Publications by authors named "L Dovigo"
DC. (Geraniaceae) is a widely recognized medicinal plant whose natural extract exhibits therapeutic effects through a multi-target approach. Existing literature encompasses investigations of antimicrobial and cellular effects, including clinical trials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to verify the predictive capacity of manual dexterity assessment methods for pre-clinical training in Dentistry.
Method: Students from the fifth year of the undergraduate course in Dentistry (N = 95) participated in this study. Manual dexterity was investigated as a variable of interest, measured by the O'Connor Finger Dexterity Test methods-Model 32021, Purdue Pegboard Test-Model 32020A, Dental Manual Dexterity Assessment-DMDA, Class One Cavity Preparation Assessent-COCA and Class One Composite Resin Restoration Assessment-COCRA.
Although at-home bleaching can recover the optical properties of stained CAD-CAM monolithic materials, little is known about its impact on their surface and mechanical properties, especially when successive sessions are performed. This study evaluated the effect of successive at-home bleaching sessions on the microhardness, roughness, topography, biaxial flexural strength (BFS), and reliability of CAD-CAM monolithic materials. Disks from Lava Ultimate (LU), Vita Enamic (VE), and IPS Empress CAD (EMP) were fabricated and submitted to up to three bleaching sessions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ability of to switch its morphology from yeast to filaments, known as polymorphism, may bias the methods used in microbial quantification. Here, we compared the quantification methods [cell/mL, colony forming units (CFU)/mL, and the number of nuclei estimated by viability polymerase chain reaction (vPCR)] of three strains of (one reference strain and two clinical isolates) grown as yeast, filaments, and biofilms. Metabolic activity (XTT assay) was also used for biofilms.
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- The study aimed to assess how polishing and bleaching affect the brightness, color, whiteness, and translucency of different CAD/CAM dental materials after they were stained with coffee.
- Various treatments were applied to disks made from specific materials, with measurements taken before and after coffee exposure, and the results were analyzed statistically.
- Ultimately, the findings indicated that the effectiveness of these treatments in restoring desired properties varies based on the specific material used.