background: testis tissue xenografting and the resultant sperm in a xenograft may provide a unique approach to rescue the genetic material of males that die prematurely and is a model for the study of human spermatogenesis and can represent an alternative approach for fertility preservation in cancer patients. this study was aimed to evaluate the xenogenic dog sperm in formation of male pronucl...

background and aims. the aim of this study was to determine whether variations in the mesiodistal dimensions of mandibular canines had any role in sex determination. materials and methods. the study comprised of patients in the 19‒24-year age group (20 males and 20 females). mesiodistal dimensions of mandibular canines was measured at the maximum mesiodistal width, first intraorally, then on pl...

background: visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is caused by leishmania infantum in mediterranean basin and is an endemic disease in some parts of iran. canines are the main reservoirs of vl in most of the endemic areas. different serological methods have been introduced for diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (cvl). objective: in this survey a fucose-mannose ligand (fml) elisa, using native l. ...

background: canine distemper (cd) is a lethal systemicdisease affecting a wide variety of terrestrial carnivores.objectives: this study was performed to survey epidemiologicaland molecular characteristics of the canine distemper virus(cdv) strains circulating in iran. methods: in this study, 19cdv-suspected unvaccinated dogs from northeast and center ofiran were analyzed for presence of cdv nuc...

background: low-intensity laser therapy (lilt) can be utilized for different treatments in the fi eld of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effi cacy of lilt on (1) the rate of canine movement during canine retraction phase and (2) evaluate the radiographic changes occurring during lilt around the irradiated area. materials and methods: a ...

canine distemper virus (cdv) creates a very contagious viral multi-systemic canine distemper (cd) disease that affects most species of carnivora order. the virus is genetically heterogeneous, particularly in section of the hemagglutinin (h) gene. sequence analysis of the h gene can be useful to investigate distinction of various lineages related to geographical distribution and cdv molecular ep...

noonan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder that is typically evident at birth. in many affected individuals, this syn­drome is associated with cardiac defects and a distinctive facial appearance. the high frequency of cardiac disorder, oph­thalmic, growth and orthopedic signs, associated with noonan syndrome emphasizes the need for early diagnosis. this re­port aimed to present a 19 year...

The management of impacted canines is a complex task and requires lot time to guide them into the arch. In recent years use Kilroy spring has become very popular usually involves heavy main archwire an auxiliary wire canine. this case, modified version was fabricated on archwire, thereby reducing need for second allowing easy guidance canine its normal position