Correlation of skeletal development and midpalatal suture maturation.

Objectives: The aim of our study is to determine the relationship between MPS maturation and CVM stage determined from CBCTs.

Materials And Methods: CBCT images of 130 individuals (75 females, 55 males) with a mean age of 15.04 ± 3.

Effect of rapid maxillary expansion on intracranial pressure.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of rapid maxillary expansion on the optic nerve sheath diameter and to examine its possible effects on intracranial pressure.

Design: 20 patients with bilateral crossbite were selected. Hyrax Expander was applied and activated twice daily until the overcorrection was achieved.

Is hand-wrist radiography still necessary in orthodontic treatment planning?

Objectives: The aim of our study is to compare the relationship between hand-wrist and cervical vertebra maturation stages with chronological age and to investigate the effect of malocclusion type on the relationship between these methods.

Materials And Methods: Hand-wrist and cephalometric radiographs of 1000 patients (526 females, 474 males) with a mean age of 13.41 ± 1.

Short-Term Efficacy of Kinesiotaping versus Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Study.

Background: Plantar fasciitis is a degenerative condition that is one of the most common causes of heel and foot pain. Among noninvasive management of plantar fasciitis, extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been extensively studied and found to be effective, but few studies have assessed the effectiveness of kinesiotaping (KT) method.

Objective: This study aimed to show the effectiveness of KT compared with ESWT in the management of plantar fasciitis.

Effect of mouthwashes on the discoloration of bracket-bonded tooth surfaces: an in vitro study.

Objectives: This in vitro study aimed to investigate the color changes of the bracket-bonded tooth surfaces after the use of 4 different mouthwashes.

Materials And Methods: A total of 100 human premolar teeth were randomly divided into 10 equal groups. Color values (L*a*b*) of the buccal surfaces of each tooth were assessed using a digital spectrophotometer.

Effects of isotretinoin on new bone formation after maxillary sutural expansion.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of isotretinoin on new bone formation after maxillary sutural expansion in rats.

Materials And Methods: A total of 32 male Wistar rats were selected and randomly divided into four groups. The isotretinoin group was treated with 7.

Human exposure to trace elements via farmed and cage aggregated wild Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne) in a copper alloy cage site in the Northern Aegean Sea.

Axillary seabream (Pagellus acarne) farmed in a copper alloy mesh pen and wild individuals of P. acarne aggregated near the copper-alloy cages presented higher concentrations of trace metals in the liver, skin and gills than in fish muscle tissues in two batches of small and large fish sizes. Elevated mean levels of metals (mg kg) in muscle tissues in both small and large fish size groups were observed in the rank order of Zn(3.

Usefulness of admission gamma-glutamyltransferase level for predicting new-onset heart failure in patients with acute coronary syndrome with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Objectives: Our aim was to determine whether there is a relationship between admission gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and subsequent heart failure hospitalizations in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Study Design: We selected 123 patients with newly diagnosed acute coronary syndrome of ejection fraction (EF) <45%. Patients were followed 15±10 months, and the relationship between admission GGT level and hospitalization because of heart failure during the follow-up was examined.

Deficiency of a new protein associated with cardiac syndrome X; called adropin.

The pathophysiology of cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is still unclear, but most patients with CSX have endothelial dysfunction. It has been shown that adropin uniquely effects the regulation of endothelial function. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of adropin in CSX.

The investigation of serum vaspin level in atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.

Background: It was speculated that fatty tissue originated adipocytokines may play role in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. These adipocytokines may alter vascular homeostasis by effecting endothelial cells, arterial smooth muscle cells and macrophages. Vaspin is a newly described member of adipocytokines family.

The effect of the duration of clopidogrel use on hsCRP levels after stenting the target vessel in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the duration of clopidogrel use and the inflammation process after acute coronary syndrome in patients who received bare metal stent (BMS) or drug eluting stent (DES).

Method: Sixty patients with acute coronary syndrome who received a stent were divided into three groups: 20 patients with BMS receiving clopidogrel for one month (BMS1 group), 20 patients with BMS receiving clopidogrel for 6 months (BMS6 group), and 20 patients with DES receiving clopidogrel for 6 months (DES group). High sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP, mg/dL) was measured at baseline, and then at first, third and sixth post-operative month.

Immunostimulant effects of Cotinus coggyria on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

In this study, non-specific immune effects of tetra (Cotinus coggyria) on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by dietary intake were investigated. Fish were fed daily ad libitum with diets containing 0.5% and 1.