Characterizing infraocclusion in primary molars: prevalence, accompanying findings, and infraocclusion severity and treatment implications.

Background: This manuscript investigates the prevalence, classification, accompanying findings, and treatment modalities associated with infraoccluded primary molars. The aim of this study categorizing primary molars based on the severity of infraocclusion and assessing their respective treatment interventions across different severity groups.

Methods: The classification, treatment types, accompanying findings, and the condition of succeeding premolars of infraoccluded molars were documented.

Oxytocin Levels in Children with Separation Anxiety and Their Mothers before and after Treatment.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the plasma oxytocin levels of children with separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and their mothers with those of healthy controls and to examine the relationship between oxytocin levels and changes in anxiety three months after treatment.

Methods: Thirty children aged 6-12 years with SAD, 30 healthy children, and mothers of both groups were included in the study. All cases were evaluated with semi-structured interview and Clinical Global Impression Scale.

Effect of three different remineralizing agents on artificial erosive lesions of primary teeth.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of three remineralizing agents on dental erosion in primary teeth.

Methods: Forty primary molars were randomly divided into four groups (n = 10 each): self-assembling peptide (P ), casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium fluoride phosphate (CPP-ACFP), sodium fluoride (NaF) and artificial saliva (AS; control). The erosion-like formation was created by immersing the samples in citric acid (4 × 2 min, pH 2.

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Neonates with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn.

Objective: To identify the incidence of and risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) and to evaluate its association with neonatal outcomes.

Method: A total of 78 newborns with confirmed PPHN admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital between 2016 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. AKI was defined according to the modified neonatal Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria.

Does antenatal corticosteroid therapy improve neonatal outcomes in late preterm birth?

Background: Infants who are born at 34° to 36weeks of gestation (late preterm) are at greater risk for respiratory and other neonatal morbidities. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the administration of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) to women at risk for late preterm delivery on the incidence of neonatal outcomes.

Method: This was a prospective cohort study of singleton gestations at risk of imminent delivery between 34° and 36weeks.