A5066176337- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Oral and Craniofacial Lesions
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Oral and gingival health research
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Health Education and Validation
- Head and Neck Anomalies
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Occupational health in dentistry
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- dental development and anomalies
- Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Physical Education and Gymnastics
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
Universidade do Porto
2011-2024
Universidad El Bosque
2024
Hospital de São João
2024
Ibero-American University Puebla
2024
Tufts University
2024
Ibero American University
2024
Universidad de Guadalajara
2024
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2024
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário
2023
CUF Porto Hospital
2023
This study investigates the dynamic interplay between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices life cycles of tropical emerging markets, explicitly focusing on companies from China, India, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Australia. Utilizing a quantitative approach with panel data, we examine whether ESG maturity influences cash flow dynamics these companies. The hypotheses were confirmed: H1 reveals that in immature cycle phases prioritize decisions centered around "G" dimension...
Oral health in Down syndrome children has some peculiar aspects that must be considered the follow-up of these patients. This study focuses on characterizing environmental and host factors associated with dental caries Portuguese without syndrome. A sibling-matched, population-based, cross-sectional survey was performed. presented a significantly greater percentage caries, 78% vs. 58% non-Down siblings. difference DMFT index (number decayed, missing filled teeth) essentially reflects data...
OBJECTIVES: Although individuals with Down syndrome have considerable oral disease, the prevalence of dental caries in this group is low.The present study aimed to compare known risk factors for development children and a matched population (siblings).In both populations, number acidogenic microorganisms, such as mutans streptococci, lactobacilli Candida species, paraffin-stimulated pH, flow rate IgA concentration whole saliva were evaluated compared.METHOD: Saliva was collected, index 45...
Dental neglect is defined as an intentional failure of the caretaker in pursuit and continuity necessary treatment to achieve oral health that allows adequate function, free from pain infection.We intend clarify, according current scientific literature, clinical indications for identification dental children.After search databases engines with keywords "child", "dental" "neglect", between 1996 2016, results revealed identifying this condition requires not only a detailed history data clearly...
BACKGROUND: Patients with mucopolysaccharidosis have several changes of the stomatognathic complex, representing a challenge for dentists. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to evaluate and characterize oral health in patients reference center Portugal. METHOD: sample consisted twelve participants followed Metabolic Diseases Unit S. Joao Hospital Centre healthy at Faculty Dental Medicine, University Porto. clinical evaluation was performed by complete extra-oral intra-oral examination assess...
OBJECTIVE:Patients with mucopolysaccharidosis present several alterations of the stomatognathic complex, however, no data is available on saliva biochemistry and yeast colonization.The aim study was to evaluate caries experience as well microbiology parameters in patients mucopolysaccharidosis.METHOD: The sample consisted twelve participants followed Metabolic Disease Unit Centro Hospitalar de S. João healthy at Faculty Dental Medicine, University Porto.To all participants, Decayed, Missing,...
Determinar a prevalência das anomalias de oclusão e dos hábitos orais deletérios relacionar estes com presença oclusais. A população-alvo foi constituída por 1.176 crianças, idades compreendidas entre os 3 13 anos, observadas na consulta criada para o projeto «Paranhos Sorridente», clínica da Faculdade Medicina Dentária Universidade do Porto. análise estatística efetuada utilizando programa SPSS® v.19.0, nível significância 0,05. Da totalidade 33,8% apresentava deletérios: 2,4% hábito sucção...
Introducao. A saude oral e parte integrante da geral emante-la uma prioridade. O conhecimento prevalenciadas patologias orais que atingem a populacao desde infânciaa juventude, falta de medidas prevencao simples, acessiveise eficazes, tem conduzido ao reforco importânciadada nomeadamente carie dentaria as anomaliasde oclusao. Cuidados especificos diferenciados no tratamentoe na assistencia crianca obrigam aestreita colaboracao entre o pediatra odontopediatra, bemcomo educacao dos...
