Exploring the optical behavior and relative translucency parameter of CAD-CAM resin-based composites, polymer-infiltrated ceramic network, and feldspar porcelain.

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the optical properties and relative translucency parameter of CAD-CAM restorative materials.

Methods: Four CAD-CAM materials were evaluated: Lava Ultimate (LU), Grandio Blocs (GB), VITA Enamic (VE), and VITA Mark II (VM). Disk-shaped samples in shade A2-HT were prepared (n = 10) and polished to 1.

Bacillus altitudinis 1.4 genome analysis-functional annotation of probiotic properties and immunomodulatory activity.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate quantities, provide health benefits to the host. In this study, phenotypic and genotypic methods were used to evaluate the probiotic properties of Bacillus altitudinis 1.4.

Multimodal benefits of hypnosis on pain, mental health, sleep, and quality of life in patients with chronic pain related to fibromyalgia: A randomized, controlled, blindly-evaluated trial.

Background And Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome marked by intense musculoskeletal pain often refractory to pharmacological treatment. Although studies have shown that hypnosis improves fibromyalgia pain, gaps in experimental design limit their reliability. This work aimed to evaluate the effects of hypnosis on pain, mental health, sleep, and quality of life in participants with fibromyalgia chronic pain.

Activity of compounds derived from benzofuroxan in Trichomonasvaginalis.

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis. Currently, trichomoniasis is treated with the class of nitroimidazoles, namely, metronidazole; however, resistant isolates and strains have been reported. The compounds derived from benzofuroxan are biologically active heterocycles.

Microscopic alterations in Fasciola hepatica treated with the essential oils of Pelargonium graveolens and Citrus aurantium.

Fasciolosis is one of the most important parasitic diseases in animal health, affecting mainly ruminants, causing economic and productivity losses. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro ovicidal and adulticidal activity of essential oils (EOs) from Pelargonium graveolens (geranium) and Citrus aurantium (sour orange) on Fasciola hepatica. Performed Gas Chromatography of EOs P.

Long-term effects of simulated gastric juice alternated with brushing on hardness, substance loss, flexural strength and reliability of CAD-CAM monolithic materials.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate, over a simulated 5-year period, the effect of simulated gastric juice alternated with brushing on CAD-CAM monolithic materials considering microhardness, substance loss, flexural strength, and reliability of the materials.

Methodology: Blocks from Lava Ultimate (LU), Vita Enamic (VE), IPS Empress CAD (EMP), IPS e.max CAD (EMAX), and Vita Suprinity (VS) were milled into cylinders and sliced into disks.

Long-term effect of gastric juice alternating with brushing on the surface roughness, topography, and staining susceptibility of CAD-CAM monolithic materials.

Statement Of Problem: Studies on the behavior of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) monolithic materials subjected to gastric juice alternating with brushing-as occurs in patients with bulimia nervosa-are lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate, over a simulated 5-year period, the effect of gastric juice alternating with brushing on the roughness, topography, and staining susceptibility of CAD-CAM monolithic materials.

Material And Methods: Disks of Lava Ultimate (LU), Vita Enamic (VE), IPS Empress CAD (EMP), IPS e.

Preventing Uterine Cervix Cancer: The Clinical Meaning of Atypical Glandular Cells.

Objective:  To determine the prevalence of the atypical glandular cells (AGCs) cytology and to analyze its clinical significance in different age ranges.

Methods:  Retrospective observational study using computerized data from the Brazilian National Cancer Institute, including women screened between January 2002 and December 2008. The women included were those with an AGC result who were properly followed-up with colposcopy and a second cytology.

Assessment of patient safety culture in Brazilian hospitals through HSOPSC: a scoping review.

Objectives: to describe, from literature, the characteristics of patient safety culture in Brazilian hospitals that applied the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

Methods: this is a scoping review. A search was performed in the databases LILACS, PubMed, SciELO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus and in the CAPES Dissertations and Theses Database in September and October 2020.

Deletion of miRNA-22 Induces Cardiac Hypertrophy in Females but Attenuates Obesogenic Diet-Mediated Metabolic Disorders.

Background/aims: Obesity is a risk factor associated with cardiometabolic complications. Recently, we reported that miRNA-22 deletion attenuated high-fat diet-induced adiposity and prevented dyslipidemia without affecting cardiac hypertrophy in male mice. In this study, we examined the impact of miRNA-22 in obesogenic diet-induced cardiovascular and metabolic disorders in females.

Playful educational intervention with schoolchildren on intestinal parasitosis.

Objective: To analyze the playful educational interventions in the knowledge of schoolchildren about intestinal parasitosis.

Method: This is a quasi-experimental, non-randomized study, based on pre- and post-intervention, conducted in a public elementary school in a peripheric neighborhood in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP). The study population consisted of 101 students enrolled in the 5th and 6th grade.

Angiotensin II type 2 receptor mediates high fat diet-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and hypercholesterolemia.

