Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a very important mycotoxin, and its research is focused right now on the new findings of OTA, like being a complete carcinogen, information about OTA producers and new exposure sources of OTA. Citrinin (CIT) is another important mycotoxin, too, and its research turns towards nephrotoxicity. Both additive and synergistic effects have been described in combination with OTA. ...

PURPOSE To analyze possible correlations between the electrical activity of masseter and temporal muscles, Bite Force (BF), and Morphological Facial Indices (MFI). METHODS The study involved 43 young adults, both genders, 18 to 37 years old. The individuals were submitted to: face measurement to calculate MFI; Masseter and Temporal Surface Electromyography (sEMG) and BF measurements on right ...

Grape (Vitis vinifera) is one of the most grown fruits in Iraq and evaluated different ways. This study aimed to determine some properties fruit juice that traditionally produced from dried black grapes Erbil region consumed directly, make it durable by various methods, as well examine changes may occur during storage. For this purpose, grape juices were pasteurized other part was stored using ...

BACKGROUND Organic foreign bodies swell when irrigated with water, potentially making extraction more difficult. As the degree and rate of swelling of different types of organic foreign bodies has not been established, we aimed to analyze the hydroscopic properties of different organic foreign bodies in body temperature water. METHODS Dry kidney beans, brown beans, peas, popcorn kernels, and ...

This study examines the effects of denture adhesive on the retention and stability of complete dentures and the masticatory function. The authors estimated the stability of complete dentures from 3-dimensional (3-D) denture movement and rotational denture movement and additionally the masticatory function from cycle time and chewing time. Six edentulous subjects who participated in this study h...

Dangerous to health through contamination of food dietary, ochratoxin A (OTA) is a potent nephrotoxic mycotoxin, being produced by Aspergillus and Penicillium species. Certain common foods based on wheat followed by oats, rice and raisins, spices, dried fruits, beer, coffee, grape juice and wine are major sources of human exposure to OTA, mainly in countries with temperate and cold climate. Thi...