Three radiological methods are commonly used to assess the outcome of total hip replacement (THR). They aim to record the appearance of lucent areas and migration of the prosthesis in a reproducible manner. Two of them were designed to monitor the implant through time and one to grade the quality of cementing. We have measured the level of inter- and intraobserver agreement in all three systems...

Current practice in primary total hip replacement was investigated by postal survey in 125 university hospitals of the European Union (EU). Most hospitals (78.4%) use a hip register and implant cemented as well as uncemented stems (72.0%) and cups (68.8%). In Scandinavian & Anglo-Saxon countries, 42.9% of the departments implant cemented stems in all their patients, and 16.7% implant cemented c...

The purpose of this study was to investigate a suitable occlusal height for an implant prosthesis by examining the responses of the periodontal tissues around a natural antagonist. The subjects were three Japanese females with two posterior missing teeth restored by ITI system implants (Straumann). Two kinds of experimental implant prostheses were adjusted as follows; one was adjusted in heavy ...

For years, drilling engineers have been faced with the challenge of wells through naturally fractured reservoirs that are present around world. During drilling, pressure at bottomhole a well is frequently intentionally higher than formation pressure, which can result in loss mud surrounding rocks. cementing, even it during because cement slurry density mud. Therefore, if natural or induced frac...

Objective: To evaluate the influence of an application technique of a glass-fiber post using self-adhesive resin cements on the push-out bond strength and the presence of bubbles in the root thirds. The cements were either applied according to the manufacturer's instruction or using a commercial delivering system (Centrix), at which the cement pastes were collected and applied after manipulatio...