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Otonari-Yamamoto M, Nakajima K, Sato H, Wada H, Matsumoto H, Nishiyama A, Hoshino T, Matsuzaka K, Katakura A, Goto TK. Dentigerous cysts suspected the other odontogenic lesions on panoramic radiography and CT. Oral Radiol 2024; 40:319-326. [PMID: 38165531 DOI: 10.1007/s11282-023-00732-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Dentigerous cysts are known as the second most common type of cyst in the jaws. The cyst is one of the lesions occurred frequently in the posterior body of the mandible and is often related to the unerupted third molar and forms around the crown of the unerupted tooth attaching at the cementoenamel junction. Such characteristic appearances are the diagnostic points differentiating from ameloblastoma or odontogenic keratocyst. However, it would be hard for us to diagnose it as a dentigerous cyst if the lesion does not show its typical appearance. We experienced two cases of dentigerous cysts which did not form around the crown of the unerupted tooth on radiologically. Both cysts were relatively large and resorbed adjacent teeth roots. Therefore, an ameloblastoma or an odontogenic keratocyst was suspected rather than a dentigerous cyst as the imaging diagnosis. The biopsy revealed that the lesion was a "dentigerous cyst" in one of the cases and "developmental cyst with inflammation" in another case. After the excision, the histopathological diagnosis was a dentigerous cyst with inflammation in both cases. This report shows the two cases of dentigerous cysts focusing on panoramic radiography and CT images. Also, we discuss the differential diagnosis by reconsidering those diagnostic points.
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- Mika Otonari-Yamamoto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda Misaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda Misaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda Misaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda Misaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathological Science and Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathological Science and Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Pathological Science and Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18 Kanda Misaki-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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Wada H, Matsumoto H, Takagiwa M, Sato H, Ishiguchi K, Inoue A, Goto TK. Differences in time-intensity sensory profiles of sweet taste intensity of glucose between older and young adults. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1273055. [PMID: 38606019 PMCID: PMC11006984 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1273055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Background To understand age-related changes in sweet taste perception in daily life, it is important to understand taste intensity at the suprathreshold level. Previous studies have attempted to characterize the temporal aspects of human taste perception in terms of time-intensity evaluations. The perception of dynamic taste intensity in older adults increases slowly for salty taste; however, there have been no previous studies on time-intensity sensory evaluation of sweet taste in older adults. We hypothesized that older adults perceive sweet taste intensity more slowly than young adults. Methods Fifty young and 40 older adults participated in the study and glucose solutions of 0.6 M and 1.5 M were used as stimuli. The study comprised two experiments: (1) a cup tasting test (static taste perception in the mouth), and (2) a time-intensity sensory evaluation, in which the solutions were presented using a custom-made delivery system. The intra-oral device was made to fit each participant's dentition. Further, the level of gag reflex was taken into consideration for each participant in the design of the intra-oral device. A suction tube was placed across the posterior tongue near the throat to remove solution and saliva. The solution delivery system was controlled by an original computer program. Results Older adults presented significantly different maximum intensity timing and slope for both concentrations compared with young adults (slope for 1.5 M, p < 0.01; others, p < 0.05). No significant differences were found between the older and young adults for reaction timing and maximum intensity. Conclusion We conclude that older adults perceived sweetness more slowly than young adults, and ultimately perceived almost the same intensity as young adults. This is the first reported characterization of the time-intensity profile of sweet taste intensity of glucose in older adults. Using a standardized system enabled us to assess and compare feedback on taste intensities among different age groups in real-time. Based on this, we recommend older adults "savor" to perceive sweet tastes at the same level experienced by young adults.
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- Hirotaka Wada
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Mathematics, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Tokyo Dental College Research Branding Project, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Tokyo Dental College Research Branding Project, Tokyo Dental College, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Matsumoto H, Tagai K, Endo H, Matsuoka K, Takado Y, Kokubo N, Shimada H, Goto T, Goto TK, Higuchi M. Association of Tooth Loss with Alzheimer's Disease Tau Pathologies Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 96:1253-1265. [PMID: 37980663 PMCID: PMC10741329 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Deterioration of the oral environment is one of the risk factors for dementia. A previous study of an Alzheimer's disease (AD) model mouse suggests that tooth loss induces denervation of the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus and neuroinflammation, possibly leading to accelerated tau dissemination from the nearby locus coeruleus (LC). OBJECTIVE To elucidate the relevance of oral conditions and amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau pathologies in human participants. METHODS We examined the number of remaining teeth and the biofilm-gingival interface index in 24 AD-spectrum patients and 19 age-matched healthy controls (HCs). They also underwent positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of Aβ and tau with specific radiotracers, 11C-PiB and 18F-PM-PBB3, respectively. All AD-spectrum patients were Aβ-positive, and all HCs were Aβ-negative. We analyzed the correlation between the oral parameters and radiotracer retention. RESULTS No differences were found in oral conditions between the AD and HC groups. 11C-PiB retentions did not correlate with the oral indices in either group. In AD-spectrum patients, brain-wide, voxel-based image analysis highlighted several regions, including the LC and associated brainstem substructures, as areas where 18F-PM-PBB3 retentions negatively correlated with the remaining teeth and revealed the correlation of tau deposits in the LC (r = -0.479, p = 0.018) primarily with the hippocampal and neighboring areas. The tau deposition in none of the brain regions was associated with the periodontal status. CONCLUSIONS Our findings with previous preclinical evidence imply that tooth loss may enhance AD tau pathogenesis, promoting tau spreading from LC to the hippocampal formation.
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- Hideki Matsumoto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, The Jikei University of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
- Department of Functional Neurology & Neurosurgery, Center for Integrated Human Brain Science, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
- Tokyo Dental College Research Branding Project, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research, Institute for Quantum Medical Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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Suen JLK, Yeung AWK, Wu EX, Leung WK, Tanabe HC, Goto TK. Effective Connectivity in the Human Brain for Sour Taste, Retronasal Smell, and Combined Flavour. Foods 2021; 10:foods10092034. [PMID: 34574144 PMCID: PMC8466623 DOI: 10.3390/foods10092034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The anterior insula and rolandic operculum are key regions for flavour perception in the human brain; however, it is unclear how taste and congruent retronasal smell are perceived as flavours. The multisensory integration required for sour flavour perception has rarely been studied; therefore, we investigated the brain responses to taste and smell in the sour flavour-processing network in 35 young healthy adults. We aimed to characterise the brain response to three stimulations applied in the oral cavity—sour taste, retronasal smell of mango, and combined flavour of both—using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Effective connectivity of the flavour-processing network and modulatory effect from taste and smell were analysed. Flavour stimulation activated middle insula and olfactory tubercle (primary taste and olfactory cortices, respectively); anterior insula and rolandic operculum, which are associated with multisensory integration; and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, a secondary cortex for flavour perception. Dynamic causal modelling demonstrated that neural taste and smell signals were integrated at anterior insula and rolandic operculum. These findings elucidated how neural signals triggered by sour taste and smell presented in liquid form interact in the brain, which may underpin the neurobiology of food appreciation. Our study thus demonstrated the integration and synergy of taste and smell.
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- Justin Long Kiu Suen
- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.L.K.S.); (A.W.K.Y.); (W.K.L.)
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.L.K.S.); (A.W.K.Y.); (W.K.L.)
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.L.K.S.); (A.W.K.Y.); (W.K.L.)
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- Department of Cognitive and Psychological Sciences, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan;
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (J.L.K.S.); (A.W.K.Y.); (W.K.L.)
