root perforations are an undesired complication of endodontic treatment which result in loss of integrity of the root, and adversely affect the prognosis of the treatment. recently, iranian mineral trioxide aggregate (root mta) has been introduced as an ideal material for perforation repair. in this article a successful repair of strip root perforation of mandibular molar using root mta is pres...

objective(s): amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als), a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common motor neuron disease in european populations. approximately 10% of als cases are familial (fals) and the other patients are considered as sporadic als (sals). among many als causing genes that have been identified, mutations in sod1 and c9orf72 are the most common genetic causes...

introduction: this study compared apical dye penetration using lateral condensation technique (lc) and lc technique with a reciprocal handpiece (mechanical lateral condensation or mlc) as a new method. materials and methods: forty-eight human extracted straight canine teeth were used. after crown amputation, the teeth were randomly divided into four experimental groups of 10 teeth each and two ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 the maxillary lateral incisor is the second most common congenitally absent tooth. there are several treatment options for replacing the missing maxillary lateral incisor, including canine substitution, tooth-supported restoration, or single-tooth implant. dental implants are an appropriate treatment option for replacing m...

abstract lateral intake is a hydraulic structure which is used for diversion of some portion of water from a river for the purpose of irrigation, storage and industrial. most of lateral intakes from canal are installed at canal with inclined banks which has not received the attention of the researchers in the past. since the flow discharge and sediment which enters the intake canal depends on t...

background: malocclusion, as a worldwide issue, can cause a lot of problems for patients. panoramic (pr) and lateral cephalometric (lcr) radiographs are both usually indicated for orthodontic treatments. the aim of this study was to analyze vertical and sagittal parameters of both jaws on prs and to compare them on lcrs. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study, 61 samples from all ...

abstract   background: far lateral discal herniation is an uncommon disorder and is difficult to assess by physical examination alone. this study is designed to define clinical and epidemiological findings and to establish the indications of surgical and medical treatment for flldh.   methods: between 2000 and 2005, a total of 2035 patients with lumbar disc herniation underwent surgical discect...

introduction: malignant tumors of the parotid gland account scarcely for 5% of all head and neck tumors. most of these neoplasms have a high tendency for recurrence, local infiltration, perineural extension, and metastasis. although uncommon, these malignant tumors require complex surgical treatment sometimes involving a total parotidectomy including a complete facial nerve resection. severe fu...