Exploring the Effectiveness of Dental Public Health Education in Enhancing Student Competency for Refugee Care.

Background: As global migration rises, dental professionals must be prepared to treat refugee communities' particular oral health needs, emphasizing the need of education and training in readiness to treat these underserved groups.

Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Dental Public Health (DPH) Field Study course on fifth-year dental students' willingness to provide care for refugee patients.

Methods: In this descriptive study, fifth-year students at Hacettepe University's Faculty of Dentistry were invited to participate in this study.

Maternal Neudesin Levels in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: Our aim was to investigate the changes in neudesin levels in pregnant women with GDM and the relationship between neudesin and metabolic parameters.

Methods: Forty pregnant women diagnosed with GDM and forty age- and gestational week-matched control subjects were included in the study. Demographic data were obtained from records.

Effect of radiotherapy on the surface roughness and microhardness of contemporary bioactive restorative materials.

Objective: The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of radiotherapy on the surface microhardness and roughness of different bioactive restorative materials.

Materials And Methods: A total of 60-disc specimens (5 mm × 2 mm) were performed in four groups (n = 15 each) from Equia Forte HT, Cention N, Activa Bioactive Restorative, and Beautifil II. Following the polishing procedure (600, 1000, 1200 grit silicon carbide papers), all specimens were irradiated at 2 Gy per fraction, five times a week for a total dose of 70 Gy in 30 fractions over 7 weeks.

Effects of Different Whitening Agents on the Color and Translucency of Different Resin Composites.

Objectives: To examine the effects of different whitening agents on the color and translucency of different resin composites,

Material And Methods: A total of 315 specimens (10.0 ×2.0 mm) were fabricated from two microhybrid (G-aenial anterior [G-Ant]) and (G-aenial posterior [G-Post]) and a nano hybrid (G-aenial A'CHORD [ G-ACH]) resin composites and each group was randomly distributed into seven experimental groups (n=15) as follows; 1- control (C); 2- in-office whitening agent (IOW); 3- at-home whitening agent (AHW); 4- prefilled tray (PT); 5- whitening pen (WP); 6- whitening toothpaste (WT) and 7- whitening mouthwash (WMW).

Comparison of International Ovarian Tumor Analysis ADNEX model and Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System with final histological diagnosis in adnexal masses: a retrospective study.

Objective: The International ovarian tumor analysis (IOTA)-Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the adneXa (ADNEX) model and the ovarian-adnexal reporting and data system (O-RADS) were developed to improve the diagnostic accuracy of adnexal masses in the preoperative period. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive values of both models in patients who underwent surgery for an adnexal mass at our hospital, based on the final pathological results.

Methods: This study included patients who underwent surgery for adnexal masses at our hospital between 2019 and 2021 and met the inclusion criteria.

Analgesic effect of erector spinae plane block after cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Ultrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block is also a technique for providing analgesia after a cesarean section.

Aim: We hypothesized that bilateral erector spinae plane block applied from the transverse process of T9 who underwent elective cesarean section could provide effective postoperative analgesia.

Patients And Methods: Fifty parturients who were scheduled to undergo elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia were included in the study.

Professional motivations and perceptions of senior dental students in the distance education period during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Purpose: Dental students are particularly prone to be affected by the global emergency of Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the professional motivations and perceptions of senior dental students during the distance education period due to pandemic.

Materials And Methods: The data was collected via an online questionnaire, including questions related to students' professional motivation and perceptions, and views about preventive dentistry.

Intraperitoneal instillation versus wound infiltration for postoperative pain relief after cesarean delivery: A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Aim: To compare local anesthetic wound infiltration with intraperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic for analgesia after cesarean section under spinal anesthesia.

Methods: This study was conducted on 150 pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia was performed with 7 mg isobaric bupivacaine and 15 μcg fentanyl.

The importance of fetal adrenal gland volume measurement in successful labor induction with oxytocin.

Aim: We aimed to show the predictive value of fetal adrenal gland volume (FAGV) measurement in the success of labor induction with oxytocin.

Methods: This is a prospective cohort study that included a total of 103 term nulliparous. Immediately after deciding to induce labor with oxytocin, the fetal right and left adrenal gland measurements were obtained.

Shear bond strengths of two newly marketed self-adhesive resin cements to different substrates: A light and scanning electron microscopy evaluation.

The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the shear bond strengths (SBSs) of two newly marketed self-adhesive resin cements (RCs) to enamel, dentin, and lithium disilicate (LiSi) glass ceramic block. Forty-eight enamel and 48 dentin substrates were obtained from sound human molars. Additionally, 6 × 7 × 5 -mm- sized 24 specimens were produced from LiSi glass ceramic blocks.

Does Rubbing of Universal Adhesive Reduce the Negative Effect of Saliva on Adhesion?

Purpose: To evaluate in vitro the effect of saliva contamination on bond strength of a universal adhesive applied with actively (with rubbing motion) and passively (without rubbing motion).

Materials And Methods: A total of 144 bovine dentin samples were used, and the universal adhesive, Clearfil Universal Bond Quick, was either applied in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions (passive application) or applied with rubbing motion for 10 s (active application). These 2 groups were divided into 6 subgroups according to saliva contamination (n = 12): 1.

Transmediastinal Gunshot Wound in a Pregnant Patient with Stable Hemodynamics.

