The use of alternative medicine (AM) in Australia dates back to its earliest times, with the indigenous medicine of the aboriginal peoples and the folk medicine of the early English settlers. AM has until recently existed quite separately from Western biomedicine (WB) and there has been little integration of the two systems. Now, referred to as complementary medicine (CM), there has been a movement over the last 20 years to include CM in WB mainstream practices. Varying degrees of success have been reported but for the discipline of oncology. Medical oncology (MO) in Australia is demanding CM provide high levels of evidence for any inclusion in cancer protocols. There are just now the beginnings of this integration, particularly as CM is now being taught in the public university system to a PhD level as well as the public demand for their medical doctors to communicate with their CM practitioners. MO specialists are now open to a dialogue with their CM counterparts.
Australia ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medical Oncology ; Neoplasms ; therapy

PURPOSE: . The study objective was to evaluate the influence of the type of resin cement on the flexural strength and load to fracture of two chairside CADCAM materials after aging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: . A polymer-infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) and a nanoceramic resin (RNC) were used to produce the specimens. Two types of dual-cure resin cements, a self-adhesive and a universal, were investigated. Bilayer specimens were produced (n = 10) and aged for 6 months in a humid environment before the biaxial flexural strength test (σ f ).Bonded specimens were subjected to a mechanical aging protocol (50 N, 2 Hz, 37°C water, 500,000 cycles) before the compressive load test (L f ). σ f and L f data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA and Tukey tests (α = .05). Chi-square test was used to analyze the relationship between failure mode and experimental group (α = .05). RESULTS: . The type of resin cement and the interaction between factors had no effect on the σ f and L f of the specimens, while the type of restorative material was significant. RNC had higher σ f and L f than PICN. There was a significant association among the type of cracks identified for specimens tested in L f and the restorative material. CONCLUSION . The type of resin cement had no effect on the flexural strength and load to fracture of the two investigated CAD-CAM chairside materials after aging. [J Adv Prosthodont 2023;15:136-44]