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    • Cortés Araya, Juan Eliecer; Granic Marinov, Xenia Mariana; Niño D., Ana Y. (Sociedad Odontológica de Chile, 2006)
      Desde fines del siglo XIX se cuenta con técnicas anestésicas locales que mitigan el dolor de origen dental. Este procedimiento se realiza administrando submucosamente una solución anestésica, obeteniendo un bloqueo nervioso ...
    • Cortés Araya, Juan Eliecer (FUDOC (Chile), 2001)
    • Puebla Pontoriero, María Daniela; Cortés Araya, Juan Eliecer (Sociedad Odontológica de Chile, 2004-08)
      En este trabajo se presenta un resumen del espectro de trastornos bucales y máxilofaciales posibles de observar en los niños portadores de fisuras labio máxilo palatinas, desde el nacimiento hasta la adolescencia. Se hace ...
    • Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio; Mendoza, Carolina; Espinoza Santander, Iris; Muñoz Martínez, Andrea; Urzúa, Iván; Aranda Chacón, Waldo; Carvajal Torres, Paola Alejandra; Arteaga Herrera, Óscar (AMER ACAD PERIODONTOLOGY, 2010-10)
      Background: Data from national surveys regarding the periodontal status of the adult population in Latin America are scarce. The aim of this study assesses the prevalence and extension of clinical attachment loss (AL) in ...
    • Sorsa, Timo; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Leppilahti, Jussi; Munjal, S.; Netuschil, L.; Mäntylä, Päivi (John Wiley & Sons, 2010)
      OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare four methods for gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 detection. METHODS: Matrix metalloproteinase-8 levels from 20 GCF samples from two ...
    • Oyarzún, A.; Arancibia, R.; Hidalgo Acosta, Rodrigo; Peñafiel, C.; Cáceres, M.; González, M. J.; Martínez, J.; Smith, P. C. (John Wiley, 2010)
      OBJECTIVES: Periodontal disease is characterized by an increased collagen metabolism. Although membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) plays a critical role in collagen degradation, its involvement in human ...
    • Ochsenius Rondanelli, Germán; Escobar López, Enrico; Godoy Rojas, Luis; Peñafiel, Cristián (2007)
      Introducción. Los quistes odontogénicos constituyen un grupo de frecuentes lesiones intraóseas propias de los maxilares y una de las principales causas de destrucción de estos huesos. En Chile no existen estudios retrospectivos ...
    • Díaz Guerra, Eva; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Prete, M. Julieta del; Silva, Augusto; García Sanz, José A. (American Association of Immunologists, 2007)
      The precise mechanisms involved in the switch between the clonal expansion and contraction phases of a CD8 T cell response remain to be fully elucidated. One of the mechanisms implicated in the contraction phase is ...
    • Silva Steffens, Nora; Dutzan Muñoz, Nicolás; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Dezerega Piwonka, Andrea; Rivera Escobar, Oriana; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Aravena, Octavio; Lastres, Pedro; Pozo, Patricia; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (Blackwell, 2008)
      Background and aims: Periodontitis is an infection with an episodic nature of tissue support destruction. The aim of this work was to determine the levels of chemokines, cytokines, matrix metalloproteinase-13, periodontal ...
    • Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; García Sanz, José A. (2008)
      In addition to the T helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 lymphocyte subsets, two new subpopulations Th17 and regulatory T (Treg) cells have recently been described. Th17 cells, which produce high levels of interleukin (IL)-17, ...
    • Dutzan Muñoz, Nicolás; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Hernández Ríos, Emma; Dezerega Piwonka, Andrea; Rivera Escobar, Oriana; Silva Steffens, Nora; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Puente Piccardo, Javier; Pozo, Patricia; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio (2009-02)
      Background: Periodontitis is an infection with an episodic pattern of tissue-support destruction. During the generation of a primary CD4+ T helper 1 (Th1) response, interferon-gamma (IFN-g) acts as a positive regulator ...
    • Dutzan Muñoz, Nicolás; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio; Silva, Augusto; Sanz, Mariano; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (John Wiley, 2009)
      Aim: T regulatory (Treg) cells have been detected in periodontitis lesions, and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) expression has been negatively correlated to receptor activator of nuclear factor-k B ligand (RANKL). The aim of ...
    • Villanueva Maffei, Julio; Espinosa, Sebastián; Reyes Court, Daniel; Cornejo Ovalle, Marco (Medicina Oral S.L., 2007)
      Odontogenic Calcificant Cystic Tumor (OCCT) is an infrequent injury. It arises from odontogenic epithelial rests present in the maxilla, jaw or gum. Gorlin and col. described the OCCT for first time as an own pathological ...
    • Cisterna, C.; Yanine Montaner, Nicolás; González, C.; Villanueva Maffei, Julio (Sociedad de Periodoncia de Chile, Sociedad de Implantología Oral de Chile y Sociedad Citación, 2008)
      En los últimos años, debido a distintas causas, un creciente número de pacientes se encuentra bajo tratamiento médico con bifosfonatos. Se ha descrito que estos fármacos podrían estar asociados con la aparición de ...
    • Silva Steffens, Nora; Gajardo, M.; Quintero, A. (Sociedad de Periodoncia de Chile, Sociedad de Implantología Oral de Chile y Sociedad, 2008)
      Antecedentes y objetivos: Las periodontitis son un grupo de patologías que afectan los tejidos de soporte del diente. Diferentes especies de la microbiota subgingival se han asociado con los tipos de periodontitis. El ...
    • Villanueva Bianchini, Pía; Barbieri Ortiz, Zulema de,; Palomino, Hernán M.; Palomino, Hernán (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-02)
      Specific language impairment (SLI) occurs in 2% to 8% of preschool children. Major and candidate genes are probably involved. Genetic drift is a cause for the presence of high frequencies of deleterious alleles of a ...
    • Vernal Astudillo, Rolando; Velásquez, Edgar; Gamonal Aravena, Jorge Antonio; García Sanz, José A.; Silva, Augusto; Sanz, Mariano (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2008-10)
      Objective: This study reports the expression of proinflammatory cytokines in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of patients affected with temporomandibular osteoarthritis (OA). Design: In twelve OA of the TMJ (OA–TMJ) affected ...
    • Herrera, David; Alonso, Bettina; León Berríos, Rubén; Roldán, Silvia; Sanz, Mariano (BLACKWELL, 2008-09)
      Objectives: The aim was to answer three relevant questions: can systemic antimicrobials be efficacious if the biofilm is not disrupted? Can the type of debridement of the subgingival biofilm impact upon the clinical outcomes ...
    • Moncada, G.; Oyarzo, J. F.; Moncada, M.; Marholz, C.; Millas, R. (BRITISH INST RADIOLOGY, 2008-05)
      A 28-year-old woman presented with a history of clicking and mandibular clenching. She was studied clinically and with axial and coronal CT. The patient was going through a tense emotional period and reported tightening ...
    • Moncada, G.; Fernández Godoy, Eduardo; Martín, J.; Arancibia, C.; Mjör, I.; Gordan, V. V. (OPERATIVE DENTISTRY INC, INDIANA UNIV SCHOOL DENTISTRY, 2008-06)
      This investigation assessed the effectiveness of alternative treatments for the replacement of amalgam and resin-based composite restorations. Sixty-six patients (age 18 to 80 years, mean=26.6) with 271 (amalgam [n=193] ...