OBJECTIVE: To report the performance of Physiotherapy in patients with temporomandibular dysfunction treated in an extension project at the school clinic in Fortaleza. METHODS: This is a retrospective, documental study with a quantitative approach. Data were collected from the medical records of the Clinical School of Physiotherapy of Christus University Center in the city of Fortaleza, from March to December 2...
Depression is the leading cause of health and disability problems throughout the world and is characterized as a non-communicable disease. According to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people live with depression. In the Americas, the number of people affected is about 50 millions of these are estimated to be 11 million Brazilians with this mental disorder, in w...
Oral-maxillo-facial specialty aims at diagnosing and treating diseases, trauma, injury and congenital and acquired anomalies, of the masticatory apparatus, its annexes and associated structures. Multidisciplinary follow-up in postoperatively is necessary to prevent infections, aesthetic deformities and functional changes resulting from surgery and etiology for which it was nominated. Reporting the functional ch...
A presente dissertação foi realizada no âmbito do Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial da Universidade do Minho, tendo sido desenvolvida em ambiente industrial, na Efacec AMT – Aparelhagem de Alta e Média Tensão, SA. O projeto desenvolveu-se com a finalidade de melhorar o processo de planeamento e aprovisionamento de materiais a uma das linhas produtivas, aplicando conceitos de Lean Logistics. O...
Introduction: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is the term used in Dentistry to define the structural and disorder changes affect the physiology of the masticatory system composed of TMJ and related to musculoskeletal structures. Objective: To conduct a descriptive, transversal and documentary study aiming to determine the profile of 14 TMD patients undergoing simultaneous dental and physiotherapeutic treatment...
Thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methyl-phenol) an isomer of Carvacrol. Present as large colorless crystals or white crystalline powder. It is a monoterpene essential oil extracted from various herbs, and the main component of the essential oil of rosemary-pepper (Lippia sidoides), constituting approximately 48% of its composition. This paper presents the behavioral actions of thymol in animal models of anxiety, depressio...
Objectives Carvacrol (5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol) is a monoterpenic phenol which is present in the essential oil of oregano and thyme.We have investigated the behavioural effects of carvacrol in animal models of pain, such as acetic acidinduced abdominal constriction, formalin and hot-plate tests in mice. The spontaneous motor activity of animals treated with carvacrol was investigated using open-field and rota...