800x600 abstract: aim: the aim of this study was to investigate that the necessity of screening for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporotic patients. background: osteopenia and osteoporosis are well-known and prevalent complications of celiac disease. however, the relative prevalence of celiac disease among osteoporotic populations is not known, and the benefit of screening for celiac disease...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: to measure the amounts of fluoride released from fluoride-containing materials, four glass ionomer cements (fuji ix, fuji vii, fuji ix extra and fuji ii lc), a compomer (dyract extra) and a giomer (beautifil) were used in this study . methods: twenty cylindrical specimens were prepared from each material. the a...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: antimicrobial agents have been used as a chemotherapeutic agent to improve oral health. this in vitro study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial activity of ten iranian-made toothpastes against commonly found bacteria in the oral cavity. methods: the microorganisms used in this study were streptococcu...

background: long-term tunneled catheters are used for the hemodialysis or chemotherapy in many patients. proper placement of the catheter tip could reduce early and late catheter related complications. aim of the present study was to evaluate a new formula for proper placement of tunneled hemodialysis or infusion port device by using an external anatomic landmark. materials and methods: a total...

background: obesity has been associated with several co ‑ morbidities such as diabetes and increased mortality. in general, the use of medication promotes only a modest weight loss in the range of 2 to 10 kg, usually most effective during the first 6 months of therapy; however, studies have shown positive effects on other risk factors such as blood pressure and serum glucose levels, but there...

background: the objective of this study is to optimize the effective dose of heparin and ligustrazine hydrochloride injection (lhi) for drug combination. materials and methods: the animal clinical study of lhi was performed by the rat’s model of induced arteriovenous shunt thrombosis. experimental animals were grouped into several groups and separately treated with both lhi (20, 40, 80 mg/kg, i...

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normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 vascular neoplasms, other than benign are characterized as intermediate or malignant. they are often enshrouded in controversy, because the same neoplasm could show variability in biologic behavior that may not be correlated with microscopic features. the intermediate grade vascular neoplasm is named as epithelioid hemangi...