Effectiveness of two visual-pedagogical methods for toothbrushing skills in autistic children: A randomized clinical trial.

Aim: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two visual pedagogy methods, video modeling and educational posters, on improving tooth-brushing autonomy in 10-12-year-old children with mild autism.

Methods: Sixty-four autistic children were randomly assigned to either the video or poster groups using the Rand function in Excel. Toothbrushing skills were divided into five stages: preparation, buccal, occlusal, lingual surfaces, and the end.

Factors predicting self-care behavior of cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Background: The COVID-19 virus has had wide-ranging effects on all healthcare systems and a direct impact on all areas of human life in all countries around the world. Therefore, it is necessary to take preventive actions to reduce the prevalence and severity of the complications associated with this disease. The purpose of this study was to explain the dimensions of adopting general self-care behaviors (mask-wearing, social distancing, hand hygiene, and home quarantine) for preventing COVID-19 based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in cardiovascular patients.

Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of biosimilar recombinant growth hormone in children with growth hormone deficiency: non-inferiority, randomized, parallel, multicentric and Phase III trial.

Objectives: This study is designed in order to compare the efficacy and safety of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) with the reference brand.

Methods: According to the inclusion criteria, 85 people in 13 Iranian centers were randomly selected to receive biosimilar Somatropin (Somatin®) (44 people) and reference Somatropin (Norditropin®) (41 people) at a dose of 35 µg/kg/d, seven days/week for 12 months. The primary outcomes included height velocity (HV) was measured during 12 months of treatment.

Optimization of a methodology for speciation of arsenic, selenium and mercury in blood samples based on the deep eutectic solvent.

In this research, a new liquid phase microextraction based on the solidification of deep eutectic solvent (LPME-SDES) has been developed for the speciation of As(III), As(V), Se(IV), Se(VI), Hg(II) and organic mercury (R-Hg) in the blood of children prior to their analysis by iridium-modified tube electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS). •In this method, a green solvent consisting of Choline chloride and decanoic acid in the molar ratio of 1:2 was used as a green hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent for the extraction of complexed ions from real blood samples.•The DESs replace the toxic organic solvents apply for extraction and could be synthesize from cheap accessible chemicals.

Antimicrobial efficacy of photodynamic therapy using two different light sources on the titanium-adherent biofilms of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: An in vitro study.

Background: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), is a promising approach proposed as an adjunct for the decontamination of dental implant surfaces. This study aimed to investigate the effect of aPDT with laser or light emitting diode (LED) compared with conventional chlorhexidine treatment on the titanium-attached biofilms of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans.

Methods And Materials: Thirty-six acid-etched and sandblasted (SLA) titanium discs were allocated to six groups and incubated with the titanium-adherent biofilms of A.

Etiology of congenital hypothyroidism in Isfahan: Does it different?

Background: Considering the higher prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Iran and the importance of determination of the etiology of CH for assessing appropriate treatment strategies, understanding the pathogenesis of CH and the implications of its inheritance and prognosis, the aim of this study was to determine the etiology of CH 7 years after initiation of the program in Isfahan province.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, children with a primary diagnosis of CH studied. They clinically examined and their medical files were reviewed by a Pediatric Endocrinologist.

Prevalence of permanent congenital hypothyroidism in isfahan-iran.

Background: Considering the importance to determine the reasons for the higher occurrence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Iran, in this study we report the prevalence of permanent CH (PCH) in Isfahan province 7 years after initiation of CH screening program in Isfahan.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, children with a primary diagnosis of CH studied. They clinically examined and their medical files were reviewed by a pediatric endocrinologist.

Prevalence of transient congenital hypothyroidism in central part of Iran.

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) considered a common endocrine disorder in Iran. We report the epidemiologic findings of CH screening program in Isfahan, seven years after its development, regarding the prevalence of transient CH (TCH) and its screening properties comparing with permanent CH (PCH).

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, children with primary diagnosis of CH were studied.

A case of congenital lipoid adrenal hyperplasia.

Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia (lipoid CAH), a rare disorder of steroid biosynthesis, is the most severe form of CAH. In this disorder the synthesis of glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and sex steroids is impaired which result in adrenal failure, severe salt wasting crisis and hyperpigmentation in phenotypical female infants irrespective of genetic sex. In this report, we presented a 28-day-old phenotypic female infant, which referred with lethargy, failure to thrive and electrolyte abnormalities.