Comparative effectiveness research (CER) : new methods, challenges, and health implications / Francesco Chiappelli, PhD, Dr. Endo. (H.C.), editor.

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COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH (CER) NEW METHODS, CHALLENGES AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS ; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH (CER) NEW METHODS, CHALLENGES AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; FOREWORD ; PROLOGUE ; Chapter 1 METHODS, FALLACIES AND IMPLICATIONS OF COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH (CER) FOR HEALTHCARE IN THE 21ST CENTURY; ABSTRACT ; PROLOGUE ; THE MOVEMENT OF TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE ; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRANSLATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS ; CONVERGENT HEALTHCARE

WHAT IS COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH (CER) -- AND WHAT IT IS NOTCER: A Hypothesis-Driven Research Process That Follows the Scientific Process ; CER Methodological Framework ; Hindrances Inherent to CER Reasoning for Clinical Decision-Making: Fallacies ; CER Is Related to, But Distinct from Comparative Effectiveness Analysis ; APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF CER; WHAT DOES THIS BOOK ACHIEVE? ; CONCLUSION ; Going Forward ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; DENTAL MATERIALS AND IMPLANTOLOGY ; Chapter 2 INNOVATIVE FILLERS FOR DENTAL RESIN ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION

DENTAL COMPOSITES AND FILLERS: GENERAL PRINCIPLES DENTAL COMPOSITES AND FILLERS: QUALITY STANDARDS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ; Enamel and Dentin Histology ; Elasticity, Plasticity and Hardness ; Hardness-Plasticity in Polymeric Resins ; THE BIOCOMPABILITY ISSUE: FOCUS ON ESTROGENICITY ; POLYMERIC RESINS ; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE STUDY OF CONVENTIONAL AND APA FILLER FOR DENTAL RESIN ; Preparation of APA Fillers ; Preparation of Resin Composite Samples ; AFM Investigation ; Software Analysis ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES

Chapter 3 PRIMARY STABILITY STUDY IN IMPLANTOLOGY: CORRELATION OF MICROMOVEMENTS TO BONE DENSITY AND PEAK INSERTION TORQUEABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE BIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL CONCEPT OF OSSEOINTEGRATION ; PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STABILITY ; STATE OF THE ART IN THE PRIMARY STABILITY CONCEPT ; DETECTIONS OF THE PRIMARY STABILITY ; Implants ; Bone Samples ; Insertion of a Plant ; Mechanical Measurements (Plaster Cast) ; RESULTS ; Micro-Movements and Torque ; Micro-Movements and Bone Density ; DISCUSSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 THE USE OF MINERAL TRIOXIDE AGGREGATE (MTA) IN ENDODONTICS

ABSTRACT ABBREVIATIONS ; INTRODUCTION ; MATERIAL PROPERTIES ; Time and Expansion ; Solubility ; Compressive Strength ; Extraction Resistance ; pH ; Particle Size ; Porosity ; Micro-Hardness ; Resistance to Fracturing ; Biological Properties ; CLINICAL APPLICATIONS ; Apicectomy ; Apexification ; Communication by Iatrogeny or Pathology ; MTA in Vital Pulp Therapy (Pulpotomy and Capping); Sealing Material ; FINAL DISCUSSION ; REFERENCES ; ENDODONTICS ; Chapter 5 ENDODONTIC NICKEL-TITANIUM INSTRUMENTS: A CER APPROACH ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; ROTATORY FILES IN ENDODONTICS

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