AIM The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the efficacy of different diagnostic aids for diagnosis of dental caries and to compare the validity in terms of sensitivity and specificity of all four diagnostic modalities for diagnosis of caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS Occlusal surfaces of 100 primary and permanent molars were examined using the four diagnostic systems (visual, intraora...

introduction patients with hepatitis c are commonly treated with combination of pegylated interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin. less than 1% of patients receiving this treatment experience very uncommon ophthalmological side effects such as optic neuropathy and vision disorder, which are usually subclinical, mild and reversible, not requiring the withdrawal of the treatment. retinopathy is the most...

A logo is worth more than a thousand words. But how much are thousands of logos worth? Contemporary visual communication toolkit companies and brands becoming technology-driven extended by Dynamic Visual Identity (DVI) systems. Algorithmic, data-based, interactive DVIs promise unprecedented opportunities to pose new challenges for designers marketers. This paper explores the characteristics gen...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a visual-tactile examination and a laser fluorescence device for detecting residual dentinal caries after carious dentin removal with bur excavation, hand excavation and chemomechanical excavation (Carisolv()]. METHODS Thirty extracted coronal caries primary second molars were used. The caries infected dentin has been removed...

This study was designed to explore a new method for the assessment of dental crowding from study models, which would be both valid and reproducible. This was then tested against two previously reported strategies. A single examiner compared the following methods: visual examination, brass wire/callipers, and a reflex microscope with its customized computer program. Sixty study models (30 maxill...

objective: the aim of the present study was to compare the performance of laser fluorescence (lf) method with other conventional diagnostic techniques in detection of small occlusal caries in permanent teeth. materials and methods: prior to this in vitro diagnostic study, a pilot study assessed intra- examiner reliability and reproducibility. the occlusal surfaces of 90 extracted human premolar...

The neuro-ophthalmologic examination provides an enormous amount of information about the 40% of fibers that provide afferent and efferent limbs of the visual, pupillary, and ocular motor pathways. A few tools and the correct testing approach will maximize the value of this examination. This chapter provides step-by-step examination methods and points out some of the common errors that are made.

The density–area relationship has received considerable attention recently. A limitation of empirical examinations of the density–area relationship is that they have been conducted over short time spans, focusing on within-generation mechanisms such as dispersal and ignoring potential between-generation effects. I used simulation modeling to investigate the effects of both withinand between-gen...

BACKGROUND Cardiac examination is an essential aspect of the physical examination. Previous studies have shown poor diagnostic accuracy, but most used audio recordings, precluding correlation with visible observations. The training spectrum from medical students (MSs) to faculty has not been tested, to our knowledge. METHODS A validated 50-question, computer-based test was used to assess 4 as...

In the spring of 2003, the Public Health Advocacy Institute, whose mission is to explore law in common cause with public health, held its first annual conference on " Legal Approaches to the Obesity Epidemic. " The goal of this groundbreaking conference was to initiate a national examination of a crucial policy question: How can the law play a role in counteracting the public health threat pres...