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Saúde bucal e grau de felicidade em adolescentes de uma cidade no sul do Brasil: análise longitudinal

Felicidade é um constructo multidimensional que pode ser definido como ograu em que uma pessoa avalia a qualidade geral de sua vida como favorável; ela tem sido associada com vários desfechos e medidas de saúde. A transição da infância para a adolescência envolve uma série de mudanças físicas ...

Long-term stability of surgical-orthodontic open bite treatment: Le Fort I versus 4-piece segmental Le Fort I osteotomy

Introduction: This vertical malocclusion has the potential of causing functional and esthetic impairment, impacting patients´ quality of life negatively. The long-term stability of anterior open bite surgical-orthodontic treatment is an important and controversial issue. A variety of factors such as sur...

Long-term stability of Class II division 1 treatment with the MARA combined with fixed appliances

Introduction: Successful treatment of class II Division 1 malocclusion is also implied to the long-term stability of treatment changes and many are the factors that can influence that. Objective: This research aimed to evaluate the long-term stability of the cephalometric changes obtained during Class II...

El oxígeno suplementario no fue útil en personas con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica con desaturación moderada

Utilização da calprotectina fecal como método de acompanhamento em pacientes com retocolite ulcerativa

RESUMO A retocolite ulcerativa é um tipo de doença inflamatória intestinal. No Brasil sua prevalência ainda é desconhecida. É um quadro mais comum em mulheres, jovens e moradoras de áreas urbanas. Certos sinais e sintomas associados a diarreia crônica, como enterorragia, febre e leucocitose, suge...

Percutaneous laser ablation of benign thyroid nodules: a one year follow-up study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate safety and effectiveness of nodule volume reduction and thyroid function after percutaneous laser ablation treatment in patients with benign nonfunctioning thyroid nodules. Methods Prospective single-center study, from January 2011 to October 2012, which evaluated 30 eu...

Omphaloceles in combination with a self-made hemispherical cushion: a report of 12 cases

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (10), 2018
The aim of this study was to discuss the curative effect of applying "capsule-reserved normal saline bag and self-made hemi-spherical cushion oppression" for treating giant omphaloceles. Twelve patients with giant omphaloceles who were admitted to our hospital between January 2008 and June 2016 were sele...

Effectiveness of a web-based intervention in reducing binge drinking among nightclub patrons

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based intervention in reducing binge drinking among nightclub patrons after six months. METHODS We carried out a website survey with probabilistic sample in 31 nightclubs in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, which originated a randomized controlle...

Depressive symptoms, emotional support and activities of daily living disability onset: 15-year follow-up of the Bambuí (Brazil) Cohort Study of Aging

Psychosocial factors appear to be associated with increased risk of disability in later life. However, there is a lack of evidence based on long-term longitudinal data from Western low-middle income countries. We investigated whether psychosocial factors at baseline predict new-onset disability in long t...

Tratamiento de la enfermedad hemorroidaria con desarterialización y pexia guiada por doppler (THD®): experiencia inicial

Rev. chil. cir; 70 (5), 2018
Resumen Introducción: La enfermedad hemorroidaria puede ser tratada de múltiples formas. Una alternativa es la ligadura de las ramas terminales de la arteria rectal y pexia de los paquetes guiados por Doppler (THD®). Objetivo: Presentar nuestra experiencia inicial con esta técnica. Material y Mét...