This study aimed to measure the thickness of the epithelium and lamina propria of the palatal mucosa and to elucidate the location of the greater palatine artery to provide the anatomical basis for subepithelial connective tissue grafting. Thirty-two maxillary specimens, taken from the canine distal area to the first molar distal area, were embedded in paraffin and stained with hematoxylin-eosi...

AIM The aim of this report is to present a minimally invasive periodontal plastic surgical method for the treatment of gingival augmentation coronal to area of recession on the facial aspect of the mandibular central incisors. BACKGROUND Gingival recession is a relatively common condition patients may discuss with their general dental practitioner. Several improvements in the available correc...

We describe the three-dimensional organization of the microvasculature of human palatine tonsils as revealed by the vascular corrosion casting/scanning electron microscope method and light microscopy of sections. The tonsillar arteries travel in the connective tissue septa and give off many branches. They further branch into arterioles which in turn enter the follicle and the interfollicular re...

Recurrent wheezing and asthma often develop after acute respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis, but the mechanisms of these sequelae are poorly understood. Using a guinea-pig model of human RSV lung infection, the effects of long-term viral persistence on three hallmarks of asthma: nonspecific airway responsiveness, airway inflammation and airway remodelling were examined. Guinea-pigs ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the in vivo corneal changes using in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in patients with Fuchs' dystrophy who underwent Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and the relationship between these changes and the postoperative visual recovery up to 1-year follow-up. METHODS Before DSAEK and 1 da...

Peripheral nerve damage (PNI) can cause demyelination, axonal degeneration and loss of motor sensory function. Melatonin with its antioxidative effect, has been reported to reduce scar formation in injury, take a role repair process by suppressing fibroblast proliferation the damaged area. It was aimed investigate effect melatonin peripheral relationship between S100 proteins angiogenic regulat...

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