In this study, we compared classical principal components analysis (PCA), generalized principal components analysis (GPCA), linear principal components analysis using neural networks (PCA-NN), and non-linear principal components analysis using neural networks (NLPCA-NN). Data were extracted from the patient satisfaction query with regard to the satisfaction of patients from hospital staff, whic...

Farid Bourzgui, Hakima Aghoutan, Mourad Sebbar, Samir Diouny and Bouchaib Aazzab 1 Department of Dento-Facial Orthopedic, Dental Research Laboratory, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hassan II Ain Chok University in Casablanca, Morocco 2 Department of English Studies, Faculty of Letters and Hunanities Chouaib Doukkali University, El-Jadida, Morocco 3 Dental Research Laboratory Director Faculty of De...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to answer the clinical research question: is incisal/occlusal tooth wear assessment on dental casts performed by five professionals with expertise in different fields of dentistry reliable? METHOD AND MATERIALS Five examiners with different fields of expertise in the dental profession assessed tooth wear on dental casts of 45 subjects, based on a six-degree rating of inc...

In edentulous patient, restoring labial fullness is a delicate technique. To achieve our clinical aim, proper communication between the dentist and laboratory technician required. some completely cases, prominent enlarged flange of complete denture contributes to poor facial aesthetics. solve this problem, was adjusted gum-fit or flangless prescribed. This case reports presents simple, cost-eff...

The advantages of determining thoracic gas volume and functional residual capacity (FRC) via the body plethysmograph have long been recognized.1 In our laboratory, we have found that employing a standard X-Y-T recorder in conjunction with the plethysmograph enables us to determine a more precise measurement of FRC from our measurement of thoracic gas volume. During plethysmographic study, the t...

1MSc, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India 2PhD, Scientist F, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India 3BSc, Laboratory Technician, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India 4Senior Technical Officer A, Department of Bacteriology, Tuberculosis Research Centre, India 5MSc, Scientist D, Department of B...

Teeth with severe tetracycline staining can present a restorative challenge to the clinician. While a variety of options facilitate predictable aesthetic treatment of patients with such dentition, they often require significant tooth reduction in order to provide the dentist and the laboratory technician with adequate space for the restorative material to conceal the discoloration. This present...