Pregnant and postpartum women’s perceptions and use of Portugal’s dental voucher during pregnancy: preliminary results

    Objectives: To assess pregnant women’s perceptions of oral health, their knowledge and use of the Dental Voucher program in Portugal, and the factors underlying its utilization. Methods: The cross-sectional pilot study was conducted from October 2024 to September 2025 in 11 health local units in Portugal. A 31...

  • Leonor Frey-Furtado, Paulo Melo, Maria Lurdes Pereira
  • 1
  • Original research
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Does cavity disinfection affect the bond strength between Biodentine or mineral trioxide aggregate and a glass ionomer cement? – An in vitro study

    Objectives: The study aims to evaluate the influence of cavity disinfectants on the shear bond strength between Biodentine and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) associated with conven- tional glass ionomer (GIC) or resin-modified glass ionomer (RMGIC). Methods: For the study, 144 acrylic mounts were prepared and ...

  • Deniz Yanik Nalbanto?lu, Kür?at Er, Alper Ku?tarc?
  • 199-206
  • Original research
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Insights into Volume 66, Issue 4, 2025 of the Portuguese Journal of Stomatology, Dental Medicine and Maxillofacial Surgery

  • Jorge N.R. Martins, Jaime Portugal
  • 155-156
  • Editorial
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Social determinants and oral cancer mortality in Brazil: A 20-year analysis

    Objectives: To analyze the association between social determinants and oral cancer mortality in Brazil from 1997 to 2017. Methods: An ecological panel data study based on oral cancer mortality. The social determinants were represented by the income ratio, the Human Development Index, the Gini coefficient, the illit...

  • Marília de Matos Amorim, Daniel Deivson Alves Portella, Alessandra Laís Pinho Valente Pires, Carlos Alberto Lima da Silva, Valéria Souza Freitas
  • 182-190
  • Original research
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Unusual case of pleomorphic adenoma in the accessory parotid gland

    Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign lesion of the salivary glands, primarily affecting the parotid gland. The accessory parotid gland is a salivary tissue separate from the parotid gland, considered an anatomical variation with a low incidence and rarely affected by tumors. A 20-year old female patient pre...

  • Ivana de Sousa Brandão, João Vitor Freitas da Silva, Filipe Nobre Chaves, Marcelo Bonifácio da Silva Sampieri, Denise Hélen Imaculada Pereira de Oliveira
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  • Clinical case
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