Objectives: To evaluate and compare mutagenicity (micronucleus) and cytotoxicity (karyorrhexis, pyknosis, and karyolysis) in exfoliated buccal mucosa cells of children following cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) or conventional radiograph exposure necessary for orthodontic planning. Materials and Methods: A total of 49 healthy children were submitted to CBCT or a conventional orthodontic radiographic protocol; they were divided into two groups based on exam: CBCT (n 5 24) and Radiographic Set (n 5 25) groups. The micronucleus test in the exfoliated buccal mucosa cells was applied.Results: There was not a statistically significant difference (P . .05) found between the number of micronucleated buccal mucosa cells (MNC) before and after exposure to radiation in either group, showing that neither group experienced a mutagenic effect. However, radiation did cause other nuclear alterations closely related to cytotoxicity, including karyorrhexis, pyknosis, and karyolysis, in both groups (P , .05). The CBCT group presented a greater increase in cell death than was noted in the Radiographic Set group (P , .044). Conclusion: According to the micronucleus test, mutagenicity was not induced by the CBCT or the conventional radiographs, but cytotoxicity was verified after these exams, especially after CBCT. That might have happened once the CBCT group received a greater radiation dose than the Radiographic Set group as a result of the protocols used in orthodontic planning for this study. (Angle Orthod. 2013;83:104-109.)

Background/Aims: In the present study, we tested whether or not acute antioxidant treatment with vitamin C is able to protect the heart during myocardial infarction. The effects of vitamin C on the autonomic balancing of the heart and on the histopathological and immunohistochemical changes in response to isoproterenol administration (ISO) were evaluated. Methods: Four groups of male Wistar rats (n = 32) were studied: control; ISO treated; vitamin C treated; ISO + vitamin C treated. ISO 150 mg/kg was administered for 2 consecutive days. Vitamin C (250 mg/kg, oral) was administered 30 min before each ISO treatment. Phenylephrine and sodium nitroprusside were administrated to increase or decrease blood pressure in conscious rats. Results: The baroreceptor reflex index for bradycardia was significantly reduced in the ISO group (control, –3.4 ± 0.3 beats/mm Hg; ISO –2 ± 0.4 beats/mm Hg) and vitamin C treatment significantly improved the reflex index (–2.9 ± 0.7 beats/mm Hg). Treatment with vitamin C showed mild degenerative changes in the myocardial tissue of the ISO group. The antioxidant was able to decrease the inducible nitric oxide (iNOS) expression in rats treated with vitamin C. Conclusion: Vitamin C administration proved to be effective in reducing the extent of myocardial damage during ISO-induced myocardial infarction in rats associated with an iNOS downregulation and improving the autonomic balancing of the heart.

ResumoObjetivo: este trabalho tem por finalidade explicitar aspectos microscópicos relevantes da movimentação dentária induzida em murinos quanto aos: (1) diferentes períodos de observação e (2) planos dos cortes microscópicos transversais e longitudinais. Os estudos experimentais sobre a movimentação dentária induzida em murinos variam quanto aos períodos e planos de cortes microscópicos, mesmo os trabalhos que utilizam especificamente o modelo de Heller e Nanda, de 1979. Para contribuir (1) na escolha do melhor design experimental de movimentação dentária induzida em murinos em futuros trabalhos, e (2) no aperfeiçoamento dos critérios de análise por outros pesquisadores, propusemo-nos a publicar este artigo. Métodos: Empregaram-se 50 ratos machos Wistar, com 90 dias de vida, submetidos à movimentação dentária induzida por períodos de 3, 5, 7 e 9 dias. Utilizou-se movimento de inclinação mesial no primeiro molar superior esquerdo, com uma força equivalente a 75cN. A análise microscópica qualitativa avaliou os fenômenos teciduais e celulares decorrentes da movimentação dentária induzida, nos diferentes períodos de observação e entre os cortes microscópicos transversais e longitudinais. Resultados: dos fenômenos observados, as áreas hialinas tiveram expressão máxima no período de 5 dias e as reabsorções radiculares apresentaram-se exuberantes e bem demarcadas no período de 9 dias. Nos dois fenômenos, as raízes mais afetadas foram as distais, especialmente a raiz distovestibular. Conclusão: mediante o delineamento proposto, pode-se sugerir, para futuros trabalhos nesta linha de pesquisa, períodos de análise de 5 a 9 dias e cortes microscópicos transversais.Palavras-chave: Movimentação dentária induzida. Reabsorção óssea. Reabsorção radicular.

Objectives: To evaluate the DNA damage (micronucleus) and cellular death (pyknosis, karyolysis, and karyorrhexis) in exfoliated buccal mucosa cells from children undergoing orthodontic radiographs. Materials and Methods: A total of 25 healthy children undergoing orthodontic therapy partook in a complete set of orthodontic radiographs (lateral cephalographic, posteroanterior cephalographic, panoramic, full periapical exam, and bitewing). The micronucleus test in the buccal exfoliated cells was applied. The paired-samples t-test and the Wilcoxon test were used to compare the frequencies of alterations before and after X-ray exposure. Results: We found no statistically significant differences (P . .05) between micronucleated buccal mucosa cells before and after exposure to radiation. However, radiation did cause other nuclear alterations closely related to cytotoxicity (P 5 .007). Conclusion: According to the micronucleus test, the complete set of radiographs requested in the orthodontic planning may not be a factor that induces chromosomal damage, but it is able to promote cytotoxicity. (Angle Orthod. 2012;82:585-590.)

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