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Validation of a counseling guide for adherence to antiretroviral therapy using implementation science

Objective: to determine the contents that must be included in the usual counseling to improve the adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) of HIV patients, according to their different levels of alcohol consumption, and to determine the validity of the Counseling Guide in improving the adherence to ART ...

Validação da Practice Environment Scale entre técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem

Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a confiabilidade e a validade da versão brasileira da Practice Environment Scale entre técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem. Métodos Estudo metodológico, transversal, realizado com 91 profissionais selecionados de maneira aleatória. As seguintes variáveis foram avaliadas:...

Ameloblastoma cell lines derived from different subtypes demonstrate distinct developmental patterns in a novel animal experimental model

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Objective Ameloblastoma is a representative odontogenic tumor comprising several characteristic invasive forms, and its pathophysiology has not been sufficiently elucidated. A stable animal experimental model using immortalized cell lines is crucial to explain the factors causing differences a...

Direct resin composite restoration of endodontically-treated permanent molars in adolescents: bite force and patient-specific finite element analysis

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Objective To evaluate the influence of three levels of dental structure loss on stress distribution and bite load in root canal-treated young molar teeth that were filled with bulk-fill resin composite, using finite element analysis (FEA) to predict clinical failure. Methodology Three first ...

Resin-dentin bond stability of etch-and-rinse adhesive systems with different concentrations of MMP inhibitor GM1489

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Enzymatic degradation of the hybrid layer can be accelerated by the activation of dentin metalloproteinases (MMP) during the bonding procedure. MMP inhibitors may be used to contain this process. Objective To evaluate the degree of conversion (DC%), dentin bond strength (µTBS) (immediate and ...

Class II malocclusion treatment changes with the Jones jig, Distal jet and First Class appliances

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Objective Maxillary molar distalization with intraoral distalizer appliances is a non-extraction orthodontic treatment used to correct molar relationship in patients with Class II malocclusion presenting maxillary dentoalveolar protrusion and minor skeletal discrepancies. This study compares th...

Perillyl alcohol has antibacterial effects and reduces ROS production in macrophages

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Natural products have emerged as a rich source of bioactive compounds for adjunctive treatments of many infectious and inflammatory conditions, including periodontitis. Among the monoterpenes with significant biological properties, there is the perillyl alcohol (POH), which can be found in sever...

Internal construct validity of the Brazilian version of a tool for assessing the population's knowledge of human papillomavirus

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 23 (), 2020
ABSTRACT: Objective: To verify the internal construct validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of a tool for measuring the general population's knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV). Materials and methods: A cross-culturally adapted Brazilian Portuguese version of a measurement tool originally ...

Translation and cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) and reliability assessment

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 23 (), 2020
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) is a tool that was initially developed to predict the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. This tool is simple, quick to apply, non-invasive, and low-cost. The aims of this study were to perform a translation and cultu...

Validation of educational material for the care of people with intestinal stoma

Abstract Objective: to validate an educational booklet for people with intestinal stoma as a technological resource in the teaching of self-care. Method: a methodological research for the construction and validation of an educational booklet by nine expert judges and 25 people with stomas. The agreemen...