Odontologia do Esporte nas matrizes curricularesdos cursos de graduação em Odontologia / Sports Dentistry in the curricula of undergraduate dental schools

O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar um panorama da inserção de conteúdos sobreOdontologia do Esporte (OE) nos projetos pedagógicos dos cursos de Odontologia na Região Sudeste do Brasil.Para isso, foi realizado um estudo transversalde base documental, noqual foram analisadas as matrizes curriculares disponibilizadas nos sítios weboficiais das Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES)localizadas no sudeste brasileiro,cadastradas no portal e-MEC do Ministério da Educação.Osoftwareestatístico GraphPad Prism 8.1.2 foi utilizadona análise das variáveis. Os resultados desta pesquisa refletem a análise dos componentes curriculares de144 IES localizadas no sudeste do Brasil. Destas, apenas cinco (3,47%)informaramofertarem suas matrizes curriculares a disciplina de OE. IESpúblicas ofertam maisa disciplina que IES privadas. A carga horária média da disciplinaé de 47,5±8,66horas.Em conclusão, aabordagem da OE é incipiente nos cursos de Odontologiado sudeste brasileiro, especialmente nas IES privadas. Reformulações e atualizações dos projetos pedagógicospara a inclusão de tópicos destinados ao ensino dos princípios da área são necessárias, afim de despertar o interesse e o reconhecimento da especialidade no Brasil (AU).

This study aimed to present an overview of the insertion of Sports Dentistry (SD) content in the pedagogical projects of dental schools in southeastern Brazil. Therefore, a document-based cross-sectional study was performed, analyzing the available curricula on the official websites of higher education institutions (HEIs)of southeastern Brazil registered in the e-MEC portal of the Ministry of Education. GraphPad Prism 8.1.2 statistical software was used to analyze the variables. The results of this study reflect the analysis of curricular components of 144 HEIs in southeastern Brazil. Only five (3.47%) institutions reported offering SD in their curricula. Public HEIs offered the subject more than private ones. The mean course load is 47.5±8.66 hours. In conclusion, the SD approach is incipient in dental schools in southeastern Brazil, especially in private HEIs. Reformulations and updates in pedagogical projects, including topics to teach the principles of this field are required to raise interest and acknowledge this specialty in Brazil (AU)

Tobacco and inflammation effects in immunoexpression of hMSH2 and hMLH1 in epithelium of oral mucosa.

BACKGROUND: Both hMSH2 and hMLH1 are integrated in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system. Reduced expression of these proteins has been reported in head and neck carcinoma; however, few studies have examined the normal levels of these proteins in oral tissues or investigated factors which could interfere with this expression. The aim of this study was to detect the expression pattern of hMSH2 and hMLH1 in normal oral mucosa and to correlate this with demographic data, smoking and local inflammation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The expression of hMSH2 and hMLH1 was evaluated in 38 samples of normal mucosa epithelium using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: No relationship was observed between hMSH2 and hMLH1 and demographic data. The hMLH1 but not hMSH2 expression was altered in smokers and in the presence of inflammation. CONCLUSION: Both hMSH2 and hMLH1 are highly expressed in the normal epithelium of oral mucosa. In addition, hMLH1 expression is directly influenced by tobacco use and inflammation.