoboda, K. K. H.; Trackman, P. C.; Walker, M. P.; Walker, S. G.; Wang, C. Y.; Hu, J. C. C. (Sage, 2018-05)

  For decades, dental schools in the United States have endured a significant faculty shortage. Studies have determined that the top 2 sources of dental faculty are advanced education programs and private practice. Those who ...
• Polymerization shrinkage stresses in different restorative techniques for non-carious cervical lesions 

  de Oliveira Correia, Ayla Macyelle; Tribst, João Paulo Mendes; de Souza Matos, Felipe; Platt, Jeffrey A.; Caneppele, Taciana Marco Ferraz; Borges, Alexandre Luiz Souto (Elsevier, 2018-09)

  Objective This study evaluated the effect of different restorative techniques for non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL) on polymerization shrinkage stress of resins using three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis ...
• The science and application of IPS e.Max dental ceramic 

  Willard, Alec; Gabriel Chu, Tien-Min (Elsevier, 2018-04-01)

  The aim of this paper is to report the state of current literature and recommendations for the lithium disilicate glass-ceramic IPS e.Max. The materials science, mechanical and optical properties were reviewed. Additionally ...
• Temporospatial Analysis and New Players in the Immunology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 

  Iyer, Abhirami K.; Jones, Kathryn J.; Sanders, Virginia M.; Walker, Chandler L. (MDPI, 2018-02-23)

  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of lower and upper motor neurons (MN) leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and eventually death. Although a highly ...
• Effect of Violet-Blue Light on Streptococcus mutans-Induced Enamel Demineralization 

  Felix Gomez, Grace Gomez; Lippert, Frank; Ando, Masatoshi; Zandona, Andrea Ferreira; Eckert, George J.; Gregory, Richard L. (MDPI, 2018-03-21)

  Background: This in vitro study determined the effectiveness of violet-blue light (405 nm) on inhibiting Streptococcus mutans-induced enamel demineralization. Materials and Methods: S. mutans UA159 biofilm was grown on ...
• Identification of barriers and beliefs influencing engagement by adult and teen Mexican-Americans in oral health behaviors 

  Aguirre-Zero, Odette; Westerhold, C.; Goldsworthy, R.; Maupome, G. (Dennis Barber, Ltd., 2016-03)

  OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers and beliefs influencing oral health and dental care-seeking among Mexican-Americans. RESEARCH DESIGN: Interviews and Likert-scale survey questions were utilized to explore urgent and ...
• The influence of delayed light curing on the degree of conversion and polymerization contraction stress in dual-cured resin luting agents 

  Labban, Nawaf; Iskander, Mounir; Platt, Jeffrey A.; Andres, Carl J.; Levon, John A.; Hovijitra, Suteera; Brown, David T. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  The aim of the study was to assess the effect of delayed photo-initiation on the polymerization contraction stress (PCS) and degree of conversion (DC) of a dual-cure resin-luting agent. Thirty-five disk (6 mm × 1 mm) samples ...
• Synthesis and characterization of CaO-loaded electrospun matrices for bone tissue engineering 

  Münchow, Eliseu A.; Pankajakshan, Divya; Albuquerque, Maria T. P.; Kamocki, Krzysztof; Piva, Evandro; Gregory, Richard L.; Bottino, Marco C. (Springer, 2016-11)

  Objectives To synthesize and characterize biodegradable polymer-based matrices loaded with CaO-nanoparticles for osteomyelitis treatment and bone tissue engineering. Materials and methods Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) ...
• Evaluation of a Web-based Error Reporting Surveillance System in a Large Iranian Hospital 

  Askarian, Mehrdad; Ghoreishi, Mahboobeh; Haghighinejad, Hourvash Akbari; Palenik, Charles John; Ghodsi, Maryam (2017-08)

  BACKGROUND: Proper reporting of medical errors helps healthcare providers learn from adverse incidents and improve patient safety. A well-designed and functioning confidential reporting system is an essential component to ...
• Snus use and rejection in the USA 

  Biener, Lois; Roman, Anthony M.; McInerney, Scott A.; Bolcic-Jankovic, Dragana; Hatsukami, Dororthy K.; Loukas, Alexandra; O’Connor, Richard J.; Romito, Laura (BMJ, 2016-07)

  OBJECTIVE: To determine whether snus might become a strategy for reducing the harm associated with cigarette smoking in the USA as appears to be the case in Sweden, we examined receptivity to snus use in two cities with ...
• Triple Antibiotic Polymer Nanofibers for Intracanal Drug Delivery: Effects on Dual Species Biofilm and Cell Function 

