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Community Dent Health ; 40(1): 9-15, 2023 Feb 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36533695

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Dental caries is considered a major global health issue and among the most challenging diseases worldwide. An effective way of preventing dental caries is the fissure sealant (FS) therapy. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention developed based on the health belief model (HBM) for parents' perception of FS therapy for their children. METHODS: Quasi-experiment among 300 parents of 6-12 year-old children, 150 in the intervention group (IG) and 150 in the control (CG), in the south of Iran recruited via both clustering and convenience sampling. Data were collected using a validated questionnaire collecting demographic information, knowledge and data on HBM constructs and FS behaviour. Eight intervention sessions, 40-60 minutes long, were held for over month. The primary outcome was child's receipt of fissure sealants 3 months after the intervention. RESULTS: The two groups had similar knowledge and the HBM constructs at baseline. After the intervention, the receipt of FS therapy was 65% and 12% in the IG and CG, respectively (p ⟨ 0.001, Chi Sq.). ANCOVA supported post-test differences between the intervention and control groups when accounting for baseline scores (p⟨0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The educational HBM-based intervention improved parents' perceptions and their children's receipt of FS therapy. The intervention affected the HBM constructs. Barriers to healthy oral/dental behaviours may be reduced by interventions at multiple layers (beyond the individual level).


Subject(s)
Dental Caries , Humans , Child , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Pit and Fissure Sealants/therapeutic use , Surveys and Questionnaires , Parents , Perception
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Heliyon ; 8(11): e11455, 2022 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36406719

ABSTRACT

Tin-based perovskite solar cells (T-PSCs) are introduced as the next generation of valid and environment-friendly photovoltaic (PV) cells for near-future commercialization. However, there are some issues limiting T-PSCs including their instability, low efficiency, and use of toxic processing solvents. Among all these barriers, instability and early aging under thermal stress conditions are considered as significant challenges to the development of the T-PSCs. In this study, the impact of different temperature levels on the performance of a T-PSC is investigated over time. It is observed that early degradation of the device occurs at higher temperatures. For timely detection of the early aging, an accurate adaptive estimation of the series resistance is obtained in the equivalent single-diode circuit model of the T-PSC. It is shown that the trend of changes in the series resistance is a reliable indication of the aging process in the T-PSC. Finally, a mathematical index is derived for early aging detection based on the relative variation of the gradient from its minimum value in the linear regression analysis. The proposed approach could be utilized for timely detection of early aging conditions and protection of the device from permanent damage.

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Niger J Clin Pract ; 24(2): 193-198, 2021 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33605908

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: As enamel and finger buds have an ectodermal origin and grow at the same time, it might be supposed that factors and agents that affect dental caries might give rise to the diversity of dermatoglyphic dermal ridge patterns. AIM: The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dental caries and dermatoglyphics in 3 to 6-year-old Iranian children. METHODS: The present case-control study was performed on 3 to 6-year-old children. The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) scale was used to evaluate the oral and dental health status in the participants. Then, the patients were divided into two groups: 1) The case group: patients with a dmft of ≥3 (101 cases); 2) the control group: those with dmft value of zero (86 cases). Afterward, using a fingerprint recording device, the fingerprints were obtained from both hands of the participants. RESULTS: There was no significant relationship between the patterns of fingerprints and dental caries. The percentages of whorls, loops, and arches in the case group were higher than those in the control group; however, these differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Dermatoglyphic patterns could not be used as a variable for the detection or prediction of dental caries in Iranian children.


Subject(s)
Dental Caries , Dermatoglyphics , Case-Control Studies , Child , Child, Preschool , DMF Index , Dental Care , Dental Caries/epidemiology , Humans , Iran/epidemiology
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Niger J Clin Pract ; 22(10): 1328-1334, 2019 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31607720

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the this study was to evaluate the effect of honey on the healing of tooth extraction wounds in children 4‒9 years of age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In the present randomized clinical trial, 51 patients, 4‒9 years of age were selected randomly. All the subjects required extraction of one deciduous molar tooth. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. In group 1, after extraction of the tooth, the dentist used a cotton swab applicator to place a layer of honey on a piece of gauze moistened with normal saline solution (NSS) and placed it on the socket. In group 2, honey was not used; rather, NSS was applied. On days 3 and 7 after tooth extraction, the wound sizes were measured. RESULTS: In both groups, the wound sizes decreased significantly on the third day compared with baseline and on the seventh day compared with the third day (P < 0.05). On the third and seventh days after tooth extraction, wound sizes in the honey group were significantly lower than those in the NSS group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Honey resulted in a decrease in wound sizes and faster healing after extraction of teeth in children. Therefore, use of honey can be recommended after minor surgeries in the oral cavity.


