supernumerary teeth are defined as the teeth developed in excess of the number found in a normal dentition. supernumerary canine is an extremely rare finding particularly in the mandible. this case report presents a 25-year-old female patient with the unique feature of bilateral mandibular supplemental supernumerary canines. the patient was non-syndromic without any other supernumerary teeth.

background and objectives: visit length is a crucial aspect of patient-physician relationship that its inadequacy can negatively influence the treatment efficiency. studies on visit length and the factors influencing it are limited in developing countries. thus, the objective of this study was to survey this variable at provincial level, and provide data on factors affecting it.   methods: a sa...

background considering the effect of human right observance on patients’ satisfaction from the treatment process, in iran the patient rights charter (prc) was developed by the ministry of health and medical education (mohme) in 2001 and enforced to all hospitals across the country. the purpose of the current study was to evaluate patients’ awareness of their rights based on prc in two tertiary ...

introduction: based on individual independence rights, patients can refrain from being treated or can voluntarily discontinue their treatment after receiving full information. this study aimed to review the reasons of treatment refusal and the status of informed refusals for patients. methods: this was a cross-sectional descriptive study. the study population included 135 patients who refused t...

conclusions intravenous administration of paracetamol immediately after knee arthroscopy improved postoperative pain, decreased analgesic administration, maintained stable hemodynamic parameters, had no complications related to opiates, no nausea and vomiting, and increased patient satisfaction and comfort in comparison to pca with morphine. results there was no significant difference regarding...

introduction: delivering bad news is a stressful moment for both physicians and patients. the purpose of this investigation was to explore the patients’ preferences and attitudes toward being informed about the bad news. methods: this cross-sectional study was done on patients admitted to imam khomeini hospital, sari, iran, from september 2014 to february 2015. patient attitude regarding breaki...

Efficiency of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in the treatment of respiratory failure has been shown in many published studies. In this review article, we introduced new modalities of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), clinical settings in which NIV can be used and a practical summary of the latest official guidelines published by the European Respiratory Clinical Practice. Clinical tri...

We reported a 35 year old breast cancer patient who was referred to our nuclear medicine department for sentinel node mapping. She was planned to undergo mastectomy and lymphatic mapping. A dose of Tc-99m Phytate was injection in the peri-areolar region in an intra-dermal fashion. Two hours post-injection no sentinel node was visible in the axilla. Due to a high liver uptake, inadvertent intra-...

Background:Patient concerns represent opportunities for improvement in orthopaedic care. Thisstudy’s objectiveis to identify the nature and prevalence of unsolicited patient complaints regarding orthopaedic care ata tertiary referral hospital. The primary null hypothesis that there are no demographic factors associatedwith complaint types was tested. Secondarily we determined if the overall com...

Introduction: Dentigerous cysts (DCs) are the most common developmental cysts of the jaws, mostly associated with impacted third molars and canines. Multiple or bilateral DCs are rare and typically occur in association with some syndromes including cleidocranial dysplasia and Gorlin-Goltz. The occurrence of multiple DCs is rare in the absence of these syndromes. Case Presentation: A 28-year-ol...