Judicialization and cancer: quality of life of patients and caregivers in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: In Brazil, cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients seek judicial intervention for free access to medications from the public health system. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic potentially affected the health-related quality of life of cancer patients and caregivers of cancer patients. This study aimed to describe the sociodemographic profile and assess the health-related quality of life of patients and caregivers in the state of Goias, Brazil, in 2020.

Anaerobic adhesives effect on counter-torque of abutment screws on implants with external hexagon and conical connections: An in vitro study.

Background: Abutment screw loosening is a common complication of implant supported prostheses, especially for single crowns. In engineering, anaerobic adhesives (AA) are used to provide chemical locking between screw surfaces, but their application in implantology remains unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to evaluate, in vitro, the effect of AA on counter-torque of abutment screws for cemented prosthesis on dental implants with external hexagon connection (EHC) and conical connection (CC).

Adjunctive therapies for in vitro carious lesions: Antimicrobial activity, activation of dentin metalloproteinases and effects on dental pulp cells.

Background: Adjunctive therapies used before dental restorative procedures may encourage carious tissue removal. Beyond promising antimicrobial properties, treatments could positively modulate the dentin-pulp complex while not interfering with restoration survival. Herein, we evaluated a set of substances and their effects on carious lesions and the underlying dentin or pulp cells.

Grafting biomaterials associated to topical glucocorticoid: effects on pre-osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1).

The topical glucocorticoid budesonide has been prescribed before and after sinus lift surgery as adjuvant drug treatment for maxillary sinus membrane inflammation. However, there is no study on the effects of budesonide on the regenerative process of bone grafting biomaterials. We investigated the effect of the association of budesonide with some biomaterials on the growth and differentiation capacity of pre-osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1 subclone 4).

Expected and perceived burdens in patients receiving mandibular overdentures retained by one or two implants.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess patients' expected burdens before treatment and their perceived burdens after the surgical and prosthodontic procedures of mandibular overdenture treatment and to evaluate factors influencing patients' perceptions.

Methods: Data were collected from 47 participants enrolled in a randomized clinical trial comparing mandibular overdentures retained by one or two implants. A 20-item questionnaire measured on a four-point Likert scale covering the surgical and prosthetic treatment procedures was used to assess the patients' perception of the procedural burdens before (expected burdens) and immediately after (experienced burdens) each procedure.

Prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders with anxiety disorders or post-traumatic stress disorder in people seeking treatment for substance abuse: a systematic review protocol.

Objective: This systematic review will aim to assess evidence of the prevalence of comorbid substance use disorders with anxiety disorders or post-traumatic stress disorder in people seeking treatment for substance use.

Introduction: Research shows that anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder are highly prevalent in people with substance use disorders and can worsen the treatment outcomes, increasing the risk of relapse and poor adherence. However, evidence from systematic reviews on the prevalence of these comorbidities in substance use treatment settings is limited.

Patient satisfaction with ball and Equator attachments for single-implant mandibular overdentures: A short-term randomised crossover clinical trial.

Background: Retention and stabilisation of a single-implant mandibular overdenture (SIMO) are influenced by the biomechanical properties and clinical performance of the attachment system.

Purpose: To compare clinical and patient-reported outcomes following the use of two retention systems, a ball and a stud-type Equator attachment used for SIMO.

Material And Methods: Eighteen fully edentulous participants were treated with a SIMO opposing to a maxillary complete denture.

Perceptions and experiences of patients following treatment with single-implant mandibular overdentures: A qualitative study.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the perceptions and long-term experiences of edentulous patients rehabilitated with single-implant mandibular overdentures (SIMO).

Methods: Thirteen participants, mean age 65.7 years, 69.

Association between severity of illicit drug dependence and quality of life in a psychosocial care center in BRAZIL: cross-sectional study.

Background: Quality of life must be one of the main purposes for the treatment of drug users, requiring a better understanding of the association between the quality of life and the severity of dependency. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between severity of substance use in various areas of human functioning and quality of life of illicit drug users in a psychosocial care center for alcohol and drugs.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 60 participants - illicit drug users - treated at a psychosocial care center for alcohol and drugs.

Marginal bone level changes and implant stability after loading are not influenced by baseline microstructural bone characteristics: 1-year follow-up.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of different bone tissue characteristics of implant sites on changes in marginal bone level and implant stability over time.

Material And Methods: One hundred and one implants were inserted in 41 patients. Cortical bone thickness of the alveolar ridge was measured on computed tomography (CT) images.

Agreement between Histomorphometry and Microcomputed Tomography to Assess Bone Microarchitecture of Dental Implant Sites.

Background: Histomorphometry and microcomputed tomography (microCT) have been used in implant studies but need better understanding before being used as equivalent methods.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the agreement between 2D (histomorphometry) and 3D (microCT) reference methods for assessing jawbone microarchitecture in vivo.

Material And Methods: Forty-four bone specimens from 32 patients were obtained during implant placement and examined by microCT, followed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and histomorphometric analysis.

Bone tissue microarchitectural characteristics at dental implant sites part 2: correlation with bone classification and primary stability.

Objective: To investigate in vivo the correlation between the bone microarchitecture of implant bone sites, bone tissue classification subjectively assessed in radiographs and primary implant stability.

Material And Methods: Periapical and panoramic radiographs were obtained from 32 partially edentulous patients. Three surgeons classified bone quality at implant sites using two different methods: assessments in periapical and panoramic radiographs (PP) and according to the classification proposed by Lekholm and Zarb (L&Z).