Clinical case of treatment of subacute endocarditis in a patient after occluder closing of the patent foramen ovale by G.I. Kovtun, S.O. Sheludko, D.O. Loskutov, H.Yu. Melnyk

“…After removal of the occluder and excision of the mitral valve cusps, implantation of a mechanical mitral valve prosthesis was performed. At the site of the removed occluder, the atrial septal defect was repaired with an autologous pericardial patch. …”
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Vertical marginal gap evaluation of PEEK and Zirconia crowns using extra-oral scanner and CAD/CAM systems (An Invitro study). by Raz Ali Aula, Jawad Mohammed Mikaeel

“… Background and objective: Selecting a material with lower marginal gap is the key factor for a successful dental prosthesis. With less marginal gap of the crown the aggregation of bacterial plaque at the gingival margins, that result in periodontal diseases and secondary caries could be limited. …”
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Effect of addition of silver nanoparticles on flexural and impact strength of heat cure acrylic resin by Ranj A. Omer, Fahd S. Ikram

“…     Background and objectives: Heat cure denture base material is the most commonly used ma-terial for fabrication of removable prosthesis since its introduction in 1937. The unresolved problem of frequent fracture is one of the main drawbacks when used in denture construction. …”
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Walking Gait Phase Detection Based on Acceleration Signals Using Voting-Weighted Integrated Neural Network by Lei Yan, Tao Zhen, Jian-Lei Kong, Lian-Ming Wang, Xiao-Lei Zhou

“…Human gait phase recognition is a significant technology for rehabilitation training robot, human disease diagnosis, artificial prosthesis, and so on. The efficient design of the recognition method for gait information is the key issue in the current gait phase division and eigenvalues extraction research. …”
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Long-Term Outcome of Autotransplantation of a Complete Root Formed a Mandibular Third Molar by Hiroyuki Kimura, Yusuke Hamada, Taro Eida, Tsuyoshi Kumano, Kazutoshi Okamura, Makoto Yokota

“…Endodontic treatment was completed 3 months post autotransplantation; the final prosthesis was placed 6 months postoperatively. The patient has shown excellent oral hygiene care and high compliance with the regular maintenance recall program. …”
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Biomechanical Stress and Strain Analysis of Mandibular Human Region from Computed Tomography to Custom Implant Development by Rafael Ferreira Gregolin, Cecília Amelia de Carvalho Zavaglia, Ruís Camargo Tokimatsu, João A. Pereira

“…This paper discusses the creation of a biomodel of the skull-mandibular region of a patient from CT for study and evaluation of efforts in the area of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) aiming at the design and development of a TMJ custom prosthesis. The evaluation of efforts in the TMJ region due to the forces of mastication was made using the finite element method and the results were corroborated by comparison with mandibular models studied in similar works.…”
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Rotationplasty with Vascular Reconstruction for Prosthetic Knee Joint Infection by Masahide Fujiki, Shimpei Miyamoto, Fumihiko Nakatani, Akira Kawai, Minoru Sakuraba

“…The mean interval between prosthetic joint replacement and rotationplasty was 10.4 years and the mean interval between the diagnosis of prosthesis infection and rotationplasty was 7.9 years. …”
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Various Techniques to Increase Keratinized Tissue for Implant Supported Overdentures: Retrospective Case Series by Ahmed Elkhaweldi, Carmen Rincon Soler, Rodrigo Cayarga, Takanori Suzuki, Zev Kaufman

“…Patients were treated for lack of keratinized tissue prior to implant placement, during the second stage surgery, and after delivery of the final prosthesis. Results. All 8 patients in this study were wearing a complete maxillary and/or mandibular denture for at least a year before the time of the surgery. …”
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Multidisciplinary Approach in the Management of a Complex Case: Implant-Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Periodontal Smoking Patient with Partial Edentulism, Malocclusion, and Aesthe... by Alessandro Lanza, Fabrizio Di Francesco, Gennaro De Marco, Fabio Scognamiglio, Valeria Aruta, Angelo Itro

“…How to rehabilitate with fixed prosthesis on natural teeth and dental implants a smoker patient who presents with active periodontitis, multiple edentulous areas, dental malocclusion, and severe aesthetic problems was also described.…”
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Osteolysis of the Greater Trochanter Caused by a Foreign Body Granuloma Associated with the Ethibond® Suture after Total Hip Arthroplasty by Keiji Kamo, Hiroaki Kijima, Koichiro Okuyama, Nobutoshi Seki, Shin Yamada, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

