Kidney Replacement Therapies and Outcomes in Children With Crush Syndrome-Associated Kidney Injury.

Importance: This study addresses the characteristics, kidney replacement therapy (KRT) modalities, and outcomes in children diagnosed with crush syndrome following an earthquake in Turkey.

Objective: To analyze the associations of different KRT modalities with long-term dialysis dependency and length of stay (LOS) in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Design, Setting, And Participants: This multicenter, prospective, and retrospective cohort study was conducted across 20 PICUs in Turkey.

Do auditory brainstem implants favor the development of sensory integration and cognitive functions?

Background: Information about the development of cognitive skills and the effect of sensory integration in children using auditory brainstem implants (ABIs) is still limited.

Objective: This study primarily aims to investigate the relationship between sensory processing skills and attention and memory abilities in children with ABI, and secondarily aims to examine the effects of implant duration on sensory processing and cognitive skills in these children.

Methods: The study included 25 children between the ages of 6 and 10 years (mean age: 14 girls and 11 boys) with inner ear and/or auditory nerve anomalies using auditory brainstem implants.

Analysis of wound infections among pediatric patients following the 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquakes.

Purpose: On February 6, 2023, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred consecutively in Turkey and Syria.

Evaluation of Verbal Working Memory and Phonemic Analysis Skills in Adolescents with Cochlear Implant.

 Adolescents with cochlear implants may have difficulty developing language and memory abilities.  The primary objectives of this study are (1) to evaluate the language skills and verbal working memory performance of early and late diagnosed-intervened cochlear implanted adolescents and (2) to investigate the relationship between the verbal working memory and phonemic analysis skills in adolescents with cochlear implant.  This study included 72 participants with cochlear implant aged between 10 and 18 years.

Assessment of auditory functions in patients with hepatic glycogen storage diseases.

Background: Hepatic glycogen storage diseases are a group of diseases manifesting mainly with hypoglycemia and hepatomegaly. The patients require frequent daytime and nocturnal feedings. Hypoglycemia may cause sensorineural hearing loss and nocturnal feeding is a risk factor for the development of gastroesophageal reflux that may cause chronic otitis media and hearing loss consequently.

Macronutrient Composition of Colostrum in Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Infants fed breast milk are known to have lower rates of childhood obesity. However, there is evidence suggesting an increased risk of obesity in infants who receive milk from a diabetic mother. The aim of this study was to investigate the calorie and macronutrient content of colostrum in mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Eosinophil cationic protein: A new diagnostic biomarker in coronary slow flow phenomenon.

Aim: This study has investigated the role of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), released by eosinophils, in the coronary slow flow phenomenon.

Methods: This study included sixty patients with coronary slow flow (CSF) and sixty patients with normal coronary flow. The coronary flow rate was evaluated with TIMI frame count (TFC).

A rare complication of pica: Stone aspiration with severe respiratory distress.

Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA), a common pediatric presentation to emergency departments, is still a public healthcare problem affecting children all over the world. There are several types of foreign bodies reported from different parts of the world, including both organic or nonorganic substances. Pica, another interesting clinical entity, is characterized by persistent eating of nonnutritive substances, which is inappropriate for the maturation stage of the individual.

Evaluation of Efferent Auditory System and Hearing Quality in Parkinson's Disease: Is the Difficulty in Speech Understanding in Complex Listening Conditions Related to Neural Degeneration or Aging?

Purpose The effects of neurological diseases on the auditory system have been a notable issue for investigators because the auditory pathway is closely associated with neural systems. The purposes of this study are to evaluate the efferent auditory system function and hearing quality in Parkinson's disease (PD) and to compare the findings with age-matched individuals without PD to present a perspective on aging. Method The study included 35 individuals with PD (mean age of 48.

Evaluation of the relationship between migraine disorder andoral comorbidities: multicenter randomized clinical trial.

Background/aim: Although migraine is a common disorder, there is a lack of research investigating the possible relationship between migraine and oral health. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between temporomandibular disorders, bruxism, dental caries, periodontal status, and migraine disorder in a multicenter, parallel, case-controlled clinical study.

Materials And Methods: A total of 2001 participants were divided into two groups: migraineurs (nm = 998) and nonmigraineurs (nh = 1003).

A Comparison of the Effects of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition on Cartilage Damage.

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of selective inducible nitric oxide synthase and neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on cartilage regeneration. The study involved 27 Wistar rats that were divided into five groups. On Day 1, both knees of 3 rats were resected and placed in a formalin solution as a control group.

Spectrophotometric and computerized evaluation of tooth bleaching employing 10 different home-bleaching procedures: In-vitro study.

Objective: The aim of this in-vitro study was to evaluate the efficacy of bleaching products, determine the applicability and validation of the measurement methods.

Materials And Methods: Freshly extracted 110 human incisor teeth were stained with whole blood and hemolysate solution prior to the application of 10 different home-bleaching products. Spectrophotometric measurements of the tooth shades were performed for each specimen before and after bleaching at the 1(st), 3(rd), 7(th), and 14 days.

Does insulin, transferrin and selenous acid preparation effect chondrocyte proliferation?

Objective: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that insulin, human transferrin, and selenous acid (ITS) preparation have positive effects on chondrocyte proliferation and morphology and investigate the biochemical and histological effects of these additive substances in different cell culture media.

