Denise R. Bonanni, RN; Geraldine Devers, RN; Kathleen Dezzi, RN; Christine Duerr, MS, RN; Madeline Durkin, RN; Judith Hernan, MSN, RN; and Carol Joyce, RN, NHA AbstrAct This study was conducted to determine whether a dedicated restorative nursing program fostered improvement in residents’ functional status and quality of life. Restorative nursing assistants were selected, provided with special ...

introduction: biocompatibility is a desirable feature for root-end filling materials. in this study we aimed to compare a new material called cold ceramic (cc) with intermediate restorative material (irm) and mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) using methyl-tetrazolium bromide (mtt) assay. materials and methods: the materials were tested in fresh and set states: (n=108). the cytotoxicity was compa...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the follow-up pattern of special needs patients (SNP) treated under general anaesthesia (GA) and the failure rates of different treatment procedures and restorative materials. STUDY DESIGN The treatment records of the patients who received dental treatment under GA during 2005 to 2009 were reviewed. The duration of follow-up periods, the outc...

Dental professionals have long been guided by mathematical principles when interpreting aesthetic and tooth proportions for their patients. While many acknowledge that such principles are merely launch points for a smile design or reconstructive procedure, their existence appears to indicate practitioners' desire for predictable, objective, and reproducible means of achieving success in aesthet...

Wear of restorative materials has been characterized in vitro using single-pass sliding.'4 Wear patterns and surface structures of composite restorations in vivo have been reported by Kusy and Leinfelder5 and by O'Brien and Yee.6 However, there have been few reports on the correlation between in vitro and in vivo wear. One reason could be that the in vivo wear characteristics result from gradua...

This paper explores the central role played by schools in introducing students to a positive experience of justice and community. Issues in the current educational context that impact on the introduction of restorative practices into schools are discussed. A pilot project to assess the value of the process of Community Conferencing into schools within the State of Victoria, Australia is placed ...

We have developed a new direct construction method for core build-up starting with the hypothesis that an improvement in pullout strength and a decrease in the number of voids in the restorative material will become possible by filling a hollow fiber reinforced post with the restorative material from the bottom of the root canal. For the pullout test, the hollow post was fixed to the head of a ...

As many jurisdictions move towards more retributive measures as a means to address public discontent with crime, a parallel movement has developed in regard to restorative justice. This article presents three restorative initiatives currently in use in Canada. Each initiative addresses offender behavior and community engagement at a different point in the justice continuum. The use of Sentencin...

Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. Practices and programs reflecting restorative purposes will respond to crime by 1) identifying and taking steps to repair harm, 2) involving all stakeholders, and 3) transforming the traditional relationship between communities and government in responding to crime. The goal of restorative...

OBJECTIVE We describe herein the results of 2 laparoscopic operations to treat patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). METHODS Two female FAP patients, aged 32 and 29 years old, were treated with restorative proctocolectomy and total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis (hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery), respectively. RESULTS The operative time was 360 minutes for the restor...