Publications by authors named "Ariela Vilela Rizuto"
Introduction: The aim of this study was to report a patient's clinical case who was diagnosed with severe apical abscess and with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) using immunosuppressive drugs and bisphosphonate.
Methods: A 32-year-old man of black African descent urgently sought dental surgery because of an increase in volume in the right genic region and a nuisance in the region of the lower right second premolar when chewing. After intraoral and radiographic clinical examination, the patient was diagnosed with pulp necrosis and an acute apical abscess.
Objective: To measure the bond strength to zirconia subjected to different surface treatments of universal bonding agents.
Materials And Methods: Eighty blocks of zirconia were obtained by CAD/CAM milling. The blocks were embedded into PVC tubes, polished sequentially with increasing granulation sandpapers and divided into two groups according to surface treatment: polished or grit-blasted with alumina particles.