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan
- Tokyo Dental College Research Branding Project, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan
- Correspondence:
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Tasaka A, Okano H, Odaka K, Matsunaga S, K Goto T, Abe S, Yamashita S. Comparison of artificial tooth position in dentures fabricated by heat curing and additive manufacturing. Aust Dent J 2021; 66:182-187. [PMID: 33411950 DOI: 10.1111/adj.12817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the displacement of tooth arrangement in dentures fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM) and heat curing. METHODS Three-dimensional (3D) scanning was performed for edentulous jaw models. After the teeth were arranged, 3D scanning for the wax denture was performed. Heat-cured dentures were fabricated with heat-cure polymer resin. Based on data obtained by subtracting the model data from wax denture data, AM dentures were fabricated from ultraviolet-cured acrylic resin. Accuracy was verified by superimposing heat-cured and AM dentures on the tooth region data from the wax dentures and measuring displacement of the tooth arrangement. RESULTS In the maxillary dentures, the amount of tooth displacement for the heat-cured dentures and for the AM dentures ranged from -0.08 to +0.06 mm and from -0.25 to +0.06 mm respectively. A significant difference was observed between two dentures. In the mandibular dentures, the amount of tooth displacement for the heat-cured dentures and for the AM dentures ranged from -0.09 to +0.07 mm and from -0.03 to +0.07 mm respectively. No significant difference was observed between two dentures. CONCLUSIONS The artificial teeth of the maxillary dentures fabricated by AM showed a greater displacement compared to those by heat curing.
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- A Tasaka
- Department of Removable Partial Prosthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan.,Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Removable Partial Prosthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Oral Health Science Center, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Removable Partial Prosthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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Wakoh M, Goto TK, Matsuzaka K, Shibahara T, Kamio T. Sialo-cutaneous fistula with ectopic submandibular gland sialolith, revealing a hidden ipsilateral enlarged and elongated styloid process: a consideration based on CT findings. Oral Radiol 2020; 37:336-344. [PMID: 32909103 DOI: 10.1007/s11282-020-00481-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sialolithiasis is a common salivary pathology, and an uncommon complication of sialadenitis and sialolithiasis is the formation of fistulous tracts to other compartments. Submandibular gland sialo-oral fistulae are not particularly remarkable, given the location of the gland and Wharton's duct, but submandibular sialolith-associated fistulae to other cervico-facial compartments (transcervical sialo-cutaneous and sialo-pharyngeal fistulae) are much less common. We report herein an unusual case of a 49-year-old obese man with sialo-cutaneous fistula containing a large, ectopic sialolith in subcutaneous tissue that was expected to undergo spontaneous elimination, but revealed hidden Eagle syndrome featuring an ipsilateral enlarged, elongated styloid process. Furthermore, we offer a thorough review of the literature regarding sialo-fistulae and highlight the relationship between an abnormal styloid process and submandibular sialadenitis with sialolithiasis and new tract formation based on computed tomography.
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- Mamoru Wakoh
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan. .,Division of Dental Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Chiba Dental Care Center, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba-City, Chiba, 261-8502, Japan.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, The Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Baba A, Ojiri H, Ogane S, Hashimoto K, Inoue T, Takagiwa M, Goto TK. Usefulness of contrast-enhanced CT in the evaluation of depth of invasion in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma: comparison with MRI. Oral Radiol 2020; 37:86-94. [PMID: 32086730 DOI: 10.1007/s11282-020-00429-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES There is currently no standardized approach for assessing the depth of invasion (DOI) of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma via diagnostic imaging. We investigated the usefulness of contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) for estimating the pathological DOI of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma by evaluating the correlation of pathological DOI with the DOIs on CECT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 21 of 139 patients who underwent radical surgery for primary oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma between 2009 and 2018. The 21 cases were evaluable, without dental artifacts on CECT. DOIs on CECT and MRI, and pathological DOI were measured. RESULTS The median pathological DOI was 9 mm, that on CECT was 10.9 mm, that on T2-weighted MRI was 14.2 mm, and that on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI was 13.1 mm. The DOIs on CECT and on MRI were larger than the pathological DOI (p = 0.003 to < 0.001). The absolute value of the difference between pathological DOI and DOI on CECT was smaller than that between pathological DOI and DOI on MRI (p = 0.01 and 0.003). DOIs on CECT and on MRI correlated with pathological DOI (r = 0.74-0.66, all p < 0.001). Spearman's correlation coefficient between DOI on CECT and pathological DOI was greater than that between DOI on MRI and pathological DOI. CONCLUSIONS Compared to the DOI determined on an MRI scan, the DOI determined on a CECT scan correlated with and better approximated pathological DOI. Therefore, CECT can be useful for preoperative staging of patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Akira Baba
- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine and University Hospital, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 1058461, Japan. .,Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, 5-11-13, Sugano, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba, 272-8513, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine and University Hospital, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 1058461, Japan
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- Oral Cancer Center, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, 5-11-13, Sugano, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba, 272-8513, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, 5-11-13, Sugano, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba, 272-8513, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Oral Health Science Center Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Laboratory of Mathematics, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Kansa-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Kanda-Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan
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Tasaka A, Kato Y, Odaka K, Matsunaga S, Goto TK, Abe S, Yamashita S. Accuracy of Clasps Fabricated with Three Different CAD/CAM Technologies: Casting, Milling, and Selective Laser Sintering. INT J PROSTHODONT 2019; 32:526-529. [PMID: 31664269 DOI: 10.11607/ijp.6363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the fabrication accuracy of clasps made using different CAD/CAM technologies. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five clasps were created using three CAD/CAM technologies: casting from a resin pattern using additive manufacturing; computer numerical controlled milling; and selective laser sintering (SLS). Differences between the scan data of the clasps and the CAD data were statistically analyzed. RESULTS There were significant differences in all parts of the clasps. The difference values were small overall for the SLS clasp. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that SLS for clasp fabrication is outstanding in terms of fabrication accuracy and reproducibility.
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Yeung AWK, Lee JCM, Tanabe HC, Ng SKS, Khong PL, Leung WK, Goto TK. Short Version Dental Anxiety Inventory Score May Predict the Response in the Insular Cortex to Stimuli Mimicking Dental Treatment. Front Hum Neurosci 2019; 13:204. [PMID: 31244634 PMCID: PMC6579880 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Dental anxiety is a common reason for avoiding dental visits and is associated with poor dental status. The short version of Dental Anxiety Inventory (SDAxI) is an easy-to-use, multi-faceted questionnaire for assessing the level of trait dental anxiety. However, there was no neurophysiological data indicating if its score associates with the state anxiety when an individual is under real/mock dental environment. We hypothesized that there exists such an association. Materials and Methods: Twenty systemic healthy adults with dental attendance experience and self-claimed free of dental phobia were recruited in this cross-sectional study, with their dental anxiety level assessed by SDAxI. Functional magnetic resonance imaging recorded their brain signals in response to audiovisual footages resembling dental scaler or turbine in action. After the brain imaging, they gave fear ratings to the footages in visual analog scale (VAS). Results: Participants' SDAxI scores positively correlated with their responses in the insular cortex (r2 = 0.388-0.445, P < 0.005). Their SDAxI scores also positively correlated with their fear ratings of the footages (r 2 = 0.415-0.555, P < 0.005). Discussion: Our findings indicated a possible neurobiological relevance of SDAxI, and reinforced its neurobiological validity in assessing dental anxiety level of dental attenders.
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- Andy Wai Kan Yeung
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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Baba A, Ojiri H, Minami M, Hiyama T, Matsuki M, Goto TK, Tatsuno S, Hashimoto K, Okuyama Y, Ogino N, Yamauchi H, Mogami T. Desmoplastic ameloblastoma of the jaw: CT and MR imaging findings. Oral Radiol 2019; 36:100-106. [DOI: 10.1007/s11282-019-00385-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Baba A, Ojiri H, Goto TK, Ikeda K, Yamauchi H, Ogino N, Mogami T. Symposium: Imaging modalities for drug-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (4), CT and MR imaging findings of antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaws/medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (secondary publication). Jpn Dent Sci Rev 2019; 55:58-64. [PMID: 30815046 PMCID: PMC6378898 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Generally, CT and MR images of antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ)/medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) show nonspecific findings as seen in active osteomyelitis.However, there are some characteristics as follows; unilateral maxillary sinusitis adjacent to ipsilateral maxillary ARONJ/MRONJ, DRONJ presenting larger sequestrum and periosteal reaction more frequently than BRONJ, BRONJ resulting from intravenous administration of the drug presenting larger and more frequent buccolingual cortical bone perforations than BRONJ from oral administration, and better diagnostic accuracy of extent of perilesional soft tissue inflammation on MR imaging than CT. The CT and MR imaging features of ARONJ/MRONJ are summarized in this report.
