The oral microbiota is rich in different species of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Generally, these microorganisms coexist in a balanced environment for mutual benefit. However, when environmental, individual or microbiological factors cause disorders, such microbiota can be changed causing the appearance of diseases such as caries, periodontal disease and endodontic lesions. Currently, a group of bioactive molec...
The Serra da Mantiqueira is one of the least inventoried physiographic areas of southeastern Brazil. There is great potential for detection of endemic species for which little or nothing is known about basic aspects of natural history. The Parque Estadual da Serra do Papagaio (PESP) within the Serra da Mantiqueira is an area of extreme biological importance because it houses mixed formations of grasslands, ombr...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of dental students and its relationship to anxiety levels. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was applied to 207 first- to fifth-year undergraduates enrolled in the dentistry program at the School of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. Participants were aged 17 to 29 years, and the maiority were women (57.5%). Students had a week...
SILVA, B. R. Atividade antimicrobiana do peptídeo sintético LYS-A1 frente a estreptococos orais. 2013. 97 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Biotecnologia) - Campus de Sobral, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sobral, 2013.; Dental caries is defined as an infectious, chronic and multifactorial disease, in which there is a progressive demineralization of tooth structure with consequent pain and dental loss. It is consider...
Dentoalveolar traumatic injuries are among the clinical conditions most frequently treated in dental practice. However, few studies so far have addressed the biomechanical aspects of these events, probably as a result of difficulties in carrying out satisfactory experimental and clinical studies as well as the unavailability of truly scientific methodologies. The aim of this paper was to describe the use of fin...