Obesity is the major risk factor for several cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. Previous studies reported that deletion of Angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) protects against metabolic dysfunctions induced by high fat (HF) diet. However, the role of AT2R in obesity-induced cardiac hypertrophy remains unclear.

Human-modified landscapes alter mammal resource and habitat use and trophic structure.

The broad negative consequences of habitat degradation on biodiversity have been studied, but the complex effects of natural-agricultural landscape matrices remain poorly understood. Here we used stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to detect changes in mammal resource and habitat use and trophic structure between preserved areas and human-modified landscapes (HMLs) in a biodiversity hot spot in South America. We classified mammals into trophic guilds and compared resource use (in terms of C- and C-derived carbon), isotopic niches, and trophic structure across the 2 systems.

Influence of simulated gastric juice on surface characteristics of CAD-CAM monolithic materials.

Statement Of Problem: How the surfaces of monolithic esthetic restorations behave in the presence of acidic substances is unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of simulated gastric juice on roughness, morphology, microhardness, substance loss, and color change of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) monolithic materials.

Material And Methods: Disks from Lava Ultimate, VITA ENAMIC, IPS e.

Effect of grinding and polishing on the roughness and fracture resistance of cemented CAD-CAM monolithic materials submitted to mechanical aging.

Statement Of Problem: The effect of clinical adjustments on the strength of cemented computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) monolithic materials under aging challenge is unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to assess the surface roughness and fracture resistance (with or without mechanical aging) of cemented CAD-CAM monolithic materials submitted to grinding and polishing procedures.

Material And Methods: Disks of Lava Ultimate, Vita Enamic, crystallized Vita Suprinity, and IPS e.

Does airborne-particle abrasion before, rather than after, zirconia sintering lead to higher mechanical strength even under aging challenge?

Statement Of Problem: Information concerning the effect of airborne-particle abrasion before zirconia sintering on its strength after aging is lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to determine the influence of airborne-particle abrasion moment (before or after zirconia sintering), particle size, and aging on the mechanical strength of a yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) ceramic.

Material And Methods: Four hundred presintered zirconia disks were allocated to nonabraded (control) and abraded groups with 50 μm or 120 μm AlO particles before (50/BS or 120/BS) or after sintering (50/AS or 120/AS).

Strategies to minimize medication errors in emergency units: an integrative review.

Objective: To assess the strategies used by the Nursing team to minimize medication errors in emergency units.

Method: Integrative literature review in the PubMed, BDenf, Cochrane and LILACS databases. Timeless research, without language limitation, performed by peers.

Fatigue resistance of monolithic lithium disilicate occlusal veneers: a pilot study.

The use of thin lithium disilicate (LD) occlusal veneers is an effective method to increase the vertical dimension of occlusion in cases of tooth wear. However, doubt remains regarding the threshold thickness to be used in this restoration class. This study aims to evaluate the effect of ceramic thickness on the survival rate and failure pattern of LD molar veneer restorations using a simplified fatigue testing machine.

Wear resistance and abrasiveness of CAD-CAM monolithic materials.

Statement Of Problem: Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) restorations are in contact with the antagonist tooth, either a natural tooth or a restoration. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of the wear resistance of CAD-CAM materials and the wear behavior of the antagonist.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the wear resistance and abrasiveness of CAD-CAM materials.

Marginal Fit of Metal-Ceramic Copings: Effect of Luting Cements and Tooth Preparation Design.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of the triad finish line design, axial wall convergence angle, and luting cement on the marginal fit of metal copings used in metal-ceramic crowns.

Materials And Methods: Schematic dies and their respective copings were cast in NiCr alloy. The dies exhibited the following finish line/convergence angle combinations: sloping shoulder/6°, sloping shoulder/20°, shoulder/6°, shoulder/20°.

Influence of Particle and Air-Abrasion Moment on Y-TZP Surface Characterization and Bond Strength.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of particle and air-abrasion on the surface characterization and shear bond strength (SBS) of a Y-TZP ceramic with a resin cement.

Materials And Methods: Y-TZP specimens were air-abraded with 50 μm alumina particles; 120 μm alumina particles; 30 μm silica-coated alumina particles (Rocatec Soft); 110 μm silica-coated alumina particles (Rocatec Plus). Air-abrasion was performed before (BS); after (AS); before and after (BAS) zirconia sintering.

Loss of microRNA-22 prevents high-fat diet induced dyslipidemia and increases energy expenditure without affecting cardiac hypertrophy.

Obesity is associated with development of diverse diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and dyslipidemia. MiRNA-22 (miR-22) is a critical regulator of cardiac function and targets genes involved in metabolic processes. Previously, we generated miR-22 null mice and we showed that loss of miR-22 blunted cardiac hypertrophy induced by mechanohormornal stress.

High prevalence of enteroparasites in children from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Objective:: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and possible associated factors.

Method:: Cross-sectional epidemiological study of 962 children (3-12-years) from an area within the scope of a basic health unit in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected by home interviews and three-sample stool analysis and evaluated with the chi-square and Fisher's exact tests (p<0.