Dr. Thomas Louis Ratliff DDS
Orthodontist
15962 Sw Tualatin Sherwood Rd Sherwood OR, 97140About
Dr. Thomas Ratliff practices Orthodontics in Sherwood, OR. Comprehensive orthodontic treatment includes metal wires that are inserted into orthodontic brackets, which can be made from stainless steel or a more aesthetic ceramic material. The wires interact with the brackets to move teeth into desired positions. Being advanced in the field, Dr. Ratliff may also use Invisalign or other aligner trays that have been designed to align a patients? smile. As an orthodontist, Dr. Ratliff must recognize various characteristics of a malocclusion or dentofacial deformity, define the nature of the problem, including the etiology if possible, and design a treatment strategy based on the specific needs and desires of the patient.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Overview of infection, immunology, and interstitial cystitis in the bladder.
- Viral vector delivery in solid-state vehicles: gene expression in a murine prostate cancer model.
- Role of a bacillus Calmette-Guerin fibronectin attachment protein in BCG-induced
- Adenoviral-mediated transfer of the TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand/Apo-2 ligand gene induces tumor cell apoptosis.
- Stress and symptomatology in patients with interstitial cystitis: a laboratory stress model.
- Role of animal models in understanding intravesical therapy with bacille Calmette-Guérin.
- Biomarker distribution after injection into the canine prostate: implications for gene therapy.
- Cutting edge: restoration of the ability to generate CTL in mice immune to adenovirus by delivery of virus in a collagen-based matrix.
- Evaluation of gene transfer efficiency by viral vectors to murine bladder epithelium.
- NK cells are essential for effective BCG immunotherapy.
- Daily stress and symptom exacerbation in interstitial cystitis patients.
- A laboratory stress model for examining stress and symptomatology in interstitial cystitis patients.
- Inhibition of murine prostate tumor growth and activation of immunoregulatory cells with recombinant canarypox viruses.
- Vaccines in urologic malignancies.
- Immunization with type 5 adenovirus recombinant for a tumor antigen in combination with recombinant canarypox virus (ALVAC) cytokine gene delivery induces destruction of established prostate tumors.
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