This second article in a three-part series on the use of artificial gingiva in fixed partial restorations focuses on diagnosis and treatment planning. Often, traditional treatment of complicated situations can result in a definitive restoration that is less than esthetic. With appropriate planning that incorporates thorough clinical examinations, three-dimensional imaging, diagnostic wax-ups, a...

There exist many case reports and studies on the antipsychotic augmentation by aripirazole in partial responders to clozapine, the most seem to be finding a slight difference in the PANSS and CGI scores after the aripirazole addition. The results of our report are compatible with those of other studies but, we have found a considerable antianxiety action in both of the cases. The 5HT1A agonism ...

D eep learning methods are used on spectroscopic data to predict drug content in tablets from near infrared (NIR) spectra. Using convolutional neural networks (CNNs), features are extracted from the spectroscopic data. Extended multiplicative scatter correction (EMSC) and a novel spectral data augmentation method are benchmarked as preprocessing steps. The learned models perform better or on pa...

1 Osamu Ito, MD, PhD Tomoyuki Yano, MD, PhD Department of Plastic Surgery Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Minako Ito, MD, PhD Medical Check Center Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Takayuki Shirai, MD Hiroki Miyashita, MD Noriko Uemura, MD Department of Plastic Surgery Tokyo Medical and Dental University Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Take...

UNLABELLED A modified design for ovate pontics is proposed to achieve the esthetic, functional, and hygienic requirements for fixed partial dentures. This design should aid the clinician in preparing the edentulous area, thus resulting in less discomfort for the patient because little to no ridge augmentation is required. The same emergence profile can be developed as with the classic ovate pon...