The effect of different types of music on patients' preoperative anxiety: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine effect of three different types of music on patients' preoperative anxiety.

Method: This randomized controlled trial included 180 patients who were randomly divided into four groups. While the control group didn't listen to music, the experimental groups respectively listened to natural sounds, Classical Turkish or Western Music for 30 min.

HCC with low- and normal-serum alpha-fetoprotein levels.

A large database of 1773 HCC patients in Turkey was examined. 41.9% had alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels <20 IU/ml and an additional 16.

Moving toward a universally accessible web: Web accessibility and education.

The World Wide Web is an extremely powerful source of information, inspiration, ideas, and opportunities. As such, it has become an integral part of daily life for a great majority of people. Yet, for a significant number of others, the internet offers only limited value due to the existence of barriers which make accessing the Web difficult, if not impossible.

Evaluation of strain values of critical anatomic regions for two different pterygomaxillary approaches in Le Fort I osteotomy: An experimental study.

Background: The purpose of this experimental study was to measure stresses both on the pterygoid plates and the skull base following two different pterygomaxillary approaches in Le Fort I osteotomy.

Material And Methods: The prepared skull models were randomly divided into 2 groups of 7. In the first group (A), the pterygomaxillary area was left intact.

Positive effect of platelet rich fibrin on osseointegration.

Background: Leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin (L-PRF) is a second generation platelet concentrate clinically used to accelerate tissue healing and bone regeneration. Achieving reduced implant osseointegration time could provide immediate or early loading of implants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the L-PRF-induced osseointegration and bone-implant contact (BIC) in an experimental animal model.

Novel myokine: irisin may be an independent predictor for subclinic atherosclerosis in Behçet's disease.

Behçet's disease (BD) is a vasculitic and inflammatory disease causing endothelial dysfunction. Irisin is a metabolic hormone related to insulin resistance and endothelial functions. In this study, we investigated the relationship between irisin and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), which is a marker of atherosclerosis in patients with BD.

Familial Mediterranean Fever.

Familial Mediterranean Fever is an autosomal recessive inherited disease with a course of autoinflammation, which is characterized by the episodes of fever and serositis. It affects the populations from Mediterranean basin. Genetic mutation of the disease is on MEFV gene located on short arm of Chromosome 16.

A pediatric case of ramsay hunt syndrome.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is characterized by facial paralysis, inner ear dysfunction, periauricular pain, and herpetiform vesicles. The reported incidence in children is 2.7/100,000.

[Primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst].

Hydatid cysts cause diseases most frequently by localizing in the liver and the lungs. Hydatid cysts with retroperitoneal localization are very rare. A 45-year-old female patient presented to our hospital with complaints of back pain, weight loss, and fatigue.