Dental implants became a viable alternative involving the Odontology field developing the aesthetics function and the patient’s comfort. The choice of which type of prosthesis connection is based on their clinical situation of each case and also for own professional preferences. There are two types of prosthetic restorations commonly used in Implantology: the cemented one and the screw retained prosthesis; both...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of previous exposure to Cyclosporine A (CsA) on experimental periodontitis in rats. Design: Forty rats were divided...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Introduction: Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a progressive loss of renal function over a period of months or years. The major function of the kidneys is the removal of metabolic waste products, electrolytes and water. When this function is impaire...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Objective. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in the panoramic radiographs of patients with chronic renal disease and to ascertain the medical parameters. Study Design. A total of 100 panoramic radiog...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008; Objective. To examine the histomorphologic and histomorphometric features of tissue from 3 unrelated families with hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF). Study design. Twelve affected individuals from 3 HGF families and 3 control subjects were evaluated. Gingival samples were fixed in formalin and embedded i...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2002; Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) is an autosomal recessive palmoplantar keratoderma caused by cathepsin C (CTSC) gene mutations. This study reports CTSC mutational and enzyme analyses in a consanguineous Brazilian family with PLS, representing the first enzymatic analysis of a Brazilian kinship with PLS. This ...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2003; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are attracted to sites of infection by N-formylpeptide (fMLP) chemoattractants. The high-affinity fMLP receptor (FPR1) of phagocytic cells interacts with bacterial fMLP and mediates chemotaxis, degranulation, ...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007; Office of Intramural Research (OIR) NIH HHS; Mutation of human SOS1 is responsible for hereditary gingival fibromatosis type 1, a benign overgrowth condition of the gingiva. Here, we investigated molecular mechanisms responsible for the increased rate of cell proliferation in gingival fibroblasts caused by mu...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 1998; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); Gingival fibromatosis is characterized by a slowly progressive benign enlargement of the oral gingival tissues. The condition results in the teeth being partially or totally engulfed by keratinized gingiva, causing aesthetic and functional proble...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2002; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare, autosomal dominant form of gingival overgrowth. Affected individuals have a benign, slowly progressive, nonhemorrhagic, fibrous enlargement of the oral masticatory mucosa. Genetic loci for autosom...