Migraine headache and other risk factors associated with glaucoma among the adult population living in Armenia: a case-control study.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the association between migraine headache and glaucoma among the adult population living in Armenia.

Methods: This case-control study recruited 145 cases with glaucoma and 250 controls without glaucoma and other ocular disorders except refractive error from Optomed Canada Diagnostic Eye Center in Armenia. A structured questionnaire contained questions on socio-demographics, family history of glaucoma and stroke, ocular health, smoking, migraine, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Dental Material Selection for the Additive Manufacturing of Removable Complete Dentures (RCD).

This research addresses the development of a formalized approach to dental material selection (DMS) in manufacturing removable complete dentures (RDC). Three types of commercially available polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) grades, processed by an identical Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printer, were compared. In this way, a combination of mechanical, tribological, technological, microbiological, and economic factors was assessed.

Microbial Adhesion to Dental Polymers for Conventional, Computer-Aided Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing: A Comparative In Vitro Study.

Modern structural materials are represented by a variety of polymer materials used for dental patients' rehabilitation. They differ not only in physico-chemical properties, but also in microbiological properties, which is one of the reasons why these materials are chosen. The study focused on the microbial adhesion of clinical isolates of normal (5 types), periodontopathogenic (2 types), and fungal (2 types) microbiotas to various materials based on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) intended for traditional (cold-cured and hot-cured polymers), computer-aided subtractive and additive manufacturing.

[Features and significance of adhesion of bacteria and fungi of the oral cavity as the initial stage of the formation of a microbial biofilm on dental polymer materials].

Objective: Characteristics of the adhesion of yeast fungi and oral bacteria of various types to samples of polymeric materials for fixed structures of dental prostheses, obtained using various technologies: adjective digital 3D printing and traditional methods.

Material And Methods: Conducted model experiments on the adhesion of bacterial (including the main periodontopic-pathogenic species - ) and fungal pathogens () to standard samples of polymer materials NextDent C & B Micro Filled Hybrid («NextDent», Netherlands), Detax Freeprint temp UV («Detax», Germany), obtained by digital additive 3D printing technology, and Luxatemp Automix Plus («DMG», Germany) and Acrytemp («Zhermack», Italy) - by the traditional method as a control. Removal of adhering microbes from the material was carried out using an ultrasound machine (exposure time 10 minutes, power 60 kHz).

MONITORING OF CHANGES IN PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DENTAL POLYMER MATERIALS USED IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF DENTAL PROSTHESES.

The use of additive technologies in dentistry is a promising trend; however, the physical and mechanical properties of the materials intended for the fabrication of long-term fixed restorations remain understudied. The aim of this research is to determine the feasibility of the use of long-term fixed provisional restorations made of polymer materials, fabricated using 3D printing. The conformance of the physical and mechanical properties of NextDent C&B Micro Filled Hybrid (ND) and Detax Freeprint temp UV (DX) materials to ISO 1567:1999 standard, stability of their physical and mechanical properties under the conditions of accelerated aging, as well as their resistance to the oral cavity environment were studied.