INTRODUCTION This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of referred pain with pulpal source in the head, face and neck region among patients referred to Dental School of Shahid Beheshti University MC, Tehran, Iran in 2004. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 100 patients (55 males and 45 females) referred to oral medicine department of Shahid Beheshti Dental School ev...

Introduction: To systematically review high-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of use of ibuprofen and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for pain control during fixed orthodontic appliance therapy. Materials and methods: A web-based systematic search of PubMed and Medline database using relevant keywords was performed in August 2016 limited to the En...

Purpose: To customize clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for cataract management in the Iranian population. Methods: First, four CPGs (American Academy of Ophthalmology 2006 and 2011, Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2010, and Canadian Ophthalmological Society 2008) were selected from a number of available CPGs in the literature for cataract management. All recommendations of these guidelines...

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BACKGROUND Adolescence is a risky period with high tendency towards drug abuse. Addressing the problem of drug abuse among students is essential. OBJECTIVES This study was carried out in 2013 with the purpose of investigating the prevalence of substance abuse among dormitory students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this descriptive analytical study...

seroepidemiology study of hepatitis e virus infection in tehran province: a population based study     mohebbi sr [1] , rostaminejad m [2] , ebrahim tahaei s m [3] , pourhoseingholi ma [4] , habibi m [5] , azimzadeh p [6] , naghoosi h [7] , derakhshan f [8] , zali mr [9]     received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011     abstract:   background & aims : hepatitis e virus (hev) is the second p...