Dongxu Liu

TL;DR: Large incisor retraction leads to narrowing of the upper airway in adult bimaxillary protrusion patients, and the largest change in the cross-sectional area is always noted in the hypopharynx.

TL;DR: The upper airway of growing patients with Class II division 1 malocclusion and mandibular retrusion compared with untreated Class II patients showed a significant enlargement in the oropharynx and hypopharynx, and the hyoid bone moved to an anterior position after TB treatment.

TL;DR: Investigation of the roles of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) in osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) in periodontitis found down-regulation of MEG3 suppressed osteogenic differentiate of PDL SCs through miR-27a-3p/IGF1 axis inperiodontitis.

TL;DR: It is revealed that miR‐503‐5p functions as the mechano‐sensitive miRNA and inhibits BMSCs osteogenic differentiation subjected to mechanical stretch and bone formation in OTM tension sides.

TL;DR: It is shown that miRNA‐218 provides protective effect on periodontitis via regulation of matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (Mmp9), and it is suggested that miR‐218 acts as a protective role inperiodontitis through the regulation of Mmp9.