Objective:The aim of this studywas to characterize the structure of normal and inflammed pulpal connective tissue on samples of human dental pulp and recently extracted teeth. Materials andMethods:Morphological and histochemical stainingmethodswere used in order to reveal the particular cell types and fibers present in dental pulp, in normal and inflammatory conditions. Results: In the patholog...

Achieving complete anesthesia in the presence of inflammed pulp is one of the main problems in root canal therapy, and researchers are trying to find a more efficient anesthetic drug for these cases. The main goal of this study was to compare the analgesic effect of lidocaine and lidocaine mixed with mannitol in teeth with inflamed pulp. By using an electrophysiological method the anesthetic ef...

Stone-containing urachal cysts are extremely rare in adults. Here, we report the case of a 58-year-old man with a urachal cyst who had lower abdominal pain and urinary frequency. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography showed hyperdense stones in the urachus. He was treated with a laparoscopic excision using a transperitoneal approach. The pathological diagnosis was an inflammed urach...

Various effector CD4 + T-lymphocyte subsets have been characterized, such as T-helper (Th)1, Th2, regulatory CD4 + T cells (Treg), Th17, and Th22, which show distinct patterns of cytokine release. Specifically, the cytokine interleukin (IL)-9 has been regarded largely as an exclusive Th2 cytokine. However, a new subset of the Th population, named " Th9 " , which is separate from Th2, producing ...

The aims of this study were to assess whether th e increased oxidative stress of acute maxillary sinusitis is reflected by tissue lipid peroxidation and whether the activities of selected antioxidant enzymes are altered during inflammation of the maxillary sinus mucosa. Unilateral rhinosinusitis was induced in 8 rabbits by instillation of 0.2 ml of a killed suspension of Staphylococcus aureus i...

We report a case of acute gouty synovitis after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a patient with no history of gout. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of urate crystals in the synovial fluid. Acute gouty synovitis, though rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an inflammed knee after TKA to avoid unnecessary surgical revision.