AimThe aim of this study was to analyse the possible association between no success of dental implants and two polymorphisms, IL1A (-889) and IL1B (+3953), in a Caucasian Portuguese population, and a possible relationship with other potential risk variables associated with a peri-implant disease.Material and Methods155 unrelated Caucasian individuals, were divided into 2 groups: 100 with successful dental impla...
To measure and analyse noise levels in the learning- teaching activities at the Dental School of the University of Porto (Portugal). Materials and methods: Sound levels were measured in five different practice areas and laboratories, selected as representative of a variety of learning-teaching activities. The noise levels were determined using a precision sound level meter that was positioned at ear level and a...
The noise levels made by clinical handpieces and laboratory engines are the main descriptors of acoustical comfort in learning spaces in a dental medicine school. The aim of this work is the acoustic characterization of five different teaching spaces at the University of Porto Dental Medicine School (FMDUP) by measure and analysis of the noise levels using the parameters LAeq, LAEP,d and NC. The acoustic enviro...