Background. Digital dentistry continues to evolve, offering improved accuracy, efficiency, and patient experience across various prosthodontic procedures. Many previous reviews have focused on digital applications in prosthodontics. But the use of a...
The accuracy of implant placement with a fully guided digital template can be influenced by many factors, such as arch difference, alveolar bone density, timing of implant placement and open flap. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the facto...
While complete-arch digital-implant-scanning protocols have been described, their clinical outcomes when using polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a provisional material remain insufficiently substantiated. This clinical study aims to integrate digital...
Digital tomosynthesis (DTS) is a new imaging technique derived from radiography, and its usefulness has been gradually reported in the field of orthopedic diagnosis in recent years. A fully hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated stem, which is used for total hip...
This paper presents a novel digital background calibration technique for timing mismatches in time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters (TIADCs). We reconstruct and eliminate the timing mismatch based on the theory of timing-mismatch-induced spur...
This paper describes the design methodology and calibration technique for a low-power digital pulse width modulation demodulator to enhance its robustness against the process, voltage, and temperature variations in different process corners, in addit...
Dentists have made prostheses using traditional methods, which are inconvenient and time-consuming. It includes functional impression taking, plaster model production, wax rim production, intermaxillary relationship and occlusal plane setting, artifi...
The accuracy of static guided implant surgery (sGIS) using conventional planning workflow has been extensively examined; however, more information is required to justify the application of fully digital planning protocol. The purpose of this study wa...
A digital workflow by means of intraoral scanners and computer tomography has been used in dental implantology, allowing clinicians to be potentially more accurate and precise. Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD-CAM) and 3D m...
Background/Objectives: Edentulism is a prevalent chronic condition among older adults, and conventional complete dentures remain the standard of care. However, their fabrication often involves multiple clinical sessions and operator-dependent steps t...
Quantum digital signatures (QDS) are able to verify the authenticity and integrity of a message in modern communication. However, the current QDS protocols are restricted by the fundamental rate-loss bound and the secure signature distance cannot be...
Current intraoral scanners (IOS) enable direct impression taking for computer-aided de-sign/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) posts and cores (P+C) with subsequent milling out of monolithic materials. The aim of this in vitro study was to system...
Mathematical models of the human heart are evolving to become a cornerstone of precision medicine and support clinical decision making by providing a powerful tool to understand the mechanisms underlying pathophysiological conditions. In this study,...
Objectives: CAD-CAM technology has enabled clinicians to provide accurate and predictable restorations. Chairside time has been reduced and patient’s comfort has been improved. A fully digital workflow can be now predictably adopted in implant...
Full-duplex (FD) communication in many-antenna base stations (BSs) is hampered by self-interference (SI). This is because a FD node’s transmitting signal generates significant interference to its own receiver. Recent works have shown that it is...
In recent years, digital computing in memory (CIM) has been an efficient and high-performance solution in artificial intelligence (AI) edge inference. Nevertheless, digital CIM based on non-volatile memory (NVM) is less discussed for the sophisticate...
31 March 2022
Digital prosthetic workflows may significantly increase the efficiency and predictability of the immediate rehabilitation of implant-supported fixed complete dentures. Advanced digital prosthetic workflows require exact and detailed virtual planning...
Background: Scientific information about the effects of implant therapy following a precise workflow and patient and operators’ preferences should be considered to choose which implant treatment protocol to use, and to achieve patient’s s...
6 October 2022
The management of postoperative bleeding is mandatory in patients receiving anticoagulants. In this case report, we introduce a fully digital workflow for surgical splint fabrication to prevent postoperative bleeding in patients receiving anticoagula...
Objective: Tooth morphology education is a critical component of dental curricula, providing a foundational understanding of the intricate structural anatomy of teeth. This study evaluates the learning outcomes in relation to tooth morphology of two...
12 September 2022
This study assessed the clinical variables influencing the success of three-unit implant-supported fixed dental prostheses (ISFDPs) fabricated using either fully digital or conventional workflows. The clinical trial evaluated 10 patients requiring th...
10 January 2023
Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has spread in orthodontics, in particular within cephalometric analysis, where computerized digital software is able to provide linear-angular measurements upon manual landmark identification. A step forward is...
The accurate reconstruction of craniofacial defects requires the precise segmentation and mirroring of healthy anatomy. Conventional workflows rely on manual interaction, making them time-consuming and subject to operator variability. This study deve...
Background: This prospective clinical study aimed to investigate a possible deviation between the digitally planned implant position and the position achieved using dynamic navigation. The aim of the study was to establish clinical effectiveness and...
Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has had a significant impact on public health and the global economy. Several diagnostic tools are available for the detection of infectious diseases, with reverse...
