Results: 1938

Infiltração marginal microbiana em selamento coronário duplo

Introdução: O selamento coronário deve ser eficiente em impedir a penetração de saliva e seus contaminantes para o interior do sistema de canais radiculares. Objetivo: Avaliar o grau de infiltração microbiana em selamento duplo coronário utilizando Coltosol® associado ao MaxxionR® e ao Bioplic...

Rolandic epilepsy and dyslexia

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 72 (11), 2014
Objective Although benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is an idiopathic, age-related epilepsy syndrome with favorable outcome, recent studies have shown impairment in specific neuropsychological tests. The objective of this study was to analyze the comorbidity between dyslexia and BECTS. M...

Aloe vera as vehicle to mineral trioxide aggregate: study in bone repair

Aim: Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was associated to Aloe vera to verify the coadjutant action of that medicinal plant in the bone neoformation process in tibia of rats. Material and Method: 36 male rats (Rattus norvegicus) were used, divided into two groups of 18 rats each. Two circumferential bone d...

Impact of dental fluorosis on the quality of life of children and adolescents

Introduction: Dental fluorosis is a disturbance of high prevalence caused by the ingestion of fluoride ions present mainly in toothpaste. Preventive measures to avoid it are still controversial. Thus, knowing the impact that fluorosis can cause on the population's quality of life it is important for plan...

Effect of finishing and polishing on color stability of a nanofilled resin immersed in different media

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of finishing and polishing on color stability of a nanofilled composite resin (Filtek Z350 XT) according to different immersion media. Material and Method: Composite disks (10 mm diameter, 2 mm thickness) were prepared for each group (n = 6)...

Salivary and microbiological parameters of chronic periodontitis subjects with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study

Background: Several studies have investigated the differences in salivary parameters and microbial composition between diabetic and non-diabetic patients, however, specific differences are still not clear mainly due to the effects of confounder. Aim: The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate the...

Influence of water pH in oral changes caused by cadmium poisoning: an experimental study in rats

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effect of the pH of drinking water in the oral changes caused by cadmium poisoning. Material and method: Ninety male Wister rats were divided into the following six groups: A - 15 rats were given cadmium chloride solution (400 mg/L) in drinking water with a neut...

Weaning and associated factors in children from low-income communities

Introduction: The average duration of breastfeeding is still insufficient and differ widely taking in account the location and specific characteristic of local people involved in these studies. Aim: This research aimed at studying factors associated to weaning among South Brazilian children living in a l...

Statistical approaches for analyzing a continuous outcome in experimental studies

Int. j. morphol; 32 (1), 2014
In experimental studies the outcome variable is measured at initial time, usually called "baseline", and then in several times called "follow-up" measurement(s). The study question of interest in an experimental study is whether there is a significant difference effect between treatment and comparison gr...

The effect of impaired sleep on preterm labour

West Indian med. j; 63 (1), 2014
BACKGROUND: Sleep disturbance has become an important health problem for pregnant women. In fact, pregnancy-associated sleep disorder has been recognized as a distinct clinical entity. We aimed to study the relationship between sleep disturbance and preterm birth during pregnancy in a sample of Iranian w...