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Conceptos generales de epigenética: proyecciones en pediatría

Rev. chil. pediatr; 87 (1), 2016
La asociación entre factores ambientales presentes durante el desarrollo embrionario/fetal y enfermedades que puedan presentarse durante la vida representa un campo de creciente interés. En este contexto la evidencia actual apoya fuertemente que alteraciones en el crecimiento intrauterino y durante los...

Análise das propriedades psicométricas do American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Score (Aofas) em pacientes com artrite reumatoide: aplicação do modelo Rasch

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (1), 2016
Resumo Objetivo: Testar a confiabilidade e a validade do escore Aofas em uma amostra de pacientes com artrite reumatoide. Métodos: A escala foi aplicada a pacientes com artrite reumatoide, duas vezes pelo entrevistador 1 e uma vez pelo entrevistador 2. O Aofas foi submetido a exame de confiabilidade tes...

Reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Gross Motor Function Measure in children with cerebral palsy

OBJECTIVE: To test the intra- and interrater reliability of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66). METHOD: The sample included 48 children with cerebral palsy (CP), ranging from 2-17 years old, classified at levels I to IV of the Gross Motor Function Cl...

Cross-cultural adaptation and reproducibility of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the modified FRESNO Test to evaluate the competence in evidence based practice by physical therapists

BACKGROUND: The Modified Fresno Test was developed to assess knowledge and skills of both physical therapy (PT) professionals and students to use evidence-based practice (EBP). OBJECTIVES: To translate the Modified Fresno Test into Brazilian-Portuguese and to evaluate the test's reproducibility. METHOD...

Effects of epicatechin, a crosslinking agent, on human dental pulp cells cultured in collagen scaffolds

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the biological effects of epicatechin (ECN), a crosslinking agent, on human dental pulp cells (hDPCs) cultured in collagen scaffolds. Material and Method To evaluate the effects of ECN on the proliferation of hDPCs, cell counting was per...

Efficacy of ultrasonic activation of NaOCl and orange oil in removing filling material from mesial canals of mandibular molars with and without isthmus

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (1), 2016
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the volume of remaining filling material after passive ultrasonic irrigation (PUI) of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and orange oil in mesial canals of mandibular molars, with and without isthmus. Material and Methods Thirty mesial roots of mandibular mola...

Evaluation of an experimental rat model for comparative studies of bleaching agents

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Dental materials, in general, are tested in different animal models prior to their clinical use in humans, except for bleaching agents. Objectives To evaluate an experimental rat model for comparative studies of bleaching agents by investigating the influence of different concentrations and ap...

Accuracy of intraoral and extraoral digital data acquisition for dental restorations

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT The computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) process chain for dental restorations starts with taking an impression of the clinical situation. For this purpose, either extraoral digitization of gypsum models or intraoral digitization can be used. Despite the increasing ...

In vitro re-hardening of artificial enamel caries lesions using enamel matrix proteins or self-assembling peptides

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives To assess the re-hardening potential of enamel matrix derivatives (EMD) and self-assembling peptides in vitro, hypothesizing that these materials may increase the mineralization of artificial carious lesions and improve hardness profiles. Material and Methods Forty-eight enamel sa...

An easy, reproducible and cost-effective method for andrologists to improve the laboratory diagnosis of non-obstructive azoospermia: a novel microcentrifugation technique

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT This study describes a new method of microcentrifugation as an improved, viable, cost-effective option to the classical Cytospin apparatus to confirm azoospermia. Azoospermic semen samples were evaluated for cryptozoospermia by a centrifugation method similar to that of World Health Organization...