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Periodontal disease is the most widespread disease of all chronic inflammatory diseases. The initiation and development of inflammation in the periodontal tissue is influenced by the number and type of microorganisms and by the inflammatory immune host response. Analytical epidemiology and molecular biology studies in the last decade have shown that periodontal inflammation does not only present a risk for … Preberite več >>

The healing process after tooth extraction ends approximately 60 days after extraction. The stability of the alveolar-bone height and the density of the reformed bone show the success of the process. In research, bone healing is evaluated clinically and radiologically two months following tooth extraction. In analyzing alveolar bone height, geometric analysis via comparison of two roentgenograms was used. The … Preberite več >>

Oncologists in foreign countries have been gradually abandoning routine check-ups of cancer patients in long-term remission because, even today, there is insufficient evidence of the effect of such check-ups on patients’ survival and quality of life. In order to shed light on their difficulties, 148 patients were surveyed who had been in remission for more than five years after a … Preberite več >>

Malignant melanoma is a highly malignant tumor, and its response to treatment is poor. Its incidence is on an increase world-wide. Amplified surface microscopy is a new non-invasive diagnostic method enabling the detection of atypical (dysplastic) nevi, which are frequent precursors of malignant melanoma, as well as of signs that indicate the initial symptoms of malignant alteration much earlier than … Preberite več >>

Atherosclerosis is a slowly progressing degenerative disease of the arterial wall. Several risk factors, including cigarette smoking, precipitate its development. The purpose of the study was to investigate atherosclerotic morphologic changes in clinically healthy smokers, and to evaluate acute and chronic effects of cigarette smoking on arterial haemodynamics. Using ultrasound we determined thickness of the intima and media of the … Preberite več >>

Violence is becoming increasingly present in modern society. Its consequences are manifested in a large number of injuries and premature deaths and thus violence is becoming a great problem for public health. My decision to undertake this research was spurred by the fact that violent behaviour among adolescents is increasingly present in Slovenia and because of the influence of the … Preberite več >>

Distinguishing between motor and sensory fascicles is essential to successful peripheral nerve reconstruction. Acetyltiocholine staining methods based on the Karnovsky procedure have been increasingly used for the purpose. Our aim was to reduce the staining time, which is at least 45 minutes, so that the method could be used intraoperatively. We studied influence of staining time, temperature and components of … Preberite več >>

The purpose of this study was to determine some geometrical parameters of the human hip and pelvis which importantly influence the articular stress in the hip joint. Standard anterior-posterior radiographs of hip and pelvis of 79 healthy adult female and 21 healthy adult male hips and pelvises were measured using a computer-assisted system. Data analysis included descriptive statistical methods. A … Preberite več >>

We set out to introduce serum markers into the diagnosis of coeliac disease as a substitute or supplement to small intestinal mucosa biopsy. At the Paediatrics Department of the Maribor Teaching Hospital, determinations of antigliadin (AGA-IgA and AGA-IgG) and antiendomysial antibodies are carried out in to asses the reliability of these coeliac disease markers in indicating the state of small … Preberite več >>

Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was, first, to determine whether young patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus display atherosclerotic changes at the stage when clinical signs of vascular disease have not yet developed, and, second, to identify the factors accelerating atherogenesis. New high-resolution ultrasound methods allow for the detection of early pathological … Preberite več >>

Experiments on animals have demonstrated that during the initial 24 hours of tick attachment, the likelihood of transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, from an infected tick to the host is negligible. The risk of infection increases abruptly with attachment times 48 hours or longer. The aim of the study was to determine whether this observation … Preberite več >>

Arterial hypertension is one of the major risk factor predisposing to atherosclerosis. Since elevated blood pressure is part of endocrine metabolic syndrome, hypertensive patients have many other risk factors predisposing to cardiovascular disease. Early detection of changes accompanying atherosclerosis is of paramount importance, as preventive measures are most successful if taken in the early stage of the disease. The study … Preberite več >>

We examined the firing characteristics of single motor units in response to noninvasive magnetic brain stimulation in 17 patients with stroke in order to assess differences in motor unit responses between patients and normal human subjects. Recordings were made of the discharges of tonically active motor units in the abductor digiti minimi and biceps brachii muscles. The poststimulus time histograms … Preberite več >>

The aim of this study was to find out whether changes in the QTc interval duration in patients with acute myocardial infarction are related to the effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy. Forty-six patients were included in the study. Standard electrocardiograms were recorded on admission to the hospital, and 2, 12, 24, 48 and 96 hours later. The patients were divided into … Preberite več >>

Postdural puncture headache is the most common complication of subarachnoid regional anesthesia. The incidence of postdural puncture headache is influenced by sex and age of the patient, by the size of the needle used, as well as by several other factors the importance and influence of which are still controversial. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency … Preberite več >>