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Interceptive orthodontic treatment need among children attending dental clinics in the Tygerberg sub-district
(2013)
Background In the Western-Cape province, orthodontic treatment provided to government patients is limited to tertiary hospitals such as the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre (TOHC). This results in growing waiting lists which ...
The reliability and validity of the facial anthropological device
(2010)
It is generally agreed that the most troublesome procedure during the fabrication of
complete dentures is the measurement of the Vertical Dimension at rest.
The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity ...
Complete denture occlusion: intra and inter observer analysis
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy, intra- and inter-observer
reliability of identifying occlusal markings made by articulating paper on complete
dentures intra-orally. Methods: A series of ...
An in-vitro comparative micro-computed tomographic evaluation of three obturation systems
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Gaps or voids between walls of root canal and obturation material may lead to re-infection of
the obturated root canal. Therefore, adaptation of the obturation material to dentine walls is
essential for the success of root ...
An in-vitro study of the physical properties of core build-up materials
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the physical properties of two core
build-up materials (ParaCore and CoreXflow) and compare this to conventional composite
material (Filtek Supreme Plus and SDR Flow) ...
A comparative study between thermoplastic and conventional removable partial denture designs
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Three dental laboratories in the Cape Town Metropole that were known to fabricate “flexible” or NMCDs for dental practices were identified and were invited to participate in the study. Their participation consisted of ...