o bjectives: one major drawback of orthodontic treatment is its long duration due to slow tooth movement and the pain at the onset of treatment following application of forces. there is controversy regarding the efficacy of laser for decreasing the treatment time and pain of orthodontic treatment. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of low level diode laser on the rate of or...

statins are used as cholesterol-lowering drugs by many patients and have been recently shown to affect bone metabolism. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of atorvastatinon on orthodontic tooth movement (otm) in rats.thirty-six adult male sprague-dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups of 12 samples each. group a, served as control with no medication while groups b an...

background: parkinson's disease as a progressive disorder of the nervous system leads to the disability of postural control system. objectives: in the present study the effects of pilates exercises on functional balance in patients with parkinson's was investigated. materials and methods: this control trial included 30 patients with idiopathic parkinson's disease who were selecte...