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Postgraduate Program in Dentistry
Estacio de Sá University
Periodontics, periodontal medicine, microbiology, epidemiology, and biostatistics.
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L. Marques, PP. Montovani, L. Gonçalves, K. Cunha, A. Junior, and D. Conde
Medicina Oral, S.L.
Adalberto R. Vieira, Juan Pacheco‐Yanes, Isbelia D. Gazzaneo, Mônica A. S. Neves, José F. Siqueira, and Lucio S. Gonçalves
Wiley
AbstractThis study assessed the influence of diverse variables on the outcome of nonsurgical root canal treatment/retreatment. In general, 304 teeth from 218 patients were treated/retreated and the outcome evaluated by the periapical index (PAI). Teeth with apical periodontitis lesions that have not completely healed were classified as success or failure based on lenient and rigid criteria, respectively. Findings were evaluated using a logistic regression analysis. The overall success rates were 74% and 82% using the PAI‐rigid and lenient success criteria, respectively. Specifically for treatment, the success rates were 73% (rigid) and 82% (lenient), while for retreatment they were 78% (rigid) and 83% (lenient). The treatment outcome was negatively affected by overextension, presence of preoperative lesion, lesion size >10 mm, and higher number of treatment visits (with no intracanal medication). Regarding retreatment, the chance of success was greater for teeth with adequate coronal restorations.
Simone C. Loyola-Fonseca, Andrea F. Campello, Renata C.V. Rodrigues, Flávio R.F. Alves, Sabrina C. Brasil, Caren L.S. Vilela, Lucio S. Gonçalves, José Claudio Provenzano, José F. Siqueira, and Isabela N. Rôças
Elsevier BV
Fabiane Marques dos Santos Freire, Letícia Côgo Marques, Natasha Camargo da Silva, Karin Soares Cunha, Danielle Castex Conde, Adrianna Milagres, Lúcio Souza Gonçalves, and Arley Silva Junior
Wiley
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the prevalence and clinical aspects of oral candidiasis in patients hospitalised in the intensive care unit.
METHODS
This is a longitudinal and prospective study that included 48 participants hospitalised in the intensive care unit. Sociodemographic data, presence of systemic disorders, use of medications, laboratory tests, cause of hospital admission, type of breathing, and length of hospital stay were obtained from medical records. Oral clinical inspection and cytopathological examinations were performed on all participants. The diagnosis of clinical candidiasis was based on the presence of clinical alterations together with positive cytopathological examination results. The diagnosis of subclinical candidiasis was based on the absence of clinical lesions and a positive cytopathological examination. The absence of oral candidiasis was considered when the participant did not present oral lesions and had a negative cytopathological examination.
RESULTS
Clinical candidiasis was present in 18.8% of the 48 participants, and 45.8% of them had the subclinical form. Levels of urea (P = 0.005), creatinine (P = 0.009), haemoglobin (P = 0.009), haematocrit (P = 0.011), bands (P = 0.024), international normalised ratio (INR; P = 0.034), types of breathing (P = 0.017), length of hospital stay (P = 0.037), and outcome (P = 0.014) demonstrated statistically significant differences between the groups with and without oral candidiasis.
CONCLUSIONS
Clinical and subclinical forms of oral candidiasis are frequent in intensive care unit patients. Levels of urea, creatinine, haemoglobin, haematocrit, bands, INR, type of breathing, length of hospital stay, and outcome can be associated with the presence of candidiasis.
Jocelyne Gare, Aida Kanoute, Giovanna Orsini, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Fahad Ali Alshehri, Denis Bourgeois, and Florence Carrouel
MDPI AG
The scope of this study was to assess the prevalence, severity of extension, and risk factors of gingivitis among pregnant women. In this cross-sectional study, 220 nulliparous women at 3 months of pregnancy were recruited in 2022 at the first obstetrical visit in Dakar, Senegal. Demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, prenatal clinical status, and oral clinical parameters were recorded. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to assess relationships between gingivitis and risk factors. Eighty-eight percent of women had gingivitis, 15% were classified as moderate and 73% as severe. A total of 66.7% (95% CI [28.8–92.1]) of the sites had bleeding on interdental brushing. The odds for gingivitis decreased significantly for women consuming more than five portions of fruits and vegetables per day (OR = 0.15; 95% CI [0.03–0.66]) and increased in women who had a professional activity (OR = 6.75; 95% CI [1.27–35.87]) and high education. Concomitantly, the percentage of dental plaque (OR = 131.6; 95% CI [10.80–1619.71] and the severity of clinical attachment loss (OR = 7.70; 95% CI [3.16–18.92]) were important risk factors. Inverse associations were observed with increasing body mass index (OR = 0.76; 95% CI [0.63–0.93]). Our results underline that gingivitis cases and bleeding were particularly high among 3-month pregnant women. Literacy and adequate oral hygiene actions to modify behaviors and to achieve meticulous biofilm disorganization could make a favorable change in the gingival health outcome. Additionally, further research is necessary to precisely determine the role of biofilm-induced gingivitis and systemic-induced gingivitis in improving gingival conditions.
