General health and oral health status in elderly dental patients in Isparta, Turkey

The aim of this study was to describe the oral health, general health status and medication use of elderly dental patients 709 voluntary patients, aged 60 years and over, who attended Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Dentistry for routine dental treatment between March 2008 and April 2009 in Isparta, Turkey, were interviewed for demographic data, systemic diseases, and lists of medications. The majority of the patients [84.4%] had poor oral hygiene according to the Oral Hygiene Index [OHI]. The mean level of the study population's decayed, missing, and filled teeth [DMFT] index score was 19.1 +/- 7.3. The prevalence of systemic diseases was high [90%]. Women were affected by a significantly higher incidence of systemic diseases than men [96.4% vs. 84.3%; P < 0.001]. The percentage of the elderly taking medication regularly was 72.6%. Drug adverse effects were determined in 25.5% of the study population, with more adverse effects observed in women [53.3%] than men [46.7%] [P < 0.001]. Dentists must be aware of the dental implications that may arise from systemic diseases and medications and should properly modify elderly patients' treatment accordingly

retrospective radiographic study of coronal-periapical status and root canal filling quality in a selected adult Turkish population

To investigate the oral health [with regard to the periapical status, quality of root fillings and coronal restorations] in an urban adult Turkish subpopulation using digital panoramic radiographs. One thousand digital panoramic radiographs involving 28,000 teeth were selected from the archive of the Public Oral and Dental Health Center of Isparta. Coronal status [the type of restoration, signs of marginal leakage or decay], root filling quality [length and lateral seal] and periapical status [according to Periapical Index, PAI] were evaluated. Correlations between apical periodontitis [AP] and the quality of root fillings or coronal restorations were statistically analyzed using the chi [2] test. Of the 28,000 teeth evaluated, 22,380 [80.0%] were sound, 4,732 [16.9%] were missing, 753 [2.6%] were filled and 135 [0.5%] were decayed. Of the 753 coronal restorations, 400 [53.1%] were radiographically acceptable. Of the 23,268 teeth, 601 [2.6%] were root filled and 247 root fillings were adequate. Ninety-five [15.8%] root-filled teeth had AP [PAI 3-5]. Out of the total, the AP prevalence was 0.4% in root-filled teeth and 0.8% in teeth without root fillings. The presence of AP was significantly correlated with inadequate coronal restorations and root canal fillings [p = 0.000]. Tooth type, quality and type of coronal restorations, and length and homogeneity of root fillings significantly affected periapical status

Stability of some quality traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genotypes.

This study was carried out in order to determine some quality traits such as thousand grain weight (TGW), hectoliter weight (HW), grain protein content (GPC), Zeleny sedimentation volume (ZSV) and stability of quality traits of 25 bread wheat genotypes. The experiment was conducted at seven environmental conditions during 2 growing periods (2003-2004 and 2004-2005) using randomized complete block design with four replicates. The ANOVA showed that out of the total sum of squares, 48.4, 28.0 and 23.6% for TGW, 71.4, 14.9 and 13.7% for HW, 54.4, 23.0 and 22.6% for GPC, 44.7, 41.7 and 13.6% for ZSV was attributable to E, G and G x E interaction effects, respectively. Thousand grain weight, hectoliter weight, grain protein content and Zeleny sedimentasyon volume of genotypes changed from 34.5 to 41.4 g, from 76.5 to 80.4 Kg, from 11.49 to 13.37% and from 22.1 to 46.0 ml, respectively. Seven stability parameters, covering a wide range of statistical approaches, were used so as to predict the genotypes. The study of genotypic stability showed that Bezostaya and advanced lines numbered 11 and 24 had high stability for quality traits and proved to be the best within the pool of the studied genotypes. Also, 8 and 17 numbered genotypes demonstrated high stability for TGW, HW, GPC and HW, GPC and ZSV, respectively.