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Avaliação da expressão gênica das ciclooxigenases 1 e 2 em modelo clinico de an...
Albuquerque, Assis Filipe MedeirosCyclooxygenases (COXs) play an important role in the development of inflammatory events related to third molar surgeries. Although the preoperative use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been considered in such procedures, studies correlating the gene expression of COXs are scarce. In this context, the present thesis is composed by two chapters that aim, respectively: 1) to carry out a systemat...
Asymptomatic floor-of-mouth mass in a 79-year-old woman misinterpreted as a sub...
Bezerra, Thâmara Manoela Marinho; Chaves, Filipe Nobre; Carvalho, Francisco Samuel Rodrigues; Feitosa, Sthefane GomesTo the Editor: A 79-year-old woman presented to the Clinic of Stomatology, Federal University of Cear a (Sobral, Brazil) with referral to evaluate a firm intraoral growth previously interpreted as an oral ranula (sublingual gland mucous extravasation cyst). Initially during the anamnesis, the woman did not remember any dental or medical procedures that she believed to be related to the appearance of the lesion,...
Severe maxillofacial renal osteodystrophy in two patients with chronic kidney d...
Lopes, Maria Luiza Diniz de Sousa; Albuquerque, Assis Filipe Medeiros; Germano, Adriano Rocha; Queiroz, Lélia Maria GuedesAbstract Renal osteodystrophy (ROD) is the bone pathology that occurs as an uncommon complication related to the several alterations inmineral metabolism present in patientswith chronic kidney disease (CKD). This paper describes two cases of severe ROD affecting the maxilla and mandible and causing facial disfigurement of a young and a middle-aged female patient with CKD. Both patients had a history of secondar...
Unusual occurrence of tongue sensorial disorder after conservative surgical tre...
Sousa, Luane Macêdo de; Albuquerque, Assis Filipe Medeiros; Silva, Paulo Goberlânio Barros; Bezerra, Thâmara Manoela MarinhoLymphoepithelial cyst is a rare lesion of the oral cavity, with the mouth floor being the most common site of occurrence. The therapeutic approach of choice is the surgical treatment, which has rare cases of postoperative complications. The aim of this study is to report the case of a 53-year-old patient who came to Dental Service in the Federal University of Cear´a complaining of a small nodular lesion (0.5 cm...
Avaliação do efeito da analgesia preemptiva sobre os eventos inflamatórios e ní...
Albuquerque, Assis Filipe MedeirosThe surgery for removal of third molars constitutes a com monly performed procedure in dentistry, and is associated with varying degrees of postoperative pain, which can significantly affect the quality of life of patients. Considering the maximum benefit to the patient undergoing an operation, the preemptive ana lgesia has been the pharmacological strategy widely researched in recent decades. This study aimed ...