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Objective To observe the clinical effects of new ventral moxibustion box in treating primary dysmenorrhea of the type of congealing cold blood stasis. Methods 158 patients of primary dysmenorrhea of the type of congealing cold blood stasis were randomized into new ventral moxibustion box treatment group(56 patients),traditional moxibustion box treatment group(52patients)and control group (50patients). The control group was treated by conventional treatment, and the other two groups were treated by new ventral moxibustion box and traditional moxibustion box. The therapeutic effects were compared after treatment. Results After treatment,the cure rate of new ventral moxibustion box treatment group was 35.71%, the cure rate of traditional moxibustion box treatment group are 34.61%,both were better than18.00%of the control group with statistical significance(χ2=4.17, 3.62, P<0.05). The total effective rate of new ventral moxibustion box treatment group was 92.86%, the total effective rate of traditional moxibustion box treatment group was 90.38%,both were better than 70.00%of the control group with statistical significance(χ2=9.38, 6.72, P<0.01). The safety rate of new ventral moxibustion box treatment group was better than the control group(χ2=5.91, P<0.05). Conclusion The new ventral moxibustion box can not only improve the curative effect of primary dysmenorrhea of the type of congealing cold blood stasis,but also can improve the safety rate in treating primary dysmenorrhea.
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BACKGROUND: The use of resin-based composites is increasing in clinical practice. The success and longevity of composite-resin restorations highly depends on adequate polymerization and small polymerization shrinkage, which are closely related with light-curing modes.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of two different light-curing methods on marginal adaptation and microhardness of packable posterior composite restorations. METHODS: Specimens were made from these moulds with 3 types of packable resin-based composites: Ecusphere-Carat, 3M Filtek P60 and Tetric Ceram HB, and 2 curing modes: standard and soft-start curing mode with halogen light. The marginal adaptation was evaluated by measuring the width of margin gap between the mold and specimens with scanning electron microscope. Vickers microhardness was tested on the top and bottom surfaces of the specimens.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: For Filtek P60 and Tetric Ceram HB, soft-start curing mode showed lower values of the widths of marginal gap than that of standard mode (t=5.78, P < 0.05; t=5.64, P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference with Ecusphere-Carat (t=1.62, P > 0.05). The top surface demonstrated higher microhardness values than the bottom surface in all experimental conditions (P < 0.05). The soft-start curing mode showed lower values of top surface hardness for the three resins than that of standard mode (P < 0.05). But no significant differences were found on the bottom surface hardness of the three resins between these two curing modes (P > 0.05). Compared with routine light-cured mode, the soft-start curing mode can reduce the polymerization shrinkage and surface hardness of packable resin-based composites.
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BACKGROUND: Soft-start is a newly photoactivation mode, which has certain effect on composite resin. However, previous study mainly concentrated on the conventional resin-based composites, the reports regarding soft-start on packable resin-based composites is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: It is assumed that soft-start photoactivation had effect on packable resin-based composites, in addition, to investigate its effect on the hardness of packable resin-based composites. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A double factors design. The experiment was performed at the Department of Stomatology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University and Chemical Mine Metal Material Test Laboratory, Guangdong Inspection and Quarantine Technology Center in October 2007. MATERIALS: Three packable resin-based composites were Ecusphere-Carat (EC, DMG Company, Germany), Filtek P60 (P60, 3M EPSE Company, USA), Tetric Ceram HB (HB, Ivoclar Vivadent Company, Liechtenstein) and a conventional composite FiltekZ250 (Z250, 3M EPSE Company, USA). The color of composites was A3. METHODS: Three packable resin-based composites and a conventional composite were filling in a cylindrical container (7 mm diameter, 4 mm depth), to obtain 80 samples, and then were divided into different groups according to the composite and photoactivation mode (n=10). In the soft-start photoactivation, samples were irradiated by 300 mW/cm~2 for 10 s, and then 600 mW/cm~2 for 30 s. Standard photoactivation was irradiated with 600 mW/cm~2 for 40 s.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The microhardness of the top and bottom of the specimens was determined by Vickers microhardness tester. RESULTS: Three packable composites had higher hardness values than conventional composite. Though soft-start photoactivation could decrease the hardness of packable composites, the difference had no significant difference to standard mode (P > 0.05). There was significant difference on the top hardness and on the bottom hardness of conventional composite between two photoactivation modes (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The soft-start mode and resin-based composites should be selected carefully according to different filing areas.