Elaine Marcílio Santos

Ocorrência de mordida aberta anterior e hábitos bucais deletérios em crianças de 4 a 6 anos

PURPOSE: to determine the occurrence of anterior open bite and harmful oral habits in children from four to six-year old. METHODS: a total of 266 four-to-six-year-old male and female children in the city of Suzano (Sao Paulo, Brazil) were evaluated. An assessment chart for detecting the occurrence of harmful oral habits was administered to the guardians and clinical exams were performed for assessing occlusion in the children. RESULTS: a total of 221 children (83.1%) had at least one harmful oral habit, the most frequent of which was the use of a feeding bottle (n=167; 75.6%). The occurrence of simultaneous harmful habits and dental occlusion abnormalities was observed in 119 children (44.1% of the sample); among these children, the greatest prevalence was of anterior open bite (n=89; 79.8%). CONCLUSION: anterior open bite was the most prevalent occlusion alteration in the children and had a statistically significant association with harmful oral habits, such as the use of a bottle and/or pacifier and teeth grinding.

Avaliação radiográfica da qualidade de tratamentos endodônticos realizados por especialistas de um plano de saúde odontológico DOI:10.5585/conssaude.v6i2.1164

A avaliacao da qualidade da terapia endodontica bem como da evolucao das lesoes periapicais e realizada principalmente por exame radiografico. O objetivo, neste trabalho, foi avaliar radiograficamente a qualidade dos tratamentos endodonticos realizados por especialistas credenciados a um plano de saude odontologico, mediante observacao de 230 radiografias periapicais, nas quais se avaliaram a presenca de lesao ossea periapical, o limite e a qualidade das obturacoes endodonticas. A taxa de adequacao da terapia endodontica foi elevada (63%) em relacao aos estudos populacionais desse tipo, indicando que o controle rigido de qualidade pode proporcionar indices de sucesso superiores na terapia endodontica.