Maintaining Apical Patency Does Not Increase Postoperative Pain in Molars with Necrotic Pulp and Apical Periodontitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: This prospective, single-center, single-blind, randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate whether maintaining apical patency (AP) during endodontic treatment increases postoperative pain in molar teeth with necrotic pulp and apical periodontitis.

Methods: Three hundred twenty qualified patients between 21 and 45 years of age were randomized into 1 of 2 groups (the AP group and the nonapical patency [NAP] group) using a series of random numbers in a 1:1 ratio. Qualified patients were selected from patients who had necrotic pulp and apical periodontitis in the maxillary or mandibular molar teeth.

The Effect of Foraminal Enlargement of Necrotic Teeth with a Continuous Rotary System on Postoperative Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: This single-blind, randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate whether foraminal enlargement (FE) with a continuous rotary system during endodontic treatment causes more postoperative pain than nonforaminal enlargement (NFE).

Methods: Seventy qualified patients were randomized into 1 of 2 groups in a 1:1 ratio using a series of random numbers: the FE group and the NFE group. The patients were followed up for 7 days to evaluate between-group differences in the outcome measures.

A novel model of retinopathy of prematurity in normobaric hyperoxic conditions.

Aim: To examine changes in retinal vasculature after treatment with different oxygen concentrations from common retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) models and to determine a novel and practical ROP model.

Methods: A sample of 14 newborn Sprague-Dawley rats was used. The study group (n=7) was exposed to 95% oxygen for 4h per day followed by normoxic laboratory conditions for 20h.

Assessment of the role of serum ischemia-modified albumin in obstructive sleep apnea in comparison with interleukin-6.

Objectives: There is limited and contradictory information regarding the role of serum ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In this study we examine the effects of OSA and obesity on IMA and interleukin-6 (IL-6), and detect whether IMA and IL-6 may be potential biomarkers in OSA.

Methods: Fifty-one males who underwent all night polysomnography test were included into the study.

The Use of the Braden Scale in Assessing Pressure Ulcers in Turkey: A Systematic Review.

Objective: The goal of this systematic review was to reach scientific generalizations regarding the assessment of risk for pressure ulcers based on the results of previous studies that made use of the Braden Scale.

Data Sources: This research was performed by using a retrospective screening of studies relevant to the subject. In Turkey, the first validity and reliability study for the Braden Scale was performed by Oğuz and Olgun in 1998.

Gastric foregut duplication cyst as a rare cause of abdominal pain.

Gastric foregut cyst is a rare congenital disease. In this report, a gastric foregut cyst in a 22-year-old male patient is presented. Fluid-filled gastric ultrasonography and computed tomography demonstrated a cystic, calcified lesion attached to the anterior gastric wall.

Accompaniment of Tourette syndrome and neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics. Attention deficit, obsessive-compulsive disorder, personality problems, and impulsivity may be associated with TS. Functional neuro-imaging studies indicate that the ventral striatum is the most affected brain area in TS.

A case with euprolactinemic galactorrhea induced by escitalopram.

Endocrine and reproductive side effects of serotonergic antidepressants are uncommon and galactorrhea is only rarely mentioned among SSRI-related side effects. Perhaps through suppression of dopamine neurotransmission releasing prolactin from tonic inhibitor control of dopamine, serotonin-enhancing antidepressants may result in a rise in prolactin levels. However, we here describe a case of euprolactinemic galactorrhea induced by the SSRI escitalopram and discuss potential mechanisms of action.

Effect of dissociative experiences on drug treatment of panic disorder.

Background And Objective: Dissociative experiences are widespread among patients with panic disorder and have a negative impact on cognitive-behavioural therapy. In this study we aimed to investigate whether or not dissociative experiences affect response to drug treatment for panic disorder.

Methods: Thirty-five patients, 20 women and 15 men, with a mean age of 35.

Treatment of compulsive sexual behaviour with clomipramine and valproic acid.

The concepts of compulsive sexual behaviour or sexual addiction and treatment of the disorder have been argued over by many investigators. From a scientific point of view, both concepts are still not well established in psychiatric nomenclature. On the other hand, authors point out that compulsive sexual behaviour, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance addiction show similarities in symptomatology and response to treatment.