Abstract Background To support the implementation of nurse-led interventions in long-term dementia care, in-depth knowledge specific supporting factors and barriers is required. Conditions structures caring for people with differ widely, depending on country care context. Our study aimed to describe experiences opinions nursing experts managers regard facilitators care. Methods We conducted a q...

objective: despite the advantages of esthetic posts, lack of studies on their fracture resistance has limited their clinical use. this study aimed to compare the effect of two types of esthetic posts namely zirconia and zirconia enriched glass fiber composite posts on fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth against compressive forces.   methods: this in vitro study was conducted on ...

background: although studies have shown that porcelain veneers are very effi cient for treating discolored teeth, they did not address in particular the minimum thickness of a multilayer ips e.max press (ivoclarvivadent, schaan, liechtenstein) restoration required to mask discolored tooth. the aim of this study was to determine the minimum thickness of a multilayer porcelain restoration require...

Raksts ir turpinājums problēmas izpētei par pacienta tiesību aizsardzību krimināltiesībās. Darbā izpētītas Krimināllikuma normas, kurās paredzēta ārstniecības personu atbildība ārstniecību bez piekrišanas. Tikai 135. pantā expresis verbis aborta izdarīšanu pret grūtnieces gribu. Citos gadījumos var iestāties, vienīgi konstatējot procesā prettiesiski nodarītas vismaz vidēji smaga miesas bojājuma...

Real-time measurements of non-refractory submicron aerosols (NR-PM1) were conducted within the greater Alpine region (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France and Liechtenstein) during several week-long field campaigns in 2002–2009. This region represents one of the most important economic and recreational spaces in Europe. A large variety of sites was covered including urban backgrounds, motorway...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate microleakage around Class V resin restorations restored with glass-ceramic inserts luted with a high-viscous composite resin or a flowable composite resin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty extracted human premolars (patient age range 12-18 yr) were randomly assigned to four groups. Class V preparations in two groups were filled using a glass-ceram...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The removal of all-ceramic crowns is a time consuming procedure in the dental office. Little research has been done in alternative removal techniques for all-ceramic crowns. The objective of the second phase of this proof-of-principle laboratory pilot study was to evaluate whether Ivoclar Vivadent all-ceramic crowns can be efficiently removed from natural teeth without...