Facultad de Odontología: Recent submissions

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    • Brucella canis induces canine CD4 + T cells multi-cytokine Th1/Th17 production via dendritic cell activation 
      Pujol, Myriam; Borie Polanco, Consuelo; Montoya, María; Ferreira, Arturo; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Elsevier, 2019)
      Brucella canis is a small intracellular Gram-negative bacterium that frequently leads to chronic infections highly resistant to antibiotic therapy in dogs. Also, it causes mild human brucellosis compared to other zoonotic ...
    • A fast hybrid reinforcement learning framework with human corrective feedback 
      Celemin, Carlos; Ruiz del Solar, Javier; Kober, Jens (Springer, 2019)
      Reinforcement Learning agents can be supported by feedback from human teachers in the learning loop that guides the learning process. In this work we propose two hybrid strategies of Policy Search Reinforcement Learning ...
    • Genetic determinants of BMI from early childhood to adolescence: the Santiago Longitudinal Study 
      Justice, A. E.; Chittoor, G.; Blanco, E.; Graff, M.; Wang, Y.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Santos, J. L.; Angel, B.; Lozoff, B.; Voruganti, V. S.; North, K. E.; Gahagan, S. (John Wiley, 2019)
      Background: While the genetic contribution to obesity is well established, few studies have examined how genetic variants influence standardized body mass index Z-score (BMIz) in Hispanics/Latinos, especially across ...
    • Impact of smoking on gingival inflammation in representative samples of three South American cities 
      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 ...
    • Relationship between Nostril, Nasal Valve and Minimal Cross-Sectional Area in Functional Upper Airway 
      Fariña Sirandoni, Rodrigo; González Rocabado, Andrea; Toledo Pinto, Ximena; Villanueva, Rodrigo; Martínez, Benjamín; Pérez, Hernán (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2019)
      PURPOSE: To propose a three-dimensional cephalometric analysis of upper airway (UA) related to its functionality, defining normal reference values in healthy individuals and the relationship between nostril, nasal valve, ...
    • Changes in understanding of painful temporomandibular disorders: The history of a transformation 
      Skármeta, Nicolás Patricio; Pesce, Maria Cecilia; Saldivia, Josefina; Espinoza Mellado, Paula; Montini, Francisca; Sotomayor, Claudio (Quintessence Publishing, 2019)
      Objective:The understanding the etiology of painful temporomandibular disorders (TMD) has evolved over the last eight decades. Evidence-based systematic research had questioned historical concepts and abandoned preconceived ...
    • Sinoviortesis con radioisótopos en hemofilia: Experiencia de un centro en Chile 
      Soto, Verónica; Morales, María Mercedes; Morales, Patricio; Oyarzún, Andrés; Cortez, Daniela; González, Macarena (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2019)
      Background: In patients with hemophilia, radionuclide synoviorthesis, or the intra-articular injection of a radionuclide to decrease the synovial hypertrophy tissue, aims to decrease or avoid hemarthrosis. Aim: To evaluate ...
    • Zinc oxide and copper nanoparticles addition in universal adhesive systems improve interface stability on ... 
      Gutiérrez, Mario Felipe; Bermúdez, Jorge; Dávila Sánchez, Andrés; Alegría Acevedo, Luisa; Méndez Bauer, Luján; Hernández, Marcela; Astorga, Jessica; Reis, Alessandra; Loguercio, Alessandro D.; Farago, Paulo V.; Fernández Godoy, Eduardo (Elsevier, 2019)
      This study evaluated the MMP inhibition of the zinc oxide and copper nanoparticles (ZnO/CuNp), and the effects of their addition into adhesives on antimicrobial activity (AMA), ultimate tensile strength (UTS), in vitro ...
    • One-year bleaching efficacy using two HP products with different pH: A double-blind randomized clinical trial 
      Bersezio Miranda, Cristian; Martín Casielles, Javier; Prieto, María V.; Meneses, Pablo; Ángel Aguirre, Pablo; Fernández, G. Eduardo; Loguercio, Alessandro (Blackwell, 2019)
      Objectives: This split-mouth, double-blind, randomized clinical trial evaluated the 1-year bleaching efficacy produced by two hydrogen peroxide gels with different pHs. Materials and Methods: Twenty-eight patients were ...
    • Análisis de los fallos de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Chile en casos de responsabilidad médica, años ... 
      Raineri Bernain, Gina; Bravo Rodríguez, Lidia; Lagos Tissie, Denisse; Ciocca Gómez, Luis (Ediciones Doyma, 2019)
      Objective: The objective of the present study is to characterise the epidemiological and legal data on medical malpractice ruled by the Chilean Supreme Court (CSC) in the years 2014 and 2015. Material and method: A search ...
    • Proteomic profiling and differential messenger RNA expression correlate HSP27 and serpin family B member 1 ... 
      Cavalla Ruiz, Ian Franco; Biguetti, Claudia Cristina; Jain, Sameer; Johnson, Cleverick; Letra, Ariadne; Pompermaier Garlet, Gustavo; Menezes Silva, Renato (Elsevier, 2017)
      Introduction: Understanding protein expression profiles of apical periodontitis may contribute to the discovery of novel diagnostic or therapeutic molecular targets. Methods: Periapical tissue samples (n = 5) of patients ...
