Aim It has been reported that if nutrient intake is unbalanced, muscle mass, muscle strength
and physical performance declines, and therefore it is important to maintain chewing ability …

In order to find informative salivary biomarkers specific to oral cancer we examined expression
of 4 kinds of cytokine in saliva. Levels of interleukins (IL-1,-6,-8) and osteopontin were …

Various stimuli induce pain when applied to the surface of exposed dentin. However, the
mechanisms underlying dentinal pain remain unclear. We investigated intercellular signal …

Purpose Recent years have seen remarkable progress in cancer therapy, although
treatment-induced adverse reactions and complications are not uncommon. Approximately 40 % of …

Aim It is important to understand dysphagia in patients with dementia, as it is associated with
malnutrition and aspiration pneumonia. Particularly in patients with A lzheimer's disease ( …

The aim of the present study was to characterize the metabolic systems in Japanese
patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) using capillary electrophoresis-mass …

PURPOSE: The clinical observation of fracture cases and material evaluation of fractured
titanium plates were performed to investigate the causes of fracture. PATIENTS AND …

We used the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and culture methods
to study the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the gastric and oral samples from a total of …

INTRODUCTION: A number of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels have been
identified as membrane-bound sensory proteins in odontoblasts. However, the activation …

Both metal allergy and dental focal infection have been considered as causative factors for
palmoplantar pustulosis, and several case reports described that the skin lesions were …