Gaps in knowledge exist, strongly suggesting the need for continued courses of education detection and prevention of OC.

To investigate the general and oral quality of life in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and sicca complex. Forty-four patients with SS were studied consecutively, 33 were primary SS and 11 secondary SS, classified in accordance with the Vitali European criteria. The Spanish version of the Medical Outcome Short Form (36) Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) was used to evaluate general quality of life and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-49) Spanish version to study oral quality of life. Regarding general quality of life using the SF-36, when comparing the SS and the control groups, lower scores were obtained in the SS groups in all domains and on comparing primary and secondary SS, lower scores were found for primary SS in all the subscales. With respect to oral quality of life using the OHIP-49 (all items), we found lower scores for the primary SS group with respect to the control group. Patients with primary SS present lower scores for both oral and general quality of life.

In patients with hyposalivation, the application of oral hygiene instruction based on cognitive principles and MI offers benefits for periodontal health. Longer-term studies are needed to confirm these results.

The objective of this work was to carry out a clinicopathological study to ascertain whether clinical and histopathologic differences existed between oral lichen planus OLP patients with and without metal restorations. The predominant clinical form in both groups was reticular white, with no statistically significant differences between the forms associated or not with metal. The histological variables showed no statistically significant differences between the groups.

PDT has an antifungal effect, even greater than nystatin. Chitosan has a powerful fungicide effect but did not possess any enhancive effect on methylene blue.

The aim of this study was to determine a group of Spanish dental students' knowledge of and attitudes toward anticoagulated patients and clinical practice and to assess the need for additional education in this area. A survey with sections on demographics and knowledge of general coagulation, anticoagulation treatment, clinical practice, local hemostatic measures, and antibiotic prophylaxis was distributed to students before and after a one-day course on oral anticoagulation. The response rate was 67.1 percent (n=96). Of the respondents, 78.1 percent (seventy-ive) were women. The students who beneited most from the course were third-year students since they had the lowest level of knowledge at the beginning of the course (p>0.05). Fifth-year students and postgraduates had a good initial level of knowledge (87 percent). This study identiied a lack of knowledge among this group of Spanish dental students prior to the course, but participating in the course led to considerable improvement.

Curcumin and lycopene increase cytotoxic activity in the PE/CA-PJ15 cell line and reduce cell migration capacity, while the combination of curcumin or lycopene with irradiation exerts a synergic effect.

This study identifies a lack of knowledge on the part of the dentists regarding the approach to dental extraction in patients with heart valve prostheses subjected to anticoagulation. Due educational measures therefore should be reinforced among these professionals.