Manganese (Mn) poisoning, a well-known hazard in miners and industrial workers, shares many features with Parkinson's disease. Two young agricultural workers with a parkinsonian syndrome, who mentioned exposure to the fungicide maneb (manganese ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate), led us to investigate a new possible source of Mn intoxication. Fifty male rural workers with occupational exposure to maneb were compared with 19 rural workers without fungicide exposure. We noted significantly higher prevalence of plastic rigidity with cogwheel phenomenon, headache, fatigue, nervousness, memory complaints, and sleepiness in the exposed group. In addition, we saw other neurologic signs, such as postural tremor, cerebellar signs, and bradykinesia, although without statistical significance. The data suggest that occupational exposure to pesticides containing Mn is a possible source of Mn intoxication of the CNS.
Children with clefts showed greater gingival inflammation, despite the same amount of plaque and prevalence of microorganisms.
This study evaluated the effect of some plaque and salivary factors on caries progression in situ. The salivary secretion rate, buffering capacity and mutans streptococci counts from 13 volunteers were determined. For three distinct periods of time, 4, 7 and 10 days, each of them wore a palatal appliance containing 4 bovine enamel blocks. They used a non-fluoridated dentifrice during the experiment and a 20% sucrose solution was dripped onto the blocks 10 times a day. Mutans streptococci (MS), calcium (Ca), and insoluble polysaccharide (IP) were quantified in the dental plaque formed on the enamel blocks, after each period. Enamel demineralization was assessed by surface microhardness, and the percentage of surface microhardness change (%SMC) in relation to the baseline values was calculated. Enamel demineralization occurred after each period of plaque accumulation (p < 0.05), and the %SMC increased with time (from 13.8 to 48.3%). The concentrations of Ca and IP in plaque were not statistically different among the experimental times, but significant correlations were found between these concentrations and %SMC. Neither the salivary factors assessed initially nor mutans streptococci in plaque presented statistically significant correlations to %SMC. The results suggest that enamel demineralization is time-dependent and is more related to the composition of the biofilm formed than to the salivary factors studied. DESCRIPTORS:Dental plaque; Tooth demineralization; Dental enamel; Streptococcus mutans; Saliva. RESUMO:Este estudo foi realizado para avaliar o efeito de alguns fatores salivares e da composição da placa dental na progressão da cárie in situ. O fluxo salivar, a capacidade tampão e os níveis de estreptococos mutans na saliva de 13 voluntários foram determinados inicialmente. Durante 3 períodos distintos de 4, 7 e 10 dias, eles utilizaram um dispositivo palatino contendo 4 blocos de esmalte bovino. Dez vezes ao dia, uma solução de sacarose a 20% foi gotejada sobre os blocos de esmalte. Durante o experimento, os voluntários utilizaram um dentifrício não fluoretado. Estreptococos mutans (EM), cálcio (Ca) e polissacarídeos insolúveis (PI) foram quantificados na placa formada sobre os blocos após cada período. A desmineralização do esmalte foi avaliada através de microdureza de superfície, e a porcentagem de perda de dureza de superfície (%PDS) foi calculada em relação aos valores de dureza iniciais. Houve desmineralização do esmalte após cada período de acúmulo de placa (p < 0,05) e a %PDS aumentou com o tempo (de 13,8 para 48,3%). As concentrações de Ca e PI na placa dental não foram diferentes entre os tempos experimentais, mas correlações significantes foram encontradas entre elas e a %PDS. Os fatores salivares avaliados inicialmente e os níveis de estreptococos mutans na placa não apresentaram correlação estatisticamente significante com a %PDS. Os resultados mostraram que a desmineralização do esmalte depende do tempo e está mais relacionada à composição do biofilme formado do que aos fatores sa...
MR imaging is insensitive to the presence of CPPD deposits in the knee, even when such deposits are widespread. Our study suggests that the sensitivity of MR imaging was significantly better in detecting CPPD deposits in the hyaline cartilage of the femoral condyles when compared with other internal structures, even when such structures contained a higher amount of calcification.
MR imaging is a noninvasive method that can be used for the evaluation of distal forearm and wrist pain. Standard wrist protocols do not include the area of intersection between the first and second DETC and, in those cases in which intersection syndrome is suspected, the MR examination must be tailored to include the forearm.
