We present a combination of two quick guides aimed at summarizing relevant information about the CompOSE nuclear equation of state repository. The first is aimed at nuclear physicists and describes how to provide standard equation of state tables. Th...
The widespread and popular use of TADs for orthodontic anchoring has become a daily routine in clinical orthodontic treatment. However, as there have been many accidents over the past decade, safety action is needed to help reduce these accidents. We...
Tubular light guides are applicable for daylighting of windowless areas in buildings. Despite their many positive indoor climate aspects they can also present some problems with heat losses and condensation. A computer CFD model focused on the evalua...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to present and describe a digital workflow integrating Digital Smile Design (DSD) with computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and additive manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of d...
This study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of 3D-printed surgical guides before and after sterilization in a steam sterilizer. A test-model incorporating three implant replicas was customized. A total of forty guides were printed from five pri...
Background/Objectives: Guided endodontic microsurgery is a novel approach designed to improve safety and precision compared with conventional freehand techniques. The present study aimed to evaluate the accuracy, stability, and operative time of trep...
Background and Objectives: Surgical guides might impede the flow of coolant to the implant drills during the preparation of the implant bed, potentially contributing to increased temperatures during bone drilling. The objective of this experimental s...
Surgical guides are integral tools in orthodontics, enhancing the precision and predictability of mini-implant placement. These guides facilitate accurate positioning, reduce risks to surrounding anatomical structures, and ensure proper angulation an...
Purpose: The aim of this in vitro study is to evaluate the accuracy of implant position using mucosal supported surgical guides, produced by a desktop 3D printer. Methods: Ninety implants (Bone Level Roxolid, 4.1 mm × 10 mm, Straumann, Villerat...
In a bandsaw machine, the blade guides provide additional stiffness and help to align the blade near the cutting region. Typically, these are either in the form of blocks made of carbide or ceramics or as sealed bearings. Abrasive particles, generate...
Background/Objectives: Guided implant surgery relies on the use of surgical templates to direct osteotomy drills, but guide design may influence irrigation efficiency, hence bone overheating, a critical factor in preventing thermal necrosis. This ex...
Process force determination in machine tools is an important topic for both optimization of manufacturing processes as well as predictive maintenance purposes. This work aims at providing a short overview of existing methods, motivating the integrati...
Background: Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. It is strongly associated with obesity and presents a barrier to effective weight management. This study examined clients’ and Guides’ experiences of a guided sel...
V-type roller linear guides can achieve extremely high motion accuracy through precision design and machining; however, theoretical research and methodologies in this field remain limited. This paper proposes a computational method for estimating the...
The tourism sector operates intensively in the ecological environment with tourist guides, who are accepted as the guiding recreation leader within the scope of outdoor activities. From this point of view, it is aimed to determine the ecotourism perc...
Dental implant placement is crucial in oral rehabilitation, requiring precision for successful outcomes. Digital technologies, including surgical guides, enhance predictability and efficiency in implant procedures. However, their impact on implant po...
In this review work, the passage of charged and neutral beams through dielectric capillary guides is described from a uniform point of view of beams channeling in capillaries. The motion of beams into the hollow channels formed by the inner walls of...
Background: The asymmetric distribution of optical photons near the edges of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) sensor modules introduces errors in the coordinate reconstruction of scintillation events when center-of-gravity (CoG) algorithms are util...
The development of polyamides has increased in recent years due to scientific research and the aim of the industry to find materials characterized by good frictional behavior at high temperatures, high loads and high speeds. The wide areas of applica...
Previous studies of elliptical neutron guides have shown that they transport neutrons with fewer reflections than traditional guides with a constant cross section, thus reducing neutron losses. True elliptical guides, however, are tedious to produce....
Background: The accuracy of surgical guides is a relevant factor in both surgical safety and prosthetic implications. The impact of widespread fabrication technologies (milling and 3D printing) was investigated. Methods: Surgical guides manufactured...
We describe a systematic approach for the design of long, ballistic cold, and thermal neutron guides for the European Spallation Source (ESS). The guides investigated in this work are 170 m long and are required to have a narrowing point with room fo...
The present study aims to compare the accuracy of metal sleeve-free 3D-printed computer-assisted implant surgical guides (MSF group) (n = 10) with metal sleeve-incorporated 3D-printed computer-assisted implant surgical guides (MSI group) (n = 10). Im...
Background: Digital planning and the use of a static surgical guide for implant placement provide predictability and safety for patients and practitioners. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the accuracy and fit of long and short...
27 February 2021
Edentulism and terminal dentition are still considered significant problems in the dental field, posing a great challenge for surgical and restorative solutions especially with immediate loading protocols. When the implant placement is planned immedi...
