This study describes an unusual case of mandibular asymmetry after fibula free flap reconstruction in a young man following major facial trauma that was corrected using a custom-made polyetheretherketone prosthesis. There is little information in the literature on the use of alloplasts to correct mandibular asymmetry as interest in 'aesthetic re-modelling' has traditionally focused on nasal, zy...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE After total hip arthroplasty, dislocations are a frequent complication and are difficult to treat in some patients. A great variety of implants and antiluxation mechanisms are used in surgical therapy. METHODS 8 patients had 9 Duraloc Constrained Inlays implanted at our clinic between October 2003 and November 2006, for recurrent dislocations. A retrospective follow-up ...

This article describes a procedure to generate functional path occlusion for ceramometal restorations. With this procedure, the metal framework is formed conventionally, full contour inlay wax is added to the metal framework, and the patient carves functional paths into the wax. These paths are registered with a stone matrix that the ceramist uses as a guide. Advantages over conventional techni...

arquetry, also known as moaragh, derived from intarsia or inlay, is the ar t and craft of producing pictures and decorative designs by the skillful use of the grain, figure, and color of thin veneers of wood and other materials. In marquetry, the design is applied to a prepared base material, unlike the related craft of inlay where decorative bandings or designs are let into a solid item for em...

This article presents a single onlay case that was significantly enhanced through a detailed communication process between the clinician and the laboratory technician. By using colour slides as part of the dentist-technician communication process, the author found that the technician was better able to create an esthetic, accurate and successful restoration that addressed the patient's needs.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) offers a vast variety of options to improve the functionality and efficiency in the automated data collection (ADC) industry and Internet of Things (IoT). In the inventory process of RFID with passive data carriers, a population of battery less tags is located in the working range of an interrogator system. These tags contain transponders receiving operatin...