Voice handicap and voice-related quality of life in COVID-19 patients.

Objectives: Identifying voice handicap and voice-related quality of life in patients presenting pulmonary impairment associated with COVID-19 infection, comparing pulmonary parameters between these patients and individuals in the control group, as well as correlating pulmonary parameters to self-assessment questionnaires (IDV-10 and QVV).

Methods: Thirty-five (35) patients presenting pulmonary impairment with COVID-19 infection were herein selected and compared to 35 individuals who were not affected by COVID-19 infection. Two self-assessment questionnaires were applied (vocal handicap index and voice quality of life protocol).

Evaluation of palatal dimensions in different facial patterns by using digital dental casts.

Objective: To analyze the variations of hard palate volume in adults with normal occlusion and different facial types and patterns, by using a three-dimensional analysis on digital casts.

Methods: The dental casts of 70 Caucasian adults (28 men, 42 women), mean age of 16.4 years (SD 1.

3D technology to measure dental arches and create a template for lingual brackets technique.

Objective: This study aims at identifying anatomical dimensions of dental arches, based on landmarks currently used in the lingual orthodontic technique, and create an archwire form template to be used in orthodontic clinics.

Methods: Maxillary and mandibular dental casts of 140 Caucasian individuals with natural and normal occlusion were digitized (3D), and the images were analyzed with Delcam Power ShapeTM 2010 software. The dental arch shapes and sizes were obtained from 14 landmarks selected on the lingual surface of the teeth.

Association between dysphagia and tongue strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Introduction: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is the most common motor neuron disease in adults despite it being rare. It is a neurodegenerative disease in which dysphagia is a common and debilitating symptom. Dysphagia can be assessed by complementary exams, such as fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and the tongue strength test, as this is one of the main muscles involved in swallowing.

Partial laryngectomy and reconstruction with rotation of the epiglottis in the treatment of a rare laryngeal schwannoma: a case report.

Background: Neurogenic tumors of the larynx are rare, with few cases having been reported in the literature. Schwannomas are responsible for 0.1% of all benign tumors of the larynx.

Sensitivity and Specificity of Bedside Screening Tests for Detection of Aspiration in Patients Admitted to a Public Rehabilitation Hospital.

Early detection of dysphagia and specifically aspiration is essential to prevent and reduce complications of hospitalized patients in rehabilitation centers. Bedside screening test are often used to evaluate swallowing disorders, but their results may be questionable due to insufficient and inconsistent sensitivity and specificity. To compare the sensitivity and specificity of various bedside screening tests for detecting aspiration in hospitalized rehabilitation patients.

Laryngeal Findings in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Introduction: Some studies have demonstrated that the intrinsic muscles of the larynx show no signs of damage to the muscle fiber and raise a possibility of preservation of the laryngeal muscles in muscular dystrophies. A cross-sectional study was implemented with a case series of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Methods: This study was carried out through a medical assessment through anamnesis and medical records, perceptual-auditory evaluation of the voice in 15 patients, and videolaryngoscopic evaluation in 11 patients.

Determining shapes and dimensions of dental arches for the use of straight-wire arches in lingual technique.

Introduction: This study aims to determine the shape and dimension of dental arches from a lingual perspective, and determine shape and size of a straight archwire used for lingual Orthodontics.

Methods: The study sample comprised 70 Caucasian Brazilian individuals with normal occlusion and at least four of Andrew's six keys. Maxillary and mandibular dental casts were digitized (3D) and the images were analyzed by Delcam Power SHAPET 2010 software.

Prediction of 3-dimensional pharyngeal airway changes after orthognathic surgery: a preliminary study.

Introduction: Recent studies have shown some contradictory results when evaluating the consequences of orthodontic-surgical treatments on the pharyngeal airway. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to correlate the amount of jaw displacement with the volume variation and the minimal cross-sectional area of the pharyngeal airway. A comparison was made between the correlations with the percentage and the absolute values of the measurement variations.

Assessment of symptom improvement following nasal septoplasty with or without turbinectomy.

Unlabelled: Most studies show that objective measures to quantify and determine surgical success in the treatment of nasal obstruction do not correlate with subjective improvement as reported by patients.

Aim: To evaluate the subjective improvement of nasal symptoms in patients undergoing septoplasty with or without turbinectomy.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study.

Crooked nose: outcome evaluations in rhinoplasty.

Unlabelled: A crooked nose is the result of deformities that might involve the bony nasal pyramid, the upper and lower lateral cartilages, and nasal septum, causing complaints of aesthetic and/or functional nature.

Purpose: To evaluate how satisfied are those patients who underwent rhinoplasty to correct crooked nose, through the questionnaire Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation (ROE).

Material And Method: A longitudinal study with retrospective analysis of preoperative satisfaction and prospective analysis of postoperative satisfaction of patients who underwent rhinoplasty.

Influence of age on rhinoplasty outcomes evaluation: a preliminary study.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of patients who underwent rhinoplasty by using the Rhinoplasty outcomes evaluation (ROE) questionnaire and determine the influence of patient age on the outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study to assess patients' pre- and postoperative degrees of satisfaction with their results. The study was done at a tertiary-care medical center.

Influence of low-level laser on the speed of orthodontic movement.

Introduction: This study evaluated the effect of low-level laser irradiation on the speed of orthodontic tooth movement of canines submitted to initial retraction.

Methods: Twenty-six canines were retracted by using NiTi spring (force of 150 g/side). Thirteen of those were irradiated with diode laser (780 nm, 20 mW, 10 sec, 5 J/cm(2)) for 3 days, and the other 13 were not irradiated and thus were considered the control group.

Evaluation of the Bolton ratios on 3D dental casts of Brazilians with natural, normal occlusions.

Aim: To evaluate the Bolton ratios in Brazilians with natural, normal occlusions.

Methods: Thirty-five dental casts of Brazilian Caucasians with a natural, normal occlusion from the files of the Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics of the Methodist University of São Paulo were scanned in three dimensions. On the scanned images, the greatest mesiodistal distance of each tooth from right first molar to left first molar was measured with Geomagic Studio 5 software.

Glass ionomer cement hardness after different materials for surface protection.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Knoop hardness of high viscous glass ionomer cement (GIC) Ketac Molar Easy Mix (3M ESPE, Saint Paul, USA) submitted to different types of compounds for surface protection. Sixty specimens of GIC were made in PVC molds with 7.5 mm diameter and 2.