    • The sonic application of universal adhesives in self-etch mode improves their performance on enamel 
      Muñoz, M. A.; Luque Martínez, I.; Hass, V.; Gutiérrez Reyes, Mario; Reis, A.; Loguercio, A. D. (Elsevier, 2019)
      The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sonic application of universal adhesives on the enamel microshear bond strengths (SBS), in situ degree of conversion (DC) and etching pattern. Ninety-six extracted ...
    • The presence of lingual foramina and canals on CBCT on patients over 18 years of age 
      Sanhueza, Álvaro; Briner, Michelle; Calvo, Magdalena; Cisternas, Alejandra (Sociedad Chilena Anatomía, 2018)
      Lingual foramina and canals are located in the midline of the jaw; which are important due to their neurovascular content. The location of the lingual foramina and canals can be classified according to their relationship ...
    • Synthesis of hybrid copper-chitosan nanoparticles with antibacterial activity against cariogenic Streptococcus ... 
      Covarrubias Gallardo, Cristián; Trepiana Fica, Diego Andrés; Corral Núñez, Camila (Japanese Society Dental Materials and Devices, 2018-06)
      Hybrid nanoparticles (CuChNP) comprising of copper nanoparticles with a chitosan shell were synthesized. Antimicrobial properties of CuChNP were assessed against Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans), one of the main bacterium ...
    • Impact of estrogens and estrogen receptor-alpha in brain lipid metabolism 
      Morselli, Eugenia; Santos, Roberta de Souza; Gao, Su; Avalos, Yenniffer; Criollo Céspedes, Alfredo; Palmer, Biff F.; Clegg, Deborah J. (American Physiological Society, 2018-07)
      Estrogens and their receptors play key roles in regulating body weight, energy expenditure, and metabolic homeostasis. It is known that lack of estrogens promotes increased food intake and induces the expansion of adipose ...
    • Human periodontal ligament fibroblasts synthesize C-reactive protein and Th-related cytokines in response ... 
      Hernández Caldera, Arnoldo; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Paredes, R.; Veloso Matta, Pietro; Astorga, J.; Hernández, M. (Blackwell, 2018)
      Aim To characterize the potential of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (HPLF) to synthesize CRP and Th-related cytokines in response to IL-6 in periodontal health and apical inflammation.
    • Visions of stakeholders about instutionalization of health technology assessment in Chile: A qualitative study 
      Lavín, Constanza; Alaniz, Rafael; Espinoza, Manuel (Cambridge University Press, 2017)
      Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore and describe the viewpoints and beliefs with respect to a health technology assessment (HTA) process and its institutionalization in a sample of stakeholder representatives ...
    • Differential human Th22-lymphocyte response triggered by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotypes 
      Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Monasterio, Gustavo; Pujol, Myriam; Rojas, Leticia; Alvarez, Carla; Carvajal, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Elsevier Ltd, 2017)
      Objective: In Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, different serotypes have been described based on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigenicity. When T lymphocytes were stimulated with these serotypes, different patterns of ...
    • The relationship between chemokines CCL2, CCL3, and CCL4 with the tumor microenvironment and tumor-associated ... 
      Fuente López, Marjorie de la; Landskron, Glauben; Parada, Daniela; Dubois Camacho, Karen; Simian, Daniela; Martínez, Maripaz; Romero, Diego; Roa, Juan; Chahuán, Isidora; Gutiérrez, Rocío; Lopez-K, Francisco; Alvarez, Karin; Kronberg, Udo; López, Sebastián; Sanguinetti, Antonella; Moreno, Natalia; Abedrapo Moreira, Mario Antonio; González, María Julieta; Quera, Rodrigo; Hermoso-R, Marcela (NLM (Medline), 2018)
      A complex network of chemokines can influence cancer progression with the recruitment and activation of hematopoietic cells, including macrophages to the supporting tumor stroma promoting carcinogenesis and metastasis. The ...
    • GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks for adoption, adaptation, and de novo development of trustworthy ... 
      Schünemann, Holger; Wiercioch, Wojtek; Brozek, Jan; Etxeandia Ikobaltzeta, Itziar; Mustafa, Reem; Manja, Veena; Brignardello Petersen, Romina; Neumann, Ignacio; Falavigna, Maicon; Alhazzani, Waleed; Santesso, Nancy; Zhang, Yuan; Meerpohl, Jörg; Morgan, Rebecc; Rochwerg, Bram; Darzi, Andrea; Ximenas Rojas, María; Carrasco Labra, Alonso; AlRayees, Zulfa; Riva, John; Bollig, Claudia; Moore, Ainsley; Yepes-Nuñez, Juan; Cuello, Carlos; Waziry, Reem; Akl, Elie A (Elsevier USA, 2017)
      Background Guideline developers can: (1) adopt existing recommendations from others; (2) adapt existing recommendations to their own context; or (3) create recommendations de novo. Monetary and nonmonetary resources, ...