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- Akira Baba
- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
- Corresponding author at: Department of Radiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Jikei University School of Medicine Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Otonari-Yamamoto M, Nakajima K, Sakamoto J, Imoto K, Watanabe M, Kotaki S, Kuroda M, Matsuzaka K, Shibahara T, D Curtin H, K Goto T. Atypical MRI and Histopathological Findings in Dermoid Cyst. Bull Tokyo Dent Coll 2019; 59:207-212. [PMID: 30224615 DOI: 10.2209/tdcpublication.2017-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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On images, a dermoid cyst is often described as resembling a "sack of marbles" or "marbles in a bag". Typically, it comprises an inhomogeneity filled with multiple nodules in a fluid matrix on both computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). How it appears, however, will vary depending on its histological contents, which may cause confusion in arriving at a diagnosis. This report describes a dermoid cyst in the floor of the mouth of a 55 year-old woman that showed an atypical internal appearance on MRI. Most of the lesion showed homogeneous high signal intensity on T1 - and T2-weighted images, suggesting that it was derived from fat. A small area within the mass, however, showed moderate signal intensity almost equal to that of muscle on T1-weighted images and high signal intensity on fat-suppressed T2-weighted images. Given the location of the lesion, a dermoid cyst was one possible diagnosis. A lipoma or lipoma variants were also considered, however, based on signal intensity. Histopathological section of the excised specimen revealed a dermoid cyst with sebaceous glands in its walls and keratin in its cavity. Dermoid cysts show variation in their internal structures and contents. Since MRI can reflect such histological variation, signal intensity requires careful interpretation.
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- Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, Tokyo Dental College
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College
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Yeung AWK, Goto TK, Leung WK. Readability of the 100 Most-Cited Neuroimaging Papers Assessed by Common Readability Formulae. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:308. [PMID: 30158861 PMCID: PMC6104455 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: From time to time, neuroimaging research findings receive press coverage and attention by the general public. Scientific articles therefore should be written in a readable manner to facilitate knowledge translation and dissemination. However, no published readability report on neuroimaging articles like those published in education, medical and marketing journals is available. As a start, this study therefore aimed to evaluate the readability of the most-cited neuroimaging articles. Methods: The 100 most-cited articles in neuroimaging identified in a recent study by Kim et al. (2016) were evaluated. Headings, mathematical equations, tables, figures, footnotes, appendices, and reference lists were trimmed from the articles. The rest was processed for number of characters, words and sentences. Five readability indices that indicate the school grade appropriate for that reading difficulty (Automated Readability Index, Coleman-Liau Index, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog index and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook index) were computed. An average reading grade level (AGL) was calculated by taking the mean of these five indices. The Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) score was also computed. The readability of the trimmed abstracts and full texts was evaluated against number of authors, country of corresponding author, total citation count, normalized citation count, article type, publication year, impact factor of the year published and type of journal. Results: Mean AGL ± standard deviation (SD) of the trimmed abstracts and full texts were 17.15 ± 2.81 (college graduate level) and 14.22 ± 1.66 (college level) respectively. Mean FRE score ± SD of the abstracts and full texts were 15.70 ± 14.11 (college graduate level) and 32.11 ± 8.56 (college level) respectively. Both items indicated that the full texts were significantly more readable than the abstracts (p < 0.001). Abstract readability was not associated with any factors under investigation. ANCOVAs showed that review/meta-analysis (mean AGL ± SD: 16.0 ± 1.4) and higher impact factor significantly associated with lower readability of the trimmed full texts surveyed. Conclusion: Concerning the 100 most-cited articles in neuroimaging, the full text appears to be more readable than the abstracts. Experimental articles and methodology papers were more readable than reviews/meta-analyses. Articles published in journals with higher impact factors were less readable.
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- Andy W K Yeung
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Hsung TC, Lo J, Chong MM, Goto TK, Cheung LK. Orbit Segmentation by Surface Reconstruction With Automatic Sliced Vertex Screening. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2018; 65:828-838. [DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2017.2720184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Yeung A, Goto TK, Leung WK. Brain responses to stimuli mimicking dental treatment among non-phobic individuals: A meta-analysis. Oral Dis 2018; 25:34-43. [PMID: 29250913 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Numerous neuroimaging studies have attempted to identify how the brain responds to stimuli mimicking dental treatment in normal non-phobic individuals. However, results were sometimes inconsistent due to small sample sizes and methodological variations. This meta-analysis employs standardized procedures to summarize data from previous studies to identify brain regions that were consistently activated across studies, elicited by stimuli such as pictures, sounds, or audiovisual footage mimicking those encountered during dental treatments. A systematic literature search was carried out using PubMed and Scopus. The meta-analysis analyzed data from 120 healthy subjects from seven neuroimaging studies. We assessed the risk of bias among the included studies with the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Nonrandomized Studies. One study appeared to have a high risk of selection bias, whereas the others were considered to have a low risk of bias. Results revealed three clusters of activation with cluster sizes ranging from 768 mm3 to 1,424 mm3 . Stimuli mimicking dental treatment consistently activated the bilateral anterior insula; right dorsal anterior cingulate, putamen, and medial prefrontal cortex; and left claustrum. This study confirmed that audio and/or visual stimuli mimicking dental treatment consistently activated the fear-related brain regions among healthy subjects, mostly consistent with activations from general anxiety but without the involvement of the amygdala.
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- Awk Yeung
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Baba A, Goto TK, Ojiri H, Takagiwa M, Hiraga C, Okamura M, Hasegawa S, Okuyama Y, Ogino N, Yamauchi H, Kobashi Y, Yamazoe S, Munetomo Y, Mogami T, Nomura T. CT imaging features of antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw/medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2018; 47:20170323. [PMID: 29365278 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20170323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Antiresorptive agent-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ARONJ)/medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) include both bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaw (BRONJ) and denosumab-related osteonecrosis of jaw (DRONJ). The purpose of this study is to study radiological characteristics of ARONJ/MRONJ. These imaging features may serve as one useful aid for assessing ARONJ/MRONJ. METHODS CT scans of 74 Japanese patients, who were clinically diagnosed by inclusion criteria of ARONJ/MRONJ, obtained between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2016, were evaluated. We investigated the CT imaging features of ARONJ/MRONJ, and clarified radiological differentiation between BRONJ and DRONJ, BRONJ due to oral bisphosphonate administration and due to intravenous bisphosphonate administration, BRONJ with respective kinds of medication, BRONJ with long-term administration and short-term administration, BRONJ with each clinical staging respectively. Fisher's exact test, χ2 test, Student's t-test and analysis of variance were performed in the statistical analyses. RESULTS Unilateral maxillary sinusitis was detected in all patients with upper ARONJ/MRONJ (100%). DRONJ showed large sequestrum more frequently than BRONJ (3/4, 75 vs 3/35, 8.6%, p < 0.05). DRONJ showed periosteal reaction more frequently than BRONJ (4/10, 40 vs 7/65, 10.1%, p < 0.05). Patients of BRONJ resulting from intravenous bisphosphonate administration showed larger and more frequent buccolingual cortical bone perforations than BRONJ resulting from oral bisphosphonate administration (7/8, 87.5 vs 11/30, 36.7%, p < 0.05). There was no significant correlation between CT findings and respective kinds of medication, long/short-term administration, clinical stages of BRONJ. CONCLUSIONS ARONJ/MRONJ has characteristic CT image findings which could be useful for its assessment.
