COMPREHENSIVE MAXILLARY ANTERIOR TEETH AESTHETICS ANALYSIS WITH DEEP LEARNING IN DENTAL ANTHROPOMETRY
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
PROSTHODONTIC MANAGEMENT OF KENNEDY CLASS II/1 PARTIAL EDENTULISM IN THE LOWER JAW: A CASE REPORT
The quality and number of remaining teeth, bone quality, feasibility of dental implant treatment, condition of the supporting tissues, and the patient's financial condition must be considered when planning prosthetic rehabilitation for partially edentulous patients. Herein, we report the prosthetic rehabilitation of a 59-year-old man with a unilate...
By Srdjan D. Poštić
VACCINE HESITANCY IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL UROGENITAL ANOMALIES WITH HYPOSPADIAS AND UNDESCENDED TESTIS
Parental vaccine hesitancy (VH) toward childhood immunization is a critical public health challenge affecting individual pediatric health and broader societal immunity. This study aimed to evaluate VH among parents of male children by comparing those whose children had congenital urogenital anomalies (CUA), specifically hypospadias and undescended ...
By Mehmet Semih Demirtas, Sıddıka Songul Yalcin, Mustafa Tusat, Ismail Ozmen, Dilek Basar, Ahmet Salih Calapoglu
RISK FACTORS FOR SPINAL ANESTHESIA – INDUCED HYPOTENSION DURING THE ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTION
Spinal anesthesia is widely considered the “gold standard” for elective cesarean sections due to its rapid onset and lower risk of complications compared to general anesthesia. However, hypotension is a common adverse effect, influenced by maternal and procedural factors. Despite various preventive measures, predicting hypotension based...
By Selena Djurić, Arsen Uvelin, Nikola Gvozdanović
THE EFFECT OF SGLT-2 INHIBITORS ON HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: A RETROSPECTIVE REAL-WORLD ANALYSIS
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
TRANSITION CHALLENGE: THE ROUGH ROAD TO ADULTHOOD IN JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS—EXPERIENCE FROM TWO CENTERS
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
REGULATION OF APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AS A HIGH-RISK ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM IN THE EU AI ACT
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
NIZON-ISIDOR SYNDROME, A RARE GENETIC DISEASE WITH LATE DIAGNOSIS PRESENTING WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A CASE REPORT
Nizon-Isidor syndrome (NIZIDS) is a rare genetic disorder associated with mutations in the MED12L gene and is usually characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, neurodevelopmental delay, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS). In this case report, we emphasize the importance of early evaluation of geneti...
By Mehmet Semih Demirtaş, Yakup Köylü
MONITORING MICROCIRCULATION IN THE PALATAL MUCOSA BENEATH AN UPPER COMPLETE DENTURE USING A LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY: A PRELIMINARY STUDY
Older edentulous adults often rely on mucosa-supported complete dentures (CDs) due to limitations that preclude implant therapy. Although an adequate retention of maxillary CD is essential for functional efficiency, compression of the palatal mucosa during impression making may compromise palatal mucosal microcirculation during denture wear. T...
By Petar Tekić, Stefan Vulović, Marija Milić, Marko Igić, Milena Kostić, Aleksandra Popovac, Ivica Stančić, Aleksandra Milić Lemić
18F-FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF LOEFFLER'S ENDOCARDITIS: A CASE REPORT
Loeffler's endocarditis (LE) is a rare form of inflammatory cardiomyopathy. The condition arises from diffuse eosinophilic infiltration of the endomyocardium, followed by eosinophil degranulation and progressive tissue fibrosis. The aim of this case report is to present a rare form of restrictive cardiomyopathy, LE, in a young female patient, and t...
By Milica Kotur, Nikola Pantić, Lenka Grujičić, Isidora Grozdić-Milojević, Dragana Šobić-Šaranović, Vera Artiko, Strahinja Odalović