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The effect of the interproximal creeping attachment with VISTA technique in the...

The effect of the interproximal creeping attachment with VISTA technique in the...

Mixed-Thickness Tunnel Access (MiTT) through a linear vertical mucosal incision...

Purpose: The goal of this article was to introduce a new root coverage (RC) technique, the mixed-thickness tunnel access (MiTT) technique, which approaches a full-split design and intends to augment soft tissues coronal to the gingival margin. It was shown step-by-step, and the results were presented in a case series. Methods: Healthy individuals (non-diabetics) and non-smokers with gingival recession (GR) type...

CSF otorrhea as a late complication of ear surgery

We present the case of a cerebrospinal fluid leak and a meningoencephalocele as a late complication of ear surgery, manifested with cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea. The objective is to alert to this rare condition, its clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment, as well as the potential complications of its early non-recognition. We describe the case of an 81-year-old man, with a past history of ear surgery ...

Turismo literário camiliano na cidade do Porto

Apesar de não ter nascido no Porto, o escritor Camilo Castelo Branco (1825-1890) passou grande parte da sua vida nesta cidade, usando-a como espaço de muitos dos seus romances. Numa vertente direcionada ao turismo cultural, este artigo centra-se na sugestão de um itinerário literário, tendo como tema central Camilo e o Porto. Para isso, procedeu-se ao levantamento dos locais mais significativos da permanência d...

Lyntax – a grammar-based tool for linguistics

This paper is focused on using the formalism of attribute grammars to create a tool that allows Linguistic teachers to construct automatically their own processors totally adapted to each linguistic exercise. The system developed, named Lyntax, is a compiler for a domain specific language which intends to enable the teacher to specify different kinds of sentence structures, and then, ask the student to test his...

Understanding effects of the algorithm visualized with AR techniques

We create analogies to understand and visualize complex concepts. Such approach, based on analogies are presentation of software, is also effective when it concerns software comprehension. Many visualization techniques for data structures have been developed in 2D and 3D to improve the visual representation of large structures. A common challenge faced by developers that want to implement these techniques is to...

Adição à internet e caraterísticas de personalidade

O uso problemático da internet principalmente pelos jovens constitui uma preocupação atual, no sentido de averiguar a prevalência do uso aditivo, assim como a possível associação com as diferenças individuais. Este estudo pretende conhecer a relação entre a adição à internet e as caraterísticas de personalidade, contempladas no modelo de cinco fatores. Pretendeu-se também analisar a relação entre as variáveis s...

Microvascular cerebral disease in sudden sensorineural hearing loss: An etiolog...

Objectives: To evaluate brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), in order to verify whether the presence of certain imaging changes is more prevalent in these patients, as well as to detect any correlations between these changes and cardiovascular risk factors or levels of response to treatment. Study design: Retrospective observational case-con...

Anatomy and clinical relevance of the jugular foramen

The jugular foramen is a hole in the base of the skull located in the posterior cranial fossa, between the occipital bone and the petrous portion of the temporal bone, which lies above and laterally to the foramen magnum. It is crossed by vascular and nervous structures of great clinical importance, and whose lesion results in clinical otorhinolaryngological manifestations, taking as a whole the designation of ...