Subject(s)
Apitherapy/methods , Honey , Tooth Extraction , Tooth Socket , Wound Healing/drug effects , Administration, Topical , Bandages , Child , Child, Preschool , Dental Care , Female , Humans , Male , Sodium Chloride/therapeutic use , Tooth Socket/drug effects , Tooth Socket/pathology , Treatment Outcome
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Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) ; 15(3): 317-322, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32010350

ABSTRACT

CONTEXT: Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) has an important role in insulin signaling and the common Gly971Arg polymorphism is related to type 2 diabetes (T2D). IRS-1 Gly971Arg polymorphism can modify tyrosine phosphorylation at a specific site of IRS-1 and may have a critical role in the development of insulin resistance (IR). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between this polymorphism and IR in Iranian patients with newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: The study was conducted on 114 individuals with newly-diagnosed T2D and 118 healthy matched controls, aged 20-80 years. Fasting blood glucose and insulin were measured by the enzymatic method and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. Insulin-resistance was calculated by homeostasis model assessment estimated-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). The gene polymorphism was examined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. RESULTS: There are significant differences between IRS1 Gly971Arg polymorphism and studied individuals (P<0.0001). The findings showed that the risk of developing T2D in individuals who had R-alleles was 3.74 folds higher than those without R-alleles. However, IRS1 Gly971Arg polymorphism was not associated with high HOMA-IR, high BMI and familial history of diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: Even though there was not a significant relationship between IRS-1 G971R polymorphism with insulin resistance and high BMI, this polymorphism was correlated to newly-diagnosed diabetic patients. Thus, the evaluation of IRS-1 G971R polymorphism may be helpful for predicting T2D new cases.

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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol ; 39(8): 1473-1479, 2018 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29930096

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recently published North American Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis guidelines call for derivation of a specific radiologic definition of MS WM lesions and mimics. The purpose of this study was to use SWI and magnetization-prepared FLAIR images for sensitive differentiation of MS from benign WM lesions using the morphologic characteristics of WM lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen patients with relapsing-remitting MS and 18 healthy control subjects were enrolled retrospectively. For each subject, FLAIR and multiecho gradient-echo images were acquired using 7T MR imaging. Optimized postprocessing was used to generate single-slice SWI of cerebral veins. SWI/FLAIR images were registered, and 3 trained readers performed lesion assessment. Morphology, location of lesions, and the time required for assessment were recorded. Analyses were performed on 3 different pools: 1) lesions of >3 mm, 2) nonconfluent lesions of >3 mm, and 3) nonconfluent lesions of >3 mm with no or a single central vein. RESULTS: The SWI/FLAIR acquisition and processing protocol enabled effective assessment of central veins and hypointense rims in WM lesions. Assessment of nonconfluent lesions with ≥1 central vein enabled the most specific and sensitive differentiation of patients with MS from controls. A threshold of 67% perivenous WM lesions separated patients with MS from controls with a sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 100%. Lesion assessment took an average of 12 minutes 10 seconds and 4 minutes 33 seconds for patients with MS and control subjects, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Nonconfluent lesions of >3 mm with ≥1 central vein were the most sensitive and specific differentiators between patients with MS and control subjects.


