Dos diversos ramos da Odontologia, um dos conteúdos considerados de complexa aprendizagem é a Ortodontia. Buscando o reforço da informação e evocá-la com mais facilidade, foi utilizada na monitoria, um serviço de apoio pedagógico, que oportuniza o desenvolvimento de habilidades técnicas e aprofundamento teórico do acadêmico, a estratégia de ensino e aprendizado usando os flashcards que lança mão dos princípios ...
Objective: This study aims to verify and analyze the growth and use of applications for the dental area available for smartphones whose operating systems are Android or iOS, which are the most used nowadays. Method: Therefore, the method adopted was documentary research. From that, tables were created categorizing the applications found in each operating system. Data collection was carried out from March to May...
Objective: to analyze the oral health profile of inpatients victims of oral and maxillofacial trauma at the Institute Dr. José Frota Hospital, Ceará, Brazil. Methodology: a study carried out in 2020 started with an examination of the oral cavity at the bedside, application of the DMFT and The Bedside Oral Exam indexes, together with the survey of dental needs and application of the Oral Health Impact Profile Sc...
The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) of postgraduate students in Dentistry through the domains of the World Health Organization Questionnaire for Quality of Life-bref (WHOQOL-bref). This is a cross-sectional study, with 88 students enrolled in a postgraduate program in Dentistry. Data were collected between June and August 2015, including sociodemographic information and a quality ...
The aim of this study was to analyse the acceptance of technology by professors and the adherence of dental students to virtual teaching during the social distancing period due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This was a retrospective observational cross-sectional study that involved the anonymous opinion of dental school professors. After each virtual class, the professors filled out the e-quest...
Objective: Breast cancer is a disease of great concern. The prognosis of this tumor is related to its staging. Opioids are widely used to minimize pain in oncology clinics; however, the relationship between the administration of opioids and their effects on tumor cells has yet to be elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the immunoexpression of mu- (μ) and kappa- (κ) opioid receptors and their corr...
Background: Facial trauma is responsible for various types of health damage and may be functional or aesthetic. Depending on the degree of energy released in this type of trauma, sometimes an irreversibility degree is obtained. This study aimed to perform an objective evaluation of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries resulting from mandibu lar fractures and midface, using silicon monofilaments. Material and Met...
The present study aimed to analyze cephalometric predictors of abnormal sella turcica (ST) in Sheehan Syndrome (SS) patients. An observational case-control study was performed with SS volunteers from the Endocrinology and Diabetology Service of the Walter Cantídio University Hospital (Brazil). The sample was composed of 32 patients allocated in two groups: case group (16 adult women diagnosed with SS) and contr...
Background: To investigate the occupational profile, educational level, marital status and deleterious habits to the health of patients with maxillofacial fractures of a population of northeastern Brazil. Material and Methods: A retrospective study of patients records admitted to the Division of Oral and Maxillofa - cial Surgery at the Walter Cantídio University Hospital (Fortaleza, Brazil) who sustained maxill...
Objective: To evaluate the e ff ects of dexamethasone (DEX) and nimesulide (NIM) on Bisphosphonate-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) in rats. Design: BRONJ was induced by zoledronic acid (ZA) infusion (0.2 mg/kg) in Wistar rats (n = 8), followed by extraction of the left lower fi rst molar (BRONJ groups). Control groups (n = 40) received saline (IV). For eight weeks, DEX (0.04, 0.4, 4 mg/kg) or saline (S...