statement of the problem oral health education may play an important role in the prevention of oral complications of diabetes mellitus. different methods have been used to present these educations purpose this study investigated the efficacy of oral health education package to increase knowledge of diabetic patients about oral health in iran. materials and methods in this experimental study, 37...

one of the basic purposes in dental treatment is providing a painless treatment for patients. this purpose may be achieved by the application of laser in dentistry. low-level laser therapy (lllt) is an internationally accepted title for biomodulation with low-level lasers which we use to achieve ideal therapeutic effects. low-level laser therapy is a painless, reproducible, non-invasive, and wi...

diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases caused by a combination of insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion by pancreatic β cell. in 2007, 246 million people (roughly 6%) were affected by diabetes worldwide and it is estimated that this will increase to 380 million in 2025. diabetes is associated with several long-term complications such as cardiovascular disease, nephropath...

objectives: ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-clefting syndrome (eec) is a rare syndrome with features of ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia and cleft lip/palate. this study presents an iranian case with classic features and oral complications.   case: we report a 20-year old female with all manifestations of this syndrome. the simultaneous presence of these three malformations is extremely rar...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Ocular disorder like, diplopia, mydriasis, blurred vision, ptosis, exophthalmos, and blindness (permanent or temporary) are infrequent complications of an injection of local anesthetics in mouth.The main purpose of this study was to survey the dentist’s knowledge and attitude about ocular disorders due to intra-oral anesthetics injection.<br...

drugs is not available as an excuse for committing crimes against property. Drug users are held responsible for their own criminal activities, like all other citizens, and they are prosecuted-but they may be referred to treatment facilities. This approach cannot, unfortunately, be offered to all addicts, and, indeed, around a third of all prison inmates are drug addicts. Education on the risks ...

ies incidence that is higher, lower, or similar to that of nondiabetic children. This contradiction may possibly be explained by cohort characteristics, degree of diabetes control, and degree of adherence to dietary prescriptions. Adult patients with poor control of their IDDM seem to have more coronal caries. In the general population, the frequency of root caries increases with age and is thr...