Various materials have been used since ancient times to help immobilise fractures. In this review, we discuss the history and developments of these materials as well as plaster of Paris. There has been a recent trend away from non-operative management of fractures, and skills in the use of plaster of Paris are declining. For the successful treatment of patients, it is important to appreciate ho...

The residual concentration and efficacy of Abate 5CG (impregnated in celatom granules) and plaster pellets impregnated with either Abate 4E or technical temephos were compared against late 3rd-instar Aedes aegypti larvae. Both plaster pellet formulations resulted in 100% larval mortality during the 6-wk test, compared with 2 wk for a similar level of mortality for the celatom formulation. The m...

INTRODUCTION There is a paucity of data regarding the risk of deep vein thrombosis during hip plaster cast immobilisation. The purpose of this article was to review the available evidence regarding the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) during hip plaster cast immobilisation. METHODS AND MATERIALS All papers describing hip plaster cast immobilisation published in the Englis...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the reliability of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) obtained image over plaster model for the assessment of mixed dentition analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty CBCT-derived images and thirty plaster models were derived from the dental archives, and Moyer's and Tanaka-Johnston analyses were performed. The data obtained were interpr...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the validity of the use of digital models to assess tooth size, arch length, irregularity index, arch width and crowding versus measurements generated on hand-held plaster models with digital callipers in patients with and without malocclusion. Studies comparing linear and angular measurements obtained on digital and standard plaster models were identified b...

A Portland cement plaster wall system has many positive features, but one of the physical properties that it does not possess is flexural strength. It is because of the inability of the Portland cement plaster membrane to bend or flex that glass fiber strands were used in Portland cementbased plaster. There are various types of synthetic fibers on the market that will provide flexural strength ...

The purpose of this prospective study was to compare three different ways of conservative management of isolated fractures of the ulnar shaft: immediate mobilisation, below-elbow plaster cast and above-elbow plaster cast immobilisation. Over a 24-month period, 102 minimally displaced isolated fractures of the distal two-thirds of the ulnar shaft were treated on an outpatient basis. Thirty-two f...

OBJECTIVES The accuracy and reliability of plaster models and digital models acquired with two different surface laser scanners were tested by means of three methods: measurement with calipers, digital measurement with proper software and superimposition of the digital models. METHODS Thirty plaster models with permanent dentition that met the inclusion criteria were selected and scanned with...