Transmediastinal gunshot wounds (TGWs) may lead to life-threatening injuries of vital organs such as large vessels, the esophagus, and lungs. Although they are not commonly encountered in pregnant women, additional caution should be given to these patients. Physical examination for the diagnosis and the choice of treatment modality contain controversial points in hemodynamically stable patients, and resuscitation has excessive importance due to physiological changes in pregnancy.

The Relationship between Serum Ischemia-Modified Albumin Levels and Uterine Artery Doppler Parameters in Patients with Primary Dysmenorrhea.

Objective:  Primary dysmenorrhea occurs due to abnormal levels of prostanoids, uterine contractions, and uterine blood flow. However, the reasons for pain in primary dysmenorrhea have not yet been clarified. We examined the blood flow alterations in patients with primary dysmenorrhea and determined the relationship between ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels, as an ischemia indicator, and primary dysmenorrhea.

Does laser etching have an effect on application mode of a universal adhesive?-A microleakage and scanning electron microscopy evaluation.

This study aimed to evaluate the microleakage of a universal adhesive's different application modes incorporated with Er,Cr:YSGG laser on Class V resin composite restorations. Sound human molar teeth (n = 30) were used for microleakage evaluations. Specimens with 60 standardized Class V cavities were divided into five groups according to the adhesive modes of universal adhesive, Adhese Universal (n = 12).

Thoracic sympathetic nuclei ischemia: Effects on lower heart rates following experimentally induced spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Background: The neuropathological mechanism of heart rhythm disorders, following spinal cord pathologies, to our knowledge, has not yet been adequately investigated. In this study, the effect of the ischemic neurodegeneration of the thoracic sympathetic nuclei (TSN) on the heart rate (HR) was examined following a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SSAH).

Methods: This study was conducted on 22 rabbits.

Predestinating Role of Cardiac Ganglia on Heart Life Expectancy in Rabbits After Brain Death Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An Experimental Study.

Background: Cardiac ganglia are rechargeable batteries of the heart. The essential role of cardiac ganglia on cardiac life expectancy has not been examined following brain death. The aim of this study was to determine cardiac ganglia numbers and neuron density following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

The Relationship between Z-Protein Level and other Parameters in Pregnant Women with Intrauterine Growth Retardation in Third Trimester.

Background: Protein Z is a glycoprotein which acts as an anticoagulant factor. A deficiency of protein Z is associated with thrombotic events and adverse obstetric outcomes. The association between protein Z deficiency and adverse obstetric outcomes has previously been demonstrated in several studies.

Thirty-six-month clinical evaluation of different adhesive strategies of a universal adhesive.

Aim: The aim of this clinical trial was to evaluate and compare the performance of a universal adhesive with different adhesive strategies in the restoration of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) over a 36-month period.

Material And Method: One hundred sixty-five NCCLs in 35 patients (13 female, 22 male) with at least 3 lesions each were included in this study. Three groups were formed according to the adhesive strategy used (n = 55): selective-etch mode, etch-and-rinse mode, or self-etch mode of a universal adhesive, Single Bond Universal.

Neurogenic Stress Cardiomyopathy Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Is Associated with Vagal Complex Degeneration: First Experimental Study.

Background: Neurogenic stunned myocardium (NSM) is a devastating complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The most widely accepted mechanism in the pathogenesis of NSM and takotsubo cardiomyopathy is catecholamine-mediated direct myocardial injury. The aim of this study is to examine if there is any effect of sympathetic overactivity of the stellate ganglions on myocardial tissues, secondary to vagal complex degeneration in SAH-induced NSM.

Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis: A Case Report.

Introduction:  Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) is a rare autoimmune dermatosis characterized by recurrent cutaneous and mucosal lesions during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that disappear some days after the menses.

Case Report:  A 34-year-old primipara woman with no significant past medical history and no prior exogenous hormone use, who presented with cyclic skin eruptions starting 1 year after the delivery. The lesions occurred ∼ 6 days before the menses and disappeared in between 1 and 2 days after the menstruation ceased.

New determinants for casual peripheral mechanism of neurogenic lung edema in subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ischemic degeneration of vagal nerve, kidney and lung circuitry. Experimental study1.

Purpose: To evaluate whether there is a relationship between renal artery vasospasm related low glomerular density or degeneration and neurogenic lung edema (NLE) following subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Methods: This study was conducted on 26 rabbits. A control group was formed of five animals, a SHAM group of 5 to which saline and a study group (n=16) injected with homologous blood into the sylvian cisterna.

The Effect of the Modified Thoracolumbar Interfacial Nerve Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia and Healing Quality in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Disk Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block (TLIP) on postoperative analgesia and quality of recovery in patients undergoing lumbar disk surgery.

Method: Ninety patients scheduled for lumbar disk surgery were divided into a control group (Group C) and a modified TLIP block group (Group T). Controlled analgesia was administered to both groups.

Evaluation of tooth wear and associated risk factors: A matched case-Control study.

Aim: The aim of this case-control study was to compare the associated risk factors between adults with tooth wear (TW) and age- and sex-matched controls without TW.

Methods: Fifty participants with TW and 50 age- and sex-matched controls participated in this study. A questionnaire was prepared to assess oral healthcare and consumption of erosive food and drinks.

The impact of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin and oral cholecalciferol treatment on menstrual pain in dysmenorrheic patients.

This study aims to determine Vitamin-D level in patients with primary dysmenorrhea and investigate the effect of Vitamin-D replacement on symptoms. About 100 patients in the 18-30 age group followed-up with primary dysmenorrhea diagnosis were included in this observational study. The pain severity was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS).