6 results match your criteria: "School of Dentistry. Federal University of Minas Gerais[Affiliation]"

Background: Health education during pregnancy is important to improve maternal and children outcomes. However, the strategies must be specifically designed for each context and demographic characteristics. Our objective was identify health education strategies targeting pregnant women with the intention of improving results of pregnancy at an urban level.

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Bond strength of fiber posts to the root canal: Effects of anatomic root levels and resin cements.

J Prosthet Dent

September 2016

Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address:

Statement Of Problem: Decementation is one of the most frequent causes of failure in the post-cement system. The bond strength in different parts of the canal may be influenced by technical and anatomic factors.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to assess the effects of anatomic root levels to reach the canal and different resin cements on the bond strength of fiberglass posts along the canal.

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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in carious lesions in vivo by culture and real-time PCR methods.

Methods: Ten teeth with deep active carious lesions were selected and five portions of carious dentin were removed for each tooth. Two increments were used as control, to represent the superficial and deep dentin, respectively.

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