Methods: Human cartilage-derived cells (hCDCs) were isolated from the cartilage tissue of a 57-year-old woman diagnosed with gonarthrosis. Tissue samples were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) and RPMI-1640.

How different methodologies of harvesting and analysing the samples affect the test results in determining joint mediators.

Purpose. This study has researched the affect of different methodologies of harvesting and analysing the samples in determining the mediators emerging after the rat articular cartilage injury. Materials and Methods.

Clinical and radiological outcome of the growing rod technique in the management of scoliosis in young children.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of growing rod treatment on the clinical and radiographic outcome and respiratory function of young children with scoliosis.

Methods: Data from 25 patients (24 females, 1 male) who underwent surgical treatment with growing rods for scoliosis between 1997 and 2007 were evaluated retrospectively. Dual growing rods were used in 16 patients and single growing rods in 9.

Patella infera or patellar tendon adherence after high tibial osteotomy.

Purpose: Alterations in patellar height after high tibial osteotomy are found in many instances. Fibrosis of the tendon is implicated as the cause of the mechanism of patella lowering. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the position of the patella and the histopathological findings at the patellar tendon after high tibial osteotomy.

Synergistic Effect of TGF-β1 And BMP-7 on Chondrogenesis and Extracellular Matrix Synthesis: An In Vitro Study.

Introduction: The purpose of the present study seeks to determine the signal timing of BMP-7 and TGF-β1 from a novel chitosan based hydrogel system that may affect chondrocyte proliferation resulting in the presence of a synergism seen conspicuously in consecutive controlled delivery.

Methods: Four groups of cultured chondrocytes were seeded on a novel designed chitosan based hydrogel. The hydrogel was left empty (control) in one group and loaded with BMP-7, TGF-β1 and their combination in the other groups, respectively.

Subcutaneous anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve in cubital tunnel syndrome.

Objective: The aim of this study was to present the mid-to long-term results of subcutaneous anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve in the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome.

Methods: The study retrospectively evaluated 33 patients (24 males, 9 females; mean age: 48 years; range: 26 to 59 years) who underwent subcutaneous transposition of the ulnar nerve. Mean follow-up period was 4 years 9 months (range: 2 years 6 months to 8 years).

Efficiency of caries risk assessment in young adults using Cariogram.

Objective: THE AIMS OF THIS STUDY WERE TO: (1) evaluate the caries risk in young adults using Cariogram and (2) compare the efficiency of Cariogram with the regression risk models created using the same variables in Cariogram by examining the actual caries progression over a 2-year period.

Methods: This study included 100 subjects that were either twenty or twenty-one years-old. Data on general health, diet, oral hygiene and use of fluoride were obtained.

The role of debridement and reconstruction of sagittal balance in tuberculous spondylitis.

Background: An accepted comprehensive clinical approach to the deformed spine with tuberculous infection is still lacking. We aimed to determine the usage of a staged algorithm in the treatment of kyphotic spine with tuberculous infection and to present the clinical results of the patients treated with the help of this protocol.

Materials And Methods: 54 patients (28 females, 26 males) with a mean age of 39.

Anxiety and trauma perception and quality of life in patients who have undergone replantation.

The difficulty in keeping an amputated limb biologically alive is overcome day by day thanks to the successful replantation procedures applied in the early period. However, the reflections of this biological success on patients in functional and psychological terms may not be pleasing all the time. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the perceptual responses of patients to trauma after replantation and their possible effects on clinical results.

Sonographically guided corticosteroid injection for treatment of plantar fasciosis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate the effect of sonographically guided corticosteroid injection on the clinical and radiologic responses in patients with proximal plantar fasciosis.

Methods: Thirty-one consecutive patients with unilateral plantar fasciosis were enrolled. A 4-cm 21-gauge needle was positioned in a caudocranial oblique manner, and the needle was withdrawn to the near edge of the fascia so that the solution dispersed around the edge.

One-year clinical evaluation of the efficacy of a new daytime at-home bleaching technique.

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy and side effects of a new daytime at-home bleaching technique (28% carbamide peroxide [CP] gel) with the overnight application of 10% CP and to determine the change of tooth color 1-year post-treatment. Twenty healthy volunteers were assigned to one of two sample groups of 10. All participants employed one of the two at-home bleaching systems: (1) the new daytime at-home bleaching system including 28% CP gel with a non-custom-fit tray (Meta Tray, Remedent, Deurle, Belgium) for 20 minutes, and (b) the conventional overnight at-home bleaching system with a 10% CP gel and a custom-fit tray (Opalescence PF, Ultradent, South Jordan, UT, USA) for 6 to 8 hours.

The diffusion of nimesulide gel into synovial fluid: a comparison between administration routes.

Background: Nimesulide is available in gel formulation and applied mainly for topical pain management. However, its passage to the synovial fluid is not yet clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate if topical administered nimesulide passes into the synovial fluid and to compare its concentration with the oral nimesulide administration regimen.

Effect of fluorosis on dentine shear bond strength of a self-etching bonding system.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dental fluorosis on shear bond strength of a composite material to dentine. Forty human premolar teeth were classified according to the severity of fluorosis using the Thylstrup and Fejerskov index and were divided into four groups (TFI scores of 0, 3, 4 and 5) of 10 teeth. Non-fluorosed teeth (TFI score of 0) served as the control group.