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O método de manipulação do AH Plus Jet afeta suas propriedades físico-químicas e mecânicas?
Get PDFThe aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of auto mix and manual mixing on the physicochemical and mechanical properties of AH Plus Jet sealer (Dentsply/DeTrey). Evaluated properties included radiopacity, initial and final setting times, flow, and solubility, following the specifications outlined in ISO 6876/2012 and ADA No. 57/2000. pH levels were measured at intervals of 3, 24, 72, and 168 hours. Push-out bond strength testing was performed using a universal testing machine (Instron, Canton, MA, USA), and failure modes were analyzed with stereomicroscopy (Stemi 508; ZEISS). One-way analysis of variance and Tukey tests, unpaired Student\'s t-tests, or Mann-Whitney tests were used with a significance level of 5%. Regarding radiopacity, the auto mix method presented a radiopacity value of 12.11 mmAl, while manual mixing showed 12.55 mmAl (P>0.05). For initial and final setting times, auto mix showed 901 minutes and 1779 minutes, respectively, while manual mixing recorded values of 631 minutes and 1504 minutes (P0.05). Finally, manual mixing showed a higher bond strength value (14.52 MPa) compared to auto mix (9.81 MPa) (P0,05). Para os tempos de presa inicial e final, o auto mix mostrou 901 minutos e 1779 minutos, respectivamente, enquanto a mistura manual registrou valores de 631 minutos e 1504 minutos (P0,05). Por fim, a mistura manual apresentou um valor de resistência de adesão mais alto (14,52 MPa) do que o auto mix (9,81 MPa) (P<0,05). O modo de falha mista foi o resultado mais frequente para ambos os métodos. O método de mistura empregado para o cimento AH Plus Jet influencia significativamente tanto as propriedades físico-químicas quanto as mecânicas do material. A mistura manual demonstrou melhores propriedades em comparação com o auto mix
Influence of ultrasonic agitation of the sealer on the intratubular antimicrobial activity and on the filling quality of isthmuses in mesial roots of mandibular molars
No full textAvaliou-se presença de espaços vazios, presença de fendas na interface cimento/dentina, o perímetro de penetração do cimento obturador nos canais e nos istmos.e a ação antimicrobiana intra-dentinária do cimento endodôntico (AH Plus) quando submetido ou não a agitação ultrassônica no momento da obturação. Para a avaliação do preenchimento de istmos foram utilizadas 30 raízes mesiais de primeiros molares inferiores, as quais foram divididas em 2 grupos (n=15). A instrumentação foi realizada com o sistema reciprocante Reciproc (R25) e finalizado com instrumento rotatório Mtwo (35.04). Em seguida, o cimento AH Plus foi espatulado com Rodamina B e foi inserido nos canais com espiral de Lentulo no35; o cimento do grupo 1 foi submetido a agitação ultrassônica enquanto o do grupo 2 não foi agitado, sendo que todos os canais foram obturados por meio da técnica do cone único e armazenados em estufa a 37oC durante 7 dias. As raízes foram seccionadas transversalmente a 2, 4 e 6 mm do ápice radicular para análise em esteromicroscópio e microscopia confocal a laser. Para a avaliação da ação antimicrobiana foram utilizados 30 incisivos de bovinos, os quais foram seccionados em cilindros de 6 mm de espessura. Os canais tiveram seu diâmetro padronizado com uma lima tipo K no 80 e então contaminados com Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212) por 4 dias. Após esse período os espécimes foram divididas em 3 grupos (n=30). No grupo 1 o cimento foi agitado com o ultrassom e obturados com a técnica de cone único; no grupo 2 o cimento não foi agitado e o grupo 3 foi o grupo controle. As raízes foram seccionadas longitudinalmente no sentido vestíbulopalatino e coradas com corante LIVE/DEAD para avaliar a viabilidade bacteriana em microscopia confocal a laser. Para análise da agitação ultrassônica do cimento obturador no preenchimento de canais e istmos, foi utilizado o teste não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney (p <0.05) e para a análise da ação antimicrobiana intradentinária, foi utilizado o teste não paramétrico Kruskal-Waliis e o Teste Dunn (p <0.05). Os resultados indicaram que a agitação ultrassônica do cimento AH Plus favoreceu o preenchimento de istmos e a penetração intratubular. A agitação ultrassônica do cimento AH Plus reduziu significantemente a viabilidade bacteriana. Conclui-se que a agitação ultrassônica do cimento AH Plus favoreceu maior penetração intratubular, menor presença de fendas, menos espaços vazios e maior ação antimicrobiana.In this study it was assessed the presence voids, gaps in the sealer/dentin interface, the intratubular sealer penetration in canals and isthmuses and intratubular antimicrobial effect of the AH Plus sealer when ultrasonic activation was performed during obturation. 30 mesial roots of mandibular first molars were selected and divided into 2 groups (n=15). Root canal instrumentation was performed with the reciprocating system Reciproc (R25) and finished with the Mtwo (35.04) rotary instrument. Then the AH Plus sealer was mixed with Rhodamine B and was inserted into the root canals with a Lentulo spiral #35. In group 1 the ultrasonic activation of the sealer was performed while in group 2 was not activated. Then, the root canal filling was performed using the single cone technique. After 7 days of storage the roots were sectioned at 2, 4 and 6 mm from the apex and analyzed in the stereomicroscope and by confocal laser scanner microscopy. To the antimicrobial test 30 bovine incisors cut into cylinders with 6 mm in thickness were used. The root canals diameter was standardized with a K file # 80 and then contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212) for 4 days. After this period the samples were divided into 3 groups (n = 30). In group 1 the ultrasonic activation of the sealer was perfomed and filled with