PURPOSE To evaluate the regenerative potential of a fully synthesized homogenous hydroxyapatite:β-tricalcium phosphate 60:40 alloplast material in sinus lift procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hydroxyapatite:β-tricalcium phosphate was used for sinus floor augmentation. After 9 months, 12 biopsies were taken from 12 patients. Routine histologic processing was performed and specimens were analyz...

Table 6. Flow survival regression S = a + b * Flow for seasonal data average by unweighted and weighted by smolt passage index. ∆S = (S 80-S 70)/ S 80 is a relative increase in survival with a 10 kcfs increase in flow where S 80 and S 70 are survivals at 80 and 70 kcfs Lower Table 15a. Scenario average flows (kcfs) and temperatures (centigrade) plus flow augmentation (maf) between day 160 and 2...

the aim of this study was to compare the lateral window and osteotome techniques for sinus lifting using histological and histomorphometric methods.in this clinical trial 10 patients (a total number of 14 sinus areas) who needed implant treatment in the atrophic posterior maxilla were enrolled. in all the cases the residual bone height between the sinus floor and the alveolar crest was less tha...

BACKGROUND Natrelle 410 silicone breast implants are approved in the United States for breast augmentation, reconstruction, and revision. METHODS In two ongoing, prospective, multicenter 10-year studies, 17,656 subjects received Natrelle 410 implants for augmentation (n = 5059), revision-augmentation (n = 2632), reconstruction (n = 7502), or revision-reconstruction (n = 2463). Capsular contra...

I read with great interest the recently published study by Stoylen et al. in the December, 2003, issue of European Journal of Echocardiography. The investigators reported that all intervals of the heart cycle and myocardial performance index (Tei) of left ventricle (LV) were shortened during incremental exercise. We also found that Tei index in athletes was significantly lower than that in the ...

introduction in spite of multiple applications of bioactive glasses, these materials have not been evaluated yet for ridge augmentation. due to the large number of patients who need ridge augmentation and the benefits of nova bone, in comparison with other alloplasts, this study was fulfilled for evaluation of nova bone ability in ridge augmentation. methods the samples of this experimental stu...