  Pankajakshan, Divya; Albuquerque, Maria T.P.; Evans, Joshua D.; Kamocka, Malgorzata M.; Gregory, Richard L.; Bottino, Marco C. (Elsevier, 2016-10)

  Introduction Root canal disinfection and the establishment of an intracanal microenvironment conducive to the proliferation/differentiation of stem cells play a significant role in regenerative endodontics. This study was ...
• Effects of air-abrasion pressure on the resin bond strength to zirconia: a combined cyclic loading and thermocycling aging study 

  Al-Shehri, Eman Z.; Al-Zain, Afnan O.; Sabrah, Alaa H.; Al-Angari, Sarah S.; Al Dehailan, Laila; Eckert, George J.; Özcan, Mutlu; Platt, Jeffrey A.; Bottino, Marco C. (XMLink, 2017-08)

  Objectives To determine the combined effect of fatigue cyclic loading and thermocycling (CLTC) on the shear bond strength (SBS) of a resin cement to zirconia surfaces that were previously air-abraded with aluminum oxide ...
• Effect of Commonly Prescribed Liquid Medications on Streptococcus mutans Biofilm. An in vitro study 

  Clark, Samantha A.; Vinson, LaQuia A.; Eckert, George; Gregory, Richard L. (Massage Therapy Foundation and the Registered Massage Therapists Association of British Columbia., 2017)

  Objective: This study addressed the effect of pediatric liquid antibiotic medications on Streptococcus mutans UA159. These suspensions commonly contain sugars such as sucrose to make them more palatable for children. The ...
• Optimizing light-cured composite through variations in camphorquinone and butylhydroxytoluene concentrations 

  Nassar, Hani; Chu, Tien-Min; Platt, Jeffrey (2016-05)

  The use of a free-radical polymerization inhibitor, butylhydroxytoluene (BHT), and a common photo-initiator, camphorquinone (CQ), to reduce polymerization stress in dental composite was investigated in this study. Samples ...
• Biomimetic and enzyme-responsive dynamic hydrogels for studying cell-matrix interactions in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 

  Liu, Hung-Yi; Korc, Murray; Lin, Chien-Chi (Elsevier, 2018-04)

  The tumor microenvironment (TME) governs all aspects of cancer progression and in vitro 3D cell culture platforms are increasingly developed to emulate the interactions between components of the stromal tissues and cancer ...
• Nicotine Upregulates Coaggregation of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans 

  Ashkanane, Ali; Gomez, Grace F.; Levon, John; Windsor, Jack; Eckert, George J.; Gregory, Richard L. (Wiley, 2017)

  Purpose Denture stomatitis is a condition of painless inflammation of denture-bearing mucosa. Reports indicate that nicotine, the major psychoactive ingredient in tobacco, increases growth of Streptococcus mutans and ...
• The Effect of Polymerization Methods and Fiber Types on the Mechanical Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Resin-Based Composites 

  Huang, Nan-Chieh; Bottino, Marco C.; Chu, Tien-Min G. (Wiley, 2017-04)

  Purpose Glass fibers were introduced to increase the fracture resistance of resin-based composites restorations; however, the poor polymerization between fibers and resin-based composite were sometimes noted and can ...
• Pyk2 and Megakaryocytes Regulate Osteoblast Differentiation and Migration Via Distinct and Overlapping Mechanisms 

  Eleniste, Pierre P.; Patel, Vruti; Posritong, Sumana; Zero, Odette; Largura, Heather; Cheng, Ying-Hua; Himes, Evan R.; Hamilton, Matthew; Baughman, Jenna; Kacena, Melissa A.; Bruzzaniti, Angela (Wiley, 2016-06)

  Osteoblast differentiation and migration are necessary for bone formation during bone remodeling. Mice lacking the proline-rich tyrosine kinase Pyk2 (Pyk2-KO) have increased bone mass, in part due to increased osteoblast ...
• Dimensionally stable and bioactive membrane for guided bone regeneration: An in vitro study 

  Rowe, Matthew J.; Kamocki, Krzysztof; Pankajakshan, Divya; Li, Ding; Bruzzaniti, Angela; Thomas, Vinoy; Blanchard, Steve B.; Bottino, Marco C. (Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons), 2016-04)

  Composite fibrous electrospun membranes based on poly(dl-lactide) (PLA) and poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) were engineered to include borate bioactive glass (BBG) for the potential purposes of guided bone regeneration (GBR). ...

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