Objectives: To assess the factors that influence the frequency of dental hygiene in adults with cerebral palsy, determine the caregivers’ difficulties in performing dental hygiene, and relate to their sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: In this observational cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was ap...
masculino tratados consecutivamente (29 sem extracções e 27 com extracções de pré-molares) foram analisadas, antes e depois do tratamento. Para cada radiografia foram utilizadas quinze medições lineares e quatro angulares que avaliaram a convexidade facial, a altura facial inferior, o gr...
A expansão rápida de maxila apresenta alto índice de insucesso se realizada em pacientes com idade esquelética avançada, sendo indicada apenas àqueles com maturidade óssea incompleta. As aplicações das técnicas ortodônticas- cirúrgicas possibilitam...
Odontomas are odontogenic benign tumors composed of dental tissue. Most of these lesions are asymptomatic and are often detected on routine radiographs. Morphologically odon- tomas can be classified as complex, when present as irregular masses containing different types of dental tissues, or as compound if there is sup...
tCentral odontogenic fibroma is a benign odontogenic tumor derived from the dental ectomesenchymal tissues. It is a rare lesion that could be seen in all age-groups and that itis found both in the mandible and in the maxilla.A 24-year-old caucasian male patient was referred, reporting a pressure on the left sideof th...