Isabelle L. L. Gomes, Flávio R. F. Alves, Marília F. Marceliano-Alves, Stephanie B. Silveira, Júlio Cézar N. Sousa, José Claudio Provenzano, and Lucio Souza Gonçalves
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
A. da Silva, A. da Silva, M. Vieira, A. Canabarro, L. Gonçalves, and DC. Ferreira
Medicina Oral, S.L.
Background: The possibility of installing implants in fresh sockets was first proposed as a viable treatment option in the 1970s. Objective: to assess the relationships of subject-level and implant-level characteristics on the failure of immediate implants installed in sites that contained teeth associated or not with chronic apical periodontitis. Material and Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken with data from patients who received immediate implants with a minimum follow-up of 12 months after loading. The Generalized Estimating Equation, applying a multiple logistic regression model, was employed to investigate the association between predictor variables/co-va-riables and failure of the immediate implants. Results: Four hundred and twenty-three implants were installed (208 uninfected/215 infected sites) in 186 patients (92 men/96 women) with a mean age of 57.1 years old. The survival rate of implants was 91%. Approximately half (215/50.8%) of the alveoli that received immediate implants had chronic apical periodontitis associated with the extracted teeth, and 191 (88.8%) of these survived until the last follow-up visit. When the infection-free sites were analyzed, this frequency was higher (93,3%), but the presence of chronic apical periodontitis did not show statistical significance in the implant failure ( p =0.167). Smokers with a consumption of more than 20 cigarettes/day and short implants had more failures (OR:7.66, p=0.012; OR:14.06, p =0.002; respectively). Conclusions: Short implants and consumption of more than 20 cigarettes/day were important predictors for failure of immediate implants, regardless of presence of chronic apical periodontitis.
Dionisia Cataldo, Leila Cristina Mourão, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, and Antonio Canabarro
Wiley
OBJECTIVE
This case-control study evaluated the association of sociodemographic profile, mental health disorders and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) with periodontitis.
METHODS
Patients with periodontitis (PP, n = 50) and control patients (CP, n = 50) were allocated into 2 groups after a complete periodontal examination. Data collection included age, sex, marital status, education and application of 2 questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for the diagnosis of anxiety/depression and Impact Profile on Oral Health (OHIP-14) for classification of well-being. An adjusted multiple binary logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the effect of all studied covariates on periodontitis.
RESULTS
The results show that mean clinical attachment loss and periodontal probing depth were 5.92 (SD = 0.42) and 5.46 (SD = 0.78) in PP and 0.00 (SD = 0.00) and 2.85 (SD = 0.23) in CP, respectively (p < 0.001). The regression analysis demonstrated a significant effect on periodontitis for age (OR = 1.13; p < 0.0001; 95% CI: 1.07-1.20), with the PP having more people aged 50 years or older than CP, anxiety (OR = 1.25; p = 0.020; 95% CI: 1.04-1.50) and OHIP-14 (OR = 1.17; p < 0.0001; 95% CI: 1.08-1.226).
CONCLUSIONS
The findings showed a positive association between anxiety, OHRQoL and age with periodontitis.
