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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and predicitve factors of dental anxiety among Brazilian adolescents. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of a random sample of 340 Brazilian adolescents, done between 2005 and 2010. Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale and an objective questionnaire were used to determine the degree of dental anxiety. RESULTS: The prevalence of moderate to severe dental anxiety was approximately 18%. Dental anxiety was correlated with the following factors: gender (P<.05), age group (P<.001), degree of schooling (P<.001), access to newspapers and/or the Internet (P<02), oral hygiene frequency (P=.005), visits to the dentist (P<.02), reason for last visit to the dentist (P<.001), and experience with dental pain (P=.002). CONCLUSIONS: Dental fear and anxiety in Brazilian adolescents are associated with lack of economic resources, negligence of oral health, low educational level, female gender, and younger age.
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Ansiedad al Tratamiento Odontológico/epidemiología , Ansiedad al Tratamiento Odontológico/etiología , Adolescente , Conducta del Adolescente , Factores de Edad , Análisis de Varianza , Brasil , Niño , Estudios Transversales , Atención Odontológica/efectos adversos , Escolaridad , Femenino , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Prevalencia , Factores Sexuales , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
Palatine torus is a benign congenital outgrowth of bone that affects the hard palate and palatine processes, resulting from the "overworking" of osteoblasts and bone deposition along the line of the palatine fusion. Surgical excision is the only treatment for torus, and such patients are susceptible to intraoperative and postoperative complications of a traumatic, functional, or infectious nature. This article describes an atypical case of torus palatinus measuring 20.31 × 27.25 × 59.20 mm, which is the largest size ever described in the literature. This case required the use of a surgical guide in the intraoperative phase, with viable use in the postoperative phase as well. This guide proved versatile in reducing the risk of undercorrection and complications, offering greater patient comfort.
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Exostosis/cirugía , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Orales/métodos , Paladar Duro/cirugía , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Osteotomía/métodos , Prótesis e Implantes , Colgajos QuirúrgicosRESUMEN
Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is characterized by a slow, progressive increase in the gingival tissue that develops as either an isolated disorder or as part of the clinical characteristics of diverse syndromes. The present case report describes a Brazilian family with individuals from three generations affected. The proposed treatment was maxillary and mandibular gingivectomy with 12 months of monitoring.