Subject(s)
Leukoaraiosis/diagnostic imaging , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting/diagnostic imaging , Neuroimaging/methods , Adult , Cerebral Veins/pathology , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted/methods , Leukoaraiosis/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Sensitivity and Specificity , White Matter/diagnostic imaging , White Matter/pathology
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Clin. transl. oncol. (Print) ; 17(5): 378-383, mayo 2015. tab, graf
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-141719

ABSTRACT

Purpose: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a remarkable health problem worldwide, but its pathogenesis remains unknown. The aim of this study was to compare fat composition and secretory phospholipase-A2 (sPLA2) activity between the malignant and adjacent normal squamous tissues in patients with OSCC. Methods: Paired samples of malignant squamous and adjacent normal-appearing tissues were collected from 27 patients with OSCC. The fatty acid composition in the obtained tissues was determined by gas liquid chromatography. Tissue enzyme activities of sPLA2 were measured using the standard assay with Diheptanoyl Thio-Phosphatidylcholine as substrate. Results: In the OSCC tissue, the level of stearic acid (18:0) and activity of sPLA2 were higher (P < 0.001), and the levels of oleic acid (18:1n-9) and linoleic acid (18:2n-6) were lower than that in the adjacent normal-appearing squamous tissue (P < 0.001). The activity of sPLA2 in OSCC was strongly negatively correlated with the amount of 18:2n-6 (r = −0.41, P < 0.001). Negative significant associations were observed between the OSCC invasion and tissue levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHE). Conclusion: The changes in the fatty acid composition and sPLA2 activity may be regarded as indicators of altered lipid metabolism occurring in vivo during squamous cell carcinogenesis (AU)


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Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Fatty Acids , Fatty Acids , Receptors, Phospholipase A2/administration & dosage , Receptors, Phospholipase A2 , Receptors, Phospholipase A2/therapeutic use , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/enzymology , Chromatography, Gas/instrumentation , Chromatography, Gas/methods , Chromatography, Gas/trends , Biopsy/methods
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Clin Transl Oncol ; 17(5): 378-83, 2015 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25351172

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a remarkable health problem worldwide, but its pathogenesis remains unknown. The aim of this study was to compare fat composition and secretory phospholipase-A2 (sPLA2) activity between the malignant and adjacent normal squamous tissues in patients with OSCC. METHODS: Paired samples of malignant squamous and adjacent normal-appearing tissues were collected from 27 patients with OSCC. The fatty acid composition in the obtained tissues was determined by gas liquid chromatography. Tissue enzyme activities of sPLA2 were measured using the standard assay with Diheptanoyl Thio-Phosphatidylcholine as substrate. RESULTS: In the OSCC tissue, the level of stearic acid (18:0) and activity of sPLA2 were higher (P < 0.001), and the levels of oleic acid (18:1n-9) and linoleic acid (18:2n-6) were lower than that in the adjacent normal-appearing squamous tissue (P < 0.001). The activity of sPLA2 in OSCC was strongly negatively correlated with the amount of 18:2n-6 (r = -0.41, P < 0.001). Negative significant associations were observed between the OSCC invasion and tissue levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHE). CONCLUSION: The changes in the fatty acid composition and sPLA2 activity may be regarded as indicators of altered lipid metabolism occurring in vivo during squamous cell carcinogenesis.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/chemistry , Fatty Acids/analysis , Mouth Neoplasms/chemistry , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/chemistry , Phospholipases A2/metabolism , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/enzymology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Docosahexaenoic Acids/analysis , Eicosapentaenoic Acid/analysis , Female , Humans , Linoleic Acid/analysis , Male , Middle Aged , Mouth Mucosa/chemistry , Mouth Mucosa/enzymology , Mouth Neoplasms/enzymology , Mouth Neoplasms/pathology , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Oleic Acid/analysis , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/enzymology , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/pathology , Stearic Acids/analysis
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Indian J Med Microbiol ; 28(1): 40-4, 2010.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20061762

