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  • Extensive immunophenotypic sub-population analysis of StemRegenin1 expanded haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells 
    Mellet, Juanita; Hendricks, Candice Laverne; Stivaktas, Voula; Durandt, Chrisna; Ambele, Melvin Anyasi; Pepper, Michael Sean (BMC, 2024-09)
    BACKGROUND : Ex vivo haematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPCs) expansion constitutes an important area of research, and has the potential to improve access to umbilical cord blood (UCB) as a source of stem cells for ...
  • Studying eruption patterns of mandibular third molars for forensic age assessment : introducing current reference data from a population of black South Africans 
    Timme, Maximilian; Viktorov, Jan; Steffens, Laurin; Streeter, Adam; Karch, Andre; Smit, Chane; Robinson, Liam; Bernitz, Herman; Schmeling, Andreas (Springer, 2024-09)
    INTRODUCTION : Evaluation of the eruption of mandibular third molars in orthopantomograms (OPGs) is a method of forensic age assessment. The objective of our study was to provide valid reference data for this trait ...
  • Insights into dental age estimation : introducing multiple regression data from a Black South African population on modified Gustafson's criteria 
    Rudolphi, Fabian; Steffens, Laurin; Shay, Denys; Smit, Chane; Robinson, Liam; Bernitz, Herman; Schmeling, Andreas; Timme, Maximilian (Springer, 2024)
    Dental Age Estimation (DAE) is an effective instrument of the rule of law for verifying dubious age claims in living individuals. Once tooth development is complete, only degenerative dental characteristics can be used for ...
  • Surrogate immunohistochemical markers of proliferation and embryonic stem cells in distinguishing Ameloblastoma from ameloblastic carcinoma 
    Robinson, Liam; Smit, Chane; Van Heerden, M.B. (Marlene); Moolla, Haroon; Afrogheh, Amir H.; Opperman, Johan F.; Ambele, Melvin Anyasi; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Springer, 2024-10)
    PURPOSE : The current study aimed to investigate the use of surrogate immunohistochemical (IHC) markers of proliferation and stem cells to distinguish ameloblastoma (AB) from ameloblastic carcinoma (AC). METHODS : The ...
  • Effect of 2-methoxyestradiol on mammary tumor initiation and progression 
    Peta, Kimberly; Durandt, Chrisna; Van Heerden, Marlene B.; Joubert, Anna Margaretha; Pepper, Michael Sean; Ambele, Melvin Anyasi (Wiley, 2024-04)
    BACKGROUND : The anti-cancer agent 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME) has been shown to have anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic properties. Previously, the effect of 2-ME on early- and late-stage breast cancer (BC) was ...
  • Resolution of apical periodontitis-induced mental nerve paresthesia through nonsurgical endodontic retreatment : a case report 
    Buchanan, Glynn Dale; Smit, Chane; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin; ElSheshtawy, Ahmed S. (Elsevier, 2023-07)
    Paresthesia is a potential consequence of unsuccessful root canal treatment. Persistent infection resulting in apical periodontitis may enlarge sufficiently to involve the mental neurovascular bundle. The case presented ...
  • Clinicoradiologic features of ameloblastomas : a single-centre study of 155 cases 
    Smit, Chane; Robinson, Liam; Ker-Fox, Jason; Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Uys, Andre (Wiley, 2024-02)
    BACKGROUND : The purpose of the current study was to report on the clinical presentation and radiologic features of 155 cases of ameloblastoma (AB), representing a detailed, large, single-centre radiologic study. METHODS ...
  • Ameloblastic carcinoma : a systematic review 
    Robinson, Liam; Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes; Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Hunter, K.D. (Keith); Ambele, Melvin Anyasi; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus (Wiley, 2024-03)
    BACKGROUND : Ameloblastic carcinoma (AC) is the most common odontogenic malignancy, constituting approximately 30% of cases in this category. Literature is sparse on malignant odontogenic neoplasms, with a large proportion ...
  • Mantle cell lymphoma involving the oral and maxillofacial region : a study of 20 cases 
    Ribeiro Carvalho, Marcus Vinicius; Rodrigues-Fernandes, Carla Isabelly; Lopez de Caceres, Cinthia Veronica Bardalez; Mesquita, Ricardo Alves; Martins, Manoela Domingues; Jose Roman Tager, Elena Maria; Carlos, Roman; Pires, Fabio Ramoa; Robinson, Liam; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Valente, Vitor Bonetti; Caldeira Xavier-Junior, Jose Candido; Bernabe, Daniel Galera; Rebelo Pontes, Helder Antonio; Soares, Ciro Dantas; Melo da Costa, Mauro Henrique; Vargas, Pablo Agustin; Fonseca, Felipe Paiva (Elsevier, 2023-01)
    OBJECTIVE : To investigate the clinicopathologic features of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) involving the oral and maxillofacial region. METHODS : The MCL cases were retrieved from the pathosis database of 6 pathology ...
  • An ulcerative nodule on the dorsal tongue in an 8-year-old boy 
    Giraldo-Roldan, Daniela; Fernandes, Diego Tetzner; Louredo, Brendo Vinicius Rodrigues; Penafort, Paulo Victor Mendes; Roza, Ana Luiza Oliveira Correa; Santos-Silva, Alan Roger; Vargas, Pablo Agustin (Elsevier, 2023-08)
    An otherwise healthy 8-year-old boy was consulted in July 2020, presenting with a 20-day history of a painless tongue growth associated with trauma. According to his parents, the lesion initially appeared as a “blood-filled ...