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- Akira Baba
- 1 Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College , Tokyo , Japan
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- 3 Department of Radiology, Jikei University School of Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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- 4 Laboratory of Mathematics, Tokyo Dental College , Tokyo , Japan
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- 5 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 5 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 5 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College , Tokyo , Japan
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- 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College , Tokyo , Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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- 5 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital , Ichikawa, Chiba , Japan
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Yeung AWK, Goto TK, Leung WK. At the Leading Front of Neuroscience: A Bibliometric Study of the 100 Most-Cited Articles. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:363. [PMID: 28785211 PMCID: PMC5520389 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: It might be difficult for clinicians and scientists to identify comprehensively the major research topics given the large number of publications. A bibliometric report that identifies the most-cited articles within the body of the relevant literature may provide insight and guidance for readers toward scientific topics that are considered important for researchers and all relevant workers of academia. To our knowledge, there is a lack of an overall evaluation of the most-cited articles and hence of a comprehensive review of major research topics in neuroscience. The present study was therefore proposed to analyze and characterize the 100 most-cited articles in neuroscience. Methods: Based on data provided from Web of Science, the 100 most-cited articles relevant to neuroscience were identified and characterized. Information was extracted for each included article to assess for the publication year, journal published, impact factor, adjusted impact factor, citation count (total, normalized, and adjusted), reference list, authorship and article type. Results: The total citation count for the 100 most-cited articles ranged from 7,326 to 2,138 (mean 3087.0) and the normalized citation count ranged from 0.163 to 0.007 (mean 0.054). The majority of the 100 articles were research articles (67%) and published from 1996 to 2000 (30%). The author and journal with the largest share of these 100 articles were Stephen M. Smith (n = 6) and Science (n = 13) respectively. Among the 100 most-cited articles, 37 were interlinked via citations of one another, and they could be classified into five major topics, four of which were scientific topics, namely neurological disorders, prefrontal cortex/emotion/reward, brain network, and brain mapping. The remaining topic was methodology. Interestingly 41 out of 63 of the rest, non-interlinked articles could also be categorized under the above five topics. Adjusted journal impact factor among these 100 articles did not appear to be associated with the corresponding adjusted citation count. Conclusion: The current study compiles a comprehensive list and analysis of the 100 most-cited articles relevant to neuroscience that enables the comprehensive identification and recognition of the most important and relevant research topics concerned.
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- Andy W K Yeung
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong KongHong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental CollegeTokyo, Japan
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- Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong KongHong Kong, Hong Kong
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Yeung AWK, Goto TK, Leung WK. Basic taste processing recruits bilateral anteroventral and middle dorsal insulae: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis of fMRI studies. Brain Behav 2017; 7:e00655. [PMID: 28413706 PMCID: PMC5390838 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Numerous task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have reported the locations of basic taste representations in the human brain, but they usually employed a limited number of subjects (<20) with different methodologies and stimuli. Moreover, the reported brain regions were sometimes inconsistent. Thus, we aimed at performing a meta-analysis of the published data to identify locations consistently activated across studies, and performed a connectivity analysis to reveal how these taste processing regions connect with other brain regions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A meta-analysis was performed based on 34 experiments, with 238 total participants in 16 studies, to establish the activation likelihood estimation (ALE) of taste-mediated regional activation. Meta-analytic connectivity modeling (MACM) and data stored in BrainMap database were employed to reveal the functional connectivity of the regions identified by ALE with other brain regions, across all types of experiments that caused activation among healthy subjects. RESULTS ALE identified nine activated clusters in bilateral anteroventral and middle dorsal insulae, bilateral thalamus and caudate, bilateral pre-/postcentral gyrus, and right hippocampus. The concurrence between studies was moderate, with at best 38% of experiments contributed to the significant clusters activated by taste stimulation. Sweet taste was the predominant contributing taste. MACM revealed that at least 50% of the nine clusters coactivated with the middle cingulate cortex, medial frontal gyrus, inferior parietal lobule, and putamen. CONCLUSION Results suggested that fMRI studies have reported reproducible patterns of activations across studies. The basic taste stimulations resulted in activations in a mostly bilateral network. Moreover, they were connected with cognitive and emotional relevant brain regions.
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- Andy Wai Kan Yeung
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Tokyo Dental College Misakicho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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Yeung AWK, Goto TK, Leung WK. The Changing Landscape of Neuroscience Research, 2006-2015: A Bibliometric Study. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:120. [PMID: 28377687 PMCID: PMC5360093 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: It is beneficial to evaluate changes in neuroscience research field regarding research directions and topics over a defined period. Such information enables stakeholders to quickly identify the most influential research and incorporate latest evidence into research-informed education. To our knowledge, no study reported changes in neuroscience literature over the last decade. Therefore, the current study determined research terms with highest citation scores, compared publication shares of research areas and contributing countries in this field from 2006 to 2015 and identified the most productive journals. Methods: Data were extracted from Web of Science and Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Only articles and reviews published in journals classified under the JCR “Neurosciences” category over the period of interest were included. Title and abstract fields of each included publication were extracted and analyzed via VOSviewer to identify recurring terms with high relative citation scores. Two term maps were produced for publications over the study period to illustrate the extent of co-occurrence, and the impact of terms was evaluated based on their relative citation scores. To further describe the recent research priority or “hot spots,” 10 terms with the highest relative citation scores were identified annually. In addition, by applying Bradford's law, we identified 10 journals being the most productive journals per annum over the survey period and evaluated their bilbiometric performances. Results: From 2006 to 2015, there were 47 terms involved in the annual lists of top 10 terms with highest relative citation scores. The most frequently recurring terms were autism (8), meta-analysis (7), functional connectivity (6), default mode network (4) and neuroimaging (4). Neuroscience research related to psychology and behavioral sciences showed an increase in publication share over the survey period, and China has become one of the major contributors to neuroscience research. Ten journals were frequently identified (≥8 years) as core journals within the survey period. Discussion: The landscape of neuroscience research has changed recently, and this paper provides contemporary overview for researchers and health care workers interested in this field's research and developments. Brain imaging and brain connectivity terms had high relative citation scores.
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- Andy Wai Kan Yeung
- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong KongHong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental CollegeTokyo, Japan
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- Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Goto TK, Yahagi M, Nakamura Y, Tokumori K, Langenbach GEJ, Yoshiura K. In vivo Cross-sectional Area of Human Jaw Muscles Varies with Section Location and Jaw Position. J Dent Res 2016; 84:570-5. [PMID: 15914597 DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) is used as a measure for maximum muscle force. This CSA is commonly determined at one location within the muscle and for one jaw position. The purpose of this study was to establish a method to standardize the analysis of the CSA of the masticatory muscles in vivo, and to compare the CSAs along their entire length for two different jaw positions (opened and closed). The CSAs in the planes perpendicular to the long axes of the masseter, medial, and lateral pterygoid muscles were measured in ten normal young adult subjects by magnetic resonance imaging. Our results showed large differences among the muscles and a non-uniform change in CSA after jaw-opening. The method enables the CSA measurement to be standardized in vivo, and allows for a correct comparison of CSAs in different skull morphologies.
