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O objetivo deste estudo clínico foi avaliar, por 7 semanas, a eficácia de dentifrícios clareadores e a satisfação dos pacientes após o uso. Foram selecionados 30 pacientes que possuíssem todos os dentes anteriores nas arcadas superior e inferior, apresentando cor inicial A2, avaliados através da escala de cores Vita Classical (Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Alemanha). Os participantes foram aleatoriamente divididos em 3 grupos (n=10): GA - Colgate® Máxima Proteção Anticáries (controle negativo), GB - Colgate® Luminous White e GC - Colgate® Luminous White Advanced. Os dentifrícios foram distribuídos em bisnagas idênticas e aleatorizados. As avaliações de cor foram realizadas inicialmente ao uso (baseline), após 7, 15, 30 e 60 dias, utilizando dois métodos: avaliação subjetiva com as escalas de cor Vita Classical (Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Alemanha) e Vita Bleachedguide 3D-MASTER (Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Alemanha), e avaliação objetiva através do espectrofotômetro VITA Easyshade Compact®, Vident, Brea, CA, USA). Foi considerada a satisfação do paciente quanto a mudança de cor dos dentes. Os dados foram submetidos à análise estatística, utilizando análise de variância (ANOVA) de três critérios e pós-teste de Tukey (α=0.05). Os resultados demonstraram que houve diferença de cor estatisticamente significante nos grupos em que se utilizou os dentifrícios clareadores (GB e GC), nos períodos entre 15 e 30 dias. Conclui-se que ambos os dentifrícios GB e GC apresentaram ação clareadora, observado através das escalas subjetiva e objetiva. Porém, na percepção do paciente apenas no grupo GC houve mudança de cor. (AU).
The objective of this clinical study was to evaluate, for 7 weeks, the efficacy of whitening dentifrices and the patients' satisfaction after use. 30 patients were selected who had all the anterior teeth in the upper and lower arches, presenting an initial color A2, evaluated through the Vita Classical color scale (Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany). The participants were randomly divided into 3 groups (n = 10): GA - Colgate® Maximum Antibody Protection (Negative Control), GB - Colgate® Luminous White and GC - Colgate® Luminous White Advanced. The dentifrices were distributed in identical and randomized tubes. The color evaluations were performed at baseline after 7, 15, 30 and 60 days using two methods: subjective evaluation with the Vita Classical (Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany) and Vita Bleachedguide 3D- MASTER (Vita Zahnfabrik, Bad Säckingen, Germany), and objective evaluation using VITA Easyshade Compact® spectrophotometer, Vident, Brea, CA, USA). The patient's satisfaction with the teeth color change was considered. The data were submitted to statistical analysis using ANOVA of three criteria and Tukey post-test (α = 0.05). The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in color in the groups in which the whitening dentifrices were used (GB and GC), in periods between 15 and 30 days. It was concluded that both GB and CG dentifrices presented a whitening action, observed through the subjective and objective scales. However, in the perception of the patient only in the CG group there was a change of color. (AU).
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Objective: This cross-sectional research evaluated caries prevalence and treatment need in preschool children using different indexes. Material and Methods: A sample of 931 children (3-5 years old) attending public schools were examined by two calibrated researchers, who recorded the caries prevalence using dmf-t and ICDAS II. The clinical records obtained directed the decision regarding the treatment needs, which were divided into non-invasive and invasive procedures according to the scores registered in the different caries indexes. Descriptive statistics were used to present the data related to each index; qui-square test was used to compare the need of invasive and non-invasive treatment in the different ages. Results: The mean dmf-t was 1.8 ± 2.9, with a 42.9% caries prevalence. Using cut-off points of ICDAS II (≥1, ≥3 and ≥4), the caries prevalence values found were 50.7%, 40.8% and 30.7%, respectively. Fiveyear- old children exhibited the highest caries prevalence, assessed with dmf-t or ≥3 and ≥4 cutoff points of ICDAS II (≥3: p=0.032; ≥4: p=0.015). The percentages of caries-free children were 49.1% and 57.1%, respectively for ICDAS II and dmf-t. Restorative treatment in at least one tooth was required by 30.7% and 40% of the children for ICDAS II and dmf-t. Only ICDAS II could establish the percentage of non-invasive treatments (20%). Both indices pointed out the expressive need of restorative treatment. Conclusion: The use of dmf-t in epidemiological surveys may underestimate caries prevalence whereas the ICDAS II allowed the identification of early carious lesions and the viability of the use of non-invasive procedures as caries control measures in a child population.