Fermented foods have been a well-established part of the human diet for thousands of years, without much of an appreciation for, or an understanding of, their underlying microbial functionality, until recently. The use of many organisms derived from...
This in-vitro study aimed to evaluate the influence of the printing orientation on parallelism, distance, and thickness between adjacent cylinders of 3D-printed surgical guides. CAD software was used to design a surgical guide with two adjacent paral...
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dimensional accuracy of surgical guides for static computer-aided implant placements processed using milling or 3D printing. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed on electro...
Mountain guides play an important role in the provision of nature-based tourism activities, such as mountaineering, in alpine environments around the world. However, these locales are uniquely sensitive to climate change, and despite extensive docume...
In times of uncertainty, new ideas, concepts and business solutions are born. The crisis caused by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a wide impact on the tourism sector, from small-scale to multinational companies. Based on an...
Tooth color is a determining factor in the fabrication of dental prostheses. The aim of the present study is to compare two measurement methods used in the field of dentistry: dental guides and spectrophotometry. A total of 2768 natural teeth were me...
The present study describes a digitally guided workflow for the Split Bone Block Technique (SBBT) using standardized cortical and particulate allogeneic grafts in combination with custom-designed, 3D-printed surgical guides. The aim was to illustrate...
Background: The use of digitalization allows clinicians to plan the position of dental implants in orthodontic patients treated with aligners in the beginning of their orthodontic treatment, instead of waiting until the end of orthodontic treatment,...
Following an oncological resection or trauma it may be necessary to reconstruct the normal anatomical and functional mandible structures to ensure the effective and complete social reintegration of patients. In most surgical procedures, reconstructio...
Developing children’s self-regulation skills in the school environment is essential for the development of self-directed learners. It is important to note that self-regulation can be developed in the classroom. Teachers play a crucial role in s...
10 December 2021
The purpose of this study was to find a way for modern tourists to enjoy increased well-being while being provided with high-quality information about cultural assets. In order for tourists to enjoy well-being, cultural tourism guides must provide qu...
Various three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies are commercially available on the market, but the influence of different technologies on the accuracy of implant-guided surgery is unclear. Thus, three printing technologies: Stereolithographic (SL...
Several studies have attempted to define the performance of most commercially available shade guides. The purpose of the present study was to compare the coverage errors of three commercial shade guides for a selected Greek population and to investig...
Objective: Frontal sinus surgery is still challenging for surgeons; the frontal osteotomy with the preparation of a frontal bone flap to access the sinus is usually hand-crafted by experienced surgeons. The objective of our study is to present a full...
The purpose of this paper was to describe and to evaluate the accuracy of a protocol that involves CAD/CAM-generated cutting guides and customized titanium plates for waferless orthognathic surgery. Twenty-one patients consecutively treated between J...
Existing research on the linear rolling guide has predominantly focused on performance under ideal conditions or isolated error types, while systematic studies concerning multi-error coupling mechanisms and their impact on internal contact parameters...
Although nutritional health knowledge serves as the basis for the daily food guides, limited epidemiologic studies were conducted to verify whether adherence to the daily food guides reduced the prevalence of diseases. This study aims to examine whet...
The oil and gas industry generates substantial amounts of polymeric waste each year, including sucker rod guides manufactured from premium thermoplastics such as Polyphenylene Sulphide (PPS), Polyacrylamide (PAA), Polyamide (PA), and Polyether ether...
Surgical robotic technology is characterized by its high accuracy, good stability, and repeatability. The accuracy of mandibular osteotomy is important in tumor resection, function reconstruction, and abnormality correction. This study is designed to...
3D printed surgical guides are used for prosthetically-driven oral implant placement. When manufacturing these guides, information regarding suitable printing techniques and materials as well as the necessity for additional, non-printed stock parts s...
This study evaluated post-processing protocols for 3D-printed implant surgical guides, aiming to determine the ideal timing after printing and post-curing durations that do not compromise residual monomer release and leachable components or mechanica...
Due to the complex anatomical shape of the pelvis, screw placement can be challenging in acetabular fracture surgery. This study aims to assess the accuracy of screw placement using patient-specific surgical drilling guides applied to pre-contoured c...
Several implant planning software programs are widely use in implant treatments, but there has been no evidence of how different software programs affect the accuracy of static surgical guides used for implant placement. Thus, in this in vitro study,...
Reducing building energy use, a linchpin of climate change mitigation, is a daunting challenge across the world. Gaining increasing attention, retro-commissioning (RCx) is a systematic process that can improve building energy performance. Using a tec...
The natural pollinator of the major species of commercially-grown vanilla, Vanilla planifolia, is unknown, and the crop requires hand pollination to achieve significant levels of fruit set; however, the traditional technique (using a toothpick) is co...
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