Intensidad lumínica de las lámparas de fotocurado LED en los consultorios odontológicos de Piura, Perú / Output intensity of LED light curing units in dental offices of Piura, Peru

Introducción: La lámpara de fotocurado, que utiliza diodos emisores de luz (LED), se emplea en odontología para la conversión polimérica de los materiales de restauración dental. Se ha comunicado que una intensidad lumínica inadecuada de la lámpara no aseguraría la correcta polimerización del material de restauración. Objetivo: Determinar la intensidad lumínica de las lámparas de fotocurado LED en consultorios odontológicos de la ciudad de Piura, Perú, 2020. Métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo. Se midió la intensidad lumínica en 70 lámparas de fotocurado LED, usando un radiómetro con una longitud de onda de 400-500 nm, con capacidad de medida de la intensidad lumínica de hasta 3500 mw/cm2. Por debajo de los 400 mw/cm2 indica intensidad baja, de 400 a 800 mw/cm2 intensidad media, de 800 a 1200 mw/cm2 intensidad alta y por encima de los 1200 mw/cm2 indica intensidad muy alta. Resultados: El 48,5 por ciento de las lámparas analizadas presentaban intensidad media, el 22,86 por ciento intensidad alta, mientras que el 15,71 por ciento intensidad baja y finalmente el 12,86 por ciento de las lámparas presentaban intensidad muy alta. Se reportó menor frecuencia de lámparas con mayor uso clínico. Conclusiones: Las lámparas de fotocurado LED, utilizadas en los consultorios dentales de la provincia de Piura durante el 2020, emiten una intensidad lumínica promedio de 778,14 mW/cm2, equivalente a la intensidad media(AU)

Introduction: Light curing lamps that use light-emitting diodes (LED) are used in dentistry for the polymeric conversion of dental restorative materials. It has been reported that inadequate light intensity in the lamp would not ensure the appropriate polymerization of restorative materials. Objective: Determine the output intensity of LED light curing units used in dental offices of the city of Piura, Peru, in the year 2020. Methods: An observational descriptive study was conducted. Measurements were taken of the light output of 70 LED light curing lamps using a radiometer with a wavelength of 400-500 nm and a light intensity measurement capacity of up to 3 500 mw/cm2. Intensity below 400 mw/cm2 was recorded as low, from 400 to 800 mw/cm2 as medium, from 800 a 1 200 mw/cm2 as high and above 1 200 mw/cm2 as very high. Results: Intensity was medium in 48.5 percent of the lamps analyzed, high in 22.86 percent, low in 15.71 percent and very high in 12.86 percent. A lower frequency of lamps with greater clinical use was reported. Conclusions: The LED light curing lamps used in dental offices of the province of Piura during the year 2020 emit an average output intensity of 778.14 mW/cm2, which corresponds to medium intensity(AU)

Basic Resuscitation in Dental Office: A Review.

Medical emergencies are little understood by most dental surgeons. Medical emergencies can occur in dental clinics. Hence, there is a signifi cant need for increased awareness among dental professionals in the fi eld of emergency medicine. Every dental professional should be trained in emergencies occurring which have life-threatening potential and should be able to tackle life-threatening emergency anywhere in any situation. Dental professionals should be aware of protocols for initial stabilization of the patient in the dental offi ce at time of risk. Every patient expects his dentist to be familiar with emergency interventions which include basic life support, advanced life support and specifi c drugs to be administered in emergencies. Th is is a widely discussed topic with poor understanding among dental practitioners. Emergency can occur in any dental offi ce without any warnings. Further, it has been noted in recent times there is an increase in a number of medicolegal cases due to rise in a number of death in the dental chair. Th is review article aims at briefi ng the basic protocols required to manage the medical emergency having life-threatening potential occurring in the dental offi ce or elsewhere.

Dental treatment for the pregnant patient / Atendimento odontológico à paciente gestante

Dental treatment of pregnant women should be accomplished with safety. Consequently, the dental professional should evaluate its real need and risks for the mother and child. This paper reports through a literature review, the caution with the clinical dental procedures commonly performed and possible risks of the therapeutic agents used, allowing the dentist to evaluate the treatment and the drug to be administered to the pregnant women

O tratamento odontológico da gestante deve ser realizado com segurança, e para isto deve-se avaliar a real necessidade de sua execução e os riscos que o mesmo poderá trazer para a mãe e para o bebê. Este artigo relata, com base em uma revisão de literatura, os cuidados com os procedimentos clínicos comumente realizados no consultório odontológico e os possíveis riscos dos agentes terapêuticos utilizados, permitindo ao clínico avaliar o tratamento e a droga a serem administrados às gestantes.

Uso y verificación con indicadores biológicos en esterilización de cirujanos dentistas de San Luis Potosí, México / Verification and utilization of sterilizing equipment by dentists in San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Objetivo. Conocer el uso y verificar los ciclos de esterilización con indicadores biológicos en los equipos utilizados por cirujanos dentistas de la Facultad de Estomatología de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP) y del Colegio Dental Potosino. Material y métodos. Estudio transversal hecho en 1999-2000. El 65 por ciento (n=130) de los odontólogos participaron con un esterilizador, la verificación se realizó por indicadores que contenían esporas de Bacillus subtilis y de Bacillus stearothermophilus. Resultados. Participaron 30 autoclaves y 100 esterilizadores de calor seco, 23 de ellos (17.7 por ciento) presentaron crecimiento bacteriano; el 16.1 por ciento (n=21) de los participantes utilizan los indicadores biológicos como verificador. Los dos métodos de esterilización presentaron crecimiento bacteriano con frecuencias similares (p=>0.66). Conclusiones. Pocos cirujanos dentistas verifican su esterilizador con indicadores biológicos en los equipos que presentaron crecimiento bacteriano, sus fallas se encontraron en el proceso de esterilización. El texto completo en inglés de este artículo está disponible en: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html

Avaliação clínica da contaminação ambiental no campo de trabalho do cirurgião-dentista: efeito do emprego da alta velocidade e bochecho / Clinical evaluation of the enveronmental contamination in the dentist activity: effect of the use of high speed and rinsing of the month

Foram analisados em testes clínicos a ação antibacteriana de anti-séptico bucal antes e após o emprego de alta velocidade. Conclui-se que o uso dessa solução diminui o número de colônias bacterianas na saliva, mesmo com o emprego e o uso da alta velocidade contaminam o ambiente de trabalho