ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to evaluate the oral health impacts perceived by patients submitted to different treatments of chronic periodontitis and their association with clinical parameters. METHODS: Sixty patients were assigned to one of the following therapeutic groups: control, treated with full-mouth scaling and root planing (SRP); test 1, treated with SRP and 400 mg systemically administered metronidazole (MET) three times per day for 10 days; test 2, treated with SRP and professional supragingival plaque removal (PP) every week for 3 months; and test 3, treated with SRP and MET plus PP. Clinical periodontal measurements and data regarding patients' oral health impacts (perceived impacts on bleeding gums, gingival recession, sensitivity to cold, packing foods, aesthetics, bad breath, and tooth mobility) were collected at baseline and 3 months after therapy. RESULTS: All groups presented significant improvement in oral health perceived impacts. There was no statistically significant difference in the improvement of oral health impacts among groups subjected to different treatments. The clinical data of percentage of deep probing depth, deep clinical attachment level, and bleeding on probing were found to be correlated significantly with oral health impacts. CONCLUSIONS: Periodontal treatment leads to a significant reduction of self-perceived impacts regardless of the non-surgical treatment protocol employed. Most of the clinical data were associated with oral health impacts.
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Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Dental Prophylaxis/psychology , Metronidazole/therapeutic use , Periodontitis/psychology , Periodontitis/therapy , Sickness Impact Profile , Activities of Daily Living/psychology , Adult , Chronic Disease , Double-Blind Method , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Statistics, Nonparametric , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Existem muitas teorias sobre como motivar as pessoas, porém nenhuma delas captura a essência dessa complexa mudança administrativa. Administradores necessitam compreender que a motivação é uma atividade dinâmica que muda com o tempo e de pessoa para pessoa. Este artigo revê resumidamente as teorias motivacionais, equidades, necessidades e auxílios e além disso integra estas teorias num modelo unificado e dinâmico.
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Motivation , WorkABSTRACT
O laboratorio clinico e um local onde seguramente a precisao e a eficiencia sao cruciais. A maior responsabilidade do administrador, e estabelecer claramente tarefas que assegurem que a qualidade do trabalho seja correta desde o inicio. Temos continuamente ouvido um administrador dizer: "Isto nao e o que eu lhe disse!" Quando isto acontece, ocorre um erro administrativo. Para estabelecer efetivamente as tarefas o administrador necessita saber o que quer, como ele quer que seja feito e quando ele deseja isto. Tambem,estabelecendo os resultados finais desejados, o administrador pode verificar se a determinaçaofoi corretamente entendida. As cinco etapas descritas neste artigo ajudam a estabelecer tarefas que fazem com que o trabalho seja realizado de maneira correta desde o principio