“…After setting of the total hip prosthesis, the gluteus medius muscle and vastus lateralis muscle were reattached to the greater trochanter through two bone tunnels using number 5 Ethibond EXCEL sutures. …”
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Verrucous Carcinoma of the Foot with Bone Invasion: A Case Report by C. Pempinello, A. Bova, R. Pempinello, R. Luise, G. Iannaci

“…Therefore, the patient underwent an amputation below knee, and there were no postoperative complications; the patient was able to walk with the aid of a prosthesis with no signs of recurrence. The lesion follows a chronic course evolving from a discrete focal lesion to a large fungating deeply penetrating mass often compromised by local infection. …”
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Perspectives for Titanium-Derived Fillers Usage on Denture Base Composite Construction: A Review Article by Nidal W. Elshereksi, Mariyam J. Ghazali, Andanastuti Muchtar, Che H. Azhari

“…However, PMMA is still far from being ideal in fulfilling the mechanical requirements of prosthesis. PMMA-based denture base polymers exhibit low fracture resistance and radiopacity behavior. …”
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Educational intervention program for oral health in elderly people by Teresita de Jesús Barrio Pedraza, Nora Sexto Delgado, Esther Victoria Barrio Pedraza, Alicia Maria Quiñones Betancourt

“…<strong>Results:</strong> 44 elderly people were studied with a prevalence of incorrect brushing, incorrect oral hygiene and inappropriate use of dental floss. 97, 7% had incorrect knowledge about use and maintenance of the prosthesis and 100% developed abilities for oral self-examination. …”
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Hybrid Percutaneous Brachiofemoral Shunt and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Javad Salimi, Sayed Alimohammad Sadat, Mohammad Javad Yavari Barhaghtalab, Hormat Rahimzadeh

“…We successfully treated a 56-year-old man, a case of kidney transplantation with AAA, using a temporary hybrid percutaneous brachiofemoral shunt using vascular prosthesis with a long 7-French (Fr) catheter sheath introducer (CSI) in the aortic arch via the right brachial artery and 8 Fr CSI in the right femoral artery that were connected together with a 7 Fr guiding catheter, before aortic cross-clamping and repair of AAA using a Dacron tube graft. …”
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Strategies for Gait Retraining in a Collegiate Runner with Transfemoral Amputation: A Case Report by Jillian Santer, Stephanie MacDonald, Katherine Rizzone, Shawn Biehler, Tanya Beiswenger

“…Running gait analysis revealed circumduction with the prosthesis for limb advancement and increased vaulting with push off on the sound (uninvolved) limb. …”
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Spinal ischemia: the rehabilitation potential. А clinical case by Svetlana I. Tolstaya, Vladimir V. Belopasov, Evgeny V. Chechukhin

“…CLINICAL CASE DESCRIPTION: The presented clinical observation provides a description of the iatrogenic complication that has developed in a patient aged 52 years after discectomy and installation of the disc prosthesis due to the development of disco-radicular and spinal conflict, resulting due to the С5/С6 dorsomedial intervertebral hernia, the clinical manifestations of which, besides pain, included weakness in the left upper limb, causally related to the focus of intramedullary ischemia at the unilateral side. …”
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The effect of different fabrication techniques on porosity of cobalt-chromium cast removable partial denture farm works. by Fryad Mustafa Rasheed, Rizgar Mohammed Ameen Hasan

“…After finishing and polishing of the prosthesis, the porosity test was performed for each group and then compared to each other. …”
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Comparative evaluation of conventional and socket-shield techniques on maxillary esthetics following immediate implant placement in fresh extraction sockets: A randomized controlle... by Farhan Durrani, Aishwarya Pandey, Shweta Ahlawat, Ekta Kumari, S. U. Gokila Vani, Sakshi Agarwal, P. G. Naveen Kumar

“…Implant survival, crestal bone levels, and pink esthetic scores (PES) were evaluated at 8 months (temporary prosthesis), 12 months, and 36 months (final crowns). …”
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Aortic allografts in treatment of aortic valve and ascending aorta prosthetic endocarditis by S.V. Spiridonov

“…Analysis of long-term results included all cases of deaths, prosthesis-related complications and recurrence of endocarditis. …”
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Fabrication of Closed Hollow Bulb Obturator Using Thermoplastic Resin Material by Bidhan Shrestha, E. Richard Hughes, Raj Kumar Singh, Pramita Suwal, Prakash Kumar Parajuli, Pragya Shrestha, Arati Sharma, Galav Adhikari

“…The thickness of hollow bulb can be controlled and light weight closed hollow bulb prosthesis can be fabricated. It also minimizes the disadvantages of closed hollow bulb obturator such as water leakage, bacterial infection, and discoloration.…”
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