Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Overview

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences is a scientific journal, published since 1997 in English. The journal's country of origin is Japan and its primary focus areas are general medicine and dentistry.

Details

Abbr. J Med Dent Sci

Start 1997

End Continuing

Frequency Quarterly

p-ISSN 1342-8810

e-ISSN 2185-9132

Country Japan

Language English

Specialties General Medicine
Dentistry

Metrics

h-index / Ranks: 10094 32

SJR / Ranks: 15028 124

CiteScore / Ranks: 14616 0.30

Recent Articles

Effects of an interactive simulation material for clinical dentistry on knowledge acquisition and memory retention in dental residents

Hobo K, Noritake K, Sunaga M, Miyoshi T, Cao R, Nitta H, et al.

J Med Dent Sci . 2018 Jan; 64(4):43-52. PMID: 29311530

With the development of technology, the knowledge and skills needed to become a dentist are increasing. Computer-assisted simulation learning materials have been utilized for dental education because of their high...

Effects of an interactive simulation material for clinical dentistry on knowledge acquisition

Miyoshi T, Hobo K, Sunaga M, Kinoshita A

J Med Dent Sci . 2017 Oct; 64(2-3):35-42. PMID: 28966289

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of interactive simulation materials with decision making in knowledge acquisition and anxiety reduction. Dental students in their fourth year at...

Ultrasound evaluation of liver stiffness: accuracy of ultrasound imaging for the prediction of liver cirrhosis as evaluated using a liver stiffness measurement

Endo M, Soroida Y, Sato M, Kobayashi T, Hikita H, Sato M, et al.

J Med Dent Sci . 2017 Oct; 64(2-3):27-34. PMID: 28966288

Background And Aims: Because of the low penetration rate of transient elastography (TE) or its limitations in patients with obesity, narrow intercostal spaces, or ascites, the physical appearance of the...

<Original Article>TDP-43 in the skin of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

Abe K, Ohkubo T, Yokota T

J Med Dent Sci . 2017 Apr; 64(1):9-17. PMID: 28367944

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. A common characteristic of ALS pathology is cytoplasmic inclusions primarily composed of transactive response DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43). Production...

<Original Article>Brain activity in patients with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss during auditory perception in noisy environments

Yamamoto K, Tabei K, Katsuyama N, Taira M, Kitamura K

J Med Dent Sci . 2017 Apr; 64(1):19-26. PMID: 28367943

Patients with unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (UHL) often complain of hearing difficulties in noisy environments. To clarify this, we compared brain activation in patients with UHL with that of healthy...

<Original Article>Application of low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy in cytopathology: To what extent can adenocarcinoma be morphologically distinguished from squamous cell carcinoma in lung cancer?

Yano T, Soejima Y, Nakajima Y, Akashi T, Sawabe M

J Med Dent Sci . 2017 Apr; 64(1):1-8. PMID: 28367942

Background: Anticancer drugs for targeted molecular therapies have been applied to the treatment of lung cancer. Since the effects of medicine for adenocarcinoma (ADC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC) differ,...

<Original Article>Drug delivery and transmission of lidocaine using iontophoresis in combination with direct and alternating currents

Inoue T, Sugiyama T, Ikoma T, Shimazu H, Wakita R, Fukayama H

J Med Dent Sci . 2017 Jan; 63(4):71-77. PMID: 28049939

The present study investigates how effectively lidocaine ions are transported across a cellophane membrane through the application of either a direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC). The cellophane membrane...

<Original Article>Hypoxia enhances proliferation through increase of colony formation rate with chondrogenic potential in primary synovial mesenchymal stem cells

Ohara T, Muneta T, Nakagawa Y, Matsukura Y, Ichinose S, Koga H, et al.

J Med Dent Sci . 2017 Jan; 63(4):61-70. PMID: 28049938

Synovial mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an attractive cell source for cartilage and meniscus regeneration. Use of primary MSCs is the preferable because these cells are safer than cells passaged...

Identification of frequency, severity and risk factors of complications after open gastrectomy: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected database using the Clavien-Dindo classification

Nakagawa M, Kojima K, Inokuchi M, Kato K, Sugita H, Otsuki S, et al.

J Med Dent Sci . 2016 Oct; 63(2-3):53-59. PMID: 27773913

Introduction The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency, severity, and risk factors of complications after open gastrectomy using the Clavien- Dindo classification because institution-specific criteria were mostly...

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Study on Evaluation of Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) as Surrogate Marker in Hepatitis Virus Test

Ikeda D, Sugawa M, Kawahara K

J Med Dent Sci . 2016 Oct; 63(2-3):45-52. PMID: 27773912

Nucleic acid amplification test (NAT), which was introduced by the Japanese Red Cross Society in October 1999, began to be performed for screening of blood transfusion formulations in Japan in...