Surgical Management of Impacted Teeth Using Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography

The surgical removal of impacted, supernumerary, or ectopic teeth is a routine procedure to the dental surgeon. Because any and all surgical interventions involve anatomic considerations that predispose the patient to a high risk of incidents or complications, it is absolutely necessary to precisely determine the location of the enclosed teeth, to better plan the procedure. Even though the conventional radiographic techniques are commonly used to detect the presence of such teeth, they can present deficiencies. In those situations, additional examinations can be requested. In this article, we are reporting the case of a 12-year-old patient, whose third superior molars appeared in a very atypical position. We chose to request a computed tomography and three-dimensional manipulation of the obtained images. This article, as its main goal, highlighted the importance of computed tomography and of three-dimensional reconstructions as a tool to precisely determine the location of enclosed teeth, thus allowing for a better planning of the surgery and a safer surgical intervention.

A simple solution for the flavor question

We consider a simple way of solving the flavor question by embedding the three-family standard model in a semisimple gauge group extending minimally the weak isospin factor. Quantum chiral anomalies between families of fermions cancel with a matching of the number of families and the number of color degrees of freedom. Our demonstration shows how the theory leads to determination of families structure when the standard model is the input at low energies. The new physics is limited to start below a few TeVs within the reach of the next generation colliders.

Dimensional effects on the momentum distribution of bosonic trimer states

The momentum distribution is a powerful probe of strongly interacting systems that are expected to display universal behavior. This is contained in the contact parameters which relate few- and many-body properties. Here we consider a Bose gas in two dimensions and explicitly show that the two-body contact parameter is universal and then demonstrate that the momentum distribution at next-to-leading order has a logarithmic dependence on momentum which is vastly different from the three-dimensional case. Based on this, we propose a scheme for measuring the effective dimensionality of a quantum many-body system by exploiting the functional form of the momentum distribution. © 2013 American Physical Society.

Mass-imbalanced three-body systems in two dimensions

We consider three-body systems in two dimensions with zero-range interactions for general masses and interaction strengths. The momentum-space Schrödinger equation is solved numerically and in the Born-Oppenheimer (BO) approximation. The BO expression is derived using separable potentials and yields a concise adiabatic potential between the two heavy particles. The BO potential is Coulomb-like and exponentially decreasing at small and large distances, respectively. While we find similar qualitative features to previous studies, we find important quantitative differences. Our results demonstrate that mass-imbalanced systems that are accessible in the field of ultracold atomic gases can have a rich three-body bound state spectrum in two-dimensional geometries. Small light-heavy mass ratios increase the number of bound states. For 87Rb-87Rb-6Li and 133Cs- 133Cs-6Li we find respectively three and four bound states. © 2013 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Single-particle momentum distributions of Efimov states in mixed-species systems

We solve the three-body bound-state problem in three dimensions for mass imbalanced systems of two identical bosons and a third particle in the universal limit where the interactions are assumed to be of zero range. The system displays the Efimov effect and we use the momentum-space wave equation to derive formulas for the scaling factor of the Efimov spectrum for any mass ratio assuming either that two or three of the two-body subsystems have a bound state at zero energy. We consider the single-particle momentum distribution analytically and numerically and analyze the tail of the momentum distribution to obtain the three-body contact parameter. Our findings demonstrate that the functional form of the three-body contact term depends on the mass ratio, and we obtain an analytic expression for this behavior. To exemplify our results, we consider mixtures of lithium with either two caesium or rubidium atoms which are systems of current experimental interest. © 2013 American Physical Society.

Caracterização de um grupo formativo numa experiência educacional inclusiva: a escola CID em Porto Alegre/RS

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Utilização de plasmas em pressão atmosférica para modificação de polímeros biocompatíveis

Pós-graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais - FC

Confecção de discos de desbaste a partir de AI2O3 e pó de vidro

Este trabalho descreve o desenvolvimento de discos abrasivos e de corte confeccionados com Al²O³ e pó de vidro reciclado para aplicação em ferramenta de corte. Os discos são utilizados para micromizar termoplásticos pós-consumo rígidos e levá-los a diversos tipos de processamento, como por exemplo, a rotomoldagem. Este disco abrasivo utiliza pó de vidro como um aditivo ligante e fundente, e pó de poli(tereftalato de etileno) pós-consumo como plastificante, facilitando um melhor preenchimento do molde. As proporções de pó de vidro reciclado foram analisadas a partir de estudos anteriores com outros minerais, como o diopsídio e o feldspato, já que os estudos com o pó de vidro reciclado substituindo os minerais naturais são recentes. O desenvolvimento dos discos acontece em duas etapas. A primeira é de homogeneização dos componentes com os percentuais calculados. Posteriormente é prensado e levado a mufla até uma temperatura de 900 ^oC para obter a percolação da resina e a consequente degradação do poli (tereftalato de etileno), pré-sinterização e amolecimento dos silicatos . Após a obtenção destes compostos verdes acontece a segunda e última etapa, que consiste na sinterização dos corpos de prova para a diminuição da porosidade e consequente aumento da resistência mecânica, seguida de acabamento superficial e testes de corte.

Contact parameters in two dimensions for general three-body systems

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Implante coclear: um estudo da escrita na escola

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Mass-Imbalanced Three-Body Systems in 2D: Bound States and the Analytical Approach to the Adiabatic Potential

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Universality of Three-Body Systems in 2D: Parametrization of the Bound States Energies

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Weakly bound states of two- and three-boson systems in the crossover from two to three dimensions

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Uma nova forma de narrar a história: a renovação do romance histórico em Luiz Ruffato

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