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Consortium for oral health-related informatics: improving dental research, education, and treatmentPaul C Stark
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 75 Kneeland Street, Suite 105, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Dent Educ 74:1051-65. 2010..The consortium is in the process of assembling the largest oral health database ever created. This will be an invaluable resource for research and provide a foundation for evidence-based dentistry for years to come...
The development of a dental diagnostic terminologyElsbeth Kalenderian
Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Dent Educ 75:68-76. 2011..Future work will focus on implementation and approaches to enhance the validity and reliability of diagnostic term utilization...
Roles of caspase 1 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase in inflammation-induced inhibition of lacrimal gland protein secretionDriss Zoukhri
Department of General Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 0211, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:4392-8. 2008..The purpose of the present study was to investigate the roles of caspase 1 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in inflammation-induced inhibition of lacrimal gland secretion...
Comparison of preoperative computed tomography and surgical findings in maxillofacial infectionsMichael Rosenthal
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 69:1651-6. 2011..To examine the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in predicting the presence of surgically confirmed abscess in patients presenting with deep maxillofacial infections (DMIs)...
The effect of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor (celecoxib) on chronic periodontitisC Alec Yen
Department of Oral Medicine, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Periodontol 79:104-13. 2008..In this double-masked, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial, the efficacy of celecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor) was evaluated in conjunction with scaling and root planing (SRP) in subjects with chronic periodontitis (CP)...
Assessing use of a standardized dental diagnostic terminology in an electronic health recordOluwabunmi Tokede
Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology Department, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Dent Educ 77:24-36. 2013..These findings will serve to increase the use/correct use of the EZCodes dental diagnostic terminology and ultimately create a reliable platform for undertaking clinical, outcomes, and quality improvement-related research...
Prevalence of ICD-9-CM codes for chronic kidney disease in individuals with cardiovascular disease risk factorsAshish Mahajan
Tufts Medical Center Scientific and Clinical Research Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Nephrol 22:523-33. 2009..Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
The effects of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on blood glucose and markers of inflammation in nondiabetic adultsAnastassios G Pittas
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Diabetes Care 30:980-6. 2007..We sought to compare the effects of combined calcium and vitamin D supplementation versus placebo on blood glucose and markers of inflammation in nondiabetic adults aged > or =65 years...
The effect of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors on progression of advanced polycystic kidney diseaseTazeen H Jafar
Division of Nephrology, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Kidney Int 67:265-71. 2005..We performed a patient-level meta-analysis to compare the effect of antihypertensive regimens, including ACE inhibitors, to those without ACE inhibitors (controls) on kidney disease progression in patients with PKD...
Progression of chronic kidney disease: the role of blood pressure control, proteinuria, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition: a patient-level meta-analysisTazeen H Jafar
Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Ann Intern Med 139:244-52. 2003..0 g/d. Systolic blood pressure less than 110 mm Hg may be associated with a higher risk for kidney disease progression...
Constructing a database of individual clinical trials for longitudinal analysisChristopher H Schmid
Biostatistics Research Center, Division of Clinical Care Research, Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center Box 63, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Control Clin Trials 24:324-40. 2003..Funding agencies must be encouraged to provide support to collaborative groups combining databases...
