OBJECTIVES To explore the rate of pneumoconiosis in dental technicians (DTP) and to evaluate the risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data of 893 dental technicians, who were admitted to our hospital in the period January 2007-May 2012, from 170 dental laboratories were retrospectively examined. Demographic data, respiratory symptoms, smoking status, work duration, working fields, exposure to s...

About one third of my dental career has been spent as a doctor/technician liaison and technical consultant for a highend commercial dental laboratory. I have also had the pleasure of speaking for, consulting, and visiting many other dental laboratories throughout the United States and Canada. Through these experiences, I have witnessed the dramatic effects that seemingly insignificant, overlook...

The current rates of edentulism have been estimated to be between 7 percent and 69 percent of the adult population internationally. In the United States, while the incidence of edentulism continues to decline, rapid population growth coupled with current economic conditions suggest that edentulism and conventional denture use will continue at current or higher numbers. Unfortunately, evidence-b...

Streptococcus mutans were detected in the feces from 10 of 29 caries-active patients, aged 4 to 9 years. The percentage of S. mutans to the total counts of facultatively anaerobic streptococci on mitis salivarius agar (Difco Laboratories) varied from 0 to 72.5%. S. mutans were then isolated from dental plaque of sound teeth and carious dentin of the 10 subjects known to harbor S. mutans in the ...

Additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly important in dentistry for the production of surgical guides. The development of cost-effective desktop stereolithography (SLA) printing systems and the corresponding resins makes this novel technique accessible to dental offices and dental laboratories. The aim of the study was to reveal the response of soft tissue cells to Clear and Dental SG re...

introduction: hematology section provides valuable information for diagnosis and treatment of patients to improve the health of them. in this regard hematology information system led to deliver produced information accurately and timely. present study aimed to analyze the situation of hematology information systems in hospital laboratories. methods: in this descriptive study, 13 hematology info...

OBJECTIVE To compare the accuracy and reproducibility of tooth measurements using newly developed software that gives 2-dimensional scanned images of dental setups with direct measurements using digital calipers. METHODS This experimental study was performed at the Dental Laboratories of the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan from September 2010 to December 2010. Ten se...

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background: bradford protein assay is popular due to its ease of performance and relative sensitivity. many researchers and laboratories in iran use standard assay of bradford by cuvette. no commercial kit was available for bradford microplate assay in iran. meanwhile, imported bradford commercial kits are very expensive and have a long delivery time in iran. till now no study or document on br...