Chromobacterium violaceum, a saprophyte bacterium found commonly in soil and water in tropical and subtropical climates, is a rare cause of severe, often fatal, human disease. We report 1 confirmed and 2 suspected cases of C. violaceum septicemia, with 2 fatalities, in siblings after recreational exposure in northeastern Brazil.
Analyze among the public institutions in Brazil, the disciplines focused on the care of patients with special needs in dentistry courses. This is a observational, documentary cross-sectional study od quantitative approach, where the adopted methodology was described by Penha and Bonato.An form was produced and information about the existence of the discipline, nomenclature, number of hours, disciplinary integration, optional or compulsory discipline and whether the discipline was theoretical or practical were collected on the official websites of the courses. In the North and Midwest, 100% of public institutions offer the discipline of special patients. In the Northeast, Southeast and South only 55%, 71% and 50%, respectively, provide this education. When present, some disciplines about special needs patients are offered in the last periods of the undergraduate course, the majority (32%) in the 9th period. Regarding the other characteristics analyzed (nomenclature, number of hours, period offered, optional or compulsory character, theoretical or practical) it was possible to notice a variation by institution. It appears that some institutions do not have the discipline in their curriculum, however, its inclusion is very important for the formation of a professional who acts on a new logic, focused on humanization and comprehensive care.
Objective: To analyze the knowledge and the self-confidence of dental surgeons and Dentistry students from the Paraiba State University (UEPB), regarding to the ethical, legal and pharmacological aspects of an accurate prescription in clinical practice. Methods: The sample (N=56) was valuated through the application of a questionnaire divided into three blocks that included the perception of the discipline of Drug Therapy or Pharmacology, current legislation and rules about prescription and the drug indication itself. Data was analyzed in a descriptive way and the multivariate logistic regression. Results: 89.3% of the research participants said that the duration of discipline of Drug Therapy or Pharmacology was not enough to make them fell self-confident to prescribe; 53.6% of them do not believe the discipline was taught at the right moment over the graduation. Between groups, only 6.6% of the Dentistry students recognized the oral hypoglycemic agents as the only drug that cannot be prescribed by the dentist, while 30% of the dental surgeons said the same (p=0,040), indicating that these ones have 6.9 times more chance to hit the right answer than the first ones (IC 95%: 0.023 – 0.915). A hypothetical situation of an older patient alcoholic consumer and with liver disease in need of painkiller and the fact of paracetamol is contraindicated was suggested: 69.5% of the Dentistry students said that this drug can be prescribed, while only 20% of the dentists said so (p=0.009), denoting that these ones have 9.43 times more chance to hit the right answer than the first ones (IC 95%: 0.020 – 0.573). Conclusions: The dental surgeons had a highest hit percentage than the Dentistry students. It is suggested that is necessary to re-evaluate the teaching of the subject.
Tooth color is one of the characteristics that define a smile as attractive, and Dentistry offers tooth whitening as an option for achieving this purpose. However, this therapy is almost always accompanied by an inconvenience: dentin sensitivity. The objective of this study was to analyze two 35% hydrogen peroxide-based materials, used in different clinical time intervals to evaluate not only the efficacy of color change, but also how long dentin sensitivity lasts, and at what times is it most exacerbated. A total of 24 volunteers were selected. The maxillary arch was divided at the midline, forming the Right Group (RG) composed of the right maxillary hemi-arch (tooth 11-15) and Left Group (LG) composed of the left maxillary hemi-arch (tooth 21-25). The mandibular arch formed the control group CG. The RG received 35% hydrogen peroxide-Whiteness HP®-FGM Produtos Odontológicos, Joinville, SC, Brazil in three sessions of 45 minutes each (Material 1) and LG received 35% hydrogen peroxide-Pola Office®-SDI Limited, Bayswater, VIC, Australia in three sessions of 24 minutes each (Material 2) with an interval of one week between sessions. Color was evaluated visually by means of the Vitapan Classical Scale (Vita Zahnfabrick, Bad Säckingen, BW, Germany) at the beginning and end of each session, and 12 days after the last session. There was no statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in relation to bleaching potential, and intensity of sensitivity when the two materials used were compared, except in the second (T=0h) (P=0.047) and third sessions (T=12h) (P=0.033) in which Material 2 demonstrated a lower level of sensitivity compared with that of Material 1. Relative to the duration of sensitivity, this gradually diminished over the course of time, not exceeding 48 hours (P=1.000). There was no difference between the products with respect to bleaching power, and hydrogen peroxide used for a shorter time generated less tooth sensitivity.
Esta é uma revisão integrativa que considerou o período de início de 2015 a início de 2020, realizada em meados de 2020, com o objetivo de revisar as produções acerca do conhecimento de acadêmicos em odontologia frente a situações emergenciais. Elegeu-se as bases de dados PubMed, Medline e Scielo utilizando descritores, de forma isolada ou combinada: emergências médicas, cirurgiões-dentistas e emergências em odontologia. Foram incluídos 11 artigos originais, dos quais nove afirmaram que os graduandos não se sentem confiantes e/ou possuem domínio teórico-prático sobre emergências e apenas dois afirmaram o contrário. Este estudo mostra um número reduzido de produções relacionadas à avaliação do conhecimento dos graduandos em odontologia sobre emergências médicas. Tal fato evidencia o quanto a temática ainda é pouco abordada na formação e prática do cirurgião-dentista.
The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of oral changes in patients seen at the Special Needs Patients’ Clinic of the Dentistry School, UEPB, in the city of Araruna, PB. A retrospective, observational and quantitative study was carried out with the analysis of 59 medical records of patients with special needs seen between the semesters of 2015.2 and 2017.1, since the implementation of this service. Data on the sex, age, CPO-D index, dental treatments and duration of treatment were recorded. Data collection was taken through a secondary form using google forms to store the necessary information and then proceed the study. Data were organized and exported to Microsoft Excel 2016 and then SPSS program was used to analyze statistically and categorize them. It was observed that males were more prevalent (50.2%) in relation to females (48.2%). Age group was composed mostly (76.3%) by people under 40 years. The oral changes were cavities, in 69.7% of patients, periodontal disease in 57.6% and other lesions, such as actinic cheilitis, in 7.6%. The CPO-D index average was 12.10; the dental procedures more performed were restorations (84.75%), supra / subgengival scraping (57.62%), extractions (20.03%), topical application of fluoride (44.06%) and prosthetic rehabilitation (1.69%). Out of 59 patients 74.57% presented periodontal disease and cavities as the main oral changes. The highest incidence of cavities was in females (82.8%) and periodontal disease in males (70.0%).
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