introduction : root canal treatment (rct) success criteria inform us of the path to bony healing and of prognostic factors, but tell little about how the patient perceives, feels, or values rct. patients choose, undergo, and pay for rct, they live with the result, and inform their community. the purpose of this narrative review was to appraise patient-centered outcomes of initial non-surgical r...

introdouction: the high prevalence of apical periodontitis (ap) of endodontic origin raises an important public health problem. root canal treatment (rct) and crown restoration (cr) have an effect on its prevalence. this cross-sectional study was performed to assess the effect of rct and cr on the prevalence of ap. materials and methods: two observers assessed 608 teeth with rct belonging to pa...

Introdouction: The high prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) of endodontic origin raises an important public health problem. Root canal treatment (RCT) and crown restoration (CR) have an effect on its prevalence. This cross-sectional study was performed to assess the effect of RCT and CR on the prevalence of AP. Materials and methods: Two observers assessed 608 teeth with RCT belonging to p...

BACKGROUND Very elderly subjects (VES; aged 80 years or older) constitute a special population as they frequently present multiple diseases (polypathology). Results from trials on general adult populations therefore cannot be extrapolated to VES. We performed a census of randomized controlled trials (RCT) on VES published between 1990 and 2002, and carried out a descriptive and methodological a...

objectives this study evaluates the efficacy and safety of zonisamide compared with sodium valproate in the management of migraine headaches. patients and methods in the current double-blind, parallel, randomized, controlled trial, 96 patients with a migraine diagnosis based on the international headache society (his) criteria were selected. they were divided randomly into two groups; the case ...

menopause is one of the most critical periods of woman's life. with reducing of ovarian estrogen; women are more prone to psychological and physical symptoms. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of melatonin on the climacteric symptoms.the present double blind, placebo randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 240 menopausal women (40 - 60 years old) referring to the g...

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome and prognostic factors root canal treatment (RCT) endodontic microsurgery (EMS) in apical periodontitis (AP), respectively, compare between initial RCT nonsurgical retreatment (re-RCT) for AP.

introduction: this cross-sectional survey determined the dental prevalence of apical periodontitis (ap) in selected iranian population, and evaluated the influence of the quality of root canal treatment (rct) and their coronal restorations (cr) on the periapical status. materials and methods: a total of 1064 panoramic radiographies were evaluated by two observers during 2009. the quality of rct...