Low-invasive and battery-less implantable medical devices (IMDs) have been increasingly emerging in recent years. The developed solutions in the literature often concentrate on the Bidirectional Data-Link for long-term monitoring devices. Indeed, the...
In kidney transplantations, the evaluation of the vascular structures and stromal areas is crucial for determining kidney acceptance, which is currently based on the pathologist’s visual evaluation. In this context, an accurate assessment of th...
In this paper, a coupled-inductor-based interleaved Buck converter is presented. By employing a negatively coupled inductor, the proposed topology reduces magnetic component number and improves dynamic response. Operating in boundary conduction mode...
This paper presents a novel implementation of a digital-based Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA) which has been recently introduced in the technical literature as a fully digital alternative to the conventional differential pair to implemen...
Digital workflows have become integral in orthodontic diagnosis and therapy, reducing risk factors and chair time with one-visit protocols. This study assessed the transfer accuracy of fully digital planned insertion guides for orthodontic mini-impla...
In this work, we report on the design of a wide-band digital lock-in amplifier (DLIA) of up to 65 MHz and its application for electrical impedance measurements in microfluidic devices. The DLIA is comprised of several dedicated technologies. First, i...
The treatment of maxillofacial defects presents significant challenges due to the complexity of facial anatomy and the diversity of affected tissues. Traditional workflows are labor-intensive, costly, and limited in customization. Recent advancements...
This work presents a fully integrated hybrid inductive/capacitive converter maintaining high efficiency for a load range of 2 mA to 140 mA (70×) suitable for the dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) based loads. This high efficiency is achieved by using an...
Alveolar-ridge augmentation, anterior aesthetics, and digital technologies are probably the most popular topics in the dental-implant field. The aim of this report is to present a clinical case of severe atrophy of the anterior maxilla in a younger f...
Timing-mismatch errors among channels in time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters (TIADCs) greatly degrade the whole performance of the system. Therefore, techniques for calibrating timing mismatch are indispensable, and a new fully-digital cali...
Accurately obtaining the geological characteristic digital model of a coal seam and surrounding rock in front of a fully mechanized mining face is one of the key technologies for automatic and continuous coal mining operation to realize an intelligen...
To update the available literature on the accuracy of conventional and digital full-arch impressions using the latest hardware and software, participants of different age groups and dental status were investigated. An established reference aid-based...
This paper introduces a fully differential asynchronous successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC) designed for biomedical signal processing. By extending the tracking time and utilizing fully differential inputs in the a...
In this paper, a zero-voltage and zero-current transition (ZVZCT) boost converter is presented with a small number of auxiliary components, such as a resonant capacitor, a resonant inductor and an auxiliary power switch, to produce a main power switc...
Tactile maps designed for individuals with blindness can greatly improve their mobility, safety and access to new locations. While 3D-printed maps have already been demonstrated to be a powerful tool for delivering spatial information, they might not...
Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of implementing a virtual treatment plan in orthognathic surgery. Methods: The study included 30 patients (11 males and 19 females with a mean age of 23.7 years) with a digi...
A three-dimensional (3D) image sensor based on Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) requires a time-to-digital converter (TDC) with a wide dynamic range and fine resolution for precise depth calculation. In this paper, we propose a novel high-perform...
Automatic building extraction from high-resolution remotely sensed data is a major area of interest for an extensive range of fields (e.g., urban planning, environmental risk management) but challenging due to urban morphology complexity. Among the d...
Digital pathology for the routine assessment of cases for primary diagnosis has been implemented by few laboratories worldwide. The Gravina Hospital in Caltagirone (Sicily, Italy), which collects cases from 7 different hospitals distributed in the Ca...
Fabric is an important part and parcel of our lives. In addition to fabric color and texture, fabric weave also determines the physical appearance and physical properties of the fabric. At times, it is necessary to determine the weave type of the fab...
A flipper is an interim removable partial denture used for immediate esthetic restoration and space maintenance for a limited period before definitive treatment. Traditional methods for fabricating flippers are labor-intensive and manual. With the ad...
Newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) faces challenges. Accurate and precise SMN1 and SMN2 copy number determination, confirmed by two orthogonal methods, are vital for SMA prognosticati...
A single-chip sensor system-on-a-chip (SoC) that implements radio for 2.4 GHz, complete digital baseband physical layer (PHY), 10-bit sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter and dedicated sensor calibration hardware for industrial sensing systems has...
Background: Lingual orthodontic systems have recently advanced with the introduction of fully customized CAD/CAM-based designs featuring self-ligating (SL) mechanisms. This study aimed to evaluate the three-dimensional accuracy of a customized SL lin...
This paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of an inductive complementary metal oxide semiconductor micro-electromechanical systems (CMOS-MEMS) accelerometer with on-chip digital output based on LC oscillators. While most MEMS a...
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