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Antimicrobial peptide immunity protects human nasal and auricular cartilage against infection (with Paul A. J. Russo, Martin Hopfenziz, Bodo Kurz, Stephan T. Becker, Eugene Sherry, Ingo N. G. Springer, and Sureshan Sivananthan), Journal of craniofacial surgery (2010)

Background: Despite being impervious to surveillance by the adaptive immune system because of its...

 

Biocompatibility of individually designed scaffolds with human periosteum for use in tissue engineering (with Stephan T. Becker, Timothy Douglas, Yahya Acil, Hermann Seitz, Sureshan Sivananthan, and Jörg Wiltfang), Journal of materials science: Materials in medicine (2010)

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the biocompatibility of computer-assisted designed...

 

Endocultivation: Does delayed application of BMP improve intramuscular heterotopic bone formation? (with Hendrik Bolte, Kristina Schünemann, Tobias Nitsche, Sureshan Sivananthan, Eugene Sherry, Timothy Douglas, Jörg Wiltfang, and Stephan T. Becker), Journal of cranio-maxillofacial surgery (2010)

Introduction: The time point of Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) delivery on matrices in vivo may...

 

Novel ceramic bone replacement material CeraBall® seeded with human mesenchymal stem cells (with Timothy Douglas, Qin Liu, Andreas Humpe, Jörg Wiltfang, and Sureshan Sivananthan), Clinical oral implants research (2010)

Objectives: Hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) are two very common ceramic materials for bone...

 

Platelet-rich fibrin membranes as scaffolds for periosteal tissue engineering (with Volker L. Gassling, Timothy Douglas, Yahya Acil, Jörg Wiltfang, and Stephan T. Becker), Clinical oral implants research (2010)

Objectives: Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF)-based membranes have been used for covering alveolar ridge augmentation side in...

 

The battle against multi-resistant strains: Renaissance of antimicrobial essential oils as a promising force to fight hospital-acquired infections (with Stephan T. Becker, Rainer Podschun, Sureshan Sivananthan, Ingo N. G. Springer, Paul A. J. Russo, Jorg Wiltfang, Helmut Fickenscher, and Eugene Sherry), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2009)

Hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to be major health concerns worldwide. Particularly problematic is...

 

Porous polymer/hydroxyapatite scaffolds: Characterization and biocompatibility investigations (with Timothy Douglas, Elzbieta Pamula, Dominik Hauk, Jorg Wiltfang, Sureshan Sivananthan, and Eugene Sherry), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2009)

Poly-lactic-glycolic acid (PLGA) has been widely used as a scaffold material for bone tissue engineering...

 

Tissue engineering of periosteal cell membranes in vitro (with Timothy Douglas, Sureshan Sivananthan, Jorg Wiltfang, Ingo N. G. Springer, and Stephan T. Becker), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2009)

Objectives: The cultivation of bone is a major focus in tissue engineering and oral implantology....

 

Rapid prototyping: Porous titanium alloy scaffolds produced by selective laser melting for bone tissue engineering (with Timothy Douglas, Patrick Wollny, Eugene Sherry, Martin Steiner, Sebastian Galonska, Stephan T. Becker, Ingo N. G. Springer, Jorg Wiltfang, and Sureshan Sivananthan), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2009)

Selective laser melting (SLM), a method used in the nuclear, space, and racing industries, allows...

 

Unilateral atrophy of the cheek: Autologous fat injection as treatment of choice (with Volker L. Gassling, Timothy Douglas, and Jörg Wiltfang), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2009)

Lipodystrophies are a set of heterogeneous conditions resulting from defective lipid metabolism and characterized by...

 

Endocultivation: 3D printed customized porous scaffolds for heterotopic bond induction (with Stephan T. Becker, Hendrik Bolte, Oliver Krapf, Hermann Seitz, Timothy Douglas, Sureshan Sivananthan, Jörg Wiltfang, and Eugene Sherry), Oral oncology (2009)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of computer assisted designed (CAD)...

 

Nasal shape and gender of the observer: Implications for rhinoplasty (with Ingo N. G. Springer, Oliver Zernial, Jorg Wiltfang, Paul A. J. Russo, and Stefan Wolfart), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2009)

Background: In a previous study we focused on gender specific nasal shapes. The aim of...

 

Psoriasis of the tongue (with Guido C. Lier, Ulrich Mrowietz, Mona Wolfart, Jorg Wiltfang, and Ingo N. G. Springer), Journal of craniomaxillofacial surgery (2009)

Introduction
Psoriasis is a common, chronic dermatologic disease. Cases affecting the oral mucous membranes...

