The E-vita open plus is a one-stage endoluminal stent graft system used for treating complex aneurysms and dissections of the thoracic aorta. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), as a part of its Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme (MTEP), selected this device for evaluation and invited the manufacturer, JOTEC GmbH, to submit clinical and economic evidence. King's...

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We extend the left-to-right Lyndon factorisation of a word to left tree construction word. It yields an algorithm sort prefixes according infinite ordering defined by Dolce et al. (2019). A straightforward variant computes forest All algorithms run in linear time on general alphabet, that is, letter-comparison model.

AIM The aim of this study is to compare the color space of Vita Lumin shade guide (SG) with the natural teeth of the local population. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 100 maxillary central incisors (100 patients) were subjected to color measurement with a spectrocolorimeter. For each tooth, L*, a*, b* values were recorded. All the shade tabs of Vita Lumin SG were analyzed with a spectrocolor...

Numerosi studi hanno confermato che la qualità di vita dei pazienti con disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo (DOC) è compromessa rispetto alla popolazione generale in numerose dimensioni (Moritz et al., 2005; Eisen et al., 2006; Stengler-Wenzke et al., 2006a; Didie et al., 2007; Norberg et al., 2008). La vita del paziente non è tuttavia l’unica a subire l’impatto del disturbo. Diversi studi hanno anal...

AIM To evaluate the ability of dental students to match shades under three various light conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty senior dental students participated in this study. All students were tested for color deficiency using Ishahara's tests. Nine classical vita shade tabs were randomly selected and their identification codes were concealed. The students were asked to match these 9 sel...

Objective. The aim of this study was to compare to fracture resistance test of inlay restorations prepared using direct inlay technique (Gradia® Direct Composite) and Indirect Restoration System® (Gradia Indirect Composite) and CAD/CAD system (Vita Enamic® Block). Study Design. 48 noncarious extracted maxillary second primary molars were randomly divided into 4 groups with 12 in each group. All...

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of bleaching agents (10% and 16% carbamide peroxide) on the roughness of two dental ceramics in vitro, and to analyze the surface by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Two bleaching agents (10% and 16%/Whiteness, FGM Gel) and two microparticle feldspathic ceramics (Vita VM7 and Vita VM13) were used. Forty disks of Vita VM7 and Vita VM13 ceramic ...

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