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Developments in denture teeth to prevent softening by food solvents.
(2007-08)The effect of various food-simulating solvents on the hardness of denture teeth after varying storage times, using a Martens hardness test was determined. Martens hardness (HM) was assessed at baseline and during storage ... -
Hardness measured with traditional Vickers and Martens hardness methods.
(2007-09)OBJECTIVE: To determine the differences, if any, between hardness measured with traditional Vickers and Martens hardness test methods on denture teeth under 2, 10 and 50 N loads. METHOD: Hardness of acrylic resin (VIV), ... -
Lipid rafts in T cell signalling and disease
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Effect of sterilization by gamma radiation on nano-mechanical properties of teeth
(2008)Objectives: Extracted teeth used in dental research need to be considered infective and hence be sterilized without the materials' properties being altered. This study examined the effect of gamma radiation on the ... -
Dental Age Revisited
(Cambridge University Press, 2008-02-07)Tooth formation spans childhood, with hard tissue formation beginning during the first trimester in utero, continuing during infancy up to adulthood, and ends with maturation of the root apices of the third permanent molars. ... -
Tuberculous orbital apex syndromes.
(2008-11)AIMS: To describe the clinical and radiological features of orbital apex syndromes caused by presumed tuberculosis (TB). METHODS: A review of the discharge summaries of all patients seen in the Medical Eye Unit (MEU), St ... -
Defects in CTLA-4 are associated with abnormal regulatory T cell function in rheumatoid arthritis
(National Academy of Sciences, 2008-12-09)The ultimate goal for the treatment of autoimmunity is to restore immunological tolerance. Regulatory T cells (Treg) play a central role in immune tolerance, and Treg functional abnormalities have been identified in different ...
