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Cisto ósseo simples: relato de caso

Cistos ósseos simples são lesões benignas, raras, que acometem o tecido ósseo. Podem ser considerados como pseudocistos devido à falta de revestimento epitelial e geralmente estão associados a traumas anteriores, que provocam a formação de hematoma intraosseo. A lesão acomete, principalmente, in...

Bone healing after biodegradable mini-plate fixation

Acta cir. bras; 31 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To compare bone healing in mandibular vertical body osteotomies (MVBO) after fixation with a resorbable 2.0mm-profile fixation system in the first and third postoperative months in rabbits. METHODS: Twenty hemimandibles of ten rabbits were divided into two groups according to duration...

Effects of excess maternal thyroxin on the bones of rat offspring from birth to the post-weaning period

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate, in rat offspring, bone changes induced by excess maternal thyroxin during pregnancy and lactation, and to assess the reversibility of these changes after weaning. Material and methods Twenty Wistar rats were distributed in two groups, hyperthyroid and control, that wer...

The use of biomarkers in clinical osteoporosis

Summary Osteoporosis is a disease of ascending character in the world population; in this context, bone biomarkers are being increasingly studied in order to aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of these patients. The main objective of this study was a literature review of articles whose main theme was th...

Heterotopic mesenteric ossification in a child: Case report

Iatreia; 29 (1), 2016
The term heterotopic ossification refers to bone formation in normally non-ossifying tissue. It represents a benign, localized, self-limiting and well-circumscribed lesion, and the phenomenon is rather unusual in the immediate vicinity of bones. Likewise, it is very rare in soft tissues such as the gastr...

Condylar hyperplasia, diagnosis and clinical management: a clinical case report

ABSTRACT Condylar hyperplasia is a disorder characterized by excessive and progressive growth affecting the condyle, neck, body, and mandibular ramus. Under this condition, mandibular growth occurs in all three planes of space, but more predominantly in one of them. Its etiology is controversial in its o...

Análise histológica, imunoistoquímica e morfométrica de biópsias de tecidos ósseo de pacientes hipertensos compensados

Objetivo: O presente estudo objetivou avaliar as características morfométicas, histológicas e imunoistoquímicas do tecido ósseo coletado de pacientes portadores de hipertensão arterial sistêmica compensada pelo uso de medicamentos antagonistas do sistema renina-angiotensina-aldoesterona (SRAA). Ma...

Efectos óseos de la cirugía bariátrica
Effects of bariatric surgery on bone

Actual. osteol; 12 (3), 2016
La cirugía bariátrica es un recurso terapéutico cuyo uso para el manejo de la obesidad mórbida crece rápidamente. La intervención induce varios cambios en el perfil hormono-metabólico de los pacientes: disminuye la absorción de calcio, caen los niveles de vitamina D, se produce un hiperparatiroid...

Prosthetic abutment influences bone biomechanical behavior of immediately loaded implants

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the type of prosthetic abutment associated to different implant connection on bone biomechanical behavior of immediately and delayed loaded implants. Computed tomography-based finite element models comprising a mandible with a single molar implant we...

Sequential administration of alendronate and strontium ranelate: histomorphometry and bone biomechanics in ovariectomized animals

Acta odontol. latinoam; 29 (2), 2016
Bisphosphonates are the first choice therapy for the pharmaco logical treatment of osteoporosis. Following reports of cases of bisphosphonaterelated osteonecrosis of the jaw and atypical femur fracture, the safety of longterm use of bisphosphonates has been evaluated, resulting in the proposal of stronti...