Isabela N. Rôças, José C. Provenzano, Monica S. Neves, Flávio R.F. Alves, Lucio S. Gonçalves, and José F. Siqueira
Elsevier BV
Natasha M Dias, Jaime O Moreno, Flávio RF Alves, Lucio S Gonçalves, and José C Provenzano
Sociedad Argentina de Investigacion Odontologica
Aim: This study investigated how Colombian dentists with different academic levels indicate antibiotics with therapeutic purposes in endodontics. Materials and method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 559 dentists in the form of an online questionnaire. Results: Three hundred and twenty questionnaires were answered (57.2%). There were significant differences among respondents. For irreversible pulpitis, 140 dentists (43.7%) said they prescribe antibiotics (57.5% of general practitioners, 20.1% of specialists and 38.9% of those with Master’s and/or PhD degrees), while for symptomatic apical periodontitis, 183 (57.2%) did so (74.1% of general practitioners, 28.4% of specialists and 50.0% of those with Master’s and/or PhD degrees) (p < 0.05). Amoxicillin was the most frequently prescribed antibiotic, and its association with clavulanic acid was the most often cited for acute periradicular abscess with systemic involvement. Conclusions: The greatest misunderstandings in prescribing antibiotics occurred among general practitioners. Considering all clinical conditions that do not require antibiotics, 60% of general practitioners and 34% of specialists, on average, indicated antibiotics. Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship - dental pulp disease - bacteria - dental infection control - antibacterial drug resistance
Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, Fabio Vidal, Rodrigo Carvalho Souza, Cristiane Gonçalves, Priscila Pavan, Florence Carrouel, Denis Bourgeois, and Gregory J. Seymour
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Fábio Vidal, Rafael Vidal Peres, Rodrigo Carvalho Souza, Cristiane Gonçalves, Priscila Pavan, and Lucio Souza Gonçalves
Wiley
OBJECTIVE
To assess survival and success rates of dental implants and the occurrence of peri-implant diseases (mucositis/peri-implantitis) in HIV-1-infected individuals.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
In this prospective study, 13 HIV-1-infected individuals undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (with undetectable plasma HIV RNA levels, and CD4+ T cells > 350/mm3 ) were followed after implant placement, as well as 13 non-HIV-1-infected matched controls. Patients enrolled in this study were followed up to 120 months (mean = 40.6 months; standard deviation = 22.2; range 18 -120 months). Twenty-five implants were placed in pristine healed sites for each group and bone augmentation procedures, when needed, were done only for contour augmentation. Patients were enrolled in a strict periodontal/peri-implant supportive therapy protocol with three recalls per year. The two groups were compared regarding subject-level characteristics (age, gender, smoking, diabetes) and implant-level characteristics (marginal bone level, peri-implant health status).
RESULTS
All the implants healed uneventfully and reached 100% survival rates (after at least 18 months) in both groups. There were no significant differences between groups for peri-implant diseases (mucositis/peri-implantitis) and for all subject-level co-variables (p > .05). Only the variables dental implant prosthesis type (DIPT) (p = .021, d = .86) and follow up (p = .011, d = .77) showed statistically significant differences between groups.
CONCLUSION
The findings suggest that well-controlled HIV-1-infected individuals are eligible to undergo implant therapy, achieving survival and success rates comparable to non-HIV-1-infected controls.
Denis Bourgeois, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Josué da Costa Lima-Junior, and Florence Carrouel
Frontiers Media SA
Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, Fabio Vidal, Rodrigo Carvalho Souza, Cristiane Gonçalves, Priscila Pavan, Florence Carrouel, Denis Bourgeois, and Gregory J. Seymour
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Objectives The aim of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to estimate the association of HIV-1 infection under highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) on the clinical parameters of periodontitis. Materials and methods A total of 205 patients were divided in two groups: 74 HIV + and 131 HIV − . Periodontal probing depth (PPD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), bleeding on probing (BOP), and visible supragingival biofilm (VSB) were recorded. The association of HIV-1 infection with the presence of at least 3 sites with PPD ≥ 5 mm and/or CAL ≥ 4 mm in non-adjacent teeth was estimated using binary logistic regression models. Results The variables HIV-1 infection (OR = 5.53, p < 0.0001, 95% CI: 2.45–13.64), age [range 35–50 years old (OR = 5.73, p < 0.0001, 95% CI: 2.49–13.20); > 50 years old (OR = 6.29, p = 0.002, 95% CI: 1.94–20.42)], and VSB (OR = 23.68, p < 0.0001, 95% CI: 8.07–69.53) showed a significant direct association with BOP outcome. Conclusions HIV-1 infection under HAART did not have association with the presence of at least 3 sites with PPD ≥ 5 mm and/or CAL ≥ 4 mm. However, HIV patients on HAART had direct association of HIV-1 infection with BOP and an inverse association with PPD. Clinical relevance These results support that monitoring gingival bleeding associated with oral prophylaxis would be beneficial in the prevention and management of periodontitis in HIV-1 patients on HAART.
F. Daibert, M. Oliveira, JC. Lima-Junior, G. da Costa, F. Alves, L. Gonçalves, and F. Pires
Medicina Oral, S.L.
