Introduction: Since crown lengthening surgery could be accompanied by stress, pain and discomfort, knowledge about its predisposing factors could reduce the demands for such surgery.The aim of this study was to identify the most important indications of crown lengthening surgery in order to present new ideas to clinicians on how to reduce the need for this surgery. Methods: This cross-sectio...

background the benefits of laparoscopy over laparotomy include lower blood loss, decreased length of hospital stay, and decreased postoperative pain. it is unknown, however, whether patients with previous surgeries are good candidates for laparoscopic surgery. objectives to determine whether the location and type (laparoscopic surgery vs. laparotomy) of previous abdominal surgery is associated ...

purpose : cataract surgery is the most common ocular surgery worldwide and in modern era of phacoemulsification with posterior chamber intraocular lens (pc iol) implantation, refractive aspects of surgery is as important as the surgery itself. after the iol implantation, the anterior chamber depth (acd) is increased and the iridiocorneal angle is widened. these changes should be considered for ...

background the incidence of transient neurologic symptoms (tns) after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine is reported as high as 40%. objectives this prospective clinical trial was designed to determine the incidence of tns in patients who underwent spinal anesthesia with two different needles, in two different surgical positions. patients and methods the present randomized clinical trial was cond...

background: anxiety among patients after surgery can affect their physiological and psychological well-being. the aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effects of benson’s relaxation and rhythmic breathing techniques on postoperative anxiety in candidates for the mastectomy surgery. methods: this randomized controlled clinical trial study was conducted with ninety patients in 201...

purpose: to report clinical features, types, and results of surgery for duane’s retraction syndrome (drs). methods: this is an existing data study on the records of patients with drs. the study was conducted on the hospital records of patients who were referred for drs to a tertiacy eye center in tehran, iran during 8 years. the follow-up period after the surgery was at least 6 months. results:...

introduction : open rhinoplasty is very common now a days and the number of candidate for this type of surgery are increasing. this research was conducted regarding to the prevalence of rhinoplasty surgery , the importance of the residual scar analyze including columellar scar after surgery, different results caused by the effect of incision type in this surgery and lack of enough data and expe...