purpose: to assess the effect and long-term results of oral propranolol in pediatric capillary hemangiomas. methods: four children aged 3 months to 5 years with periocular and orbital hemangioma of infancy (hoi) were treated with propranolol, 2 milligram per kilogram per day divided in 2 doses. propranolol was continued in all cases until the end of the first year of life and tapered over 2-3 w...

background and aims. the role of cytokines in the immunopathogenesis of oral lichen planus (olp) has received much attention. the aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of tnf-α and tgf-β in patients with olp in an iranian population. materials and methods. thirty-two patients with olp and 32 age-matched healthy volunteers as a control group were included in this study. serum tests ...

background and aims. lichen planus is a relatively common mucocutaneous disease, with an unknown etiology. there is no complete cure for oral lichen planus (olp), but some drugs, including corticosteroids, retinoids, cyclosporine and antibiotics are commonly used for treatment of olp. the aim of the present study was to compare the effect of combination of triamcinolone and vitamin a mouthwash ...

health education in schools is one of the most effective ways of promoting health in a society. studies have shown the effectiveness of health interventions aimed at improving students' knowledge, attitude, and behaviors about health issues. the aim of this study was to evaluate health issues in primary school textbooks in iran.in school year 2010-2011, the contents of all primary school textbo...

glanzmann's thrombasthenia (gt) is a rare, genetically inherited platelet disorder in which the platelet glycoprotein iib/iiia (gp iib/iiia) complex is either deficient or, dysfunctional. the incidence is about 1 in 1,000,000. this case report deals with a 4 year-old girl diagnosed with gt presenting with dental caries and periapical lesions in the primary mandibular first molars. to provide th...

unstimulated whole salivary p53 was evaluated in non-involved subjects, in patients suffering from oral lichen planus (olp) and squamous cell carcinoma (scc). a total of 34 patients with olp, 24 patients suffering from oral scc and 41 non-involved participants were enrolled. the unstimulated whole saliva p53 level was assayed by elisa. data was analyzed by anova followed by the tukey post hoc t...

oral cancer has emerged as a significant cause of global public health concern in both developing and developed nations. multiple socio-demographic and habit-related risk factors have been attributed to causing oral cancer. a diverse array of challenges exists in the global campaign to address the burden of oral cancer. such challenges have served as barriers to the early diagnosis and treatmen...

background and objectives: the most prevalent and worldwide oral disease is dental caries that affects a significant pro- portion of the world population. there are some classical approaches for control, prevention and treatment of this pathologic condition; however, the results are still not completely successful. therefore new methods are needed for better management of this important challen...

background: we report a case series of cerebral vein thrombosis (cvt) in women who used oral contraceptive pill (ocp) in the muslims ramadan and fasting month. methods: this study was a retrospective case series of 9 patients with diagnosis of cvt, who admitted in the neurology ward of tohid hospital of sanandaj, iran, in july-august 2014-2015. results: patients had no history of thrombosis bef...

abstract it is becoming evident that oral hormonal contraceptives –besides being well established contraceptives – seem to become important medications for many functional or organic disturbances. so far, clinical effectiveness has been shown for treatment as well as prevention of menstrual bleeding disorders and menstrual-related pain symptoms. also this is true for premenstrual syndrome (pms)...