The facial profile was more convex in individuals with PRS than in those with regular facial growth and with no pathology. The mandible was responsible for the convexity of the profile in PRS because of its lack off anterior projection. An important relationship between the extension of the cleft palate and alterations in facial profile in PRS was not observed.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o perfil de egressos do curso de graduação em Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, formados no modelo curricular vigente até o ano de 2009, denominado 6404. Uma amostra de conveniência de 233 cirurgiões-dentistas graduados de 2003 a 2008 foi entrevistada individualmente com uso de formulário específico. Os dados obtidos foram tabulados e submetidos à análise estatística descritiva e inferencial (teste chi-quadrado Pearson ou teste Exato de Fisher) (α=5%). Verificou-se que 30,9% dos egressos atuavam somente como profissionais liberais, 15% apenas em cargo público e que 40,8% associavam o exercício liberal à docência, cargo público e/ou empresa privada. O grau de satisfação com a profissão mostrou-se diretamente relacionado à renda e não aos conhecimentos adquiridos. A renda foi influenciada pelo tipo de exercício profissional. Concluiu-se que os egressos possuem o perfil de um profissional preocupado com a educação continuada e que geralmente associa a atividade liberal a outro exercício laboral no âmbito da Odontologia. Este profissional, à medida em que apresenta mais tempo de formado, melhora sua renda mensal, mas exibe menor confiança na melhora do mercado de trabalho.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the need to distinguish between white and black patients when predicting the combined mesiodistal crown width of canines and premolars in Recife. A sample of 120 dental casts (60 from black and 60 from white patients) was selected from the archives of dental clinics in Recife. The mesiodistal crown width of the maxillary and mandibular canines and premolars and of the mandibular incisors was measured in these casts using a caliper with an accuracy of 0.02mm. The combined mesiodistal crown width of these teeth in the black patients was compared with that found in the white patients, and also with the estimated values obtained by regression equations based on the sample of white patients and on a large sample of a population from the same city. The study demonstrated that there were no significant differences between whites and blacks in the combined mesiodistal crown width of any of the three analyzed teeth groups and also revealed that such equations were statistically accurate in estimating the mesiodistal crown width of canines and premolars in blacks. It was concluded that there is no need for specific tables or equations regarding the patient's race in the analysis of mixed dentition in Recife.