  • A pigmented nodule in the buccal mucosa 
    Souza, L.L.; Roza, Ana Luiza Oliveira Correa; Leite, Amanda Almeida; Gallagher, Karen Patricia Dominguez; Mariz, Bruno Augusto Linhares Almeida; Santos, Mariana Rates Gonzaga; Santos-Silva, Alan Roger; Vargas, Pablo Agustin (Elsevier, 2023-04)
    A 59-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of a 1-year history of a slow-growing painless nodule in the left buccal mucosa. She had no past or familial history of head and neck diseases, although she reported ...
  • Human examination and artificial intelligence in cephalometric landmark detection—is AI ready to take over? 
    Indermun, Suvarna; Shaik, Shoayeb; Nyirenda, Clement; Johannes, Keith; Mulder, Riaan (Oxford University Press, 2023-09)
    OBJECTIVES : To compare the precision of two cephalometric landmark identification methods, namely a computer-assisted human examination software and an artificial intelligence program, based on South African data. METHODS ...
  • Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva 
    Smit, Chane; Uys, Andre (Wiley, 2023-11)
    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is a rare condition with an estimated prevalence of one in two million individuals. The condition is characterized by widespread heterotrophic ossification of skeletal muscles and ...
  • Effect of 2-methoxyestradiol treatment on early- and late-stage breast cancer progression in a mouse model 
    Peta, Kimberly Thando; Durandt, Chrisna; Van Heerden, M.B. (Marlene); Joubert, Anna Margaretha; Pepper, Michael Sean; Ambele, Melvin Anyasi (Wiley, 2023-10)
    The prevalence of breast cancer (BC) continues to increase and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in many countries. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that 2‐methoxyestradiol (2‐ME) has ...
  • Acinic cell carcinoma of the oral and maxillofacial region : an international multicenter study 
    Kirschnick, Laura Borges; Silveira, Felipe Martins; Schuch, Lauren Frenzel; Vasconcelos, Ana Carolina Uchoa; Gomes, Ana Paula; Dos Santos, Jean Nunes; Santana, Dandara Andrade; Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Mesquita, Ricardo Alves; De Mendonça, Elismauro Francisco; Sousa-Neto, Sebastiao Silverio; Pontes, Helder Antonio Rebelo; Robinson, Liam; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Carlos-Bregni, Roman; Tager, Elena Maria Jose Roman; Da Silva, Luan Cesar; Zanella, Virgílio Gonzales; Rivero, Luis Fernando; Bittencourt, Raquel; Martins, Marco Antonio Trevizani; Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte; Wagner, Vivian Petersen; Vargas, Pablo Agustin; Martins, Manoela Domingues (University of Sao Paolo, 2023)
    The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, clinicopathological, and prognostic features of acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC) of the oral and maxillofacial region. AciCC cases were retrospectively retrieved from 11 ...
  • The histology and growth rate of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) claws 
    Myburgh, Albert; Myburgh, Jan G.; Steyl, Johan Christian Abraham; Downs, Colleen T.; Botha, Hannes; Robinson, Liam; Woodborne, Stephan (Wiley, 2023-10)
    The histology and growth of reptilian and crocodilian claws (ungues) have been extensively studied; however, Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) claws have not received adequate attention. Furthermore, age estimations ...
  • The uniqueness of the human dentition revisited : a logical approach to the current impasse 
    Bernitz, Herman (PKP Publishing Services Network, 2023-12)
    No abstract available.
  • A cone-beam computed tomography study of canalis sinuosus and its accessory canals in a South African population 
    Beckenstrater, Michael A.; Gamieldien, Mohamed Yasin; Smit, Chane; Buchanan, Glynn Dale (Springer, 2024)
    OBJECTIVES : Canalis sinuosus (CS) is a clinically relevant structure in the anterior maxilla. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and distribution of CS and its accessory canals (ACs) in the South African ...
  • Race in health research : considerations for researchers and research ethics committees 
    Van Staden, Werdie; Nienaber, A.; Rossouw, T.; Turner, A.C. (Astrid); Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba; Nel, Jan Gert; Bapela, S.; Beetge, Mia-Michaela; Blumenthal, Ryan; Castelyn, Camille De Villebois; De Witt-Jordaan, T.W. (Wilma); Dlagnekova, Antonia; Kotze, Carla; Mangwane, S.; Napoles, Lizeka; Somers, R.; Sykes, Leanne M.; Van Zyl, W.B.; Venter, Marietjie; Uys, Andre; Warren, Nichola (South African Medical Association, 2023-04)
    This article provides ethical guidance on using race in health research as a variable or in defining the study population. To this end, a plain, non-exhaustive checklist is provided for researchers and research ethics ...
  • The radiologic progression of ameloblastomas 
    Merbold, Lene; Smit, Chane; Ker-Fox, Jason (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023-05-31)
    BACKGROUND : In developing countries, many diagnosed cases of ameloblastoma (AB) have a significant delay in receiving treatment because of patient factors and healthcare facility constraints. OBJECTIVES : The radiologic ...