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Ultrasonographic Measurement Of Periodontal Attachment Levels, John Edward Lynch
Ultrasonographic Measurement Of Periodontal Attachment Levels, John Edward Lynch
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Periodontal disease is one of the two major causes of tooth loss today, and has been associated with several systemic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Unfortunately, the most widely used diagnostic tool for assessment of periodontal diseases, measurement of periodontal attachment loss with a manual probe, may overestimate attachment loss by as much as 2mm in untreated sites, while underestimating attachment loss by an even greater margin following treatment. Manual probing is also invasive, which causes patient discomfort.;This work describes the development and testing of an ultrasonographic periodontal probe designed to replace manual probing. …
Virtual Path Bandwidth Distribution And Capacity Allocation With Bandwidth Sharing, Karen Marie Anewalt
Virtual Path Bandwidth Distribution And Capacity Allocation With Bandwidth Sharing, Karen Marie Anewalt
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Broadband high-speed networks, such as B-ISDN, are expected to play a dominant role in the future of networking due to their capability to service a variety of traffic types with very different bandwidth requirements such as video, voice and data. to increase network efficiency in B-ISDN and other such connection oriented networks, the concept of a virtual path (VP) has been proposed and studied in the literature. A VP is a permanent or semi-permanent reservation of capacity between two nodes. Using VPs can potentially reduce call setup delays, simplify hardware, provide quality of service performance guarantees, and reduce disruption in …