420 Introduction Going back to the starting point of the development, the following question arises: What are the desirable parameters of stabilized outdoor earthen plaster? To be able to reply to this question, we must first define onto what surfaces the plaster will be applied. Modern earthen structures built in our climatic zone must be fitted with thermal insulation and treated as compositi...

The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of virtual models as an alternative to orthodontic plaster models. Virtual dental models (obtained from OrthoCAD) and corresponding plaster models of 80 patients in the permanent dentition were randomly selected from patients seeking orthodontic care. Inter-examiner error was assessed by measuring tooth width, overjet, overbite, intermol...

A crucial component of research on brain evolution has been the comparison of fossil endocranial surfaces with modern human and primate endocrania. The latter have generally been obtained by creating endocasts out of rubber latex shells filled with plaster. The extent to which the method of production introduces errors in endocast replicas is unknown. We demonstrate a powerful method of compari...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare dental size measurements, their reproducibility and the application of Tanaka and Johnston regression equation in predicting the size of canines and premolars on plaster and digital dental casts. METHODS Thirty plaster casts were scanned and digitized. Mesiodistal measurements of the teeth were then performed with a digital caliper on the pla...

The aim of this study was to compare standard plaster models with their digital counterparts for the applicability of the Index of Complexity, Outcome, and Need (ICON). Generated study models of 30 randomly selected patients: 30 pre- (T(0)) and 30 post- (T(1)) treatment. Two examiners, calibrated in the ICON, scored the digital and plaster models. The overall ICON scores were evaluated for reli...

External fixation of the cervical spine is usually obtained by means of a “ Minerva” plaster-of-Paris jacket, a device by no means always satisfactory. The patient usually finds it heavy, and frequently hot and uncomfortable. Even the best fitting “ Minerva “ plaster allows more cervical movement than the surgeon may desire, and though immobilisation may be improved by the incorporation of a sk...