Dental and skeletal changes associated with long-term oral appliance use for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Araie, K Okuno, HO Minagi, T Sakai - Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
An oral appliance (OA) is an effective treatment option for patients with obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA), but dental and skeletal changes have been detected by many studies after long-…

The effect of the microstructure of β-tricalcium phosphate on the metabolism of subsequently formed bone tissue

…, H Minagi, G Kawachi, Y Gonda, H Murayama… - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
h, and then heated at 900 C for 3 h in air. Cβ-TCP implants of the same shape and size
were prepared from the powder of β-TCP by normal sintering at 900 C in air. HA implants of the …

The slow resorption with replacement by bone of a hydrothermally synthesized pure calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite

T Okuda, K Ioku, I Yonezawa, H Minagi, Y Gonda… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
… C under saturated vapor pressure for 5 h. SHA implants of the … at room temperature for about
12 h. The dried discs were cut … at 180 C for 10 h under saturated vapor pressure. SHA discs …

Familial nephropathy associated with retinitis pigmentosa, cerebellar ataxia and skeletal abnormalities

…, RM Saldino, MB Ozonoff, H Minagi - The American Journal of …, 1970 - amjmed.com
Two siblings were found to be affected by an oculorenal syndrome consisting of familial
nephropathy and retinitis pigmentosa, and in addition two other extrarenal manifestations, …

Splenic trauma: evaluation with CT.

MP Federle, B Griffiths, H Minagi, RB Jeffrey Jr - Radiology, 1987 - pubs.rsna.org
Fifty-five consecutive cases of surgically proved splenic injuries were evaluated with computed
tomography (CT). CT permitted correct identification of 54 splenic injuries, with one false-…

Predictors of side effects with long-term oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea

HO Minagi, K Okuno, K Nohara… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2018 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of dental changes
associated with long-term treatment with oral appliances (OAs) in patients with obstructive …

Angiographic evaluation of the ductus diverticulum

PC Goodman, RB Jeffrey, H Minagi, MP Federle… - Cardiovascular and …, 1982 - Springer
The aortic isthmus in adults has a variable appearance on thoracic aortograms. Its configuration
may show a concavity, a straightening or slight convexity, or a discrete focal bulge. The …

High resolution CT of thoracolumbar fractures

…, RB Jeffrey, H Minagi… - American Journal of …, 1982 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Twenty-one patients with thoracolumbar spinal fractures were studied with computed tomography
(CT). A vertebral body was involved in 20; 12 had additional fractures of the posterior …

High resolution CT with image reformation in maxillofacial pathology

MN Brant-Zawadzki, H Minagi… - American Journal of …, 1982 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Twenty-four patients with maxillofacial pathology were examined with computed tomography
(CT) using thin (1.5–5.0 mm) sections allowing computer reformation of images in multiple …

Benefits of long-term pilocarpine due to increased muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 3 in salivary glands

HO Minagi, K Ikai, T Araie, M Sakai, T Sakai - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2018 - Elsevier
… We deparaffinized the tissue sections, and antigen retrieval was carried out by autoclaving
in instant antigen retrieval H buffer at 121 C for 5 min. The slides were washed in phosphate-…