This paper deals with the ambient vibration tests performed in an arch dam in two different working conditions in order to assess the effect produced by two different reservoir water levels on the structural vibration properties. The study consists of an experimental part and a numerical part. The experimental tests were carried out in two different periods of the year, at the beginning of autu...

BACKGROUND Conventional prosthetic treatment of the edentulous and resorbed maxilla with zygomatic implants is a lengthy procedure. Today, immediate/early loading is a clinical reality and it is possible that such protocols could be used also for zygomatic implants. PURPOSE The aim of the present study is to report on the clinical outcomes of immediate/early loading of zygomatic implants for ...

INTRODUCTION This case report addresses dermatorynchus geneae, a seldom-described deformity of the first branchial arch. Two previous case reports discuss this clinical entity, both of them published in the 1970s. Bittmann and Søgaard were the first to report the case of a 1-month-old girl who presented with an unusual 2-cm growth on the skin overlying the zygoma. Histologic analysis of the les...

A 28-year-old male patient with right maxillar, zygomatic arch, orbital wall, and nasal bone fractures had an orthognathic and nasal surgery. Naso-endotracheal intubation is the first choice during surgical correction of dentofacial deformities in an orthognathic surgery; however, its presence can interfere with concomitant surgical procedures on the nose. Traditionally, the naso-endotracheal t...

To demonstrate the phylogenetic changes that have led to the current form of the human skull, dried skulls of various representative vertebrates were examined using plain radiography and high-resolution computed tomography. The latter was chosen rather than pluridirectional tomography in anticipation of its future role as the major method for imaging the skull base. The phylogenetic history of ...