Department of Conservative Dentistry, Yonsei University School of Dentistry and Oral Science Research Center, Seoul, Korea Objectives: The internal adaptation of composite restorations with or without resin modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) was analyzed non-destructively using Microcomputed tomography (micro-CT). Materials and Methods: Thirty intact human teeth were used. The specimens were...

BACKGROUND For implant-supported hybrid prostheses, high mastication forces and reduced acrylic resin thickness over a metal substructure often cause failures arising from tooth or resin fractures. To assay fracture resistance of artificial teeth and resin in implant-supported hybrid prostheses in relation to the titanium structure and retention design supporting teeth. MATERIAL AND METHODS 4...

This paper focuses on the effect of high temperatures on an elastomeric component. There are two sources of temperature rise, a hot environment and internal heating due to mechanical loading such as occurs during cyclic loading. Internal mechanical heating can lead to a substantial temperatures occuring within the component. When the temperature of the material becomes sufficiently high, macrom...

Despite general agreement on the effects of knee valgus and internal tibial rotation on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading, compelling debate persists on the interrelationship between these rotations and how they contribute to the multi-planar ACL injury mechanism. This study investigates coupling between knee valgus and internal tibial rotation and their effects on ACL strain as a quanti...

The internal-switching induced simultaneous switching noise (SSN) is studied in the paper. Unlike ground bounce caused by driving off-chip loading, both power-rail and ground-rail wire/pin impedances are important in evaluating internal SSN, and the double negative feedback mechanism should be accounted for. Based on the lumped-model analysis and taking into account the parasitic effects and ve...

Since extraneous torque is the key factor to affect the accuracy of electro-hydraulic servo loading system, the forming mechanism of extraneous torque was discussed in this work. And then several design methods of loading system controller based on modern control theory were introduced, such as internal model control, Cerebella model articulation control and adaptive backstepping control.

OBJECTIVES Malrotation of the femoral component can result in post-operative complications in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), including patellar maltracking. Therefore, we used computational simulation to investigate the influence of femoral malrotation on contact stresses on the polyethylene (PE) insert and on the patellar button as well as on the forces on the collateral ligaments. MATERIALS...