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- T K Goto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Goto TK, Nishida S, Yahagi M, Langenbach GEJ, Nakamura Y, Tokumori K, Sakai S, Yabuuchi H, Yoshiura K. Size and Orientation of Masticatory Muscles in Patients with Mandibular Laterognathism. J Dent Res 2016; 85:552-6. [PMID: 16723654 DOI: 10.1177/154405910608500614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Size measurements of jaw muscles reflect their force capabilities and correlate with facial morphology. Using MRI, we examined the size and orientation of jaw muscles in patients with mandibular laterognathism in comparison with a control group. We hypothesized that the muscles of the deviated side would be smaller than those of the non-deviated side, and that the muscles of both sides would be smaller than in controls. In patients, a comparison of deviated and non-deviated sides showed, in orientation, differences for masseter and medial pterygoid muscles, but, in size, differences only for the masseter muscle. Nevertheless, muscle sizes in patients were much smaller than in controls. Lateral displacement of the mandible can explain the orientation differences, but not the smaller muscle size, in patients. It is possible that the laterodeviation initiates an adaptive process in the entire jaw system, resulting in extensive atrophy of the jaw muscles.
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- T K Goto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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Goto TK, Yoshiura K, Nakayama E, Yuasa K, Tabata O, Nakano T, Kawazu T, Tanaka T, Miwa K, Shimizu M, Chikui T, Okamura K, Kanda S. The combined use of US and MR imaging for the diagnosis of masses in the parotid region. Acta Radiol 2016; 42:88-95. [PMID: 11167339 DOI: 10.1080/028418501127346305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of the combination of the two non-invasive modalities US and MR imaging to diagnose masses in the parotid region. Material and Methods: The US and MR findings of 21 patients with parotid masses were analyzed retrospectively by two radiologists without any clinical or histopathological information. The specific points evaluated were location, shape, margin, internal architecture, and intensity level on both US and MR, posterior echo enhancement on US, and capsule-like lining of the tumor on MR. Results: The findings concerning the shape and margin on US and MR were in fairly good agreement. Concerning the findings of the internal architecture, US could reveal the minute structures of the tumor while MR demonstrated differences in the signal intensities of histological tissue types of the various tumors. The posterior echo enhancement on US and the capsule-like lining on MR of the tumors were also useful for the diagnosis. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the combination of US and MR is useful for examining soft tissue masses in the parotid region to make a more accurate diagnosis, and not just differentiate malignant lesions from those which are benign.
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- T K Goto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathophysiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Goto TK, Yeung AWK, Tanabe HC, Ito Y, Jung HS, Ninomiya Y. Enhancement of Combined Umami and Salty Taste by Glutathione in the Human Tongue and Brain. Chem Senses 2016; 41:623-30. [PMID: 27353260 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjw066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Glutathione, a natural substance, acts on calcium receptors on the tongue and is known to enhance basic taste sensations. However, the effects of glutathione on brain activity associated with taste sensation on the tongue have not been determined under standardized taste delivery conditions. In this study, we investigated the sensory effect of glutathione on taste with no effect of the smell when glutathione added to a combined umami and salty taste stimulus. Twenty-six volunteers (12 women and 14 men; age 19-27 years) performed a sensory evaluation of taste of a solution of monosodium L-glutamate and sodium chloride, with and without glutathione. The addition of glutathione changed taste qualities and significantly increased taste intensity ratings under standardized taste delivery conditions (P < 0.001). Functional magnetic resonance imaging showed that glutathione itself elicited significant activation in the left ventral insula. These results are the first to demonstrate the enhancing effect of glutathione as reflected by brain data while tasting an umami and salty mixture.
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- Tazuko K Goto
- Oral Diagnosis & Polyclinics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Tokyo Dental College, 2-9-18, Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan,
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- Oral Diagnosis & Polyclinics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Department of Social and Human Environment, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd., 1-1-3, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan, Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Oral Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong
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- Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan, Division of Sensory Physiology, Research and Development Center for Taste and Odor Sensing, Kyushu University, Collaboration station II, 307/308, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan and Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3500 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA19104-3308, USA
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Materials chemistry is making a fundamental impact in regenerative sciences providing many platforms for tissue development. However, there is a surprising paucity of replacements that accurately mimic the structure and function of the structural fabric of tissues or promote faithful tissue reconstruction. Methodologies in biomimetic materials chemistry have shown promise in replicating morphologies, architectures and functional building blocks of acellular mineralized tissues dentine, enamel and bone or that can be used to fully regenerate them with integrated cell populations. Biomimetic materials chemistry encompasses the two processes of crystal formation and mineralization of crystals into inorganic formations on organic templates. This review will revisit the successes of biomimetics materials chemistry in regenerative medicine, including coccolithophore simulants able to promote in vivo bone formation. In-depth knowledge of biomineralization throughout evolution informs the biomimetic materials chemist of the most effective techniques for regenerative framework construction exemplified via exploitation of liquid crystals (LCs) and complex self-organizing media. Therefore, a new innovative direction would be to create chemical environments that perform reaction-diffusion exchanges as the basis for building complex biomimetic inorganic structures. This has evolved widely in biology, as have LCs, serving as self-organizing templates in pattern formation of structural biomaterials. For instance, a study is highlighted in which artificially fabricated chiral LCs, made from bacteriophages are transformed into a faithful copy of enamel. While chemical-based strategies are highly promising at creating new biomimetic structures there are limits to the degree of complexity that can be generated. Thus, there may be good reason to implement living or artificial cells in 'morphosynthesis' of complex inorganic constructs. In the future, cellular construction is probably key to instruct building of ultimate biomimetic hierarchies with a totality of functions.
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- David W Green
- Department of Oral Biosciences, The University of Hong Kong, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Oral Diagnosis and Polyclinics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Oral Biosciences, The University of Hong Kong, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China Division in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Oral Science Research Center, BK21 PLUS Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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Goto TK, Yeung AWK, Suen JLK, Fong BSK, Ninomiya Y. High resolution time–intensity recording with synchronized solution delivery system for the human dynamic taste perception. J Neurosci Methods 2015; 245:147-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2014] [Revised: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyse the position and relationship of juxta-apical radiolucency (JAR) to the mandibular canal and buccal and/or lingual cortical plates using cone beam CT (CBCT). METHODS A retrospective study was carried out to analyse the JAR on CBCT for 27 patients. These findings were compared with 27 age- and sex-matched patients without the presence of JAR, which acted as the control group. The CBCT images were analysed according to a checklist, to evaluate the position of the JAR and its relationship to the mandibular canal. Then, any thinning or perforation of either the buccal or lingual cortical plate due to JAR was noted, and a classification to quantify the thinning of cortical plates was proposed. The findings in the two groups were analysed using a paired comparison by McNemar test. RESULTS A statistical increased thinning of cortical plates was seen in the JAR group compared with the control group, and most of the cases were in the J3 group. None of the patients in either the JAR or the control group showed perforation of the buccal and/or lingual cortical plate on CBCT images. CONCLUSIONS A classification to quantify the thinning of cortical plates was proposed, which may be used for objective evaluation of the thinning of the cortical plates in future studies. The present study gives an insight into the relationship of the juxta-apical area with the mandibular canal and cortical plates in the mandible using CBCT.
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- R Kapila
- 1 Division of Radiology, Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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Tanaka R, Hayashi T, Ike M, Noto Y, Goto TK. Reduction of dark-band-like metal artifacts caused by dental implant bodies using hypothetical monoenergetic imaging after dual-energy computed tomography. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2014; 115:833-8. [PMID: 23706923 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2013.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of hypothetical monoenergetic images after dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for assessment of the bone encircling dental implant bodies. STUDY DESIGN Seventy-two axial images of implantation sites clipped out from image data scanned using DECT in dual-energy mode were used. Subjective assessment on reduction of dark-band-like artifacts (R-DBAs) and diagnosability of adjacent bone condition (D-ABC) in 3 sets of DECT images-a fused image set (DE120) and 2 sets of hypothetical monoenergetic images (ME100, ME190)-was performed and the results were statistically analyzed. RESULTS With regards to R-DBAs and D-ABC, significant differences among DE120, ME100, and ME190 were observed. The ME100 and ME190 images revealed more artifact reduction and diagnosability than those of DE120. CONCLUSIONS DECT imaging followed by hypothetical monoenergetic image construction can cause R-DBAs and increase D-ABC and may be potentially used for the evaluation of postoperative changes in the bone encircling implant bodies.
