Ano 2020, Volume 61, Issue 4, (pp. 155-214)


Dental sealants: knowledge, opinion, values and practice of portuguese dental hygienists

    Objectives: The aim of this study is to characterize the sample of responders and to present the data obtained from the evaluation on the knowledge, opinion, values, and practice (KOVP) of dental hygienists in Portugal concerning pit and fissures sealants. Methods: A non-probabilistic sample of 142 individuals was o...

  • Matilde Santos, Sandra Graça, Teresa Albuquerque, Henrique Luís
  • 155-161
  • Original research
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Epidemiological study of lesions associated with mandibular and maxillary bones diagnosed by a brazilian reference center over 11 years

    Objectives: To determine the prevalence of lesions associated with the maxillary bone biopsied from patients assisted at the Reference Centre for Oral Injuries of the State University of Feira de Santana (CRLB – UEFS) from 2006 to 2017, identifying the three most frequent lesions and their clinical characteristics...

  • Jener Gonçalves de Farias, Laís Reis Pereira, Sheinaz Farias Hassam, Tarsila de Carvalho Freitas Ramos, Antonio Varela Cancio, Juliana Andrade Cardoso
  • 162-168
  • Original research
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Radiographic assessment of the intracanal retainer length and its endodontic correlation

    Objective: This study retrospectively correlated metallic cast retainers’ length with the quality of the remaining apical sealing. Methods: A total of 320 periapical radiographs were analyzed by two independent, calibrated examiners. The retainers’ length was classified as adequate, short, and long (2/3, 2/3 of ...

  • Bruna Pauli Schmitt, Luis André Mendonça Mezzomo, Lucas da Fonseca Roberti Garcia, João Carlos Antunes Sampaio Fernandes, Paula Cristina dos Santos Vaz Fernandes, Claudia Angela Maziero Volpato
  • 169-174
  • Original research
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Perfil clínico-epidemiológico do Líquen Plano Oral em uma população do Nordeste do Brasil

    Objetivo: Descrever o perfil clínico-epidemiológico dos indivíduos com líquen plano bucal, atendidos em um Centro de Referência de Lesões Bucais do Nordeste de Brasil, no período de 2005 a 2020. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, retrospetivo de série de casos, realizado com dados secundários dos ...

  • Alessandra Laís Pinho Valente Pires, Juliana Araújo da Silva Simoura, Adriana Santos Sena, Lísia Daltro Borges Alves, Ynara Bosco de Oliveira Lima-Arsati, Valéria Souza Freitas
  • 175-180
  • Investigação Original
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Nonsurgical endodontic treatment of a mandibular canine presenting with dens invaginatus type IIIb: Case report

    Dens invaginatus consists of a malformation that occurs during the tooth development phase. More-severe cases may affect both the crown and the root. The endodontic treatment is more complex and challenging. The purpose of this article is to report the nonsurgical endodontic treatment of a mandibular canine diagnose...

  • Inês Farinha, Beatriz Pereira, Mariana Domingos Pires, Isabel Vasconcelos, Jorge N. R. Martins, António Ginjeira
  • 181-186
  • Case report
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