BACKGROUND Autoclave sterilization and microwave sterilization has been suggested as the effective methods for the disinfection of elastomeric impressions, but subjecting elastomeric impressions to extreme temperature may have adverse effects on critical properties of the elastomers. AIM To evaluate the effect of chemical disinfection as well as autoclave and microwave sterilization on the su...

Objectives To assess the effect of two of the most commonly used sterilization techniques on 3D printed clinical objects. Materials & Methods The two sterilization methods used in our hospital and investigated in this paper are: Steam heat and Gas plasma. Three objects were printed and tested in this study: a tooth replica, an orthognathic final splint, a surgical cutting guide for the purpos...

The passage of the Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 [4] demonstrates how science has been used to drive policy throughout history. In the case of the Virginia sterilization [5] law, the science used to draft the law was based on the principles of eugenics [6]. With the help of Harry Laughlin?s Model Sterilization Law [7], the state of Virginia was able to pass its own law allowing sterilizati...

The passage of the Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 [4] demonstrates how science has been used to drive policy throughout history. In the case of the Virginia sterilization [5] law, the science used to draft the law was based on the principles of eugenics [6]. With the help of Harry Laughlin?s Model Sterilization Law [7], the state of Virginia was able to pass its own law allowing sterilizati...

world population projected by 2050, with Nigeria expected to be the fastest growing country between now and 2050. The population in India in mid 2004 was estimated to be 1086.6 million, with a birth rate of25 per 1000 and a 1.7%rate of natural increase as compared to 0.1 % for Japan. With 36% of the population in India below age 15, a 50% increase in population is envisaged by 2050. The contrac...

Vasectomy is considered in India as a very safe, simple and cost effective method as compared to female sterilization. However, the prevalence of female sterilization, a highly popular and practiced method of family planning, exceeds that of vasectomy by a factor of 37 to 1 with a current rate of 4.4%. In a cross sectional study conducted at a rural health training centre field practice area of...

Due to the absence of a perfect method for mosquito sex separation, the combination of the sterile insect technique and the incompatible insect technique is now being considered as a potentially effective method to control Aedes albopictus. In this present study first we examine the minimum pupal irradiation dose required to induce complete sterility in Wolbachia triple-infected (HC), double-in...

The passage of the Virginia Sterilization Act of 1924 [4] demonstrates how science has been used to drive policy throughout history. In the case of the Virginia sterilization [5] law, the science used to draft the law was based on the principles of eugenics [6]. With the help of Harry Laughlin?s Model Sterilization Law [7], the state of Virginia was able to pass its own law allowing sterilizati...

Dear Editor, I read with great interest the article authored by Dr. Leelavathi Basava et al. titled ‘‘Falope Ring or Modified Pomeroy’s Technique for Concurrent Tubal Sterilization ‘‘published in your (September–October 2016) 66 (S!): S198–S201. I would like to congratulate the authors for an excellent study in the search of a method for female sterilization technique, which is quicker and easi...

BACKGROUND Despite the high rates of reported sterilization use among women who have spent time in correctional facilities, little is known about the context in which women in this population choose this option. The objective of our study was to use both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand factors associated with sterilization use among women leaving a U.S. jail. METHODS We adm...