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This study aims to report a clinical case of an isolated oral manifestation of secondary syphilis. A Caucasian 30-year-old female patient presented to a public oral health service in Southern Brazil, complaining of symptomatic oral ulcerative lesions without spontaneous regression for over 30 days. Intraoral examina...

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of general anesthesia versus local anesthesia with or without conscious sedation for minor oral surgery procedures in pediatric patients. Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of 192 pediatric patients who underwent 227 minor oral surgery procedures between 2017 ...

Objectives: This study aimed to determine if there are differences in the upper airway space between the three facial biotypes described by Ricketts. It also investigated if there are anatomical differences between males and females at the upper airway level. Methods: Data was collected from a private orthodontic cl...

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 ...

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of different irrigation activation techniques (IATs) on smear layer removal after post-space preparation. Methods: Forty single-rooted mandibular premolars with no root canal treatment were selected. Teeth were decoronated at 15 mm, and apical patency was confirmed using a #10 K-f...