the aim of this study was to compare the ability of 46 isolates of candida albicans to produce mycelial form with oral source in three groups of individuals including, removable appliance wearers, non-wearers and oral medicine patients. saliva samples were obtained from all subjects along with a foam imprint from the fitting surface of the upper removable appliance in the case of patients. colo...

Removable partial dentures are still widely used to repair dental defects. Due the problems of aesthetic defects, heavy weight, and metallic odor metal removable that in clinical practice, non-metallic alternative materials now actively explored. As a new material with good physical chemical properties, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) has been tried be fabrication dentures. In this paper, we revi...

some servers are to be located at nodes of a network. demand for services of these servers is located at each node and a subset of the nodes is to be chosen to locate one server in each. each customer selects a server with a probability dependent on distance and a certain amount of benefit is achieved after giving service to the customer. customers may waive receiving service with a known proba...

in present study a digital model of hemimaxillectomy was reconstructed by computer and stress distribution of removable partial dentures in tissues, periodontal ligament and bone were thoroughly evaluated. the maximum stress of two different removable partial denture designs which contained buccal and lingual c-shaped clasps respectively were analyzed and compared. it was assumed that a 90 gram...