According to annual review of Iran J Public Health, in this issue a brief review is presented in terms of analyzing the number and kind of papers submitted and published during the year 2016. Besides, this editorial will compare the trend of whole publication process during 2013-2016. The total number of manuscripts received during 2016 was 1970 from 49 countries. Of course, only the country of...

Objective: One complication of fixed orthodontic treatment in patients with poor oral hygiene is development of demineralized enamel lesions compromising esthetics. This study aimed to review preventive measures and treatment of white spot lesions (WSLs) in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. Review of Literature: In this review study, PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched ...

idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare disorder of an unknown etiology characterized by an inflammatory proliferative fibrosing process that may involve the ureters in 80-100% of cases. â the present study was carried on a 38 years old man who was admitted to imam khomeini hospital with severe abdominal pain and renal failure. abdominal mri showed encasement of abdominal aorta and bilate...

background: more than 250,000 people die annually of pancreatic cancer, worldwide. the highest incidence and mortality rates of pancreatic cancer are reported in developed countries. in developing countries the rate have been stabilizing over the past two decades but in countries which rates have been low for decades is now increasing. recognizing pancreatic cancer's risk factors and its preven...

Laryngeal leiomysarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy originating from smooth muscle cells. Its rarity is due to the fact that only less than 50 cases of pure laryngeal leiomyosarcoma and less than 10 cases of hypopharyngeal leiomyosarcaoma have been reported in modern medical literature.  Even though the clinical presentation mimics that of a laryngeal carcinoma forming the major bulk of the...