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- Ray Tanaka
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Kapila R, Harada N, Araki K, Sano T, Goto TK. Relationships between third-molar juxta-apical radiolucencies and mandibular canals in panoramic and cone beam computed tomography images. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2014; 117:640-644. [PMID: 24725991 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2013] [Revised: 01/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the relationship between third-molar juxta-apical radiolucencies and mandibular canals on panoramic and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. STUDY DESIGN Forty-two patients were included in this retrospective study. The root apices and the relationships of the juxta-apical radiolucencies to the mandibular canals were evaluated on both panoramic and CBCT images. The McNemar test (P < .05) was used to compare panoramic with CBCT findings. RESULTS Root apices were visualized clearly with CBCT in most cases for which the apices were not seen clearly on panoramic images. Similarly, juxta-apical radiolucencies were separate from the mandibular canals with CBCT in most cases. CONCLUSIONS The present study found that there is no consistent intimate relationship between juxta-apical radiolucencies and the mandibular canals. Similar studies with larger sample sizes are required to further confirm these findings.
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- Rishabh Kapila
- Department of Radiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Oral Radiology, Oral Diagnosis & Polyclinics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Goto TK, Langenbach GEJ. Condylar process contributes to mandibular asymmetry: In vivo 3D MRI study. Clin Anat 2013; 27:585-91. [PMID: 24343856 DOI: 10.1002/ca.22326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2013] [Revised: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in mandibular morphology between the deviated and nondeviated sides in patients with noncongenital skeletal mandibular asymmetry. Divergences from control values were assessed to determine which region of the mandible contributes most to mandibular asymmetry. We measured various dimensions of the mandible in 20 young patients and 20 controls using noninvasive high-quality three-dimensional (3D) volumetric magnetic resonance imaging. Mandibular dimensions including the length of the condylar process were significantly greater on the nondeviated side of patients than the deviated side. Measurements of the deviated side were similar to control values, but measurements of the nondeviated side including condylar process length differed significantly from control values. These findings strongly suggest that overgrowth of the condylar process on the nondeviated side in these patients results in mandibular asymmetry, and therefore needs attention in orthodontic treatment, orthognathic surgery, and follow-up.
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- Tazuko K Goto
- Oral Diagnosis & Polyclinics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Nakamura Y, Tokumori K, Tanabe HC, Yoshiura T, Kobayashi K, Nakamura Y, Honda H, Yoshiura K, Goto TK. Localization of the primary taste cortex by contrasting passive and attentive conditions. Exp Brain Res 2013; 227:185-97. [PMID: 23604572 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3499-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The primary taste cortex is located in the insula. However, exactly where in the insula the human primary taste cortex is located remains a controversial issue. Human neuroimaging studies have shown prominent variation concerning the location of taste-responsive activation within the insula. A standard protocol for gustatory testing in neuroimaging studies has not been developed, which might underlie such variations. In order to localize the primary taste cortex in an fMRI experiment, we used a taste delivery system to suppress non-taste stimuli and psychological effects. Then, we compared brain response to taste solution during a passive tasting task condition and a taste quality identification task condition to verify whether this cognitive task affected the location of taste-responsive activation within the insula. To examine which part of insula is the primary taste area, we performed dynamic causal modeling (DCM) to verify the neural network of the taste coding-related region and random-effects Bayesian model selection (BMS) at the family level to reveal the optimal input region. Passive tasting resulted in activation of the right middle insula (MI), and the most favorable model selected by DCM analysis showed that taste effect directly influenced the MI. Additionally, BMS results at the family level suggested that the taste inputs entered into the MI. Taken together, our results suggest that the human primary taste cortex is located in the MI.
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- Yuko Nakamura
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Ogura E, Matsuyama M, Goto TK, Nakamura Y, Koyano K. Brain Activation During Oral Exercises Used for Dysphagia Rehabilitation in Healthy Human Subjects: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Dysphagia 2011; 27:353-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s00455-011-9374-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2010] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nakamura Y, Goto TK, Tokumori K, Yoshiura T, Kobayashi K, Nakamura Y, Honda H, Ninomiya Y, Yoshiura K. Localization of brain activation by umami taste in humans. Brain Res 2011; 1406:18-29. [PMID: 21762881 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2011.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 06/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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There are no credible data to support the notion that individual taste qualities have dedicated pathways leading from the tongue to the end of the pathway in the brain. Moreover, the insular cortex is activated not only by taste but also by non-taste information from oral stimuli. These responses are invariably excitatory, and it is difficult to determine whether they are sensory, motor, or proprioceptive in origin. Furthermore, umami is a more unfamiliar and complex taste than other basic tastes. Considering these issues, it may be effective to minimize somatosensory stimuli, oral movement, and psychological effects in a neuroimaging study to elicit cerebral activity by pure umami on the human tongue. For this purpose, we developed an original taste delivery system for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies for umami. Then, we compared the results produced by two authorized models, namely, the block design model and event-related design model, to decide the appropriate model for detecting activation by umami. Activation by the umami taste was well localized in the insular cortex using our new system and block design model analysis. The peaks of the activated areas in the middle insular cortex by umami were very close to another prototypical taste quality (salty). Although we have to carefully interpret the perceiving intensities and brain activations by taste from different sessions, this study design might be effective for detecting the accession area in the cortex of pure umami taste on the tongue.
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- Yuko Nakamura
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu University, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Okamura K, Yoshiura K, Tatsumi M, Kawazu T, Chikui T, Shimizu M, Goto TK. A new method for evaluating perceptible contrast information in digital intraoral radiographic systems. Oral Radiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11282-011-0068-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Endo M, Terajima M, Goto TK, Tokumori K, Takahashi I. Three-dimensional analysis of the temporomandibular joint and fossa-condyle relationship. Orthodontics (Chic.) 2011; 12:210-221. [PMID: 22022692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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AIM To assess the three-dimensional (3D) position of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) in the cranial base structure, the 3D morphology of the TMJ, and the fossa-condyle interspaces in subjects with normal occlusion and patients with mandibular asymmetries using 3D computed tomography (CT) images. We hypothesized that the fossa-condyle interspaces and the shape or size of the TMJ would correlate with mandibular asymmetry. METHODS Twenty women with mandibular asymmetry and nine control subjects were recruited. The TMJ position, linear distances, angles, surface areas, and the fossa-condyle relationship were assessed with 3D CT images of the TMJ. RESULTS The fossa surface area was larger on the contralateral side, although no significant difference was observed in the linear or angular measurements of the fossa. The condylar neck height and condylar angle on the contralateral side were larger than those on the deviated side, and the frontal neck angle on the deviated side was larger than that on the contralateral side and of the control. No significant difference was observed in the condylar area. The fossa-condyle interspaces in the posterolateral section of the TMJ were smaller on the deviated side. CONCLUSION The condyle in the patients with mandibular asymmetry was rotated posterolaterally within the fossa on the deviated side. Patients with mandibular asymmetry showed larger fossas and longer condylar processes on the contralateral side and narrower fossa-condyle interspaces on the deviated side, especially in the posterolateral section of the TMJ.
