The diagnosis of pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a) is challenging, because both the osteodystrophy, such as brachydactyly and round face, and the symptomatic hypocalcemia usually develop beyond infancy. Although ectopic calcification may be an early sign of PHP1a, there are no systematic reviews regarding the time of its appearance. We here report on two PHP1a patients who presented with...

introduction : surgical removal of inferior third molar tooth is associated with post-operative complications such as pain, trismus and edema. decreasing the post-operative inflammation and edema is one of the important goals in drug administration. for management of post-operative pain, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) and opioids can be administered. c-reactive protein (crp) is o...

A 26-year-old man who had end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to primary glomerulonephritis presented for a routine dental examination. He had peritoneal dialysis (PD) as renal replacement therapy for 2 years. He had smoking one to two packs of cigarettes a day for five years and did not drink alcohol. On clinical examination, the maxillary left canine tooth was absent. The left first molar toot...

introduction: the aim of this study was to assess the effect of low-level laser therapy (lllt) on pain, swelling and maximum mouth opening in patients undergoing third molar surgery. methods: a prospective, randomized double-blind study was undertaken on 44 patients at the dental school, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, in 2015. a low-level laser was randomly applied on one of ...

objective: by date investigations have indicated the presence of stem cells within the pulp tissue of both temporary and permanent human teeth. in the present study, these stem cells were compared in terms of their growth kinetics and culture requirements. materials and methods: stem cells within the pulp of the human third molar (permanent tooth) and the deciduous incisor (temporary tooth) wer...

BACKGROUND Many researchers have reported relationships between the calcification stages of individual teeth and skeletal maturity. A few studies are available in the literature about Indian populations. In view of this fact, this study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the dental calcification stages and skeletal maturity stages among North-Indian individuals. The objective...