The ultimate effects of this new technology can only be imagined at present. The article summarises existing technologies under the catch-all term 3D printing and presents conditions and technical options for the various additive processes. In addition, its application in the dental technology field is introduced. The manufacture of milled/ subtractively created replacement teeth made its way i...

background: the quantity and quality of manpower, especially in health systems, are major factors affecting speed of service delivery, cost, and accuracy, or, in other words, the quality of service. objective: this study purposed to investigate the manpower required in various units of the laboratory at shiraz faghihi hospital. methods: this is a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical resea...

QDT 2013 Over the last decade, laboratory procedures have changed dramatically due to the introduction of computer-aided design/computerassisted manufacture (CAD/CAM) technology. This evo lu tion began with the use of zirconia as a base material for dental restorations. Recently, the use of CAD/CAM-fabricated full-contour zirconia (FCZ) crowns for posterior teeth has become a popular restoratio...

This report gives a brief introduction to the Virtual Simulation Teaching Centre of Fujian Medical University School of Stomatology (VSFMUSS), China. As one of the best dental simulation laboratories in China, the VSFMUSS aims to train dental students and clinicians to be professionals who are able to provide optimal oral health care by giving them the best virtual patient care experience possi...

tumours of odontogenic origin have been reported in various domestic animals. ameloblastic fibroodontomais a rare tumour derived from odontogenic epithelium and pulpal mesenchyme. plain andformalised sections from masses on the front of the cranial aspect of the jaw and the end of the tongue of acastrated beef cattle from an abattoir was submitted to mt pleasant laboratories, launceston, austra...

Since Oral Health policies in Brazil have been constructed according to circumstances and possibilities, they should be understood within a given context. The present analysis contextualizes several issues of the Brazilian Oral Health Policy, called "Smiling Brazil", and describes its present stage of development. Today it involves re-organizing basic oral health care by deploying Oral Health T...

Miwako Sakai1,2, Masafumi Kashiwahara3, Akiyoshi Kakita4 and Hiroyuki Nawa1* 1Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan 2Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 951-8510, Niigata, Japan 3Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd., Miyanoura, Kagoshima 981-1394, Japan 4Department...

The objective of this study is to evaluate techniques of impression for crowns and bridges sent to commercial laboratories from private practitioners. A number of 156 impressions for dental crown and bridges were examined. The most widely used impression technique is segmental dual arch with two different consistency condensation cured silicone impression material.

1 Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham B15 2TT, UK, 2 Immunobiology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratories, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, UK, 3 Centre for Molecular Medicine, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System, Frankfurt Univ...

The aim of this study was to compare differences in oral health behavior between dental students and dental technology/dental hygiene students in Jordan. One hundred and five dental students and seventy-eight dental technology/dental hygiene students were recruited into this study. All subjects were recruited from the students who were receiving training at the clinics and laboratories that bel...