Unveiling Oral Health Differences: Gingival Health and Hygiene in Children With and Without Cleft Lip and Palate.

Objective: To compare the oral hygiene and gingival health of children with and without cleft lip and palate.

Design: Cross-sectional comparative study.

Setting: Institutional tertiary referral hospital.

Are we approaching the development of a novel calcium phosphate-based bioceramic dental material?

Objectives: Develop a sustainable bovine hydroxyapatite dental ceramic with the addition of titanium dioxide (TiO) nanoparticles (5 % and 8 % by weight), analyzing the outcome of this addition to the microstructure, as well as its mechanical and chemical properties, in order to evaluate whether they satisfy the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 6872:2015 for dental ceramics or not.

Methods: Disks were obtained through uniaxial followed by isostatic pressing from bovine hydroxyapatite powder and TiO nanoparticles and sintered at 1300ºC for 2 h. Three experimental groups were developed (HA, HA+5 %TiO and HA+8 %TiO) and subjected to X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), indentation fracture (IF), biaxial flexural strength (BFS) and chemical solubility test.

Clinical Study of Photobiomodulation Effect at Postoperative Clefted Alveolar Ridge Bone Grafting.

This study aimed to evaluate photobiomodulation (PBM) adjunct effect on pain, swelling, and face temperature in individuals with oral cleft submitted to alveolar ridge bone grafting (ABG). The sample consisted of 46 patients with either incomplete or complete unilateral cleft lip and palate aged from 9 to 18 years, both sexes, who underwent ABG with chin donor area. Subjects were randomly divided into 3 groups: (1) Control (C): ABG (n=17); (2) PBM: ABG with PBM (n=14); (3) Simulated photobiomodulation (SPBM): ABG with SPBM (n=15).

Photo-crosslinkable hydrogel incorporated with bone matrix particles for advancements in dentin tissue engineering.

The objective of this study was to create injectable photo-crosslinkable biomaterials, using gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel, combined with a decellularized bone matrix (BMdc) and a deproteinized (BMdp) bovine bone matrix. These were intended to serve as bioactive scaffolds for dentin regeneration. The parameters for GelMA hydrogel fabrication were initially selected, followed by the incorporation of BMdc and BMdp at a 1% (w/v) ratio.

Biomechanical consideration in tooth-supported glass-ceramic restorations: A systematic review and meta-analysis of survival rates and irreparable failures.

Statement Of Problem: Knowledge on the biomechanical behavior of glass-ceramics, their survival rate over time, and their potential failures is essential for decision-making in clinical practice. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis of their survival rates and irreparable failures are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the survival rates and irreparable failures of various monolithic glass-ceramic dental restorations to help determine biomechanical indications.

Bovine hydroxyapatite/3Y-TZP bioceramic: Aligning 3Y-TZP content with sintering parameters.

This study aimed to produces and characterize bovine hydroxyapatite (HA) bioceramic with 3Y-TZP addition and analyze different sintering curves. HA was extracted from bovine bones and nanoparticulated. HA discs (0, 1, 5 and 10 wt% 3Y-TZP) were subjected to uniaxial and isostatic pressing.

Systemic and oral abnormalities in Kabuki syndrome: a case series.

Objective: This study analyzed the systemic and oral abnormalities in individuals with Kabuki syndrome (KS) that might be investigated to enhance the early diagnosis and treatment by a multidisciplinary team, minimizing the consequences to the individual's health.

Study Design: Clinical examination was conducted on 15 individuals to investigate orodental alterations such as tooth abnormalities and cleft lip and/or palate, and the patient records were also reviewed to investigate systemic diseases such as cardiopathies, infectious and immunologic diseases, nephropathies, and delayed neuropsychomotor development.

Results: All individuals with KS presented cleft lip and/or palate, 11 (73.

Propolis effects in periodontal disease seem to affect coronavirus disease: a meta-analysis.

This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effects of propolis on the severity of coronavirus disease symptoms by reducing periodontal disease. PubMed, EMBASE, SciELO, Web of Science, and SCOPUS databases were systematically searched. Studies have been conducted analyzing propolis's effects on COVID-19 and periodontitis.

TiO nanoparticles added to dense bovine hydroxyapatite bioceramics increase human osteoblast mineralization activity.

Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of TiO nanoparticles + dense hydroxyapatite (HA) on human osteoblast cells (SAOS-2).

Methods: Particulate bovine HA powder with or without the addition of either 5 or 8 % TiO (HA, HA/TiONp5 % or HA/TiONp8 %) were pressed into disks (Ø = 12.5 mm; thickness = 1.

Nanoparticle-modified PMMA to prevent denture stomatitis: a systematic review.

This systematic review aimed to evaluate the antifungal effectiveness of polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA) modified by nanoparticles (NPs) and to compare it with conventional acrylic resins for denture bases. The present study was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Searches were performed using PubMed, SCOPUS, SciELO, EMBASE, and LILACS.

Can sterilization methods influence surface properties of resin composites? A purpose for previewing bias in laboratory bacterial adhesion tests.

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of sterilization methods on conventional and bulk-fill resin composites' (BFRCs) surface properties in an attempt to preview bias in laboratory bacterial adhesion tests. Two regular viscosity conventional resin composites [Filtek Z350 XT™ (Z350) and IPS Empress Direct™ (ED)] and two regular viscosity BFRCs [Filtek Bulk Fill™ (FILT) and Tetric N-Ceram Bulk Fill IVA™ (TBF)] were used. The materials were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), surface roughness (SR), and wettability (W) after sterilization with hydrogen peroxide gas plasma (HPGP) and steam sterilization (SS).

Tooth movement, orofacial pain, and leptin, interleukin-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α levels in obese adolescents.

Objectives: To evaluate tooth movement, orofacial pain, and leptin, interleukin (IL)-1β, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α cytokine levels in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) during orthodontic treatment in obese adolescents.

Materials And Methods: Participants included adolescent patients aged 12-18 years: group 1, obese (n = 30), and group 2, nonobese controls (n = 30). They were evaluated before (T0) and after 1 hour (T1), 24 hours (T2), and 1 week (T3) of fixed appliance bonding.

Bonding performance and mechanical properties of flowable bulk-fill and traditional composites in high c-factor cavity models.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate bond strength (BS), shrinkage stress (SS), flexural strength (FS), and elastic modulus (E) of three flowable bulk fill in comparison with conventional composites.

Materials And Methods: Three bulk fill (Filtek Bulk Fill Flow, Surefil SDR, X-tra Base) and three conventional composites (Filtek Z250 XT, Grandioso, Dentsply TPH3) were used. For BS, conical cavities ( = 10) were prepared in bovine dentine and restored with materials and were analyzed through push-out test in a universal testing machine (UTM).

Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the risk of obesity for critically illness and ICU admitted: Meta-analysis of the epidemiological evidence.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and obesity in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, SCOPUS, Embase, LILACS, and Web of Science for studies published up to April 27, 2020. The outcome of interest was composite poor outcome, comprising mortality and severe COVID-19.

Effects of ZnO/TiO nanoparticle and TiO nanotube additions to dense polycrystalline hydroxyapatite bioceramic from bovine bones.

Objectives: A bovine dense hydroxyapatite ceramic (HA) was produced as new biomaterial, however, the production of a material with consistently high flexural strength remains challenging. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of ZnO nanoparticles, TiO nanoparticles, and TiO nanotubes (1%, 2%, and 5% by weight) on the microstructure and flexural strength of a bovine dense hydroxyapatite ceramic (HA).

Methods: Discs (Ø=12.