single cone technique; in group 2 the sealer was not ultrasonic activated and in group 3 the canals were not obturated (control group). The roots were sectioned in the buccal-palatal direction and stained with LIVE / DEAD stain to assess the bacterial viability by confocal laser microscopy. For analysis of ultrasonic activation of the sealer on the filling quality of the canals and isthmuses, a non-parametric Mann-Whitney test (p <0.05) was used. For the analysis of the intradentin antimicrobial action, a Kruskal-Waliis nonparametric and Dunn\'s test was used (p <0.05). The results showed that the ultrasonic agitation of the AH Plus sealer favored the isthmus filling and the intratubular penetration. Also, the ultrasonic activation of AH Plus sealer reduced bacterial viability. It was concluded that the ultrasonic agitation of the sealer favored higher intratubular penetration, lower presence of gaps and voids and higher antimicrobial activity
Comparação das propriedades mecânicas de instrumentos mecanizados de níquel-titânio fabricados com diferentes tratamentos térmicos
No full textThe aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties of engine-driven Nickel-Titanium instruments manufactured by different thermal treatments. In the first part of this study, 60 reciprocating instruments were used (n=20): Reciproc R25 (REC 25.08), Unicone L25 (UNC 25.06) e Prodesign R 25 (PDR 25.06). The cyclic flexural fatigue resistance was performed measuring the time to failure in an artificial stainless steel canal with a 60º angle and a 5 mm radius of curvature (n=10). The torsional test was performed according to ISO 3630-1, measuring the torque and angle of rotation at failure in the 3 mm from the tip portion (n=10). Additionally, the fractured surface of each instrument was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to assess the topographic features of the fractured surface. Data were analyzed using one was analysis of variance ANOVA and Tukey test, the level of significance was set at 5%. The results of the cyclic flexural fatigue showed that PDR 25.06 presented significantly higher values than the other groups (P0.05). The PDR 25.06 and UNC 25.06 showed higher angular rotation until fracture than REC 25.08 (P0.05). In relation the angular rotation, the PDR 25.06 showed higher angular rotation values than RB 25.08 and WOG 25.07 (P0.05). Todos os instrumentos apresentaram característica topográficas típicas de fadiga cíclica flexural e torcional. Na segunda parte deste estudo avaliou-se a fadiga cíclica flexural e torcional dos instrumentos reciprocantes Reciproc Blue R25 (RB 25.08), WaveOne Gold Primary (WOG 25.07) e Prodesign R 25 (PDR 25.06) (n=20). O teste de fadiga cíclica flexural foi realizado com dispositivo descrito anteriormente, utilizando curvaturas de 60º e 5 mm de raio (n=10). O teste de torção foi realizado de acordo com a norma ISO 3630-1 (n=10). Todos os fragmentos dos instrumentos fraturados foram examinados em microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) para avaliar as características topográficas da superfície da área da fratura. A análise-estatística foi realizada utilizando o teste de análise de variância com um fator (ANOVA) e teste de Tukey, o nível de significância foi de 5%. Os resultados de fadiga cíclica flexural demonstraram que o PDR 25.06 apresentou a maior resistência a fadiga cíclica flexural do que dos outros grupos (P0.05). Em relação ao ângulo de rotação, o PDR 25.06 apresentou maiores valores quando comparados com RB 25.08 e WOG 25.07. O RB 25.08 apresentou diferença significante quando comparado com WOG 25.07. Todos os instrumentos apresentaram características topográficas típicas de fadiga cíclica flexural e torcional. Na terceira parte deste estudo avaliou-se a resistência torcional de instrumentos empregados para patência do canal radicular, de acordo com a norma ISO 3630-1. Foram utilizados 56 instrumentos rotatórios (n=8): Logic 25.01 (LOG 25.01), Logic CM 25.01 (LOG CM 25.01), Proglider 16.02 (PGD 16.02), Hyflex GPF 15.01, 15.02, 20.02 (HGPF) e Mtwo 10.04. Os fragmentos dos instrumentos fraturados foram examinados em microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) para avaliar as características topográficas da superfície da área da fratura. A análise-estatística foi realizada utilizando o teste de análise de variância com um fator ANOVA e teste de Tukey, o nível de significância foi de 5%. Os resultados demonstraram que o LOG 25.01 apresentou significantemente maior resistência torcional do que os demais grupos (P<0.05). O grupo da PGD 16.02 apresentou diferença significante quando comparado com HGPF 15.01 e 15.02 (P<0.05). O LOG CM 25.01 apresentou maior resistência torcional do que o grupo do HGPF 15.01 e 15.02 (P<0.05). Não houve diferença significante entre os intrumentos Mtwo 10.04 e HGPF 15.01, 15.02 e 20.02. Com relação ao ângulo de rotação, o LOG CM 25.01 e HGPF 15.01 apresentaram os maiores valores (P<0.05). O PGD 16.02 apresentou o menor valor de todos os grupos (P<0.05) seguido pelo Mtwo 10.04. O LOG 25.01 apresentou maiores ângulos de rotação do que o PGD 16.02 e Mtwo 10.04 (P<0.05). Todos os instrumentos apresentaram característica topográficas típicas de fadiga torcional. As características da secção transversal, tipo de núcleo, taper e o tratamento térmico possuem forte influência sobre as propriedades mecânicas dos instrumentos de NiTi. No entanto, o tratamento térmico é um dos fatores primordiais para maior flexibilidade dos instrumentos. O instrumento PDR 25.06 apresentou maior resistência à fadiga cíclica flexural e maior ângulo de rotação no teste de torção do que todos os outros instrumentos reciprocantes avaliados. No entanto, menor resistência torcional. Os intrumentos LOG 25.01 apresentaram maior resistência torcional e o LOG CM 25.01 maiores ângulos de rotação
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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