BACKGROUND Bleached dental enamel can be more susceptible to staining than the enamel that has never been bleached, especially right after tooth bleaching. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of surface treatments and waiting time prior to contact with dye on bleached enamel staining susceptibility. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred teeth were bleached with 35% hydrogen peroxide (W...

Infections caused by Chlamydia spp are an important cause of human disease, and the accuracy and reproducibility of antimicrobial susceptibility tests for these bacteria could have considerable clinical implications. We have developed a reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) based method to determine the antibiotic susceptibility of Chlamydia spp., and compared this with conventional tests using im...

introduction: the novel development of the (hba) sperm- hyaluronan binding assay has now been routinely used in some laboratories worldwide to predict sperm maturity and functionality. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between hba score and histone deficiency, protamine content and dna fragmentation. methods: during april- march 2012 patients who were enrolled at shiraz-...

Abstract The incursion of microbial growth on polymeric products can deteriorate their performance and lead to the development undesirable staining odors. A growing trend in industry has aimed reduce populations high‐touch surfaces via use antimicrobials protect material aesthetics durability or prevent spread pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, a variety plastic substrates (30 unique pol...