Introduction: The purpose of this report was to present a successful treatment approach in an unusual gingival recession as a result of finger sucking traumatic habit associated with high labial frenum. Case Report: A 10-year-old girl presented moderate pain, recession in the mandibular right incisor and finger sucking habit. The performed treatment was: oral hygiene instruction, use of palatal...

In this paper, model-free based control strategies are applied to a finger of gripper activated by Mckibben pneumatic muscles. order emulate the grasping phase an object using simple finger, ”hybrid” type strategy is proposed manage effort phase, and release phase. The divided into approach with speed control, then contact for which maintain controlled pressure on object, finally, withdrawal in...

Granuloma annulare(GA) is an inflammatory benign cutaneous disease of unknown etiology that may manifest different clinical features. The most common presentation or classic form of the disease is manifested as flesh colored, annular grouped papules, commonly involving the hands and feet. Various skin injuries and infections have been reported to trigger GA, including insect bites, warts,...

This paper describes the automation of a forearm prosthesis using signal collected by Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor. The FBG sensor is applied to one subject's measure deformation as result index and middle fingers when moved individually. It possible control joint model allied compliant hand mechanism through analyses. Each finger movement has its features, such amplitude, which opens possi...