3D comparison of dental arch stability in patients with and without cleft lip and palate after orthodontic/rehabilitative treatment.

This study aimed to compare the linear dimensions of the dental arches of adult patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) after orthodontic and prosthetic treatment with fixed partial dentures (FPD) to patients without clefts, using 3D technology. This retrospective longitudinal study sample consisted of 35 subjects divided into two groups. Included in this sample were 15 complete UCLP individuals who had received orthodontic treatment before rehabilitation with a fixed partial denture (FG), as well as 20 patients without cleft as control group (CG). All patients were aged between 18 and 30 years. Digital dental casts were obtained in two stages: (T1) end of orthodontic treatment and (T2) one year after prosthetic rehabilitation (FG); and (T1) end of orthodontic treatment and (T2) one year after removal of the orthodontic appliance (CG). Intercanine, interfirst premolar and intermolar distances, and incisor-molar length were obtained. A precalibrated and trained examiner performed the assessments. Intergroup differences between T2 and T1 were compared between the groups using the t test or Mann-Whitney test with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). The intercanine distance variation (T2-T1) showed statistical difference (p=0.005) increasing in the FG group and decreasing in the CG group. In the interfirst premolar distance variation, FG decreased, while CG increased with statistically significant difference (p=0.008). The intercanine distance of individuals with cleft showed stability, while that of the CG had no stability. The CG showed stability in the interfirst premolar distance, while FG had no stability. These findings showed that the FPD is capable of restricting orthodontic results, leading to a stabilization of the dental arches.

3D comparison of dental arch stability in patients with and without cleft lip and palate after orthodontic/rehabilitative treatment

Abstract This study aimed to compare the linear dimensions of the dental arches of adult patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) after orthodontic and prosthetic treatment with fixed partial dentures (FPD) to patients without clefts, using 3D technology. This retrospective longitudinal study sample consisted of 35 subjects divided into two groups. Included in this sample were 15 complete UCLP individuals who had received orthodontic treatment before rehabilitation with a fixed partial denture (FG), as well as 20 patients without cleft as control group (CG). All patients were aged between 18 and 30 years. Digital dental casts were obtained in two stages: (T1) end of orthodontic treatment and (T2) one year after prosthetic rehabilitation (FG); and (T1) end of orthodontic treatment and (T2) one year after removal of the orthodontic appliance (CG). Intercanine, interfirst premolar and intermolar distances, and incisor-molar length were obtained. A precalibrated and trained examiner performed the assessments. Intergroup differences between T2 and T1 were compared between the groups using the t test or Mann-Whitney test with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). The intercanine distance variation (T2-T1) showed statistical difference (p=0.005) increasing in the FG group and decreasing in the CG group. In the interfirst premolar distance variation, FG decreased, while CG increased with statistically significant difference (p=0.008). The intercanine distance of individuals with cleft showed stability, while that of the CG had no stability. The CG showed stability in the interfirst premolar distance, while FG had no stability. These findings showed that the FPD is capable of restricting orthodontic results, leading to a stabilization of the dental arches.

Impact of Orofacial Dysfunction on the Quality of Life of Adult Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate.

OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the prevalence of orofacial dysfunctions (ODs) and quality of life (QoL) in adults with and without a cleft lip and palate. DESIGN: Cross sectional. SETTING: Craniofacial Center, Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: The study was composed of a sample of 120 patients: 60 adults in the cleft lip and palate group (CLPG) and 60 adults in the control group with no craniofacial anomalies. Each patient underwent an interview and clinical examination, using the Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening (NOT-S) and the 36-Item Short Form Survey. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test, χ2, and the Spearman correlation coefficients. RESULTS: There was a higher prevalence of OD in CLPG (P < .001) on the NOT-S. The adults in the CLPG had higher QoL in the areas of general health (P = .003), physical function (P = .014), social function (P < .001), and vitality (P = .006). The CLPG had significant associations between higher OD and lower QoL for general health (P = .004), emotional role function (P = .028), and vitality (P = .05). CONCLUSION: Orofacial dysfunctions were more prevalent in adults with a cleft, negatively impacting their QoL in general health, emotional role function, and vitality. However, adults with a cleft also had significantly higher QoL, reflecting possible resiliency when compared to adults without a cleft.

Management of Zygomatic Fixture Complication Case Using Extra-Short Implants.

