BACKGROUND Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common finding in luteal phase of menstrual cycle resulting in several changes in woman life including pain sensation. OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the alterations of postoperative pain sensation in those with and without a history of PMS. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 140 women in in postoperative period were assigned to four groups regardin...

Objective: To evaluate various kinematic movements on postoperative pain using a Reciproc system. Material and Methods: Fifty-six molar teeth were divided into four groups according to kinematics as follows: continuous rotation, 360° CCW - 30° CW, 270° CCW - 30° CW, and 150° CCW - 30° CW. Preoperative and postoperative pain levels using visual analogue scale (VAS), percussion pain, and analge...

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 17% EDTA, 5% maleic acid, and Nd:YAG laser on smear layer removal by SEM. Eighty single-rooted teeth were divided into three groups of 25 according to the final procedure for smear layer removal: irrigation by 17% EDTA or 5% maleic acid or Nd:YAG laser irradiation. The other five teeth was used as control. Roots were sectioned into buccal and l...

To investigate the effect of basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) on fibrovascular ingrowth into porous polyethylene orbital implants (Medpor) and to investigate any differences according to the method of administration. For the treated groups, after evisceration and Medpor implantation, bFGF was administered by soaking Medpor in the bFGF solution, and/or by injecting bFGF into the Medpor 1 we...

Visceral leishmaniasis remains a serious public health problem in developing countries. Cytokines have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of this disease. We evaluated plasma levels of IL-10, IL-12 and IFN- in 32 patients with active visceral lieshmaniasis, in 29 siblings of the patients and in 23 normal individuals in an endemic area to look for correlations between the clinical outcome of inf...

UNLABELLED Cross-sectional study conducted among workers of the Family Health Strategy Montes Claros. OBJECTIVE To investigate the report of vaccination against Hepatitis B, verification of immunization and the factors associated with dosages of anti-HBs. METHOD We collected blood samples from those reported that they had one or more doses of the vaccine. We evaluated the association of the...

In this research, it is aimed to determine whether problem solving skills of 60-72month-old children attending a nursery school change as regards gender, birth order, the duration of nursery school attendance and the number of children in the family. The sample of 204 children consisting of 60-72 month-old children attending a nursery school are interviewed. Data is collected by means of the Pe...

The nonparametric Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test is commonly used by experimental economists for detecting differences in central tendency between two samples. This test is only theoretically appropriate under certain assumptions concerning the population distributions from which the samples are drawn, and is often used in cases where it is unclear whether these assumptions hold, and even when they...

Over a quarter-century ago, Alan Agresti (Biometrics, 1980) proposed using the generalized odds ratio (genOR) to summarize the association between two ordinal variables. Unfortunately, genOR is still largely unknown, even though it is elegantly straightforward and fills key voids in the working statistician’s toolbox. An extension of it, a statistic we are calling “WMWodds,” is an ideal effect-...