The paper describes the development, implementation, and testing of two thermally driven outdoor exposure instruments. These devices are unique in their ability to impose field generated thermally induced strain on sealant specimens while monitoring their resulting load and displacement. The instruments combine a fixed wood and steel supporting frame with a moving polyvinyl chloride frame, and ...

The present work compared the local injection of mononuclear cells to the spinal cord lateral funiculus with the alternative approach of local delivery with fibrin sealant after ventral root avulsion (VRA) and reimplantation. For that, female adult Lewis rats were divided into the following groups: avulsion only, reimplantation with fibrin sealant; root repair with fibrin sealant associated wit...

OBJECTIVES The objective was to analyze the impact of preventive programmes on oral quality of life in school students aged 11-12 yrs. STUDY DESIGN In the school year 1996/97, a quasi-experimental study was initiated in Granada province with four groups of students aged 6-7 yrs: Sealant + Fluoride (sealants on first permanent molars applied in the health centre for a 3-yr active programme, an...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effect of topical fluoride on retention of light-cured (CLC) and self-cured (CSC) pit and fissure sealants. METHODS CLC and CSC sealants were placed in vivo on opposite sides of the arch before and after fluoride treatment. A total of 122 sealants were placed on virgin permanent molars and premolars of 16 dental hygiene students e...

This study evaluated the impact of extended etching and bonding strategies on the microshear bond strength of three sealant materials. Two pit-and-fissure sealants [FluroShield, Dentsply (light-cured) and AlphaSeal, DFL (self-cured)] and one light-cured flowable composite resin (Permaflo, Ultradent) were evaluated according to different enamel etching times (15 s or 30 s) and bonding procedures...

Conventional surgical techniques to seal and repair defects in highly stressed elastic tissues are insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to engineer an inexpensive, highly adhesive, biocompatible, and biodegradable sealant based on a modified and naturally derived biopolymer, gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA). We tuned the degree of gelatin modification, prepolymer concentration, photoinitiator ...

Heat transfer across pressed joint is significantly governed by thermal contact conductance which in turn depends on thermophysical properties of materials contact, surface properties, pressure, working temperature and interstitials present at the interface. Application an effective technique to control ambient temperature. In study, joints cryogenic presence like silicon based conductive compo...

background: a prolonged life of fissure sealant has always been the target for preventing caries in vulnerable newly erupted teeth. the use of preparatory techniques including bur introduction to the fissures is considered among such improving steps. the aim of this investigation was to compare the microleakage level of fissure sealants prepared by a fissurotomy bur or pumice prophylaxis prior ...

Objective: This in-vitro study evaluated the remineralizing effect of nano-pearl and nano-seashell incorporated into fluoride-based pits-and-fissures sealants by assessing enamel surface microhardness elemental analysis. Materials Methods: 75 extracted third molars were randomly allocated to one following 5 groups fluoride containing sealant: 10% nano-pearl; 15% nano-seashell; or plain sealant....

Objective: The treatment strategy for ovarian tumors is often uncertain when a patient wishes to have children. Especially in the case of endometriotic cysts, although pre-assisted reproductive technology cystectomy does not improve live birth rate, surgery may be selected considering symptom and infertility course. In such cases, it necessary pay attention selecting hemostatic method reserve. ...