Atatürk University

About: Atatürk University is a education organization based out in Erzurum, Turkey. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Oxidative stress. The organization has 5710 authors who have published 14234 publications receiving 264334 citations. The organization is also known as: Atatürk Üniversitesi.

A 6‐year investigation into types of dental trauma treated in a paediatric dentistry clinic in Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency, the effective factors and the applied treatments for dental trauma among children aged 1-15 years from Eastern Anatolia in a 6-year period. The total frequency of trauma in this study was calculated as 4.9% during a 6-year period. The males were found to have more traumatic injury than females (P < 0.05). Also, the permanent teeth were more vulnerable to dental trauma than the primary teeth (P < 0.05). The highest frequency of traumas in the primary teeth was observed at the age of 5, whereas the rate for the permanent teeth was at the age of 10. The teeth mostly influenced by the traumas were the upper central incisors in both primary and permanent teeth. It was in October that traumas were mostly seen for the permanent teeth and in June for the primary teeth. The most frequent source of trauma in both genders and in both primary and permanent teeth were falls. The most common type of trauma in the primary teeth was lateral luxation, while it was enamel-dentin crown fracture in the permanent ones. Soft tissue injuries were observed in 143 of 653 dental traumatized children. The most common method of treatment was examination and follow up for the primary teeth, and only direct restoration for the permanent teeth without any endodontic treatment. 15% of the patients applied for treatment 1 year after injury event. Therefore, it was concluded that the patients, parents and teachers living in Eastern Anatolia should be informed about the necessity of early treatment of dental traumas and the consequence of a delay.

Quality of life in stroke patients

Abstract: Background and Aim: To determine the quality of life and its relationship with socio-demographic and medical factors in patients with stroke Setting and Design: Seventy patients with stroke seen in the neurology clinic on a follow-up visit; at least a period of 3 months of follow-up was included Materials and Methods: Data were collected using (a) a questionnaire to determine patients' socio-demographic factors, (b) Short Form-36 (SF-36) and (c) Perceived Social Support from the Family Scale Results: The mean score of global quality of life in patients was 3708±1703, and the mean score on Perceived Social Support from the Family Scale was 1121±712 The mean score of global quality of life varied significantly according to age, gender, education, profession, place of residence, comorbidities, affected brain area, disease duration and educational level of the caregiver Conclusion: These results showed a low mean quality-of-life score in patients with stroke There is a positive and significant correlation between scores on the Perceived Social Support from the Family Scale and various aspects of quality of life, such as functional status, well-being, general health perception and global quality of life