The oral rehabilitation of a patient with atrophic maxilla is one of the main challenges in implant-supported rehabilitations. The implant placement in the posterior region of the maxilla is limited by a deficiency of bone quantity and quality, besides the anatomic restriction of the maxillary sinus. The use of zygoma fixtures, anchoraged in the zygomatic bone, is a useful technique to enable the full arch rehabilitation. However, complications related to this procedure bring a lot of difficulty in solving. This study presents the use of extra-short implants as a strategy to treat a patient in whom the zygoma fixture and the fixed prosthesis failed, associated with sinusitis and alveolar bone loss.

Bone Volume Changes After Sinus Floor Augmentation with Heterogenous Graft.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the volumetric stability of deproteinized bovine bone after sinus augmentation, using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and three-dimensional (3D) analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using a specific selection tool and 3D reconstruction from InVesalius 3.0, volumetric analysis of CBCT scans was performed in patients undergoing a sinus elevation technique in critical defects, using deproteinized bovine bone. The first scan was performed immediately after graft surgery (T1), and the second was performed 8 months after graft surgery (T2). RESULTS: A total of 13 patients met the inclusion criteria of this retrospective study; 26 postoperative CBCT scans were analyzed for these patients. All patients exhibited an increase in bone volume (9.10%). The mean bone volume increase from T1 to T2 was 0.137 cm(3) (SD: ± 0.104 cm(3)). There was a statistically significant correlation between bone volume and time (P < .0001). The mean bone volume was 1.506 cm(3) (SD: ± 0.473 cm(3)) for T1 and 1.644 cm(3) (SD: ± 0.506 cm(3)) for T2. CONCLUSION: Within the limited sample, the study demonstrated an increase in graft volume after sinus elevation with deproteinized bovine bone in critical defects.

Efeito do antiinflamatório não-esteroidal Rofecoxib (Vioxx®) no processode reparo ósseo em tíbias de ratos estressados: estudo microscópico / Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Rofecoxib (Vioxx?) on the bone repair process in the tibiae of stressed rats: a microscopic study

Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito do antiinflamatório não-esteroidal Rofecoxib (Vioxx®) no processo de reparo ósseo em tíbias de ratos estressados. Métodos: Foram utilizados 48 ratos (Albinus Wistar), machos, com peso entre 150 e 200 gramas e divididos em três grupos com 16 animais cada. Foram realizados os seguintes procedimentos: o grupo I foi utilizado como grupo controle e nele foi realizado apenas o defeito ósseo; no grupo II os animais receberam estímulo estressor nos três dias pré-operatórios e nos dias pós-operatórios, após a realização do defeito, até o sacrifício; no grupo III os animais receberam a administração do antiinflamatório não-esteroidal (préoperatório), estímulo estressor uma hora após a administração da droga, no período pré-operatório, defeito ósseo e estresse no período pós-operatório, até o respectivo sacrifício. Em grupos de quatro, os animais foram sacrificados aos 7, 14, 30 e 60 dias pós-operatórios, por meio de deslocamento da coluna cervical. Em seguida ao sacrifício, as tíbias direita e esquerda foram removidas, fixadas em formalina, descalcificadas em ácido etilenodiaminatetracético (Na.2H2.2H2O) e incluídas em parafina. Os cortes com seis micrometros de espessura foram corados pela hematoxilina e eosina para análise microscópica. Resultados: Os resultados obtidos foram descritos em função do tempo pós-operatório das ocorrências histomorfológicas observadas em diferentes grupos experimentais. Conclusão: Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que: 1) a reparação do defeito ósseo provocado nos ratos do grupo II mostrou-se mais atrasada que a do grupo I; 2) a reparação do defeito ósseo provocada nos ratos do grupo III mostrou-se menos atrasada que a do grupo II; 3) a prescrição do antiinflamatório Rofecoxib pode ser indicada no caso de experimentos de animais estressados porque diminui o efeito do estresse sobre o reparo ósseo, no caso de defeitos provocados na tíbia de ratos.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Rofecoxib (Vioxx™) on the bone repair process in the tibiae of stressed rats. Methods: In this study, use was made of 48 young male (Albinus Wistar) rats weighing between 150 and 200 grams, divided into three groups of 16 animals each. The following procedures were performed: Group I was used as the control group, and in it, only the bone defect was performed; in Group II the animals received stressor stimulus in the three pre-operative days and three post- operative days after the defect was performed, up to the time of sacrifice; in Group III the animals received the administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (pre-operatively), stressor stimulus one hour after drug administration, in the pre-operative period, bone defect and stress in the post-operative period, up to the time of sacrifice. In groups of four, the animals were sacrificed at 7, 14, 30 and 60 post-operative days, by means of cervical column dislocation. After being sacrificed, the right and left tibiae were removed, fixed in formalin, decalcified in ethylenodiaminatetracetic acid (Na.2H2.2H2O) and included in paraffin. Cuts of 6 micrometers thickness were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for microscopic analysis. Results: The results obtained were described as a function of the post-operative time of the histomorphologic occurrences observed in the different experimental groups. Conclusion: The results allowed one to conclude that: 1) repair of the bone defect caused in the rats of Group II were shown to be more delayed than those in Group I; 2) repair of the bone defect caused in the rats of Group III were shown to be less delayed than those in Group II; 3) the prescription of the anti-inflammatory drug Rofecoxib can be indicated in the case of experiments with stressed animals, because it diminished the effect of stress on bone repair, in the case of defects caused in the tibia of rats.

