Diagnostic Potential of Salivary Interleukin-1 and IL-10 for Distinguishing Periodontal Health From Periodontitis and Stable From Unstable Periodontitis: A Case-Control Study.

This case-control study aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of salivary interleukin (IL)-1, IL-10, and IL-1/IL-10 ratio to discriminate periodontitis from periodontal health and stable from unstable periodontitis. Saliva samples were collected from 135 (healthy on an intact periodontium = 45 [as healthy control], stable periodontitis = 39, and unstable periodontitis = 51) participants, and then clinical periodontal parameters were recorded. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine salivary levels of IL-1 and IL-10.

Use of remote sensing techniques to assess water storage variations and flood-related inflows for the Hawizeh wetland.

High spatial and temporal resolution remote sensing data are becoming readily available. This has made the use of remote sensing to monitor and quantify spatiotemporal changes in surface waters feasible and efficient. In this paper, remote sensing techniques based on spectral indices were used to assess the changes in submerged areas and water storage in the Hawizeh marsh (south of Iraq) during the 2019 flood.

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of foot and mouth disease virus isolates in Sulaimani province, Iraq.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Iraq. The current study can be considered as the first molecular characterization of serotype O in Iraq. The present investigation reported the determination of FMDV serotype O from local farms in Sulaimani districts in 2016 outbreaks.

The anti-inflammatory effect of the platelet-rich plasma in the periodontal pocket.

Objective: Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a common inflammatory disease that causes destruction to the supporting tissues of the teeth. Many treatment modalities tried to stop the disease progression. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is one of the regenerative methods that used in adjunct to conventional periodontal treatment.

Phylogenic analysis of serotype Asia1 foot-and-mouth disease virus from Sulaimani/Iraq using VP1 protein: heterogeneity with vaccine strain As1/Shamir/89.

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotypes O, A and Asia1 are responsible for a significant number of disease outbreaks in Iraq. The current study can be considered as the first molecular characterization of serotype Asia1 in Iraq. The present investigation reports the detection of serotype FMDV Asia1 from local farms in Sulaimani districts in 2012 and 2014 outbreaks.