Description of the culture of childbirth and parenting classes in Cyprus: An ethnographic approach.

Introduction: Childbirth and parenting classes are very important because they potentially help couples to make the right decisions during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, which has a direct effect on the health of the mother and neonate. However, in Cyprus, the culture of childbirth and parenting classes has not been previously explored.

Methods: An ethnographic study design was adopted, specifically non-participant observation was undertaken of 19 classes.

Color changes of autopolymerized silicone or acrylic soft denture reliners: the effect of accelerated aging.

The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the effect of accelerated aging on the color stability of six autopolymerized silicone and acrylic soft reliners. Ten specimens for each material were fabricated. Initial color was measured with a tri-stimulus colorimeter.

Flexural and bond strengths of relined denture polymers assessed by four-point bending tests and Weibull analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to (1) investigate the flexural strengths of three denture resins i.e. heat, photopolymerised and microwaved and how it was affected by relining with auto- and visible light-polymerised hard reliners, (2) investigate the bond strengths between denture resins and hard reliners and (3) interpret the results of both tests by utilising Weibull analysis.

Efficacy of denture adhesives in maxillary dentures using gnathodynamometry: a comparative study.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of four commercially available denture adhesives on the incisal and premolar dislodgement forces of maxillary complete dentures by using an electronic and disposable gnathodynamometer and compare the measured incisal forces for differences. This study was conducted with 12 complete maxillary denture wearers. Four commercially available denture adhesives Super Corega(®), Corega Ultra(®), Super Corega Powder(®) and Fittydent Cationic(®) were investigated.

The effect of accelerated ageing on colour stability of visible light-cured (VLC) chairside denture liners.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the colour stability of seven visible light-cured (VLC) hard and soft denture liners by an in vitro accelerated ageing test and compare them with two autopolymerised hard and soft liners.

Materials And Methods: Ten specimens of each material were fabricated. The initial colour was measured with a tri-stimulus colorimeter.

Partial edentulism and removable partial denture design in a dental school population: a survey in Greece.

Objectives: To investigate the pattern of partial edentulism and the most frequent designs of cobalt-chromium removable partial dentures (RPDs), constructed at the Dental School of Athens, Greece.

Methods And Materials: Five hundred and fifty-three patients, between 42 and 81 years old, mostly males, treated by undergraduate dental students, were included. The survey was based on visual evaluation of master casts and work authorisation to dental technicians.

The effect of disinfecting solutions on bending properties and weight changes of Co-Cr and Ti-6Al-7Nb alloys for dentures.

We aimed to evaluate the effect of a denture cleanser and NaOCl 5.25% solution on the modulus of elasticity, the ultimate stress, and the weight changes of Co-Cr and Ti-6Al-7Nb alloys. To evaluate the modulus of elasticity and ultimate stress, 24 Co-Cr and 24 Ti-6Al-7Nb castings were fabricated, immersed in Corega Extradent, NaOCl 5.

Screening of edentulous patients in a dental school population using the prosthodontic diagnostic index.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to classify a number of completely or partially edentulous patients who attended undergraduate clinics at the Dental School of Athens using the prosthodontic diagnostic index (PDI) to identify the complexity of the cases treated by the students.

Background: There is a scarcity of studies, concerning prosthodontic patients and screening them according to a classification system such as the PDI.

Material And Methods: The survey was conducted on 181 patients who attended the clinics for treatment.

Evaluation of shear bond strength of microwaveable acrylic resins in denture repair: a comparative study.

Objective: Acrylic denture base fracture is a common mode of failure. Heat-cured, auto-polymerized, visible light-cured, and microwaveable acrylic resins have been used as repair materials. The aim of this study was to evaluate the shear bond strength of two microwaveable resins (Acron MC and Justi) and one auto-polymerizing acrylic resin (ProBase Cold) as denture repair materials as opposed to a heat-cured one using the non-flasking procedure after thermocycling and photoaging.