Dengue is known to produce a syndrome involving muscles, tendons and joints. The hallmark of this syndrome is severe myalgia but includes fever, cutaneous rash, and headache. The neuromuscular aspects of this infection are outlined only in isolated reports, and the muscle histopathological features during myalgia have not been described. In order to ascertain the actual neuromuscular involvement in dengue and better comprehend the histological nature of myalgia, we performed a clinical and neurological evaluation, a serum CPK level and a muscle biopsy (with histochemistry) in 15 patients (4 males), median age 23 years (range 14-47) with classic dengue fever, serologically confirmed, during the brazilian dengue epidemics from September 1986 to March 1987. All patients had a history of fever, headache and severe myalgia. Upon examination 4 had a cutaneous rash, 3 had fever, and 3 a small hepatomegaly. The neurological examination was unremarkable in all and included a manual muscle test. CPK was mildly elevated in only 3 patients. Muscle biopsy revealed a light to moderate perivascular mononuclear infiltrate in 12 patients and lipid accumulation in 11. Mild mitochondrial proliferation was seen in 3, few central nuclei in 3, rare foci of myonecrosis in 3, and 2 patients had type grouping. Dengue in our patients, produced myalgia but no detectable muscle weakness or other neuromuscular involvement. The main histopathological correlation with myalgia seems to be a perivascular mononuclear infiltrate and lipid accumulation.
This study evaluated the superficial microhardness of enamel in teeth at different posteruptive ages (before eruption in the oral cavity, 2-3 years after eruption, 4-10 years after eruption and more than 10 years after eruption). The study sample was composed of 134 specimens of human enamel. One fragment of each tooth was obtained from the flattest central portion of the crown to produce specimens with 3 x 3 mm. The enamel blocks were minimally flattened out and polished in order to obtain a flat surface parallel to the base, which is fundamental for microhardness testing. Microhardness was measured with a microhardness tester and a Knoop diamond indenter, under a static load of 25 g applied for 5 seconds. Comparison between the superficial microhardness obtained for the different groups was performed by analysis of Student's t test. The results demonstrated that superficial microhardness values have a tendency to increase over the years, with statistically significant difference only between unerupted enamel and that with more than 10 years after eruption. According to the present conditions and methodology, it was concluded that there were differences between the superficial micro-hardness of specimens at different eruptive ages, revealing an increasing mineralization. However, this difference was significant only between unerupted specimens and those with more than 10 years after eruption.
Introdução: a maneira como a cárie dentária é conceituada e seus fatores etiológicos considerados têm gerado divergências, na elaboração de estratégias preventivas, entre epidemiologistas e profissionais da saúde. As considerações e o conhecimento sobre a formação, progressão e definição da lesão de cárie devem ser aprofundados, para se estabelecer critérios que favoreçam o diagnóstico, a prevenção e o tratamento, preservando a qualidade de vida do paciente. O conceito de cárie dentária como doença infecciosa, transmissível e dieta dependente deve ser revisto, e os fatores etiológicos melhor interpretados e entendidos, para evitar estratégias de prevenção e tratamento equivocadas. É necessário um posicionamento mais conclusivo de instituições científicas e universidades, objetivando o estabelecimento definitivo desses conceitos, para que possam refletir-se em resultados práticos. Objetivo: o objetivo deste trabalho foi trazer uma contribuição baseada em 35 anos de exercício profissional e da vivência acadêmica no ensino e pesquisa e, também, realizar uma revisão da literatura de Cariologia, com a intenção de levar a uma interpretação dos achados científicos que permita um raciocínio lógico sobre o conceito de cárie dentária e dos fatores envolvidos em sua etiologia, podendo, com isso, chegar o mais próximo possível da verdade. Resultados e Conclusões: os conhecimentos adquiridos até hoje, por meio da pesquisa científica e também a partir das conclusões deste trabalho, permitem elaborar estratégias preventivas mais eficientes em todo o planeta e a cárie dentária passará a ser, dentro de pouco tempo, um problema irrelevante ao ser humano. A partir do raciocínio desenvolvido neste trabalho, pode-se concluir que a cárie dentária não deve ser considerada uma doença, mas simplesmente uma lesão do esmalte de causa local, sem fatores etiológicos determinantes, porém provocada pelo desequilíbrio de fatores considerados fisiológicos, pertencentes à biodiversidade do ser humano e especificamente da cavidade bucal. Uma estratégia objetiva de prevenção deve buscar o equilíbrio biológico, sem perder de vista a qualidade de vida do ser humano. INTRODUÇÃOSerá que os conhecimentos adquiridos pela comunidade científica até hoje não são suficientes para resolver o problema da cárie dentária ou, pelo menos, torná-lo irrelevante ao ser humano?É fundamental conceituar-se a cárie dentária como um processo anormal. É anormal porque um indivíduo que vivia em condições naturais, isto é, o homem primitivo, não desenvolvia uma lesão no esmalte que pudesse ser considerada cárie dentária, por estar inserido em uma biodiversidade comandada pela natureza, em um equi-
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