PURPOSE Ceramics have a long history in fixed prosthodontics for achieving optimal esthetics and various materials have been used to improve ceramic core strength. However, there is a lack of information on how color is affected by fabrication procedure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of various dentin ceramic thicknesses and repeated firings on the color of zirconium oxi...

introdouction: bleaching has become a common treatment for improving the appearance of natural teeth. however, the need to protect dental restorations from bleaching agent exposure is inevitable, as these agents may change the color of restorative materials by oxidation. filtek p90 composite resin has recently been introduced with the aim of decreasing polymerization shrinkage. the purpose of t...

Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (MAIVF) is one of the rare complications of infective endocarditis. Echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis of this condition. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is generally superior to the transthoracic approach in the evaluation of the complications resulting from infective endocarditis. In this report, we discus...

We analyze whether Independant Component Analysis (ICA) is an appropriate tool for estimating spatial information in spatiochromatic mosaiced color images. In previous studies, ICA analysis of natural color scenes (Hoyer et al. 2000; Tailor et al., 2000; Wachtler et al., 2001; Lee et al. 2002) have shown the emergence of achromatic patterns that can be used for luminance estimation. However, th...

The objectives of this study were to define a beef carcass population in terms of muscle color, ultimate pH, and electrical impedance; to determine the relationships among color, pH, and impedance and with other carcasses characteristics; and to determine the effect of packing plant, breed type, and sex class on these variables. One thousand beef carcasses were selected at three packing plants ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the optical properties of pre-colored dental monolithic zirconia ceramics of various thicknesses sintered in a microwave and those in a conventional furnace. MATERIALS AND METHODS A2-shade of pre-colored monolithic zirconia ceramic specimens (22.0 mm × 22.0 mm) in 3 thickness groups of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 mm were divided into 2 subgroups accordin...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of flask investment materials on the color changes of different brands of resin denture teeth. Methods: Resin denture teeth (560) were divided into 2 groups according to the materials used for flask investment (silicone or gypsum). All the specimens were thermocycled between 4°C and 60°C with 60-s dwell times for 1,000 cycles...

and Implications A study was initiated to research the efficacy of feeding conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) to market barrows to achieve improvements in growth, carcass, and pork quality characteristics. The feeding of CLA at a constant level (0.75%) from 40 kg to 115 kg of body weight resulted in a significant increase in subjective marbling scores and tended to increase subjective firmness scor...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Specific contributions of the core and the veneer thickness on the appearance of layered disk specimens are not well characterized. PURPOSE This study examined the effect of varying core and veneer thickness on the color parameters of layered disk specimens made of 2 ceramic systems. MATERIAL AND METHODS Disk specimens 16 mm in diameter with core/veneer thickness (mm) o...