INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of bacteremia associated with an orthodontic stripping procedure. METHODS The study included 29 orthodontic patients (mean age, 18.2 ± 3.4 years). We used a standardized stripping procedure: a perforated stripping disk with a contra-angle hand piece was used at a low speed (<15,000 rpm; 10 seconds) on the mandibular anterior te...

Objectives: A correlation between hyperhomocysteinemia, and depression has been reported. Saffron (Crocus sativus) is recommended for treatment of depression; hence, in this study the effect of co-administration of saffron and fluoxetine on plasma homocysteine and depression was evaluated. Material and methods: This was a 4-week randomized and double-blind clinical trial which was conducted fro...

background: toll like receptors (tlrs) are well recognized players in inflammatory conditions. among them tlr-4 is involved in chronic inflammatory processes such as formation of atherosclerotic plaques. objective: the present study was aimed to examine the effects of percutanoeus coronary intervention (pci) as a revascularization method on monocyte expression of htlr-4 and on the serum levels ...

background and aims. the exposure and processing of dental radiographs are not routinely associated with the spatter of blood or saliva; however, infection control is still an issue resulting from contaminated equipment, supplies, film packets or cassettes. this study aimed at comparing the efficacy of four commercially available disinfectants on microorganisms present on the equipment of radio...

the blood biochemical parameters were investigated in a yak (bos grunniens l) after intravenous administration of 5 mg/kg enrofloxacin. blood samples were collected from the jugular vein daily for 5 days after the drug administration. heparinized bloods were collected for mean corpuscular volume (mcv), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr), hemoglubin (hb) estimation and serum was collected for ...

Background and Aim: Reusable dental instruments are continually contaminated with debris and body fluids, which require cleaning decontamination and sterilization prior to re-use. This study was aimed to assess if remaining blood and debris on instruments can prevent instruments from being fully disinfected and sterilized because of harboring microorganisms and impeding disinfectant penetration...