Apicectomy with the Er:YAG laser or bur, followed by retrograde root filling with zinc oxide/eugenol or sealer 26.

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the influence of root resection, by means of the use of erbium:YAG laser in sealing two different materials, OZE and Sealer 26, in retrograde obturations. BACKGROUND DATA: Few studies with sufficient data have been conducted in this area. METHODS: Forty uniradicular teeth were used. They were biomechanically prepared using the step-back technique and obturated using the lateral condensation technique. The teeth were divided into two groups of 20 teeth, one group using the erbium:YAG laser (350 mJ and 6 Hz) for the resection process and the other using the Zekrya Drill, in high rotation. Then, the retrograde cavities were prepared using a micro counter-angle with a number 2 spherical bur. After preparing the cavities, the teeth were impermeabilized and divided into two subgroups. One subgroup used the retrograde obturation technique with Sealer 26 cement, and the other subgroup used OZE. After completing the retrograde obturation, the teeth were immersed in 2% methylene blue for a 7-day period. Teeth were then removed from the dye, washed, scraped, and sectioned in the vestibule-lingual direction. RESULTS: The results were analyzed with the aid of a magnifying lens, and scores were attributed based on the magnitude of infiltration. The data were then submitted to statistical analysis. CONCLUSIONS: No statistical difference was noticed regarding the root resection methods; however, in comparing materials, Sealer 26 was statistically superior to OZE. In the subgroup comparison, a significant difference was noticed in the Laser and Sealer 26 and the Laser and OZE and bur and OZE.

Fibrin adhesive implant in wound healing repair of dental sockets with topical application of epsilon aminocaproic acid: histological analysis.

The aim of the study was to evaluate wound healing repair of dental sockets after topical application of 5% epsilon-aminocaproic acid (EACA) and the use of fibrin adhesive implant in rats under anticoagulant therapy with warfarin. Sixty Albinus wistar rats were used, divided into three groups of 20. In Group I, the animals were given 0.1 mL/100 mg of 0.9% saline solution per day, beginning 6 days before dental extraction and continuing throughout the experimental period. In Group II, the animals received 0.03 mL of sodium warfarin daily, beginning 6 days before the surgery and continuing until the day of sacrifice; after tooth extractions, the sockets were filled with fibrin adhesive material. In Group III the animals were treated as in Group II, and after extractions, the sockets were irrigated with 5 mL of 5% EACA and filled with the same fibrin adhesive material. All groups presented biological phases of wound healing repair, the differences being evident only in the chronology. The results obtained in Group III were very similar to those of Group I in the last period of wound repair, whereas Group II presented a late chronology compared to the other groups.

Tratamento cirúrgico de rânula: consideraçöes de interesse clínico e relato de caso / Ranula surgical treatment: a clinical view and case report

Os autores, através da descriçäo de caso de rânula, abordam sua definiçäo, etiopatogenia, características histológicas, diagnóstico diferencial e modalidades de tratamento, indicando a excisäo da lesäo sem utilizaçäo de marsupializaçäo prévia

Controle de infecçäo em cirurgia bucal ambulatorial: guia prático / Infection control in ambulatorial oral surgery: practical manual

Apesar de já ter sido provado o alto risco de contágio durante procedimentos cirúrgicos odontológicos, por doenças tais como a hepatite B, herpes, HIV, tuberculose e outras, os dentistas ainda näo têm se mostrado eficientes no controle de infecçöes, seja antes, durante ou após a execuçäo da cirurgia. Este trabalho tem como objetivo descrever técnicas e materiais disponíveis para este controle