Mirzaei, Fatemeh

Dentistry Student, Student Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

[ 2 ] - Role of Oral Cavity in COVID-19 : Letter to Editor

On December 2019, a large number of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology were reported in Wuhan, China. In specimens taken from the throat with a swab, a new virus was founded, which was called COVID-19 by WHO. Due to the small number of studies, we decided to investigate the role of the oral cavity in this disease.

[ 3 ] - Psychological status in Head and Neck Cancer Patients with Xerostomia due to Radiotherapy

Background and objective: Psychological status is one of the quality of life (QOL) domains which can be affected by hyposalivation caused by head and neck radiotherapy. This study aimed to evaluate the psychological status of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients who were suffering from hyposalivation after at least one week of receiving radiotherapy. Material And Method: This descriptive-analyt...

[ 4 ] - Hypersensitivity Reaction to Local Anesthetic in Dentistry: A Case Report

Background and Aim: Local anesthesia plays an important role in dentistry. Although hypersensitivity reactions to local anesthetic drugs are rare,but they are more common in dental cartridge components. This study reports a rare case of hypersensitivity to components of local anesthesia cartridge. Case Report: A 61-year-old female patient referred to The Medical Council to complain the dentist ...

[ 5 ] - Diode laser assisted endodontic treatments in periapical lesions repair: case series

Background and Aim: Bacterial disinfection is considered as the primary etiology of pulpal and periapical lesions and as the result, adequate elimination of such infections is one of the purposes of root canal treatment; But since this purpose is impossible to achieve, reducing the bacterial load seems to be as a rational goal. Diode lasers have made their way into endodontics for better disinf...