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Background: Some recent studies showed a growing interest regarding the motivation influencing the career choice in medical field, because right choice can directly influence the academic performance and the career evolution. These studies suggest that the career choice of dental and medical students may be very different. The aim of this study was to provide a comparison of motivation regarding career choice of dental and medical students studying in the same university. Methods The questionnaire for this study w...

Aim: The purpose of the present study was to compare the levels of Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and Human beta 3 Defensin (hBD-3) in peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) and to assess if there is a correlation between this two parameters and the orodental clinical status in peri-implantitis. Microbial colonization of dental implants and infection of the peri-implant tissues can cause peri-implant bone destruction and may lead to implant failure. Inflammatory mediators of the host, such as IL-1beta, and antimicrobi...

Background: Stress has turn out to be an important topic in academic environment as well as in our society. Many studies, in the field of behavioral science have carried out extensive research on stress and its outcomes and concluded that the topic needed more attention. The profession of medicine and dental medicine are considered extremely stressful for all stages of the medical career. The aim of this study was to identify different factors of stress among dental and medical students at Faculty of Medicine and ...