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Objectives: To conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Dental Fear Schedule Subscale-Short Form (DFSS-SF) in a Portuguese pediatric population. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the DFSS-SF was applied to a convenience sample of 48 children (aged 3–9 years) in a university dental clinic. Child behavior ...

Objetivos: O presente trabalho pretendeu estudar a associação de aspetos relacionados com a qualidade de vida a características sociodemográficas, comportamentos de saúde oral e estado de saúde oral dos jovens de 18 anos da Região de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, utilizando dados ...

Chemical stomatitis is a type of traumatic injury caused by contact of chemical substances and drugs with oral tissues, resulting in clinically significant damage. This case reports a 14-year-old male patient with chronic kidney disease on renal replacement therapy (peritoneal dialysis) and using calcium carbonate v...

Macroglossia is the abnormally large tongue volume, which, among other causes, may result from increased growth, leading to a size bigger than the oral cavity allows for functional balance. This alteration may be associated with dento-musculoskeletal deformities and instability of orthodontic-surgical treatment, bes...

Erythema multiforme is a mucocutaneous disease characterized by the acute appearance of blisters and ulcers, with or without oral involvement. In this report, a 12-year-old female patient presented with extensive ulcerative lesions on the upper and lower lips, with painful symptoms and areas of bleeding and suppurat...