.................................................................................................................................... 9 1. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE .............................................................................................. 11 1.1. Periodontal disease ................................................................................................... 11 1.1.1. S...

OBJECTIVE This retrospective study investigated the impact of a required vs an optional remake requirement on student performance in a compounding laboratory course in which students' compounded preparations were analyzed. METHODS The analysis data for several preparations made by students over a 3-year period were compared for differences in the analyzed content of the active principal ingre...

AIM Chronic periodontitis is multifactorial and numerous risk factors have been identified to contribute in the disease progression. Current study aimed to conduct a cross-sectional study in a population of patients with cardiovascular diseases in order to correlate the association between obesity [body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC)] and periodontal disease parameters. MATERIA...

Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease associated with several risk and susceptibility factors (66). Risk factors are part of the causal chain, or expose the host to the causal chain. The presence of a risk factor directly increases the probability of a disease occurring, and the absence of a risk factor reduces this possibility. Risk factors are modifiable. Contrary to modifiable risk facto...

The aim of this research was to evaluate the potential of the nanospray drier as a novel apparatus for the manufacturing of a dry powder for inhalation containing ketoprofen lysinate, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug able to control the inflammation in cystic fibrosis patients. We produced several ketoprofen lysinate and leucine powder batches by means of nanospray dryer, studying the infl...

Pharmacological therapy of back pain with analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs is frequently associated with adverse effects, particularly in the elderly. Aim of this study was to compare mesotherapic versus conventional systemic administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids in patients with acute low back pain. Eighty-four patients were randomized to rec...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the effect of ketoprofen on acute phase protein (APPs) concentrations in goats undergoing castration. A total of 16 clinically healthy, male and 12 months old goats were enrolled and each case received ketoprofen (group I) or control (group II) in a randomized fashion. Goats were sedated with Xylazine-HCl, afterwards ketoprofen (3 mg/kg) w...

Background. The nervous system, in reaction to pain, restrains the range of motion in the affected limb, increasing the amplitude on the healthy side. Thus the asymmetry of a given motion can be used in the quantitative assessment of the impact of pain on the nervous system. The main aims of our study were: (1) to apply Lasegue's asymmetry coefficients, static and dynamic podoscopy, and the tes...