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Degree of conversion of two lingual retainer adhesives cured with different light sources

, 2005
The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion (DC) of two lingual retainer adhesives, Transbond Lingual Retainer (TLR) and Light Cure Retainer (LCR), cured with a fast halogen light, a plasma arc light and a light-emitting diode (LED) at

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Supporting Aged Care Worker Wellbeing: A Qualitative Document Analysis of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aged care work is physically and emotionally demanding. Workers can feel disempowered, vulnerable and at increased risk of experiencing work‐related stress. This in turn can result in sub‐optimal care and staff shortages. This study aimed to investigate what provisions exist within Australia's strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards to ...
Sharon Stoddart, Kate Churruca, Maree Saba, Janet C Long, Peter D. Hibbert, Amy Nguyen, Viviana Wuthrich, Bronwyn Newman, Leonard C. Gray, Hilda Bø Lyng, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise A Ellis   +11 more
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Debonding forces and failure modes of customized three-dimensional printed nano-ceramic hybrid resin fixed lingual retainers

Journal of Orthodontic Science
BACKGROUND: Retention preserves the optimal esthetic and functional positions of teeth following the termination of active orthodontic treatment. Conventional stainless-steel multistrand fixed retainers have limitations and drawbacks, mainly related to ...
Noor S. Alnuaimy, Akram F. Alhuwaizi
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A Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Mandibular Lingual Retainer Survival

, 2011
Bonded retainers are considered reliable, independent of patient co-operation, and highly efficient. However, most studies regarding the survival of retainers are retrospective.
T. Taner, Aksu, Müge, Taner, Tulin, M. Aksu   +3 more
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Shadow Infrastructures of Labour: A Case Study of Generative AI Use in Victorian Child Protection Practice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT are rapidly entering workplaces, yet their use in frontline human services remains largely undocumented and weakly regulated. Drawing on an investigation into a child protection worker's informal use of ChatGPT, this article provides insight into how GenAI is already shaping ...
Joel Robert McGregor, Linus Tan, Caleb Lloyd, Abigail Sheed   +3 more
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General Practice Utilisation for Adults With Neurological Disability Who Are National Disability Insurance Scheme Participants in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Most adults with neurological disability rely on general practitioners for managing and preventing health complications. This study analysed patterns of general practice service utilisation among National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants with neurological disability and compared these with people who are not NDIS participants ...
Stacey Oliver, Robin A. Ramme, Avinash Kondiboyina, Karina Gardner, Adam McLeod, Stephen Weeding, Christopher Pearce, Jacinta Douglas, Di Winkler   +8 more
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Accusecure—A Simplified Bonding Technique for Lingual Bonded Retainer

Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society
The Accusecure Technique is a simplified wax indexing method developed to enhance the precision and efficiency of bonding lingual retainers. By creating a negative imprint of the lingual tooth surfaces using a thin wax sheet, the technique enables ...
Suresh Kangane, Siddhant Jadhav, Pravinkumar Maroore, Yatishkumar Joshi, Shilpa Kendre   +4 more
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Orthodontic retention protocol among Kurdistan Region of Iraq orthodontists

Erbil Dental Journal, 2020
Background and Objectives: Retention is important stage of orthodontic treatment that preserves teeth in new positions. To make occlusion stable after orthodontic treatment, retention protocol is recommended. There is great variation among orthodontists
Mahmoud Kanan Mohsin, Zana Qadir Omer, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin   +2 more
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Analysis of the effects of water retainer and soil moisture on soil and plant parameters

, 2022
Water Retainer is an organic soil conditioner used to treat the root zone of plants with the sole purpose of retaining usable soil moisture. Water retainer substantially increases the soil's potential to sequester water, enhancing soil health and, by ...
Uchuno, Maureen Chizoba
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Translation and Cross‐Cultural Adaptation of the Chronic Rhinosinusitis Control Test for Global Use

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The Chronic Rhinosinusitis Control Test (CRCT) is a patient‐reported outcome measure (PROM) written in English that is psychometrically validated to measure chronic rhinosinusitis control. Because the availability of translated PROMs is a driver of data equity—collection of data that is fair and generally representative—our ...
Hye K. Pae, Detong Xia, Hanzhong Sun, Yudi Chen, Kwangoh Yi, Minjeong Song, Eriko Sato, Ali R. Abasi, Jody Ballah, Anna Babarczy, Raymond Bertram, Agnieszka Biernacka, Mable Chan, Teresa Civera, Irina Dubinina, Doğu Erdener, María Isabel Maldonado García, Ali Garib, Tuomo Häikiö, Fuk‐chuen HO, Li‐Yu Hung, R. Malatesha Joshi, Oksana Kanerva, Kiranpreet Kaur Baath, Björn Köhnlein, Dalibor Kučera, Paula Luegi, Yustinus Calvin Gai Mali, Sivan Medina, Stefan Milosavljević, Amna Mirza, Mohamed Y. Mwamzandi, Fatemeh Nami, Anabella‐Gloria Niculescu‐Gorpin, Portia Padilla, Georgia Panayiotou, Manuel Perea, Luciano Perondi, Hiển Phạm, Rasmus Puggaard‐Rode, Anurag Rimzhim, Sreeparna Sarkar, David L. Share, Gláucia V. Silva, Antônio R. M. Simões, Charlotte Stormbom, Titima Suthiwan, Katsuo Tamaoka, Mila Tasseva‐Kurktchieva, Paweł Urbanik, An Van, Katie M. Phillips, Ahmad R. Sedaghat   +52 more
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