 

Massive swelling of the cervical region: An uncommon manifestation of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (with Stephan T. Becker, Jorg Wiltfang, Wolfram Klapper, Roland Repp, and Nektarios Sinis), Oral and maxillofacial surgery (2008)

Case report: We report about a 61-year-old woman who attended our Department of Oral and...

 

Penicillin compared with other advanced broad spectrum antibiotics regarding antibacterial activity against oral pathogens isolated from odontogenic abscesses (with Stephan T. Becker, Ingo N. G. Springer, Franz Haerle, Uwe Ullmann, Paul A. J. Russo, Jorg Wiltfang, Helmut Fickenscher, and Sabine Schubert), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)

Objectives
We examined the spectrum of oral pathogens found in odontogenic abscesses and their...

 

BMP-2 and bFGF in an irradiated bone model (with Ingo N. G. Springer, Peter Niehoff, Yahya Acil, Matthias Marget, Arne Lange, Helge Pielenz, J. Camilo Roldan, and Jorg Wiltfang), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)

Introduction
Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is considered to enhance angiogenesis and to support...

 

HDR brachytherapy irradiation of the jaw – as a new experimental model of radiogenic bone damage (with Peter Niehoff, Ingo N. G. Springer, Yahya Acil, Andre Lange, Matthias Marget, J. Camilo Roldan, Klaas Koppe, Bernhard Kimmig, and Jorg Wiltfang), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)

Introduction
Hitherto, no suitable experimental model exists to test new treatments for radiogenic bone...

 

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‘Grandmother penicillin’—Not in vogue, but clinically still effective (with Stephan T. Becker, Ingo N. G. Springer, Franz Harle, Uwe Ullmann, Paul A. J. Russo, Jorg Wiltfang, Helmut Fickenscher, and Sabine Schubert), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)

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Sir,
Although dental health in the developed world is improving, patients with...

 

“Bis-phossy jaws” – High and low risk factors for bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw (with Mario H. Abu-Id, Joachim Gottschalk, Ingo N. G. Springer, Jorg Wiltfang, Yahya Acil, Paul A. J. Russo, and Thomas Kreusch), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)

Introduction
Bisphosphonates (BPs) have transformed our ability to treat certain malignancies, osteoporosis and hypercalcaemia....

 

Proof of direct radiogenic destruction of collagen in vitro (with Yahya Acil, Ingo N. Springer, Peter Niehoff, Volker Gassling, Sedat Acmaz, Tolga Taha Sonmez, Bernhard Kimmig, Vairaktaris Lefteris, and Jorg Wiltfang), Strahlentherapie und onkologie (2007)

Background: Fibroses of vessels and soft tissue are side effects of radiotherapy. The authors assumed...

 

Craniectomy and noggin application in an infant model (with Ingo N. G. Springer, Hendrik Terheyden, Yahya Acil, Anne Bulhoff, Solveig Kuchenbecker, Hendrik Bolte, Paul A. J. Russo, Eleftherios G. Vairaktaris, and Jorg Wiltfang), Journal of craniomaxillofacial surgery (2007)

Introduction
Noggin is an antagonist of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP)-2, -4 and -7. Little...

 

Long-term recurrence rate of pleomorphic adenoma and postoperative facial nerve paresis (in parotid surgery) (with Oliver Zernial, Ingo N. Springer, Franz Harle, Christian Risick, and Jorg Wiltfang), Journal of craniomaxillofacial surgery (2007)

Background
The purpose of this study was to evaluate recurrence rates and comorbidity in...

 

Two techniques for the preparation of cell-scaffold constructs suitable for sinus augmentation: Steps into clinical application (with Ingo N. Springer, Pier F. Nocini, Karl A. Schlegel, Daniele De Santis, Jung Park, Hendrik Terheyden, Robert Zimmermann, Luigi Chiarini, Klaus Gardner, Francesca Ferrari, and Jorg Wiltfang), Tissue engineering (2006)

The objective of this clinical trial was the analysis of 2 methods for engineering of...

 

Repair of a human face by allotransplantation, Lancet (2006)

The reconstruction of the body is a challenging task in medicine, especially when pioneering surgeons...

 

Man as living bioreactor: Fate of an exogenously prepared customized tissue-engineered mandible (with Jorg Wiltfang, Ingo N. G. Springer, Yahya Acil, Hendrik Bolte, Markus Kosmahl, Paul A. J. Russo, Eugene Sherry, Ulf Lützen, Stefan Wolfart, and Hendrik Terheyden), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2006)

In 2004, we reported a novel method of repairing a human mandible by in vivo...

