"Background: Menopause is associated with important systemic and oral changes. Many researchers have tried to evaluate the influence of hormonal changes associated with menopause in the periodontium, however results are contradictory. Objective: Evaluate the possible effects of menopause on the severity of periodontal disease and tooth loss, by considering several general, oral and periodontal parameters. Metho...
"Peri-implant soft tissues are essential for osseointegration. The peri-implant mucosa may lack vascular supply, and histological observation, even without plaque, shows the presence of inflammatory cells. The objectives of this study were to assess the histopathological changes of the epithelium and connective tissue around the implant. Twenty patients of both genders were studied. Twelve weeks after implant p...
To investigate, by the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO), the possible influence of emotional overload and minor psychiatric disorders in patients with BurningMouth Syndrome (BMS). Forty patients with BMS were evaluated, both genders, selected from the data bankof the Center for Diagnosis of Diseases of the Mouth, School of Dentistry, Federal University of ...
To evaluate the effectiveness of topical application of capsaicin (Capsicum frutescens L) at aconcentration of 0.002% for the Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) treatment. Study design: Fortypatients diagnosed with BMS were evaluated at the Center for Diagnosis of Diseases of the Mouth,School of Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil). Clinical characteristics such as type of BMS,time to express the BMS sym...