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Acúmulo de risco decorrente da pobreza e perda dentária aos 31 anos, coorte de ...
Seerig,Lenise Menezes; Nascimento,Gustavo G.; Peres,Marco Aurelio; Horta,Bernardo L.; Demarco,Flavio F.Resumo: O objetivo foi estimar o efeito do acúmulo de risco decorrente da pobreza na perda dentária aos 31 anos. Foram utilizados dados longitudinais da coorte de nascidos vivos de 1982, na cidade de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Para a construção das variáveis de trajetória de renda, foram utilizados quatro pontos do tempo: nascimento, 15, 24 e 30 anos. Os fatores de confusão avaliados foram sexo, escola...
Comparison of Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis Lipopolysacc...
Martinho,Frederico C.; Leite,Fábio R. M.; Nóbrega,Letícia M.M.; Endo,Marcos S.; Nascimento,Gustavo G.; Darveau,Richard P.; Gomes,Brenda P. F. A.Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the biological activity of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) purified from Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis strains, both isolated from primary endodontic infection (PEI) in the levels of IL-1β and TNF-α released by macrophage cells. Moreover, LPS was purified from F. nucleatum and P. gingivalis American Type Collection (ATCC) and its biological activity...
Dental caries in Uruguayan adults and elders: findings from the first Uruguayan...
Álvarez,Licet; Liberman,Judith; Abreu,Soledad; Mangarelli,Carolina; Correa,Marcos B.; Demarco,Flávio Fernando; Lorenzo,Susana; Nascimento,Gustavo G.This study aimed to assess dental caries status and associated factors in Uruguayan adults and elders using data from the first Uruguayan National Oral Health Survey. Data were representative of the country as a whole. Socio-demographic information was collected with a closed questionnaire. Dental caries was assessed by clinical examination using the DMFT index. The final sample consisted of 769 participants. M...
Scholarships for Scientific Initiation Encourage Post-Graduation Degree
Pinto,Gabriela S.; Nascimento,Gustavo G.; Mendes,Matheus S.; Ogliari,Fabrício A.; Demarco,Flávio F.; Correa,Marcos B.This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with the decision to attend an academic post-graduation program by dental students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2012, last-year undergraduate students from Dental Schools of Southern Brazil. A closed questionnaire was applied including questions grouped in three different blocks: pre-graduate, undergraduate period and future perspectives. The outc...
Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and Obesity: The Role of Life-Course E...
Nascimento,Gustavo G.; Leite,Fábio R.; Correa,Marcos B.; Horta,Bernardo L.; Peres,Marco A.; Demarco,Flávio F.Periodontal disease is ranked among the 10 most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide, and is considered a major public health problem. Its etiology has been associated with local and general conditions that could interfere in the host immune response. Obesity, like periodontal disease, has emerged as a prevalent chronic disease in high-, low- and medium-income countries, recognized as risk factor for cardiovasc...