The Effects of Smoking on the Osmotic Pressure of Human Dental Pulp Tissue.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the effect of smoking on the osmotic pressure (OP) of human dental pulp tissue.

Materials And Methods: Sixty male dental patients (smokers and nonsmokers) scheduled for root canal treatment for prosthodontics were included in the study. Fifteen patients (1 premolar tooth/patient) were allocated to each of the following groups according to their smoking habits, i.

The effect of exercise and antioxidant enzyme levels in syndrome X and coronary slow flow phenomenon: an observational study.

Objective: In this study the antioxidant enzyme [catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) ] levels at rest in patients with syndrome X and coronary slow flow are measured. Then it has been investigated whether there is any enzymatic difference between the normal controls and syndrome X patients or patients with coronary slow flow and ascertain if exercise has any effects on the antioxidant enzyme levels.

Methods: Fifty-five patients were included in this prospective observational controlled study.