background and aim: oral mucosal lesions have various prevalence rates among different populations. few studies have evaluated the frequency of oral mucosal lesions in iranian population. this study aimed to determine the frequency of oral mucosal lesions and the related factors.                        materials and methods: this descriptive study was conducted based on the data in the archives...

the present study was aimed at evaluating the lipid lowering activity of lercanidipine, a calcium channel blocker, in standard diet induced hyperlipidemic rats. hyperlipidemic rats were divided into different groups and were treated with daily oral dose of lercanidipine and atorvastatin for 7 days. on 8 th day, blood samples were collected and analyzed for serum lipid levels using commercial ki...

The present study was aimed at evaluating the lipid lowering activity of lercanidipine, a calcium channel blocker, in standard diet induced hyperlipidemic rats. Hyperlipidemic rats were divided into different groups and were treated with daily oral dose of lercanidipine and atorvastatin for 7 days. On 8 th day, blood samples were collected and analyzed for serum lipid levels using commercial k...

TRPA1 is a calcium-permeable nonselective cation transient receptor potential (TRP) channel that functions as an excitatory ionotropic receptor in nociceptive neurons. TRPA1 is robustly activated by pungent substances in mustard oil, cinnamon, and garlic and mediates the inflammatory actions of environmental irritants and proalgesic agents. Here, we demonstrate a bimodal sensitivity of TRPA1 to...

evaluation of periodontal status by cpitn among (35-44) – year – old population in khoramabad (2002) dr. f. haghighati* - dr. sh. salehi** - dr. r. valizadeh*** * - associate professor of periodontics dept. - faculty of dentistry – tehran university of medical sciences. **-assistant professor of periodontics dept. - faculty of dentistry – tehran university of medical sciences. ***- dentist. bac...

introduction: multiple myeloma is a neoplasm of monoclonal plasmacells which may cause oral manifestations. we report a 50-year-old man with a mass burned out of a post extraction socket. he had recived an eight month period of chemotherapy and was supposed to be ready for hematopoetic stem cell transplantation. after clinical and histopathological examinations, the mass was diagnosed as a plas...

Hemangioma, which is a rife benign proliferative lesion with vascular tissue origin, is the most common vascular anomaly of infancy. Cellular hemangioma is one type of these tumors, known as the vascular channel formation of endothelial cells. This report describes a 34-year old man with an exophytic lesion on the lower lip , firm, dome shape ,smooth surface with mild keratosis who came to us  ...