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is a bacterium recognised as a main causative agent for the development of chronic active gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, gastric adenocarcinoma and primary gastric lymphoma. OBJECTIVE: Determination of the levels of IFN-gamma (pro-inflammatory) and IL-4 (anti inflammatory) cytokine expression as indicators of Th1 and Th2 immune responses in gastric cancer (GC) and non gastric cancer (Non GC) dyspeptic patients by gene specific RT-PCR. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Biopsy specimens were collected from three groups of gastric cancer (GC=18), non ulcer dyspepsia (NUD = 38) and peptic ulcer patients (PUD=20). Total RNA was extracted and complementary DNA was synthesised. PCR amplification was performed for HPRT, IFN-gamma and IL-4 cytokines and the intensity of each band was measured by densitometry and normalized against HPRT expression as a house keeping gene. RESULTS: Comparison of the results from different groups of patients indicated that IFN-gamma gene expression was similar in nonGC dyspeptic patients (NUD and PUD groups; 3.38 +/- 0.57,3.43 +/- 0.41, respectively) whereas, in GC patients, it was significantly higher than others (5.52 +/- 0.59; P < 0.0001). On the other hand, IL-4 gene expression showed no significant difference between NUD and GC patients (2.81 +/- 0.43,2.3 +/- 0.12 respectively), whereas the expression rate of this cytokine was significantly higher in PUD patients (3.7 +/- 0.1; P 0.05). Our data indicate an association between Th1 and Th2 immune responses and the development of gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease respectively.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression , Helicobacter Infections/immunology , Helicobacter pylori/immunology , Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis , Interleukin-4/biosynthesis , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biopsy , Female , Helicobacter Infections/pathology , Humans , Interferon-gamma/genetics , Interleukin-4/genetics , Male , Middle Aged , Stomach/pathology , Young Adult
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East Mediterr Health J ; 12(6): 902-8, 2006 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17333838

ABSTRACT

We assessed the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in 5 patients. Delta-aminolevulinic acid in a water-in-oil emulsion was applied to the lesions and irradiation was performed. The treatment was repeated once a week for a month. Each time, direct smears of the lesions were prepared and cultured in NNN media. In direct staining, smears showed no amastigotes after 1 or 2 sessions. Healing and cosmetic outcome after photodynamic therapy was excellent. Only mild local inflammatory reaction was noted with no scarring and 4 months after the last treatment session, there were no clinical signs of recurrence.


Subject(s)
Aminolevulinic Acid/therapeutic use , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/drug therapy , Photochemotherapy/methods , Photosensitizing Agents/therapeutic use , Aminolevulinic Acid/adverse effects , Drug Administration Schedule , Drug Monitoring , Humans , Hyperpigmentation/chemically induced , Inflammation/chemically induced , Iran , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/parasitology , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/pathology , Parasitology , Photochemotherapy/adverse effects , Photosensitizing Agents/adverse effects , Recurrence , Treatment Outcome , Wound Healing
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(East. Mediterr. health j).
in English | WHO IRIS | ID: who-117169

ABSTRACT

We assessed the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in 5 patients. Delta-aminolevulinic acid in a water- in-oil emulsion was applied to the lesions and irradiation was performed. The treatment was repeated once a week for a month. Each time, direct smears of the lesions were prepared and cultured in NNN media. In direct staining, smears showed no amastigotes after 1 or 2 sessions. Healing and cosmetic outcome after photodynamic therapy was excellent. Only mild local inflammatory reaction was noted with no scarring and 4 months after the last treatment session, there were no clinical signs of recurrence


Subject(s)
Photochemotherapy , Treatment Outcome , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ; 89(4): 370-1, 1995.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7570864

ABSTRACT

Leishmania were cultured from enlarged lymph nodes of 6 of 18 patients with localized lymphadenitis and no other sign or symptom of leishmaniasis in Shiraz, Iran. The organisms failed to produce visible lesions when injected intradermally or intraperitoneally into Swiss outbred white or Balb/c mice. Golden hamsters similarly injected appeared well 16 weeks later, but histological examination of their spleens and livers revealed a few amastigotes in sections of the liver of one. Lectin agglutination profiles of promastigotes cultured from 2 of the patients were identical with those obtained with the World Health Organization reference strain of L. tropica (MHOM/SU/74/K27). Isoenzyme characterization of one of the isolates showed it to be L. tropica zymodeme LON18.


Subject(s)
Leishmaniasis/parasitology , Lymphadenitis/parasitology , Adolescent , Adult , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Cricetinae , Female , Humans , Iran , Leishmania tropica , Lymphadenitis/pathology , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C
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