OBJECTIVE Bioactive glass air abrasion is a conservative technique to remove initial decalcified tissue and caries. This study examined the shear bond strength of composite resin to sound and decalcified enamel air-abraded by bioactive glass (BAG) or alumina using etch-and-rinse and self-etch adhesives. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-eight permanent molars were root-amputated and sectioned mesio...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of erosion and toothbrush abrasion on different restorative materials and human enamel. METHODS Human enamel and 5 kinds of tooth-colored restorative materials were used. The restorative materials included three composite resins (Filtek Silorane, Tetric EvoCeram, and Tetric EvoFlow), a polyacid-modified composite (Dyract Extra), ...

The installation procedures (which induce mechanical damage) and abrasion can cause unwanted changes on the properties of the geotextiles. In this work, a nonwoven polypropylene geotextile was subjected to three degradation tests: (1) mechanical damage, (2) abrasion and (3) mechanical damage followed by abrasion (successive exposure). The damage caused by the degradation tests was evaluated by ...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the nutritional parameters of young bulls supplemented with different ratios of protein: carbohydrate on tropical pastures from 4 until 18 months old. Fifty-five non-castrated beef calves (138.3±3.4 kg, 90 to 150 d of age) were used. The calves (young bulls) were subjected to a 430-d experimental period encompassing 4 seasons. The treatments were as fo...

Abrasion of dental crown and the shape of denture occlusal surface are significant indicators in age determination of domestic mammals. The factors that significantly influence age determination of Eneolithic deer game in conditions of an open wildlife habitat are climatic changes that influenced their survival, as well as specific features of teeth morphological structure. In this paper the ag...

The ventral scales of Dinodon rufozonatum were investigated to understand the outstanding tribological adaptability in various environments. coefficient friction (COF) was measured and changed with contact conditions. It discovered that COF under water-lubrication conditions (WLC) larger than dry (DC). More interestingly, increased first then decreased as substrate roughness reduced. abrasion m...

Second-order optical model solutions to the elastic scattering amplitude were used to evaluate total, absorption, and abrasion cross sections for neutron-nucleus scattering. Improved agreement with experimental data for total and absorption cross sections is found when compared with rst-order (coherent approximation) solutions, especially below several hundred MeV. At higher energies, the rstan...

Eroded enamel is more susceptible to abrasive wear than sound enamel. New toothpastes utilizing diamond particles as abrasives have been developed. The present study investigated the abrasive wear of eroded enamel by three commercially available toothpastes (one containing diamond particles) and compared it to the respective wear of sound enamel caused by these toothpastes. Seventy-two bovine e...

This paper experimentally investigated the effects of silicone oil on tribological behaviour AZ31B/86CrMoV7 contact pair under a pin-on-disk configuration. A commercial was used as an oxidation inhibiter for AZ31B at elevated temperatures to 300 °C. The wear mechanism explored by SEM morphologies worn surfaces. analysis revealed that can effectively minimize surface oxidation. Compared with dry...