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Abstract Objective: To analyze the existing state legislation, including not only the ordinary laws, but also their infralegal regulation and the state legislation on Hospital Dentistry. Material and Methods: A survey was carried out in the databases of the Legislative Assemblies of the Brazilian States and the Federal District, as well as the Regional and Federal Councils of Dentistry in Brazil. Subsequently, a survey was carried out in the databases of the Ministry of Health, State Dental Councils and Federal Dental Council in Brazil. Results: Only 8 Brazilian states have legislation in force regarding hospital dentistry, which represents 29.63% of the federative units. Among the Brazilian regions, the Midwest presented the highest prevalence of the laws found (37.50%), followed by the North (25%) and the other regions with the same coverage (12.50%). Also, an orientation and an ordinance from the Ministry of Health, six resolutions from the Federal Council of Dentistry, and a technical note from the National Health Surveillance Agency were found. Conclusion: Several States do not have rules on the subject, making it imperative to create a federal rule that not only imposes the presence of the dentist, but also regulates the proportion of the team, workload, and availability.
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Oral Health/legislation & jurisprudence , Dental Service, Hospital/legislation & jurisprudence , Dental Staff, Hospital/legislation & jurisprudence , Intensive Care Units/legislation & jurisprudence , Surveys and Questionnaires , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Workload , Dentists , Legislation, DentalABSTRACT
Abstract Objective This in vitro study evaluated the effect of commercial whitening dentifrices on erosive tooth wear (ETW) of bovine enamel samples, in comparison with commercial regular dentifrices. Methodology Sixty bovine crowns were embedded in acrylic resin, polished and then had their baseline profile determined. They were randomly assigned to 5 groups (n=12/group), according to the type of commercial dentifrice to be tested: GI - Crest Anti-cavity Regular; GII - Crest 3D White; GIII - Colgate Total 12 Clean Mint; GIV - Colgate Optic White; GV - Placebo (negative control, fluoride-free dentifrice). The samples were submitted to daily erosive and abrasive challenges for 3 days. The erosive challenges were performed 3 times a day by immersing the specimens in 0.1% citric acid solution (pH 2.5) for 90 s. Each day after the first and last erosive challenges, the specimens were subjected to the abrasive challenge for 15 s, using a toothbrushing machine (Biopdi, São Carlos, SP, Brazil), soft toothbrushes and slurry (1:3 g/ml) of the tested toothpastes (1.5 N). The specimens were kept in artificial saliva between the challenges. The final profile was obtained and the ETW (µm) was calculated. Data were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn's tests (p<0.05). Results All dentifrices tested significantly reduced the enamel wear in comparison with the Placebo, except GIII. The median (95% CI) ETW was 1.35 (1.25-1.46)bc for GI, 1.17 (1.01-1.34)cd for GII, 1.36 (1.28-1.45)ab for GIII, 1.08 (1.04-1.14)d for GIV and 2.28 (2.18-2.39)a for GV. Conclusion When dentifrices from the same manufacturer were compared, the whitening dentifrices led to similar or less wear than the regular ones.
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Animals , Cattle , Tooth Erosion/chemically induced , Toothpastes/adverse effects , Dental Enamel/drug effects , Tooth Bleaching Agents/adverse effects , Surface Properties , Time Factors , Toothbrushing/adverse effects , Toothpastes/chemistry , Materials Testing , Statistics, Nonparametric , Dental Enamel/chemistry , Tooth Bleaching Agents/chemistryABSTRACT
A imagem é uma importante ferramenta de diagnóstico para a avaliação do paciente odontológico. E desde o advento da tomografia computadorizada por Ambrose1 em 1973, o diagnóstico e o planejamento dos tratamentos ganharam um grande aliado. As tomografias computadorizadas são técnicas imaginológicas onde se obtêm imagens em diversos planos com uma fidelidade das mensurações muito próximas à realidade. Entretanto, o diagnóstico pode ser dificultado pela presença de artefatos. Nesta revisão de literatura, o enfoque será aos artefatos metálicos. A imagem produzida pelos artefatos frequentemente interferem na visualização de estruturas anatômicas, podendo confundir o diagnóstico. O objetivo do presente artigo é explicar brevemente a tomografia computadorizada cone beam, a formação de imagem nesse tipo de tomografia e o que são e como são gerados os artefatos metálicos, esclarecendo aspectos ligados a sua formação, características que proporcionam às imagens e ideias de solução desse problema que constantemente prejudicam o diagnóstico por imagem nessa modalidade de exame. Pode-se concluir que a diminuição do aparecimento de artefatos pode ser devido à calibração adequada do aparelho, orientação ao paciente sobre o procedimento a ser realizado, além da atenuação com equipamentos e softwares que utilizam campo de visão e tamanho de voxel pequenos. E os profissionais que trabalham com tomografia computadorizada devem estar preparados para identicá-los, solicitando outros exames complementares para realizar diagnóstico diferencial, caso seja necessário
This is an important diagnostic tool for Evaluating the dental patient. Since the advent of computed tomography (CT) by Ambrose1 in 1973, the diagnosis and planning of treatment have gained a great ally. CT scans are imaginological techniques where you get images in different planes with a fidelity of measurements very close to reality. However, diagnosis can be hindered by the presence of artifacts. The main focus of this review was the metallic artifacts and subjects related to them. The image produced by metallic artifacts often interferes with visualization of anatomical structures and may lead to misdiagnosis. The purpose of this article is to briefly explain the computerized cone beam tomography, the imaging in this type of tomography and what they are and how the metal artifacts are generated, clarifying aspects related to their formation, characteristics that give images, solution and ideas to this problem that constantly damage the imaging examination in this mode. It can be concluded that the decrease in the appearance of artifacts may be due to proper calibration of the device, the patient guidance on the procedure to be performed, as well as mitigation with equipment and software using of view and small voxel size. We can conclude that the professionals who work with computed tomography should be prepared to identify them and ask for other exams to perform differential diagnosis, if necessary