Purpose: To evaluate the effect of using separating medium and its type on the microtensile bond strength of indirect resin composite restoration to dentin clinically. Materials and methods: Standard 24 MOD cavities were prepared in the upper first premolars for the selected patients by one operator and restored using indirect resin composite (Grandio So Inlay System, VOCO, Germany). Inlays wer...

Wolfgang Fitz, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 75 Francis St. Boston, MA 02115 Office: 617-732-5401 Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Infection is a devastating complication of total knee arthroplasty, affecting up to 2% of primary knee arthroplasties and up to 5.6% of revision knee arthroplasties. [1] Two-staged reconstruction --with thorough debridement ...

Numerical studies were performed to investigate bone cement polymerization, temperature history and thermal osteonecrosis in cemented hip replacements with finite element methods. In this paper, the effects of pre-cooling and pre-heating of the prosthesis and/or the cement prior to implantation were simulated. It was found that the cement polymerization initiated near the bone-cement interface ...

An understanding of how the cementing technique influences cement penetration is important for surgeons to plan and conduct hip resurfacing procedures. Therefore the aim of this study is to determine the influence of the following parameters on cement penetration: use of pulse lavage, type of cement, and the standing period of the cement. Nine fresh frozen paired whole cadaver femora were used ...

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of various cement types on the stress distribution in monolithic zirconia crowns under maximum bite force using the finite element analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The models of the prepared #46 crown (deep chamfer margin) were scanned and solid models composed of the monolithic zirconia crown, cement layer, and prepared tooth w...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite the longstanding use of micromotion as a measure of implant stability, direct measurement of the micromechanics of implant/bone interfaces from en bloc human retrievals has not been performed. The purpose of this study was to determine the stem-cement and cement-bone micromechanics of functionally loaded, en-bloc retrieved, cemented femoral hip components. METHO...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Deltamethrin plays an important role in controlling malaria vectors, and is used in indoor residual spraying and manufacture of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets. The residual activity of deltamethrin (K-othrine WP 5%) @ 25 mg/m(2) was studied in laboratory conditions on different surfaces. METHODS The surfaces were made artificially with different building mater...

The aim of this review paper is to define the fixation of the cemented stem. Polymethyl methacrylate, otherwise known as "bone cement", has been used in the fixation of hip implants since the early 1960s. Sir John Charnley, the pioneer of modern hip replacement, incorporated the use of cement in the development of low frictional torque hip arthroplasty. In this paper, the concepts of femoral st...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Many clinical reports have indicated that polished hip stems show better clinical results than rough stems of the same geometry. It is still unknown, however, what the mechanical effects are of different surface finishes on the cement at the cement-bone interface. We compared mechanical effects in an in vitro cemented hip arthroplasty model. METHODS Two sizes of double-...

The construction and demolition waste can be used as an alternative with a lower environmental impact compared to the use of natural aggregates in concrete mortar manufacture. In this work, it has been performed analysis lime cement properties made ceramic recycled reinforced three types fibers: glass, basalt carbon. An experimental campaign carried out which includes chemical physical characte...