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- Mizuki Endo
- Section of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka, Japan
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Terajima M, Nakasima A, Aoki Y, Goto TK, Tokumori K, Mori N, Hoshino Y. A 3-dimensional method for analyzing the morphology of patients with maxillofacial deformities. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2009; 136:857-67. [PMID: 19962610 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2008.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2007] [Revised: 01/01/2008] [Accepted: 01/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Traditionally, cephalograms have been used to evaluate a patient's maxillofacial skeleton and facial soft-tissue morphology. However, magnification and distortion of the cephalograms make detailed morphologic analysis difficult in patients with complex deformities. The purpose of this article was to introduce a new method for visualizing deformation and deviation of the maxillofacial skeleton and facial soft tissues. METHODS Standard 3-dimensional Japanese head models were sized to match the sella-to-nasion distance obtained from 2 patients' (1 man, 1 woman) maxillofacial skeletal images. Then, the scaled standard model was superimposed on each patient's 3-dimensional computed tomography image. RESULTS This system provided clear shape information independent of size and facilitated the visualization of shape variations in maxillofacial skeletal and facial soft-tissue morphology. CONCLUSIONS This method will be useful for 3-dimensional morphologic analysis of patients with jaw deformities.
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- Masahiko Terajima
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Matsumoto R, Ioi H, Goto TK, Hara A, Nakata S, Nakasima A, Counts AL. Relationship between the unilateral TMJ osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis, mandibular asymmetry and the EMG activity of the masticatory muscles: a retrospective study. J Oral Rehabil 2009; 37:85-92. [PMID: 20002534 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.02026.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the relationship between the unilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis (OA), mandibular asymmetry and electromyographic (EMG) activity of the masticatory muscles. Twenty-two Japanese women (aged 23.2 +/- 5.4 years) and 10 Japanese men (aged 22.4 +/- 2.8 years) exhibiting unilateral TMJ OA were included in this study. Two angular and seven linear measurements were obtained for the analysis of the skeletal hard tissues. The cephalometric measurement values (CV) were normalized using the CV ratio for the evaluation of the degree of mandibular asymmetry. The EMG was recorded during maximal voluntary clenching efforts for 10 s in the intercuspal position. The average values of integral EMG (iEMG) of three trials were normalized using the iEMG ratio for the evaluation of the functional balance of the masticatory muscles. The mandibular midline was shifted to the TMJ OA side with a median value of 9.85 mm. The CV ratio of the ramus height of the TMJ OA side was significantly smaller than that of the non-OA side. For the masseter muscle, the iEMG ratio of the TMJ OA side was significantly larger than that of the non-OA side (P < 0.05). These results suggest that unilateral TMJ OA is related to the dentofacial morphology, thus resulting in a mandibular midline shift to the affected side and it is associated with a masticatory muscle imbalance.
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Terajima M, Furuichi Y, Aoki Y, Goto TK, Tokumori K, Nakasima A. A 3-dimensional method for analyzing facial soft-tissue morphology of patients with jaw deformities. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2009; 135:715-22. [PMID: 19524830 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2007] [Revised: 06/07/2007] [Accepted: 06/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Traditional cephalometric radiographs can analyze facial soft-tissues 2 dimensionally. Because they cannot provide information about the nose, lips, cheeks, and mouth, another method is needed to analyze these soft tissues. We introduce a new method for analyzing the 3-dimensional (3D) shape and size of facial soft-tissue morphology. METHODS A 3D average face model was constructed based on 3D computed tomography images of Japanese male and female adult volunteers who had well-balanced faces and normal occlusions. To test the feasibility of evaluating the quantitative effects of surgery, preoperative and postoperative 3D computed tomography images of facial soft tissues of 1 man and 1 woman were superimposed on the average faces. RESULTS This quantitative assessment provided a comprehensive evaluation of the characteristics that separate size and shape. It was possible to view the superimposed images from any desired angle on a personal computer. CONCLUSIONS This method provides easy-to-understand information for patients and appears to be useful for clinical diagnosis and pretreatment and posttreatment soft-tissue morphologic evaluations of patients with jaw deformities.
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- Masahiko Terajima
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Nishioka M, Ioi H, Matsumoto R, Goto TK, Nakata S, Nakasima A, Counts AL, Davidovitch Z. TMJ osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis and immune system factors in a Japanese sample. Angle Orthod 2008; 78:793-8. [PMID: 18298222 DOI: 10.2319/091407-438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2007] [Accepted: 11/01/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is an association between temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis (OA) and immune system factors in a Japanese sample. MATERIALS AND METHODS The records of 41 subjects (7 men, aged 22.0 +/- 3.8 years; 34 women, aged 24.8 +/- 6.3 years) and 41 pair-matched controls (7 men, aged 22.1 +/- 2.3 years; 34 women, aged 24.8 +/- 6.4 years) based on age and gender were reviewed. Information on medical history included local or systemic diseases, details on medication type and use, and the presence of allergies and asthma. Dental history questions referred to details regarding past oral injuries. The validity of the hypothesis, defining allergies and asthma as risk factors in OA, was tested by using a logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The incidence of allergy was significantly higher in the TMJ OA (P = .008), with a mean odds ratio of 4.125 and a 95% confidence interval of 1.446-11.769. CONCLUSION These results suggest that allergy may be a risk factor in association with TMJ OA in this Japanese sample.
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- Masato Nishioka
- Department of Orthodontics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Terajima M, Endo M, Aoki Y, Yuuda K, Hayasaki H, Goto TK, Tokumori K, Nakasima A. Four-dimensional analysis of stomatognathic function. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2008; 134:276-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.09.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2006] [Revised: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 09/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kami YN, Goto TK, Tokumori K, Yoshiura T, Kobayashi K, Nakamura Y, Honda H, Ninomiya Y, Yoshiura K. The development of a novel automated taste stimulus delivery system for fMRI studies on the human cortical segregation of taste. J Neurosci Methods 2008; 172:48-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2008] [Revised: 04/01/2008] [Accepted: 04/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ioi H, Matsumoto R, Nishioka M, Goto TK, Nakata S, Nakasima A, Counts AL. Relationship of TMJ osteoarthritis / osteoarthrosis to head posture and dentofacial morphology. Orthod Craniofac Res 2008; 11:8-16. [PMID: 18199075 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-6343.2008.00406.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that there is a relationship between the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis (OA), head posture and dentofacial morphology. DESIGN Case-control study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The subjects consisted of 34 Japanese females with TMJ OA (aged 24.7 +/- 6.1 years) and a control group of 25 healthy Japanese females (aged 23.6 +/- 1.3 years). Six cranio-cervical angular measurements were constructed for head posture analysis. Nine angular and three linear measurements were constructed for the skeletal hard tissue analysis. Five angular and one linear measurements were constructed for the dental hard tissue analysis. Unpaired t-tests were used to compare the mean differences of head posture measurements and dentofacial cephalometric measurements between the TMJ OA and the control group. RESULTS The TMJ OA group had significantly larger cranio-cervical angles (p < 0.05) and had more posteriorly rotated mandibles (p < 0.0001) than those in the control group. They also had a significantly shorter posterior facial height (p < 0.0001). The TMJ OA group had more retroclined lower incisors (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION These results suggest that an association may exist between TMJ OA, head posture and dentofacial morphology.
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- H Ioi
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ioi H, Matsumoto R, Nishioka M, Goto TK, Nakata S, Nakasima A, Counts AL. Relationship between head posture and dentofacial morphology in patients with TMJ osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis. World J Orthod 2008; 9:329-336. [PMID: 19146014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIM To test whether there is a relationship between head and cervical posture and dentofacial morphology in patients with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis/osteoarthrosis (OA). METHODS The subjects consisted of 34 Japanese females with TMJ OA (aged 24.7 +/- 6.1 years). Six craniocervical angular measurements were constructed for head posture. Two angular and 6 linear measurements were constructed for the skeletal relationship, while 1 angular and 6 linear measurements were constructed for the dental relationship. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between head posture and dentofacial variables. RESULTS In the skeletal relationship, increased craniocervical angulations were significantly associated with a more posterior position of the maxilla, a decreased Frankfort to mandibular plane angle, decreased mandibular length, and a decreased lower facial height. In the dental relationship, increased craniocervical angulations were significantly associated with more posterior positions of the anterior teeth to the basal bone and decreased alveolar height of the anterior-posterior teeth. CONCLUSION The hypothesis was rejected. These results suggest that an association may exist between head and cervical posture and dentofacial morphology in patients with TMJ OA.