 

Development of a new surgical gown: A multicenter study (with Eugene Sherry, G. Deirmendjian, and Antony Henderson), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2006)

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Maintaining sterility in the operating room (OR) is essential for optimizing surgical outcome.¹...

 

The mechanical integrity of in vivo engineered heterotopic bone (with Ingo N. G. Springer, Yahya Acil, Gerrit Julga, Jorg Wiltfang, Klaus Ludwig, Paul A. J. Russo, Eugene Sherry, Sureshan Sivananthan, Jurgen Hedderich, and Hendrik Terheyden), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2006)

Recent advances in tissue engineering have aroused interest in growth of heterotopic bone for the...

 

Antibacterial essential oils in malodorous cancer patients: Clinical observations in 30 patients (with E Sherry, P A J Russo, Y Acil, J Wiltfang, S Sivananthan, M Sprengel, J C. Roldan, S Schubert, J P. Bredee, and I N G Springer), Phytomedicine (2006)

Malodorous necrotic ulcers in cancer patients are of major concern as it leads to social...

 

Bone graft versus BMP-7 in a critical size defect--Cranioplasty in a growing infant model (with Ingo N. Springer, Yahya Acil, Solveig Kuchenbecker, Hendrik Bolte, Marcus Abboud, Jorg Wiltfang, and Hendrik Terheyden), Bone (2005)

Little data are available as regards to the action of bone morphogenetic protein-7 (rhBMP-7) in...

 

RhBMP-7 improves survival and eruption in a growing tooth avulsion trauma model (with Ingo N. G. Springer, Yahya Acil, Christina Spies, Soren Jepsen, Hendrik Bolte, Solveig Kuchenbecker, Paul A. J. Russo, Jorg Wiltfang, and Hendrik Terheyden), Bone (2005)

Long-term loss of avulsed and replanted teeth is a frequent clinical problem. Bone morphogenetic protein-7...

 

Radiation caries--Radiogenic destruction of dental collagen (with Ingo N. Springer, Peter Niehoff, Guler Bocek, Gyorgy Kovacs, Manfred Suhr, Jorg Wiltfang, and Yahya Acil), Oral oncology (2005)

Radiogenic dental damage is thought to be the result of reduced salivary flow as well...

 

Antibacterial essential oils reduce tumor smell and inflammation in cancer patients (with Eugene Sherry, Paul A. J. Russo, Martin Sprengel, Yahya Acil, Joachim P. Bredee, Sabine Schubert, Jorg Wiltfang, and Ingo N. Springer), Journal of clinical oncology (2005)

TO THE EDITOR: Tumor necrosis with associated malodor in cancer patients is a serious problem...

 

Detection of mature collagen in human dental enamel (with Yahya Acil, Ali E. Mobasseri, Hendrik Terheyden, Jorg Wiltfang, and Ingo Springer), Calcified tissue international (2005)

Mature dental enamel is the most mineralized of all mammalian tissues and considered to be...

 

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Inhalational phytochemicals as possible treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: Two case reports (with Eugene Sherry, Max Reynolds, Sureshan Sivananthan, and Sakiusa Mainawalala), American journal of infection control (2004)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects more than 2 billion people in the world, and it has a...

 

Tumor smell reduction with antibacterial essential oils (with Hendrik Terheyden, Yahya Acil, Ingo N. G. Springer, Eugene Sherry, Max Reynolds, Paul A. J. Russo, Joachim P. Bredee, and Rainer Podschun), Cancer (2004)

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The malodor associated with tumor necrosis in patients with cancer is a serious...

 

Minimal invasive surgery for hip replacement: A new technique using the NILNAV hip system (with Eugene Sherry, Michael Egan, Antony Henderson, and Guy D. Eslick), ANZ journal of surgery (2003)

Background: Minimal invasive surgical techniques are used for cruciate ligament reconstructions, unicondylar knee replacements and,...

 

Minimal invasive techniques for total hip arthroplasty (with Eugene Sherry, Michael Egan, Antony Henderson, and Guy D. Eslick), The journal of bone and joint surgery: American volume (2002)

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To The Editor:
Drs. Huo and Cook have written an interesting Specialty...

 

Short message service (SMS): A useful communication tool for surgeons (with Eugene Sherry and Beatrice Colloridi), ANZ journal of surgery (2002)

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Over recent years, mobile phones have gradually become part of our daily life...