15 articles in this issue
Bruna Santos da Cruz, Eduardo Kant Colunga Rothier, Beatriz de Souza Vilella, Oswaldo de Vasconcellos Vilella, Rizomar Ramos do Nascimento
The most commonly used tests to assess the mesiodistal width of the unerupted permanent canines and premolars are divided in two groups: those performed directly on plaster models, using mathematical equations that can generate tables, and those using rad... see more
Anderson Catelan, Yoshio Kawano, Paulo Henrique dos Santos, Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, Ana Karina Bedran-Russo, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar
Aim: To evaluate the effect of different radiant exposures on the degree of conversion (DC), Knoop hardness number (KHN), plasticization (P), water sorption (WS), and solubility (S) of different monomer resin-based composites. Methods: Circular specimens ... see more
Maria Cristina Almeida de Souza, Flávia Martão Flório
Aim: To evaluate caries prevalence and associated factors in Quilombola communities. Methods: The study involved a cross-sectional study with Quilombola communities in Southeastern Brazil, in 2011. The data were collected by interviews and clinical examin... see more
Eliseu Aldrighi Münchow, Lisia Lorea Valente, Mayara Bossardi, Tanize Cezar Priebe, Cesar Henrique Zanchi, Evandro Piva
Aim: To evaluate the immediate microtensile bond strength (µTBS) of three two-step etch-andrinse adhesive systems applied under different dentin surface moisture conditions. Methods: Class V cavities were prepared in seventy-two bovine incisors. Each toot... see more
Núbia Inocencya Pavesi Pini, Débora Alves Nunes Leite Lima, Renato Herman Sundfeld, Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar, José Roberto Lovadino
Aim: This study evaluated saliva effects on enamel morphology surface after microabrasion technique. Methods: Enamel blocks (16 mm2 ) obtained from bovine incisors were divided into 9 groups as follows: one control group (no treatment), four groups with m... see more
Maísa Soares Gui, Marcele Jardim Pimentel, Marta Cristina da Silva Gama, Glaucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, Célia Marisa Rizzatti Barbosa
Aim: To compare temporomandibular (TMD) subgroups classified according to the presence of localized pain (LP) or widespread pain (WP) in order to assess the quality of life domains and verify which components affect most the functional capacity of facial ... see more
Sandra Kiss Moura, Letícia Vargas Freire Martins Lemos, Suellen Myszkovisk, Maria Gisette Arias Provenzano, Ivan Balducci, Silvio Issao Myaki
Aim: To evaluate the bonding durability of materials used as sealants on different dentitions. Methods: Deciduous (D) and permanent (P) molars were divided into four groups (n=5) and sealed with Fluroshield (F) and OptiBond FL (FL). Blocks of composite re... see more
Fabrício Mezzomo Collares, Flavia Veronezi Rostirolla, Érika de Oliveira Dias de Macêdo, Vicente Castelo Branco Leitune, Susana Maria Werner Samuel
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of acrylic resin immersion in different mouthwashes on hardness, roughness and color. Methods: Specimens of an orthodontic selfcured acrylic resin (Orto Clas®) were produced and immersed in five mou... see more
Ronald Jefferson Martins, Suzely Adas Saliba Moimaz, Mirelli Ramiro Silva, Orlando Saliba, Clea Adas Saliba Garbin
Aim: To determine the association between dental caries, Body Mass Index (BMI) and sugar intake in children attending primary school. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 91 children, with mean age of 3.9 years (sd = ±1.0), considering anth... see more
Anderson Catelan, Giulliana Panfiglio Soares, Ana Karina Bedran-Russo, Débora Alves Nunes Leite Lima, Giselle Maria Marchi, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar
Aim: To evaluate the impact of different light-curing times on dentin microtensile bond strength of two restorative systems after 24 h and 6 months of water storage. Methods: Standardized Class II preparations were performed in 56 freshly-extracted human ... see more
Andréia Carvalho Cardoso, Marisela González de Bello, Flávio Vellini-Ferreira, Rívea Inês Ferreira-Santos
Culturally different population groups have distinct infant feeding practices, which presumably may be related to diverse occlusal features in the primary dentition. Aim: To investigate the associations between nutritive and non-nutritive sucking habits a... see more
Rudys Rodolfo De Jesus Tavarez, Rufino José Klug, Mayana Soares Vieira, Gisele Lima Bezerra, Matheus Coelho Bandeca, Leily Macedo Firoozmand
Aim: To evaluate the influence of varying the water/powder ratio on the compressive strength of type IV mineral and synthetic casts. Methods: Four commercial brands of type IV mineral and synthetic casts were evaluated: Durone, Herostone, Fuji Rock, and E... see more
Daniela Martins de Souza, Lucilene Hernandes Ricardo, Rosilene Fernandes da Rocha
Aim: To evaluate histometrically the effect of low and high caloric value of ethanol on ligatureinduced bone loss in female rats. Methods: Sixty female rats were divided into five groups of 12 animals each: Normal Control (water), Test A (low ethanol), Co... see more
Ivana Froede Neiva, Mônica Moreira, Renata Rodrigues Gomes, Debora Klisiowicz, Ricardo Lehtonen Rodrigues Souza, Vânia Aparecida Vicente
Aim: To characterize the genetic variability of Streptococcus mutans isolates and to correlate this variability with different colonization profiles observed during dental caries in a sample of children. Methods: S. mutans samples were isolated from the s... see more
Srinidhi Surya Raghavendra, Ketaki Dattatray Balsaraf
Aim: To evaluate antimicrobial ability of neem leaf extract, 3% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and 2% chlorhexidine (CHX) against Candida albicans. Methods: Neem leaf extract was prepared by using absolute ethanol with fresh neem leaves, filtering the extrac... see more