BACKGROUND Trauma remains a leading cause of maxillofacial injury globally. Changing etiological factors and patterns of maxillofacial injury continue to be reported and are largely modulated by socio-geographic and environmental factors. It is important to have an in-depth understanding of the pattern and etiology in a particular region before effective preventive measures can be developed. ...

The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis has changed as a result of the widespread use of conjugate vaccines and preventive antimicrobial treatment of pregnant women. Given the significant morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial meningitis, accurate information is necessary regarding the important etiological agents and populations at risk to ascertain public health measures and ensur...

Background: Early childhood caries is highly prevalent in preschool children many countries. This has been attributed to factors. The awareness about the disease, dentition, oral health, and preventive measures are generally lacking communities. Objective: Reviewing current literature on early dental caries, clinical features, etiological factors, management, prevention. Methodology: PubMed dat...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females worldwide. Several etiological factors including environmental factors have been recognized for breast cancer. Epstein Barr virus as a viral etiological factor has been proposed. So far, several studies have investigated the relationship between development of breast cancer and Epstein Barr virus, but few have been done in Iran....

Acute intestinal infections (AII) remain one of the most important problems children’s infectious pathology, as this disease is diagnosed with severe forms and mortality remains in high rate. Among patients acute infection, children account for 60-70%. Severe are still noted to lead death young children. In addition, recent years, there has been an increase infections, their clinical manifestat...

Open bite has fascinated Orthodontics due to the difficulties regarding its treatment and maintenance of results. This anomaly has distinct characteristics that, in addition to the complexity of multiple etiological factors, have aesthetic and functional consequences. Within this etiological context, several types of mechanics have been used in open bite treatment, such as palatal crib, orthope...

BACKGROUND Ice hockey is a competitive sport and ice hockey injuries can be influenced by many physical and psychological factors. Young ice hockey players are especially vulnerable to injury due to their relative lack of experience and rapid physical growth during their juvenile years. Up to now there has been no survey of the physical, psychological, and environmental etiological factors base...