The integrity of enamel has attracted attention of researches. Structural modifications could lead to higher bacterial retention and light reflection changes, and there the need to restore dental enamel to conditions closer ...

Cell migration is a prominent feature in cancer metastasis and the characterization of proteins related to migration is important in order to understand the behavior of tumor cells and their invasiveness during tumor ...

This study aimed to evaluate the optical and surface behaviors of composite resin, when submitted to brushing and immersion in different medium. There were fabricated 60 specimens (cps) of a microhybrid resin (Filtek Z250) ...

Smell has a close connection with the brain areas involving emotion, learning and memory, and maybe that's why the olfactory memories evoke emotions. In dentistry, some situations involving the presence of unpleasant odors ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an infiltrant (Icon, DMG, Germany) in molars and premolar´s lesions in patients attended to Dental Faculties in Santa Maria and Porto Alegre, each having two or more ...

Background: Studies have suggested that subjective measures of oral health can be influenced by both individual and contextual factors. However, studies assessing the interaction of individual and contextual determinants ...

This study evaluated as overall purpose the influence of doxycycline used as a matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) inhibitor on the microtensile bond strength (μTBS) of a total etching adhesive system to dentin, considering ...

The aim of this study was to compare the fracture strength of abutment teeth, under fixed partial denture (FPD), restored with direct and indirect core, to analyze the type of fracture and to verify its relation to the ...

The ability to detect important clinical changes, or responsiveness, is a necessary property of a questionnaire for measure oral health-related quality of life, especially when one wishes to evaluate the effect of clinical ...

Taking into account the importance of developing techniques to restore teeth with excessively flared root canals, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of mechanical cycling on the fracture resistance of teeth with ...