introduction: corticotomy-facilitated orthodontics provides a means for rapidly moving teeth purportedly with little damaging effects to the periodontium and with greatly reduced treatment time. the aim of this study was to enhance the orthodontic tooth movement by reducing the cortical bone layer (resistant to bone re-sorption relative to spongious bone) following erbium, chromium doped yttriu...

o bjectives: one major drawback of orthodontic treatment is its long duration due to slow tooth movement and the pain at the onset of treatment following application of forces. there is controversy regarding the efficacy of laser for decreasing the treatment time and pain of orthodontic treatment. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of low level diode laser on the rate of or...

The management of the individual with a trans-tibial amputation has been strongly influence by the increasing use of the ICEROSS socket system over recent years. Despite this growth in clinical experience, there has been very little research into its place in current prosthetic practice, and prescribing activity is largely determined by personal experience. In order to formulate the current con...

A device using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology was developed to continuously monitor sock use in people who use prosthetic limbs. RFID tags were placed on prosthetic socks worn by subjects with transtibial limb loss, and a high-frequency RFID reader and antenna were placed in a portable unit mounted to the outside of the prosthetic socket. Bench testing showed the device to hav...

To better understand the role of natural dynamics in motor control, we have constructed a mathematical model of crawling mechanics in larval Drosophila. The model accounts for key anatomical features such as a segmentally patterned, viscoelastic outer body wall (cuticle); a non-segmented inner cavity (haemocoel) filled with incompressible fluid that enables visceral pistoning; and claw-like pro...

statins are used as cholesterol-lowering drugs by many patients and have been recently shown to affect bone metabolism. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of atorvastatinon on orthodontic tooth movement (otm) in rats.thirty-six adult male sprague-dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups of 12 samples each. group a, served as control with no medication while groups b an...

background: parkinson's disease as a progressive disorder of the nervous system leads to the disability of postural control system. objectives: in the present study the effects of pilates exercises on functional balance in patients with parkinson's was investigated. materials and methods: this control trial included 30 patients with idiopathic parkinson's disease who were selecte...