OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to evaluate the optimal method of enhancing the bond strength of a composite resin to the facial surface of the primary anterior stainless steel crowns using various surface treatments namely Nd: YAG laser surface treatment, sandblasting , alloy primer application and no surface treatment. STUDY DESIGN The study sample consisted of 60 primary anterio...

Mechanical surface preparation is a common technique for removing contaminants from metal layers. Unlike chemical preparation, it does not require special safety measures, including those disposal of by-products or toxic materials, thus making more accessible different industries. We investigated tribological testing as the experimental method to determine quality coating and influence initial ...

In this study, different coatings (gray epoxy primer, white varnish and red alkyd paint) of 7075 aluminum alloy are cleaned with a 500 W continuous-wave (CW) fiber laser. We analyzed the influence laser power density on temperature evolution target surface morphology. Under condition continuous irradiation for 1 s, experimental results indicated that suitable cleaning thresholds primer varnish,...

Background and Aim: Fractured metal-ceramic restorations may be repaired with composite in some cases to postpone the fabrication of a new restoration. Knowledge about the bond strength can help predict the success rate of this treatment modality. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of two types of mechanical surface treatment of metal along with the use of different adhesive systems...

This study evaluated the wear characteristics and bonding to silver-palladium-copper-gold (Ag-Pd-Cu-Au) alloy of an acrylic resin that was filled with pre-polymerized composite particles and initiated with tri-n-butylborane (TBB) derivative (Bondfill). Three methyl methacrylate (MMA)-based resins (Bondfill, Super-Bond, and Multi-Bond II) and a microfilled composite restorative material (Metafil...

We present a case study where we use automated formal analysis to reason about problem-frame concerns. The descriptions of the problem domains, machine and requirements are written in the Alloy language. We show that an evaluation of results and counterexamples provided by a model finder can reveal useful information that can help remove inconsistencies as well as composition errors.

This study evaluated the effect of chairside and laboratory types of surface conditioning methods on the adhesion of dual-cure resin cement with MDP functional monomer to zirconia ceramic after thermocycling. Disk-shaped (diameter: 10 mm, thickness: 2 mm) Y-TZP ceramics (Lava, 3M ESPE) were used (N=40) and finished with wet 1200-grit silicon carbide abrasive paper. Specimens were randomly divid...

Motivation „ Formal techniques not yet widely adopted by programmers. „ Commercial pressure to produce higher quality software is increasing. Motivation „ Formal techniques not yet widely adopted by programmers. „ Commercial pressure to produce higher quality software is increasing. „ Software developers favour so-called lightweight techniques that provide immediate returns and sit comfortably ...