Revitalisation endodontic treatment of traumatised immature teeth: a prospective long-term clinical study.

Purpose: Continuation of root development following revitalisation endodontics (RET) has been shown to be unpredictable with lower success rates in traumatised teeth. This study reports the outcomes for RET in traumatised teeth over a review period of 4 years.

Methods: A prospective uncontrolled study, where RET was performed on traumatised upper immature anterior teeth with necrotic pulps in 15 children (mean age = 8.

A review of the effect of music on dental anxiety in children.

Aim: To review the current literature on the effectiveness of using music as an intervention to reduce dental anxiety in children.

Methods: At the University of Leeds, the School of Music and the School of Dentistry collaborated to conduct an online search strategy. The Cochrane Library and Medline databases were used to find the current available evidence.

Mantle cell lymphoma: primary oral presentation.

Mantle-cell lymphoma is an uncommon lymphoid malignancy of B-cells. It is often aggressive and prognosis is poor. A 69-year-old gentleman with a history of ischaemic heart disease was referred from primary care with a painless right floor of mouth swelling that had been present for 1 month.

Human corneal epithelial equivalents constructed on Bombyx mori silk fibroin membranes.

Membranes prepared from a protein, fibroin, isolated from domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori) silk, support the cultivation of human limbal epithelial (HLE) cells and thus display significant potential as biomaterials for ocular surface reconstruction. We presently extend this promising avenue of research by directly comparing the attachment, morphology and phenotype of primary HLE cell cultures grown on fibroin to that observed on donor amniotic membrane (AM), the current clinical standard substrate for HLE transplantation. Fibroin membranes measuring 6.

Effects of fibroblast origin and phenotype on the proliferative potential of limbal epithelial progenitor cells.

The current study investigates potential differences in fibroblast phenotype across the anterior segment of the human eye with the aim to understanding factors that support the regenerative function of human limbal epithelial progenitor cells (LEPs) during wound healing. Separate cultures of fibroblasts were established from the cornea, limbus and sclera by growth in serum-supplemented medium. The resulting cultures were examined for potential differences in morphology and growth rate, as well as expression of CD34, CD45, CD90, CD141, CD271, vimentin and α-smooth muscle actin (α-sma).