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- Hideki Ioi
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Goto TK, Nishida S, Nakamura Y, Tokumori K, Nakamura Y, Kobayashi K, Yoshida Y, Yoshiura K. The accuracy of 3-dimensional magnetic resonance 3D vibe images of the mandible: an in vitro comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 103:550-9. [PMID: 17395071 DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2006.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2005] [Revised: 03/04/2006] [Accepted: 03/15/2006] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate in vitro the accuracy of three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the mandible. STUDY DESIGN The optimal MRI sequence for 3D mandible from the data of 2 volunteers was determined to be 3D vibe. MRI and computed tomography (CT) scans of tube, mandible, and hemimandible phantoms were obtained. MRI with 3D vibe and standard parameters used in clinical practice for 3D reconstructions of jawbones on CT were used. Pearson's correlation coefficient, standard deviation (SD), and accuracy in measurement on reconstructed 3D MRI and CT were compared to direct osteometric measurement of the phantoms. RESULTS The correlation coefficient between MRI and direct osteometry was high, with r = 0.85 to 0.99 (P < .001). The difference ranged from -1.5 to 0.7 mm (-8.9%-11.1%) on smaller distances, which is important for orthognathic surgery. The accuracy of MRI was similar to that of CT. CONCLUSION 3D vibe MRI provided adequate dimensional accuracy and image quality during in vitro examination of the mandible.
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- Tazuko K Goto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Goto TK, Nishida S, Nakayama E, Nakamura Y, Sakai S, Yabuuchi H, Yoshiura K. Correlation of mandibular deviation with temporomandibular joint MR dimensions, MR disk position, and clinical symptoms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 100:743-9. [PMID: 16301157 DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.05.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2005] [Revised: 05/07/2005] [Accepted: 05/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the difference of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) between deviated and nondeviated sides of the mandible in adult patients with mandibular deviation. STUDY DESIGN TMJ size, disk displacement, and clinical symptoms of 28 patients were examined clinically and by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Twelve age- and sex-matched control subjects were also used to evaluate which side of the mandible in patients was similar to the control. RESULTS The TMJ on the deviated side showed a smaller condyle and a higher incidence of disk displacement than the nondeviated side and those in the controls. However, the clinical symptoms showed no differences between the deviated and nondeviated sides, and no association with disk displacement. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the deviated side was the abnormal side and may have some association with mandibular deviation. However, the clinical symptoms could not indicate those differences.
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- Tazuko K Goto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Yoshiura K, Okamura K, Tokumori K, Nakayama E, Chikui T, Goto TK, Shimizu M, Kawazu T. Correlation between diagnostic accuracy and perceptibility. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2005; 34:350-2. [PMID: 16227477 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/13550415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To correlate diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries with perceptibility of low contrast image details using regression analysis. The other purpose was to determine the attenuation range required for proximal caries diagnosis. METHODS The results of the two types of observer performance tests described above were retrieved from previous studies. Recording media included in those studies were the Compuray and the Dixel, direct digital radiographic systems, and Ektaspeed Plus film. The average numbers of perceptibility of image details from five observers were calculated for each step and for every combination of contiguous steps of the aluminium test phantom from the perceptibility test. The average diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries from the same five observers was correlated with the total number of perceptible details from the phantom using regression analysis. Finally, attenuation range required for proximal caries diagnosis was calculated from the attenuation range of the phantom where the maximum correlation coefficient was obtained. RESULTS Maximum correlation (r=0.68) was obtained at the combination of five contiguous steps of the aluminium test phantom. Attenuation range required for proximal caries diagnosis corresponded to the 2 mm to 6 mm thickness of aluminium with acrylic block of 12 mm thickness. CONCLUSIONS There is a correlation between perceptibility of low contrast image details and diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries. There may be a possibility to simplify observer performance tests for proximal caries diagnosis by using the standardized phantom simulating its attenuation range.
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- K Yoshiura
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan.
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Yoshiura K, Nakayama E, Shimizu M, Goto TK, Chikui T, Kawazu T, Okamura K. Effects of the automatic exposure compensation on the proximal caries diagnosis. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2005; 34:140-4. [PMID: 15897283 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/88681265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the effect of automatic exposure compensation (AEC) on the diagnostic accuracy of proximal caries by comparing several digital intraoral imaging systems with a film. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-seven extracted teeth served as proximal caries samples. Three digital radiographic systems; the Compuray, the Dixel, and the Sens-A-Ray without scintillator layer, and Kodak Ekta-speed Plus films were used as recording media. Radiographs of the teeth samples were obtained with each recording medium under seven to eight different exposures including the optimum level. Six oral radiologists evaluated the possibility of proximal caries with the five-grade-confidence-scale. On digital radiographs, image manipulations were allowed after the initial assessment. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were obtained at each exposure in each recording medium. The area under the ROC curve (Az) was used as the representative value of diagnostic accuracy. Diagnostic accuracy (DA) curves were obtained by plotting averaged Az values from all observers as a function of incident exposure in each system. RESULTS The effect of exposure variation on the DA was slight in the film while it was significantly larger in the digital systems without AEC. Among digital systems, the effect of exposure variation was smaller in the system with AEC than those without AEC. There was no significant effect on the diagnostic accuracy even if digital image manipulation was employed. CONCLUSION AEC minimizes the decrease of DA due to inadequate exposures. Since it compensates for the narrow exposure range in the digital intraoral sensor systems, the system with AEC may be preferable for the clinical diagnostic tasks.
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- K Yoshiura
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan.
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Chikui T, Shimizu M, Goto TK, Nakayama E, Yoshiura K, Kanda S, Oobu K, Nakamura S. Interpretation of the origin of a submandibular mass by CT and MRI imaging. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 98:721-9. [PMID: 15583547 DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2004.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To clarify the useful findings for determining whether the submandibular mass is intraglandular or extraglandular. STUDY DESIGN Forty-eight patients with swelling of the submandibular region were reviewed. The relationship between the lesion and the submandibular gland and the displacement of the anterior facial vein were analyzed. RESULTS The accuracy of the predictions based on the relationship between the lesion and the submandibular gland (SMG) was 87% on contrast-enhanced CT (CECT), 85% on CT sialography (CTS), and 91% on MRI. Although the displacement of the facial vein outside the lesion suggested an intraglandular lesion, and inside the lesion suggested an extraglandular lesion, these were not sufficient to differentiate the lesions in 7 out of 23 CECT cases and 4 out of 11 MRI cases. CONCLUSION The finding of a relationship between the lesion and the SMG is the most important finding of this study.
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- Toru Chikui
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan.
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Goto TK, Shimizu M, Kobayashi I, Chikui T, Kanda S, Toshitani K, Shiratsuchi Y, Yoshida K. Lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2002. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Goto TK, Tokumori K, Nakamura Y, Yahagi M, Yuasa K, Okamura K, Kanda S. Volume changes in human masticatory muscles between jaw closing and opening. J Dent Res 2002; 81:428-32. [PMID: 12097437 DOI: 10.1177/154405910208100614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Most jaw muscles are complex, multipennate with multiple components. The morphologic heterogeneity of masticatory muscles reflects their functions. We hypothesized that the volume of masticatory muscles changes between jaw closing and opening, and that there is a difference in the volume change among the muscles. Magnetic resonance images of the entire head were obtained in ten normal young adult subjects before and after maximum jaw opening. The volume changes of the masseter, medial, and lateral pterygoid muscles were measured. Only slight changes were seen in the masseter and medial pterygoid muscles. The lateral pterygoid muscle, however, significantly decreased its volume during jaw opening. The results provide normative values of muscle volume in living subjects, and suggest that the volume changes differ among jaw muscles.
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- T K Goto
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1, Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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