Conhecimentos e práticas em saúde bucal com crianças hospitalizadas com câncerKnowledge and practices of oral health on hospitalized children with cancer

Ribeiro DM, R eus JC, Felippe WT, Pacheco-Pereira C, Dutra KL, Santos JN, Porporatti AL, De Luca Canto G. Technical quality of root canal treatment performed by undergraduate students using hand instrumentation: a metaanalysis. International Endodontic Journal, 51, 269-283, 2018.The technical quality of root canal treatment (RCT) may impact on the outcome. The quality of education received during undergraduate school may be linked to the quality of treatment provided in general dental practice. In this context, the aim of this systematic review was to answer the following focused questions: (i) What is the frequency of acceptable technical quality of root fillings, assessed radiographically, performed by undergraduate students? (ii) What are the most common errors assessed radiographically and reported in these treatments? For this purpose, articles that evaluated the quality of root fillings performed by undergraduate students were selected. Data were collected based on predetermined criteria. The key features from the included studies were extracted. GRADE-tool assessed the quality of the evidence. MAStARI evaluated the methodological quality, and a meta-analysis on all studies was conducted. At the end of the screening, 24 articles were identified. Overall frequency of acceptable technical quality of root fillings was 48%. From this total, 52% related to anterior teeth, 49% to premolars and 26% to molars. The main procedural errors reported were ledge formation, furcation perforation, apical transportation and apical perforation. The heterogeneity amongst the studies was high (84-99%). Five studies had a high risk of bias, eight had a moderate risk, and 11 had low risk. The overall quality of evidence identified was very low. The conclusion was that technical quality of root fillings performed by undergraduate students is low, which may reveal that endodontic education has limited achievement at undergraduate level. A plan to improve the quality of root fillings, and by extrapolation the overall quality of root canal treatment, should be discussed by the staff responsible for endodontic education and training.

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Prevalência da dor orofacial e seu impacto no desempenho diário em trabalhadores das indústrias têxteis do município de Laguna, SCPrevalence of orofacial pain and its impact on the oral health-related quality of life of textile industries workers of Laguna, SC, BrazilResumo Foram examinadas as tendências em saúde da população idosa brasileira utilizando-se dados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (1998Domicílios ( -2008 (39,3%, 43,5% e 45,0% em 1998, 2003 e 2008, respectivamente)

O objetivo deste estudo é estabelecer o perfil socioeconômico dos estudantes regularmente matriculados no Curso de Graduação em Odontologia da UFSC. Um questionário foi formulado e aplicado a 327 alunos, voluntários, regularmente matriculados no curso de graduação em Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. O perfil socioeconômico do acadêmico da UFSC foi semelhante ao visto em outras universidades. Há predominância de alunos do sexo feminino, solteiros, sem filhos, da cor branca e com idade entre 21 e 25 anos. A grande maioria não participa de nenhum programa de assistência estudantil, é mantida pelos pais e acha o alto custo dos materiais um impedimento para a conclusão do curso. Recomenda-se que pesquisas sejam feitas para que o custo real dos materiais seja definido e, assim as políticas de assistência estudantil tenham um norte em que se basear para que possam ser eficientes.

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Objective to investigate the quality of root canal treatments performed by undergraduate students. Methods 274 root-filled teeth (excluding molars) from the Department of Endodontology of the Federal University of Santa Catarina in a nine-year period were selected and evaluated by two calibrated examiners. The evaluation was based on tooth type, number of root canals, presence or absence curvature, length of filling material considered the radiographic apex as reference (considered adequate shorter than 2mm from radiographic apex), filling material density, filling taper, and overall quality of RCT. Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were performed to analyze associations between variables of interest (p<0.05). Results 197 RCT were classified as acceptable (71.9%). The frequency of adequate RCT was significantly higher in incisor (79.4%) than in premolars (66.4%) or canines (58.1%) (p=0.015). The number of canals did not influence root canal quality in this sample (p>0.05). The factor more frequently identified as unacceptable was filling length (26.6%). All RCT performed in curved teeth and classified as unacceptable were underfilled. Procedural errors, such as perforations or instrumental separation, were not found in this sample. Conclusion The most common criteria identified as unacceptable was the length of the filling material. Incisors had better quality assessment rates than canines and premolars. The high-quality rates found in this sample may be linked to the professor/student rates.

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