43,367 papers found

OBJECTIVES: The goal of this systematic review was to assess the current literature about sinus augmentation procedure using different types of tooth derived bone graft materials, thorough analysing the outcomes of sinus grafting with tooth grafts compared to sinus grafting with xenografts, allografts and alloplasts by…

The purpose of this review is to summarize preclinical and clinical data from publications appearing in the peer-reviewed scientific literature relevant to the safety and effectiveness of the EVO Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) posterior chamber phakic refractive lens with a central port (V4c Visian ICL with KS Aquapor…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review evaluated survival rates, marginal bone loss (MBL), and complications of using 2 to 4 implants to support full-arch fixed prostheses in the mandible. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An electronic search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Tr…

Chronobiology is the scientific discipline which considers biological phenomena in relation to time, which assumes itself biological identity. Many physiological processes are cyclically regulated by intrinsic clocks and many pathological events show a circadian time-related occurrence. Even the pituitary-thyroid axis…

BACKGROUND: In traditional medicine, there has been a great deal of research on the effects exhibited by medicinal materials. To study the effects, resources that can systematically describe the chemical compounds in medicinal materials are necessary. In recent years, numerous databases on medicinal materials and const…

BACKGROUND: In this study, we present an analysis of data citation practices in full text research articles and their corresponding supplementary data files, made available in the Open Access set of articles from Europe PubMed Central. Our aim is to investigate whether supplementary data files should be considered as a…

Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the database indexing of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for a meta-analysis addressing the effects of exercise on pain and physical function in adults with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases (AORD). Methods. The number, percentage, and 95% confidence interv…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review was to determine the most commonly reported and utilized low back pain (LBP) Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) within the chiropractic literature and to investigate their temporal and methodological publication characteristics. METHODS: A systematic search of English-langu…

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness and complications of corticotomy and piezocision in canine retraction. Five electronic databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Embase, and CENTRAL) were searched for articles published up to July 2017. The databases were searched for randomized cont…

STUDY DESIGN: Review. OBJECTIVES: To examine the state of research in central nervous system (CNS) regeneration and to suggest an alternative to the sterile research at the lesion site. SETTING: Worldwide. METHODS: A search of publications using 'PubMed' and a search of the historical literature relevant to CNS rege…

The impact of screen time is having serious adverse effects on people's lives. Unfortunately, early childhood is the most vulnerable stage in the lifespan, and most children are using television, computers, parents' and mothers' mobile phones, or tablets, for longer than recommended. For this reason, the interest of th…

MOTIVATION: Biocuration workflows often rely on comprehensive literature searches for specific biological entities. However, standard search engines such as MEDLINE and PubMed Central provide an incomplete picture of the scientific literature because they do not index the increasing amount of valuable information publi…

BACKGROUND: Intra- or inter-muscular (EMG-EMG) coherence is a simple and non-invasive method for estimating central nervous system control during human standing tasks. Although this research area has developed, no systematic literature review has been conducted. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to map the current literature on EM…

Caffeine is implicated as causing or aggravating numerous otorhinolaryngological conditions, including tinnitus, Ménière's disease, laryngopharyngeal reflux, globus pharyngeus and dysphonia. We address caffeine's effects in such conditions and to determine whether such implications are founded. The defined se…

BACKGROUND: There has been significant progress in understanding neurosarcoidosis (NS) as a distinct disorder, which encompasses a heterogeneous group of clinical and radiological alterations which can affect patients with systemic sarcoidosis or manifest isolated. RATIONALE AND AIM OF THE STUDY: The healthcare challe…

PURPOSE: Our study aims to compare different perioperative treatments to reduce C. acnes, the most common causative agent of surgical site infections following shoulder surgery. METHODS: A systematic search was performed in MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus,…

BACKGROUND: Endurance exercise has the potential to affect reproductive function, with amenorrhea in female athletes. However, most studies focus on women. Evidence on the association between endurance exercise and male fertility is limited. OBJECTIVE: To synthesise existing literature on exercise-induced alterations…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy and safety of antitumoral nutritional supplement (Oncoxin), and to describe its mechanism of action. METHODS: Scoping review according to the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute included patients older than 18 years who have any kind of tumour and receive Oncoxinas a su…

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on whether incisal coverage is a risk or a protective factor in preparations for ceramic veneers. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the survival rates of preparation designs for ceramic veneers with and without incisal coverage. METHODS: P…

OBJECTIVE: To assess, based on the existing literature, the benefit of socket preservation therapies in patients with a tooth extraction in the anterior or premolar region as compared with no additional treatment with respect to bone level. MATERIAL AND METHODS: MEDLINE-PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of cont…