The height and width of maxillary front teeth, their width-to-height ratio—W/H% (gold standard), their width ratio (gold proportion), smile width, buccal corridor, and marginal gingiva define smile form. The study examined the characteristics of dental students with complete sets of teeth and used deep learning in dental anthropometry. The st...

By Milena Kostić, Miloš Milovančević, Nadica Đorđević, Aleksandra Ilić, Marko Igić, Marija Đorđević, Nikola Gligorijević, Jana Pešić-Stanković, Goran Jovanović

Giant coronary artery aneurysms are a rare and potentially life-threatening subset of coronary artery anomalies. They are most frequently detected incidentally and can pose significant management challenges due to their unclear natural history and risk of complications. Although aneurysm size often raises concern, current evidence does not uniforml...

By Mihailo Nešković, Jovan Petrović, Igor Atanasijević, Slobodan Pešić, Jelena Kljajević

SGLT-2 inhibitors have been associated with increases in hemoglobin and hematocrit levels; however, the independence of this effect from confounding factors remains unclear in real-world settings. This study aimed to determine whether hemoglobin and hematocrit levels differed between patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus using SGLT-2 inhibitors an...

By Ali Turunç, Melike Saday Bozkurt

The transition process to adulthood is a challenging but crucial period for the future well-being of patients with chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether specific clinical variables and disease activity status are associated with improved transition readiness among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and...

By Dragana Lazarević, Hristina Stamenković, Stefan Đorđević, Dušica Novaković, Maja Zečević, Gordana Sušić

Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Placental Protein 14 (PP14), a glycodelin glycoprotein, has emerged as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of PPROM. The study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of PP14 in detecting fetal membrane rupture. This case-control study was cond...

By Alaa Ali Rahi, Miami Abdul Hassan Ali

Retraction Note   The authors have retracted this Online First abstract. Following concerns raised by the Editorial Board during the post-acceptance editorial review and final processing of the full manuscript, several inconsistencies in the reported performance metrics were identified. Re-evaluation demonstrated that the findings and conclu...

By AFMN Biomedicine Editorial Board

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disorder that affects the reproductive, metabolic, and psychological health of women of reproductive age. Conventional therapies for PCOS primarily focus on symptom management; however, their associated side effects have led many women to explore complementary approaches. This review aimed to ...

By Gala Žarković, Vladimir Jakovljević, Saša Raičević, Angela Ćorić, Rosa Čukić Ćorović, Nikola Jović, Jovana Joksimović Jović

Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a global phenomenon changing all spheres of human life. Biomedical engineering is no exception, as many AI systems are applied to biomedical engineering inventions. The European Union has enacted the new EU AI Act, one of the world’s first laws on AI. The main topic of this research is to examine what c...

By Srdjan Djordjević, Nikola Ivković, NIkola Milosavljević

Oral and maxillofacial infections (OMIs) are polymicrobial conditions in which obligate anaerobes, particularly Fusobacterium spp., play an important pathogenic role. Despite their relevance, the species distribution, ecological context, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Fusobacterium in OMIs remain incompletely understood. This study aimed to ch...

By Kinga Markowska-Michalak, Marta Mierzkowska, Edyta Podsiadły, Anna Majewska

This study evaluates the impact of antenatal corticosteroid (ACS) administration on early neonatal outcomes and laboratory parameters in preterm infants born at 28–34 gestational weeks. It assesses the effects of ACS on early morbidity, respiratory support, NICU admission, and metabolic changes reflected in laboratory parameters. A retrospect...

By Svjetlana Mikulić, Marjana Jerković Raguž