Immunological mechanisms participate in the pathogenesis of human chronic inflammatory periodontal disease (CIPD). Human CD4(+) lymphocytes express functionally heterogeneous profiles of cytokine production. CD26 is an integral membrane glycoprotein, that is, a marker of Th1-like cytokine development. The purpose of the present study was to compare the immuno-expression of CD26 receptor in peri...

Bond formation and rearrangement reactions in gas phase electron attachment were studied through dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to pentafluorotoluene (PFT), pentafluoroaniline (PFA) and pentafluorophenol (PFP) in the energy range 0-14 eV. In the case of PFA and PFP, the dominant processes involve formation of [M - HF](-) through the loss of neutral HF. This fragmentation channel is most...

Objectives Maxillary implant-supported over-denture is a suitable treatment where conventional denture cannot be used. Few studies are available on maxillary over-denture while more are available on mandibular over-denture with no literature referring to attachment selection in maxillary over-dentures. The objective of this literature review was to see attachment selection strategies in maxill...

objective: retention and resistance of the implant-tissue supported overdenture may be affected by the type of attachment. the aim of this research was to compare the retention and resistance of nobel biocare ball (nbb), nobel biocare bar and clip (nbbc) and sterngold era red (erar) attachments on an implant-tissue supported overdenture model. materials and methods: the attachment samples were ...

background: this study was performed to evaluate periodontal status in patients with cardiovascular disease (cvd) and assessment of periodontal diseases prevalence in these patients. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, data on 100 patients were collected with mean age of 51 ± 11 years. the case group included of 50 patients with confirmed cvd who referred to ali-ibn abi talib ...

background it seems that depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (dmpa) use can have an effect on a woman’s oral health, and cause periodontal changes in adult women. however, there is little research in this regard and consensus has not been reached in the literature. objectives this study aimed to investigate the association between dmpa injection and periodontal health in reproductive age women. m...

Objective: This study is to investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on HIF-1α expression in rat experimental periodontitis with psychological stress. Methods: One hundred and twenty male special pathogenfree Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal control group, experimental periodontitis group, psychological stress stimulation group, and periodontitis model with st...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to explore the role of attachment styles in obesity. MATERIAL AND METHODS The present study explored differences in insecure attachment styles between an obese sample waiting for bariatric surgery (n = 195) and an age, sex and height matched normal weight control group (n = 195). It then explored the role of attachment styles in predicting change in BMI 1 year...