Browsing by Author "Dundar, A."

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Different Peripheral Substituted Phthalocyanines: Synthesis, Characterization, Aggregation Behavior, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity
(Pleiades Publishing inc, 2015) Celebi, M.; Agirtas, M. S.; Dundar, A.
In this study, a novel phthalonitrile, 4-chloro-5-(2-((2-hydroxyethyl)(p-tolyl)amino)ethoxy)phthalonitrile (3), and its metallophthalocyanine derivatives (4-6) are prepared by cyclotetramerization with appropriate metal salts in dimethylformamide. The newly prepared compounds have been characterized by several spectroscopic techniques. All compounds are evaluated for their antioxidant and antibacterial potential. For the antioxidant studies, three tests are applied; DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazylradical) scavenging, metal chelating and reducing power activity. Compound 4 exhibits the best DPPH scavenging activity as 35.2% at 100 mg/L concentration. The metal chelating activities of compounds 3 and 4 are 69.7% and 56.4%, respectively. Reducing power activities of compounds 3 and 4 are higher than alpha-tocopherol which is used as positive control. All compounds show moderate antibacterial activity when compared to the standard antibiotics, amikacin and tetracycline.
Effect of Cavity Disinfection Protocols on Microtensile Bond Strength of Universal Adhesive To Dentin
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2022) Can, D.B.; Dundar, A.; Barutcugil, Ç.
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of different disinfection protocols of dentin on bond strength of an MDP-containing universal adhesive. Twelve extracted mandibular third molars were separated horizontally at the mid-coronal of crown to get smooth and sound dentin surfaces using low-speed diamond saw. The teeth were randomly fallen into four groups: chlorhexidine (CHX), ozone, Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation (LASER) and no treatment (control). After cavity disinfection application, a universal adhesive (G-Premio Bond) was applied to the surface of dentin according to self-etch mode as instructed by the manufacturer. After incremental built-up of composite resin (Charisma Smart), the specimens were immersed in distilled water at 37°C for 24h. Dentin/composite beams with 1 mm² cross sectional area were produced and micro-tensile bond strength (µTBS) was applied on these beams (n=20). Failure mods were determined under a stereomicroscope at ×40. The resin penetration of samples stained with Rhodamine B fluorochrome dye was examined with a confocal laser scanning microscope. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS-22. Test results were analyzed using One-way Anova and Tukey HSD Post-Hoc tests (p<0.05). The µTBS value of control (35.13±6.20) was the highest statistically among the groups (p<0.05). The lowest µTBS were obtained by LASER (19.25±4.66) and CHX (23.07±7.01). There was no significant difference between CHX and LASER, and between CHX and ozone (p>0.5). All applications of cavity disinfection procedures decreased the µTBS of the resin-dentin interface. © 2022, Universidad de Costa Rica. All rights reserved.
Is There an Increased Risk of Complications in Patients Diagnosed With Covid-19 Six Months Before Total Knee Arthroplasty
(Verduci Publisher, 2023) Kaya, S.; Dundar, A.
- OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the risk of developing complications between patients who had long-term COVID-19 and those who did not. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study involving a total of 265 patients who had undergone total knee arthroplasty surgery. A cohort of patients (Group 1) who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 six months prior to total knee arthroplasty was established and matched to a cohort of patients who had never been diagnosed with COVID-19 (Group 2). Demographic information such as age and gender, underlying diseases, postoperative complications (surgical site infection, wound problem, periprosthetic fracture, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary thromboembolism, hematoma, pneumonia, urinary tract infection) and exitus were recorded. RESULTS: Of the 265 patients, 217 (81.9%) were females and 48 (18.1%) were males. 41 of these patients (15.5%) previously had COVID-19 (Group 1). The number of people who did not have COVID-19 was 224 (84.5%) (Group 2). There was no difference between group 1 and group 2 in terms of complications. CONCLUSIONS: This study found that the rate of complications, including deep vein thrombosis, in patients who had COVID-19 six months before total knee arthroplasty was not higher than those who did not.