This study evaluated the association between socioeconomic factors and stages of dental caries in children one to five years of age. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 759 children enrolled in preschools in Diamantina, Brazil. The parents/caregivers filled out a form addressing socioeconomic factors. Add to the end of this sentence: and categorized in caries free (code 0 and 1), no obvious decay (code 2 and 3) and obvious decay (code 4, 5 and 6). Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney test and multinomial regression. The prevalence of "no obvious decay" was higher among children from families with a larger number of income-dependent individuals (OR: 2.47; 95%CI: 1.41-4.31). The higher prevalence of "obvious decay" was associated with the child's age (

Aim: To perform an integrative analysis of the most up to date scientific literature on attitudes towards dental prosthesis hygiene and oral hygiene in the elderly who use complete dentures in Brazil. Methodology: The bibliographic search was carried through the Scientific Electronic Library Online - SciELO and Google Scholar databases, using the following two combined controlled descriptors "oral hygiene", "complete prosthesis", "oral health", "geriatric dentistry" with the operator Boolean “AND”. Peer-reviewed research articles were included. The Cochrane Handbook guidelines were followed, when applicable. Results: The research resulted in finding 21 articles, of which 15 were excluded. The integrative review was structured with 6 articles for data extraction and critical and descriptive evaluation. Conclusion: The studies in this review suggested that elderly Brazilians have many oral health problems and a low level of knowledge about oral and prosthesis hygiene. An important gap in practical research was identified in the literature, with regard to oral care in elderly populations using complete dentures.

Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar,através de uma revisão de literatura, a eficácia clínica da aplicação do ácido hialurônico, comoum material indutivo a formação de papila gengival, visando o preenchimento das ameias interdentais pelo tecido gengival.Métodos: Através de uma revisão de literatura, foram selecionados 23 artigos que correspondiam aos critérios estipulados para a confecção deste trabalho. Resultados: O tratamento de defeitos mucogengivais e peri-implantares é um grande desafio na prática clínica, por sua natureza imprevisível, e assim vem sendo amplamente estudado com objetivo de otimizar os resultados clínicos alcançados.Conclusão: O ácido hialurônico é uma alternativa no tratamento do envelhecimento facial e tem sido utilizado há mais de dez anos, para preenchimento de  partes  moles, correção de depressões, rugas e sulcos. Estudos recentes sugerem o uso desse biomaterial na reconstrução das papilas interdentárias e dos colarinhos metálicos, demonstrando resultados eficientes.