introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the composite surface treated by different powers of erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (er:yag) laser in comparison with bur preparation via scanning electron microscope. methods: fourteen composite resin blocks with 15× 10 × 10 mm dimensions were used in this study. the samples were divided to seven groups as follow: group 1 (power: 1 w, e...

NIMET DIAMOND ADATIA Fracture Resistance And Surface Treatment Of Y-TZP Prepable Ceramic Abutments and Bars. (Under the direction of Dr. Stephen Bayne) Intraoral preparation of zirconia implant abutments creates deep surface defects making abutments susceptible to fracture during loading. Fracture strengths were tested for (1) HIP-processed zirconia bars (Astra-Tech) after preparation and/or su...

tears have antimicrobial, nourishing, mechanical, and optical properties and contain components such as growth factors, fibronectin and vitamins to support proliferation, migration and differentiation of corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells. lack of these epitheliotrophic factors, as in dry eye, can result in severe ocular surface disorders such as persistent epithelial defects. recently, ...

Adhesive bonding offers many advantages over mechanical fastening, but requires robust materials and processing methodologies before it can be incorporated in primary structures for aerospace applications. Surface preparation is widely recognized as one of the key steps to producing robust and predictable bonds. This report documents an ongoing investigation of a surface preparation technique b...

Background and Aim: Preparation of tooth structure by laser systems produces a surface with different characteristics. Therefore, selecting an appropriate bonding system is necessary to achieve the maximum bond strength. The aim of this study was to compare the bond strength of Adper Single Bond 2 adhesive and Single Bond Univer-sal to dentin prepared by bur or laser. Materials and Methods: ...

BACKGROUND Complete mechanical preparation of the root canal system is rarely achieved. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the root canal shaping efficacy of ProTaper rotary files and standard stainless steel K-files using micro-computed tomography. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty extracted upper second premolars were selected and divided into 2 groups of 30 teeth eac...