STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Selecting material for a minimally invasive occlusal veneer reconstruction concept requires an understanding of how stresses are distributed during functional and parafunctional forces. PURPOSE The purpose of this in vitro study was to investigate stress distribution in a maxillary molar restored with ultrathin occlusal veneers and subjected by an antagonistic mandibular ...

0.6Li2MnO3-0.4Li(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2 composite microspheres with dense structures are prepared by a two-step spray-drying process. Precursor powders with hollow and porous structures prepared by the spray-drying process are post-treated at a low temperature of 400 °C and then wet-milled to obtain a slurry with high stability. The slurry of the mixture of metal oxides is spray-dried to prepare pr...

(Mo1-x-Crx)Si2 composite powders were successfully synthesized by ball milling of Mo, Cr and Si elemental powders. Effects of the Cr content, milling time and annealing temperature were investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to characterize the milled and annealed powders. The morphological and microstructural evolutions were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmissio...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the resistance of fracture of mesio-occlusal-distal (MOD) ceramic inlays and composite fillings in premolars and to compare fracture modes between the groups. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty seven extracted intact human premolars were selected and divided into three groups: I - intact teeth (control group), II - MOD cavities restored with indirect cer...

Restoring all facility operations after the 2001 Amerithrax attacks took years to complete, highlighting the need to reduce remediation time. Some of the most time intensive tasks were environmental sampling and sample analyses. Composite sampling allows disparate samples to be combined, with only a single analysis needed, making it a promising method to reduce response times. We developed a st...

Archiving functionally gradient materials (FGM) fabrication via digital manufacturing methods has attracted considerable attention in recent years. In this paper, a new FGM powder feeder and its flexible numerical motors control solution used in electromagnetism compressed plasma deposition manufacturing process was developed. The motors control hardware circuit and its Superior computer contro...

OBJECTIVE This experimental in vitro study compared marginal adaptation of indirect composite, glass-ceramic inlays and direct composite. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy-five recently extracted human molars were randomly divided into three groups (n=25) and mesio-occluso-distal cavities with the same dimensions were prepared in the teeth. Indirect composite and glass-ceramic inlays were fabrica...