The purpose of this work was to evaluate the clinical performance of a number of types of field (i.e., portable) dental equipment used under actual military deployment conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe dental care needs of the elderly are increasing as their population grows. For some of the elderly (eg, the nonambulatory, homebound, institutionalized), accessing dental care is a problem because they are unable to visit a traditional dental clinic. In the past, dental care has been taken to the homebound or institutionalized elderly by dentists using portable dental equipment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study evaluated and compared the contributions to dentin adhesive bonding of three N-phenylglycine analogues with electron-withdrawing substituents on the aromatic ring. These electron-deficient "N-compounds" included: N-(4-chlorophenyl)-glycine (NCPG), N-methyl-N-(4-chlorophenyl)-glycine (NMNCPG), and N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-glycine (NDCPG). An experimental three-step dentin-bonding protocol that consisted of sequential application of acidic ferric oxalate solution, an N-compound in acetone, and a surface-active comonomer in acetone was used.
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