Resumo A protese removivel e, com alguma frequencia (por condicionantes economicas, esteticas ou funcionais), a unica solucao para reabilitacao de arcadas desdentadas. colocacao uma provoca alteracao qualitativa e quantitativa da placa microbiana aumentando predisposicao dos seus portadores ao desenvolvimento determinadas patologias (carie dentaria, periodontopatias processos inflamatorios mucosa). Consequentemente, higiene oral protetica sao essenciais manutencao saude tecidos. Dos diversos...
Early childhood caries (CPI) is a chronic disease that affects the deciduous teeth in preschool children since it may develop immediately after eruption, and defined as presence of at least one decayed tooth (lesion with or without cavitation), absence (per decay) existence temporary filling child aged between 0 71 months. Specific care differentiated treatment prevention require close collaboration pediatricians pediatric dentists education parents. To discuss early caries, focusing...
Realizar um estudo epidemiológico sobre a hiperdontia, através da análise radiográfica de uma população pediátrica Faculdade Medicina Dentária Universidade do Porto, definindo prevalência dos supranumerários e conhecendo sua distribuição por sexo, arcada localização. As radiografias panorâmicas 1,438 pacientes Porto (714 sexo masculino 724 feminino, idades compreendidas entre os 6 15 anos) foram analisadas para determinar ocorrência dentes supranumerários. A estatística foi realizada...
Background: Childhood caries is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases. Aim: To identify risk factors for early caries, highlighting their clinical presentation and inherent complications. Data source: Information was retrieved from fifteen articles published between 2006 2017, in English Portuguese languages, PubMed, Scopus EBSCOhost, complemented by manual search technical books guidelines international societies. Conclusions: Primary care crucial effective prevention ECC....
Conscious sedation is a technique in which one or more pharmacological agents are employed to produce mild depression the central nervous system, without loss of consciousness so that verbal contact can always be maintained with patient; this allows for certain dental procedures performed. The associated great margin safety. In Odontopediatrics, sedative generally nitrous oxide (N2O) and benzodiazepines, amongst other properties. use oxide/oxygen becoming frequent general pediatric medicine...
Aims: The aim of this study was to characterize occlusal anomalies in a Portuguese population with Down Syndrome (DS) and compare its distribution that their siblings. Study Design: A sibling-matched, population-based cross-sectional survey performed. Methodology: This involved 132 children DS 84 siblings, aged 2 26 years. Data were gathered through the use complete questionnaire clinical observation. analysis performed by using SPSS® v.20.0 any p-value <.05 considered significant. Results:...
Abstract Background: In 2020, CariesCare International (CCI) -derived from ICCMS- was plannedto be tested for caries-control effectiveness in children by means of a multicenter randomized clinical trial (RCT). Nevertheless, due to the pandemic, RCTs proved unfeasible and aerosol-generating procedures (AGP) were associated with spread COVID-19. Consequently, study design required modified single-interventional CCI had adapted excluding AGP reducing on-site consultation (CCI-adapted)....
Ankyloglossia can be related to a number of complications, such as breastfeeding difficulties or alterations in craniofacial development. Treatment involve surgery correct the altered lingual frenulum and performed by various techniques. The purpose this paper is present two case reports ankyloglossia pediatric patients different ages, diagnostic criteria, treatment decision rationale, which led frenotomy with diode laser.
Ankyloglossia is a congenital alteration in the development of tongue characterized by presence short or thick lingual frenulum, which leads to limitation its movements. There an associative inconsistency between ankyloglossia and complications with breastfeeding, speech, swallowing, breathing, orofacial structures, it urgent make more scientific research this area. In polydactyly syndactyly may be also present ankyloglossia. The purpose paper two cases finger alterations, without syndromic...
Introduction: With the huge growth of social networks, their use is increasing in hospitals and clinics by physicians.However, health professionals are not always aware risks inherent to these tools.The aim this study analyse problems associated with media doctor-patient communication, as well some rules that may help overcoming potential situation.Methodology: Searches were conducted on Google Scholar, Medline limited articles published English, between 2004 2014.Twenty-three selected out...