ANTHROPOLOGICAL CRITERIA IN CREATING A SMILE DURING THE FABRICATION OF COMPLETE DENTURES
When making complete dentures, both functional and aesthetic criteria need to be met so that the patient can accept the prosthetic restoration more easily and be satisfied with it. The aim of the research was to determine smile parameters as anthropological criteria for the selection of teeth when making complete dentures. The study included 91 den...
By Milena Kostić, Marko Igic, Marija Đorđević, Ermin Đerlek, Ana Pejcic, Nikola Gligorijević, Ivana Stankovic, Nadica S. Đorđević, Marija Andjelkovic Apostolovic
The case of leptospirosis in a female patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma
Although we could not find the registered cases of leptospirosis co-occurring with lymphogranulomatosis, it is important to note that both diseases can affect the immune system. Therefore, the reported case is unique and will be interesting and useful for the physicians of various specialties. We report a case of icterohemorrhagic form of leptospir...
By Borys Fylenko, Ivan Starchenko, Nataliia Roiko, Iryna Kornilova, Anatolii Romanyuk, Mykola Lyndin
CHARACTERISTICS AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE MYELOMA: A SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE
Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematological malignancy in which pathological plasma cells secrete monoclonal proteins, ultimately leading to end-organ damage. Albumin, β2-microglobulin, and LDH are considered highly relevant biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of this disease. There are different types of treatment availabl...
By Ina Konstantinović, Irena Ćojbašić, Miodrag Vučić
Hybrid implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulism: A case report
Edentulism is a condition characterized by the absence of all teeth in the upper and/or lower jaw. The problem of edentulism can be solved using conventional removable complete dentures and by the increasingly common creation of fixed prosthetic restorations on implants. The aim of the paper was to present the case of a patient who underwent succes...
By Goran Jovanović, Marija Đorđević, Ermin Đerlek, Rodoljub Jovanović, Milena Kostić
Improving estimate of cost/effectiveness of drugs for rare diseases
Incremental cost/effectiveness ratio (ICER) of many drugs for rare diseases is often much higher that the accepted cost/effectiveness threshold for reimbursement, primarily due to their extremely high prices, raising the question of their availability. The aim of this article was to review necessary adjustments of methods used for cost/effectivenes...
By Branislava Raičević, Slobodan Janković
A rare case of limb anomalies: Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) or congenital poikiloderma is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis with involvement of many systems. The risk of mesenchymal malignancy is high in this disease which is accompanied by skin findings such as skin atrophy, hypo-hyperpigmentation, short stature, growth retardation, hypogonadism, nail and tooth dyspl...
By Sebahattin Memis, Mehmet Demirtas
Challenges and gaps in the treatment of advanced sleep phase disorder: A call for further research and understanding
People with circadian rhythm disturbances are at an elevated risk of mental disorders, and conversely, those with mental disorders are more susceptible to the circadian disruption. A steady circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness that is phase-shifted relative to the prior local solar time may be characterized by a short endogenous circadian perio...
By Dmytro Boiko, Oksana Mats, Anastasiia Shkodina, Andrii Skrypnikov
The influence of bracket type and etching time on shear bond strength to enamel: An in vitro study
The length of tooth enamel conditioning time and the size of bracket bases are some the factors influencing the bond strength between the two adherents. The aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength (SBS) between two different types of bonded metal brackets and acid-etched enamel surface in two different times. Forty extracted human ...
By Vladimir Mitić, Ana Todorović, Aleksandar Mitić, Kosta Todorović, Milan Miljković
The impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of temporomandibular disorders
Various psychological factors that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic could contribute to the development of chronic emotional stress which is the biggest contributor to the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). This research aimed to evaluate the corellation between TMD and COVID-19 pandemic among students. The authors conducted the s...
By Mirjana Bošković, Konstansa Lazarević, Nikola Milošević
Impact of anesthesia on the development of postoperative delirium
Postoperative delirium is defined as an acute state of confusion that develops within hours or days after surgical intervention. With the global aging of the world population, the number of geriatric patients who will undergo surgery is on a steady rise, increasing therefore the possibility of postoperative delirium. The primary aim of this study w...
By Marija Stošić, Velimir Perić, Jelena Živadinović, Aleksandar Kamenov, Vladimir Stojiljković, Dragan Milić, Milan Lazarević, Aleksandar Nikolić, Dalibor Stojanović, Mlađan Golubović