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    • Cafferatta Chea, Emilio; Castro Saavedra, Sebastián; Fuentes Barros, Gonzalo; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Rivera Rodríguez, Felipe; Carvajal Pavez, Paola; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Cortés, Bastián; Cortez, Cristian; Cassels Niven, Bruce; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Wiley, 2020)
      Background During periodontitis, tooth-supporting alveolar bone is resorbed when there is an increased expression of the pro-osteolytic factor termed receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL), which is ...
    • Urzúa Araya, Iván; Mendoza Van der Molen, Carolina Andrea; Arteaga Herrera, Óscar; Rodríguez Martínez, Gonzalo; Cabello Ibacache, Rodrigo; Faleiros Chioca, Simone; Carvajal Pavez, Paola; Muñoz Martínez, Andrea; Espinoza Santander, Iris; Aranda Chacón, Waldo; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012)
      The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries, tooth loss, and risk factors among adult population of Chile. Furthermore, age, gender, and behavioural specific differences in caries prevalence and ...
    • Rösing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker; Gomes, Sabrina Carvalho; Carvajal Pavez, Paola; Gómez, Mariel; Costa, Ricardo; Toledo, Andrés; Solanes, Fernando; Romanelli, Hugo; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio; Oppermann, Rui Vicente (NLM (Medline), 2019)
      The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of smoking on gingival inflammation in a representative sample of 1,650 adults from Santiago (Chile), Porto Alegre (Brazil), and Tucumán (Argentina). A questionnaire ...
    • Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Rojas, L.; Alvarez, C.; Monasterio, G.; Carvajal Pavez, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Wiley, 2017)
      Background and ObjectiveTwo new T-helper (Th) phenotypes have been recently described and named Th9 and Th22 lymphocytes; however, their role in the pathogenesis of periodontitis remains unclear. This study was aimed to ...
    • Cafferata Chea, Emilio; Monasterio Ocares, Gustavo; Castillo Franzoy, Francisca; Carvajal Pavez, Paola; Flores Sepúlveda, Guillermo; Díaz Guzmán, Walter; Fuentes del Campo, Aler; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Wiley, 2020)
      Objective This study aimed to determine the expression of distinct matrix metalloproteinases, cytokines, and bone resorptive factors in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA) patients and their association with ...
    • Carvajal Pavez, Paola; Gómez, Mariel; Gomes, Sabrina; Costa, Ricardo; Toledo, Andrés; Solanes Aguirre, Fernando; Romanelli, Hugo; Oppermann, Rui; Rosing, Casiano; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (Faculdade De Odontologia De Bauru, 2016)
      Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and severity of gingival, inflammation and associated risk indicators in South American adults. Material and Methods: Multi-stage samples totaling 1,650 ...