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Cone-beam computed tomography evaluation of upper airway, dental arches dimensions and buccolingual inclination through of cases treated with Damon system

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess changes in upper airway, dental arches dimensions and buccolingual inclinations of teeth in patients treated orthodontically with the Damon system. Material and Methods: Twenty-one patients of both sexes, mean initial age of 14.99 ± 1.97 years, with comp...

Avaliação clínica e radiográfica de implantes curtos: estudo retrospectivo no período de 7 anos

Áreas edêntulas com severa reabsorção óssea têm sido reabilitadas com próteses fixas instaladas sobre implantes curtos, evitando que os pacientes sejam submetidos a cirurgias de reconstrução óssea. Este estudo retrospectivo descreve o comportamento de implantes curtos avaliados em um período d...

La cuádruple combinación de antihipertensivos a bajas dosis tendría un efecto aditivo beneficioso

Comparación de la eficacia y seguridad de las drogas antihipertensivas en adultos con diabetes e insuficiencia renal

Effects of the application of therapeutic massage in children with cancer: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Objective: to learn about the effects of the use of therapeutic massage in children with cancer. Method: systematic review of controlled clinical trials The search was conducted in November 2014 in the following databases: Pubmed, CSIC, Dialnet, Scopus, Cochrane and PEDro. Inclusion criteria...

La inmunoterapia para ácaros con tabletas sublinguales podría reducir las exacerbaciones moderadas o severas en pacientes con asma alérgica
House dust mite sublingual allergen immunotherapy tablet could reduce moderate to severe allergic asthma exacerbations

Survival benefits of interferon-based therapy in patients with recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (1), 2017
Recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is universal and can lead to graft failure and, consequently, reduced survival. Hepatitis C treatment can be used to prevent these detrimental outcomes. The aim of this study was to describe rates of hepatitis C recurrence and sustained v...

Comparison of outcomes between off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in elderly patients: a meta-analysis

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (3), 2017
The aim of this study was to analyze if off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is associated with better treatment outcomes in elderly patients (>70 years of age) than on-pump CABG, using meta-analysis. Medline, PubMed, Cochrane and Google Scholar databases were searched until September 13, 20...

Upregulation of microRNA 142-3p in the peripheral blood and urinary cells of kidney transplant recipients with post-transplant graft dysfunction

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
We analyzed microRNA (miR)-142-3p expression in leucocytes of the peripheral blood and urinary sediment cell samples obtained from kidney transplant recipients who developed graft dysfunction. Forty-one kidney transplant recipients with kidney graft dysfunction and 8 stable patients were included in the ...

Therapy of tacrolimus combined with corticosteroids in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus (TAC) combined with corticosteroids in treating patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). One hundred seventy-seven biopsy-proven IMN patients were recruited in this retrospective clinical study. Sixty patients received TAC (target blood con...