Dentinal tubule occlusion effects of dipotassium oxalate and diode laser combination: a single-blind in vitro study.

Background: Dentin hypersensitivity (DH) affects many patients. Various therapeutic options have been devised to alleviate this condition by achieving dentinal tubules (DT) occlusion. This research aimed to investigate the effects of dipotassium oxalate-containing mouthwash, diode laser and their combination on DT occlusion.

Clinical Characteristics, Comorbid Medical Diagnoses, and Causes of Death of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Who Died During Follow-up in Community Mental Health Centers: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study.

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to define the clinical characteristics, causes of death, disease and treatment of patients who died while being followed for severe mental illness.

Method: The study was carried out in ten community mental health centers from six provinces. The clinical characteristics, causes of death, course of the illness and treatment characteristics of the patients who had a death report from the date the community mental health centers were opened until the start date of the study were analyzed by retrospective file scanning method.

Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on the thyrotropin-releasing hormone test in patients with depression.

We investigated the acute and lasting effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in patients with depression. The TRH stimulation test was conducted (1) under basal conditions, after a first ECT, and at the end of a therapeutic course of 7 ECTs in 20 inpatients with depression; (2) before the initiation of antidepressant therapy and after the therapeutic response in 16 other inpatients with depression who responded to antidepressant drug treatment; and (3) in 20 healthy control subjects. Baseline TSH levels were lower in patients with depression, especially in those with more severe depression who were considered appropriate for ECT.