OBJECTIVES To compare the alterations in esthetic appearance and slot morphology/integrity of two main types of esthetic brackets caused after clinical use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen ceramic (CR) and 16 plastic (PR) central incisor brackets were obtained from 16 young adult patients at the end of treatment in a prospective randomized manner. As controls, 12 ceramic (CC) and 12 plastic (PC...

Background: The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) represents a heterogenous group of heritable connective tissue disorders chiefly characterized by joint laxity, increased skin distensibility and connective tissue fragility. Each EDS type corresponds to a multisystemic disorder with widespread implications. Physicians evoke the EDS diagnosis in presence of some typical cutaneous signs, such as atrop...

The Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) comprises a heterogenous group of nine hereditary connective tissue disorders, characterized by hyperelasticity of skin and hypermobility of joints to differing extents. The skin is easily injured and wound healing is delayed. The majority of EDS patients belong to EDS-types I-III. The pathogenesis in these cases is not known, although recent data suggest a role...

introduction: bombesin is a 14-aminoacid peptide isolated from frog skin. the mammalian counterparts of the frog peptide are neuromedin b (nmb) and gastrin-releasing peptide (grp). bombesin (bbn) is a peptide showing high affinity for the gastrin releasing peptide receptor (grpr). prostate, small cell lung cancer, breast, gastric, and colon cancers are known to over express receptors to bombesi...