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Una Descripción General y Actualizada de Miniplacas y Minitornillos. Efectos Dentoalveolares y Esqueléticos

RESUMEN: En ortodoncia, las miniplacas se utilizan como dispositivo de anclaje temporal (TAD) para la realización de movimientos dentales que permiten el uso de fuerzas ortopédicas en ellos. En comparación con los mini tornillos, las miniplacas tienen la ventaja de una tasa de falla muy baja, pero la ...

Vascular access cannulation in hemodialysis patients: technical approach

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: The vascular access cannulation technique varies among clinics, and guidelines on vascular access give little importance to cannulation techniques. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cannulation technique and to determine which factors are associated with each detail ...

Anxiety in Malaysian children and adolescents: validation of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)

Abstract Objective Use of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) has increased significantly since its publication. Although the validity of the SCARED is well established, most of the samples investigated primarily comprised Caucasian children and, where available, people fr...

Strategies for eating and body change among Brazilian women and men

Abstract Objectives Our study was conducted to adapt the Body Image and Body Change Inventory (BIBCI) for Portuguese; to evaluate the BIBCI's psychometric properties in samples of university students; to calculate the prevalence of strategies for eating and body change among students; and to evaluate t...

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian version of the Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-5 (QEWP-5)

Abstract Introduction The Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-5 (QEWP-5) is a self-report instrument developed to screen individuals for binge eating disorder (BED), as defined by the DSM-5. However, this version of the instrument had not been adapted for the Brazilian population. Objective T...

Cáncer de Ovario: Tamizaje y diagnóstico imagenológico

Med. leg. Costa Rica; 37 (1), 2020
Resumen El cáncer de ovario se ha caracterizado por ser la neoplasia ginecológica de peor pronóstico. Lo anterior es consecuencia del curso silente de la enfermedad que ocasiona que la mayoría de las veces el diagnóstico se realice en etapas avanzadas. La información recolectada señala que los ava...

Computerized morphometry of the area of the hard palate and of palatal rugae: a cross-sectional study

Med. leg. Costa Rica; 37 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: The evaluation of palatal rugae in human identification is important because these structures can remain intact for up to seven days after death. Aim: To compare the area and density of the palatal rugae between ages groups and genders. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional stud...

Ferramentas tecnológicas de interação em tablets no atendimento fonoaudiológico de crianças com transtorno dos sons da fala

Distúrb. comun; 32 (1), 2020
INTRODUÇÃO: Cada vez mais, proliferam-se ferramentas tecnológicas de comunicação. Nesse contexto, o tema desta pesquisa é a utilização dessas tecnologias nas intervenções fonoaudiológicas com crianças com transtorno dos sons da fala. OBJETIVO: Descrever a utilização de ferramentas tecnológ...

Variación espacio-temporal de la respuesta espectral en manglares de La Habana, Cuba, evaluada con sensores remotos

Rev. biol. trop; 68 (1), 2020
Introducción: Los manglares son una de las formaciones vegetales de mayor relevancia global por los servicios ecosistémicos y roles ecológicos que desempeñan, y representan el 5 % de la superficie emergida de Cuba. No existen estudios previos que describan las variaciones en los índices espectrales ...