mona sohrabi
@arakmu.ac.ir
Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Sepehr Torabi, Khojasteh Joharchi, Katayoun A.M. Kalhori, Mona Sohrabi, and Reza Fekrazad
Elsevier BV
BACKGROUND
Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are one of the expanding challenges. The purpose of current study is to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of photodynamic therapy (aPDT) on wounds infected to Staphylococcus aureus.
METHODS
In this study, 40 six-month-old rats were divided into 4 groups: control, photosensitizer (PS), laser, and aPDT. A full-thickness wound was created on their skin and it was infected by Staphylococcus aureus. For aPDT, the Indocyanine Green (Germany, Nürnberg, A.R.C. Laser, EmunDo) photosensitive agent and laser diod 810 nm (Germany, Nürnberg, A.R.C. Laser) was utilized. The wound healing procedure was monitored every 24 hours until the 12th day with photography. The number of the bacteria was counted on the 12th day also. All results were compared using ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests. Significance level was considered P-Value < 0.05.
RESULTS
The average area of wound reduced in days 5-11th in photosensitizer, laser, and aPDT, respectively. The absolute colonization rate of bacteria in the wounds showed a significant decrease in two groups laser and aPDT compared to the control group. However, the lowest value was for the aPDT.
CONCLUSION
In the conditions of this study, it emerged that aPDT and laser have an antimicrobial effect against antibiotic-resistant bacteria (particularly Staphylococcus aureus) and improve wound healing.
Seraj Bahman, Ghadimi Sara, Hosseini Somayeh, Tamiz Parvin, Katayoun A.M. Kalhori, Sohrabi Mona, and Fekrazad Reza
Elsevier BV
Treatment of high-risk traumatic immature teeth due to incomplete root development is challenging. Apexogenesis is currently the ideal treatment option that allows normal root development. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the apexogenesis process of immature permanent teeth of dogs when co-administered with calcium hydroxide and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT). A total of 36 immature permanent anterior and premolar teeth were selected from three 4-6-month-old dogs of Iranian mixed generation. The teeth were categorized into two groups, calcium hydroxide with laser irradiation (CHL) and calcium hydroxide without laser irradiation (CH). All the selected teeth received calcium hydroxide pulpotomy. After restoring teeth with amalgam, the CHL group received gallium‑aluminum-arsenide (GaAlAs) diode laser (810 nm, 4.2 J/cm2, 0.3 W, 9 s,CW) on apical one-third of both buccal and lingual roots. The irradiation was repeated every 48 h for fourteen days. Intravenous tetracycline was used to observe newly formed dentin in the first, third, seventh, and fourteenth days. The distance between tetracycline lines (DTL) was examined by Fluorescence microscopy. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used for data analysis. In all assessments, the mean DTL were greater in the CHL group. However, the two groups had no significant differences in the amount of deposited dentin between the first and third, third and seventh, and first and seventh lines. Meanwhile, there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of the distances between lines 7 and 14, 1 and 14 and also 3 to 14 (P < .001). In other words, from the 7th day onwards, there was a significant difference between the two groups. Within the limitation of this study, the combination therapy of PBMT and pulpotomy with calcium hydroxide accelerated apexogenesis in immature permanent dogs' teeth.
Mona Sohrabi, NimaNaddaf Pour, and Baharak Ghaedi
Medknow
Background: Immediate implant placement has advantages such as requiring fewer surgical procedures and decreased treatment time; however, unpredictable soft- and hard-tissue outcome is a problem. This study aimed to compare the soft-tissue esthetic outcome of single implants placed in fresh extraction sockets versus those placed in healed sockets. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, retrospective study was performed on 42 patients who received single implants. Twenty-two patients with a mean age of 40.14 years received immediate implants while 18 patients with a mean age of 43.40 years were subjected to conventional (delayed) implant placement. The mean follow-up time was 14.42 ± 8.37 months and 18.25 ± 7.10 months in the immediate and conventional groups, respectively. Outcome assessments included clinical and radiographic examinations. The esthetic outcome was objectively rated using the pink esthetic score (PES). Results: All implants fulfilled the success criteria. The mean PES was 8.54 ± 1.26 and 8.10 ± 1.65 in the immediate and conventional groups, respectively. This difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.329). The two PES parameters, namely, the facial mucosa curvature and facial mucosa level had the highest percentage of complete score. Conclusions: Immediate and conventional single implant treatments yielded comparable esthetic outcomes.