Quésia Euclides Teixeira, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, Alexandre Marques Paes da Silva, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Fabio Ramoa Pires, Florence Carrouel, Denis Bourgeois, Irna Sufiawati, and Luciana Armada
MDPI AG
Persistent inflammatory responses in the elderly may act as modifiers on the progression and repair of chronic apical periodontitis lesions (CAPLs). While the involvement of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in inflammatory responses and, particularly, in CAPL has been documented, their expression in elderly patients needs to be further characterized. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines in CAPL from elderly individuals with young/middle-aged individuals. Thirty CAPL (15 cysts and 15 granulomas) from elderly patients (>60 years) and 30 CAPL (15 cysts and 15 granuloma) from young/middle-aged individuals (20–56 years) were selected. Immunohistochemical reactions were performed against IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α. The slides were subdivided into five high-magnification fields and analyzed. The number of positive stains was evaluated for each antibody. There was no significant difference between the cytokines when the cysts and granuloma were compared in the two groups. In the young/middle-aged, only IL-1β showed a difference and was significantly higher in granulomas (p = 0.019). CAPL pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in the elderly were significantly higher than in young/middle-aged individuals (p < 0.05). The pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were significantly higher in CAPL in the elderly compared with the young/middle-aged group. Further elaborate research studies/analyses to elucidate the reasons for and consequences of inflammation in the elderly are recommended.
Camila Stofella Sodré, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, Mayra Stambovsky Vieira, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Beatriz Stofel Braga, Simone Saintive, Eliane de Dios Abad, Ekaterini Goudouris, Evandro A. Prado, Lucio Souza Gonçalves,et al.
Wiley
OBJECTIVES
This work aims to describe oral health conditions, eating habits and oral hygiene in pediatric and adolescent patients with Atopic Dermatitis and correlate them with the severity of the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD). Also, we aim to estimate the effect of several variables on the diagnosis of dental caries in these patients.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
A total of 92 children and adolescents with Atopic Dermatitis had their oral cavities examined. The effect of independent variables on the diagnosis of dental caries (outcome) was assessed using multiple binary logistic regression model.
RESULTS
Mild patients presented higher score of decayed, missing and filled teeth in permanent dentition than moderate patients (p = 0.040). In the multivariable regression final model, the covariates using inhaled corticoid (OR = 6.4; p = 0.003), type of teething [deciduous dentition (OR = 7.9; p = 0.027) and mixed dentition (OR = 10.5; p = 0.007,)] and brushing quality [poor mechanical control (OR = 10.6; p < 0.0001) demonstrated significant direct effect on the diagnosis of dental caries.
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that the presence of dental biofilm, use of inhaled corticoid and type of teething are related to the presence of caries in Atopic Dermatitis patients.
Fabiano Luiz Heggendorn, Christiane Heggendorn, Fábio Vidal, Gabriela Cristina de Carvalho Silva, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, and Viviane de Oliveira Freitas Lione
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin (PRF) is an autologous biomaterial formed by platelets, cytokines, growth factors and cells imprisoned on a fibrin mesh, produced according to Choukroun's protocol. The aim of the present article was to report the use of PRF, associated with a bone substitute, on the regenerative treatment of a large bone defect resulting from the enucleation of a paradental cyst involving the posterior mandible. The treatment resulted in the maintenance of the bone volume, and radiographic evaluation showed new bone formation after 40 days, suggesting an osteogenic and osteoinductive effect. Also, the current literature was reviewed.
Poliana J. Penha da Silva, Marília F. Marceliano-Alves, José C. Provenzano, Rafaela L. A. Dellazari, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, and Flávio R. F. Alves
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Abstract Objectives The oval canals may be associated with inadequate debridement, which can affect the quality of the root canal filling, thus the treatment outcome. The aim of the present work was to compare the quality of oval canals fillings using EndoSequence BC sealer with the single-cone technique or cold lateral compaction. Materials and Methods Thirty-eight human single-rooted premolars with oval canals were instrumented to 1 mm from the apical foramen with hand nickel–titanium files, followed by circumferential filing with Hedstrom files. Teeth were paired into two groups based on their micro-computed tomography (CT) morphological parameters. Both groups were filled using EndoSequence BC sealer. The first used a single cone and the other with the cold lateral compaction technique. The voids volume was evaluated by micro-CT and the percentage was calculated for the total length and for the apical 5 mm of each canal. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to assess whether the surface area and obturation length differed significantly between the groups and to compare the percentage of voids for each technique. Results Both techniques resulted in less than 16% voids, with no statistically significant difference between them for the total canal length and for the apical 5 mm (p > 0.05). Conclusions The quality of the obturation performed with the single-cone technique was similar to that achieved with lateral compaction using EndoSequence BC sealer in oval canals.
Isabelle Luise Lima Gomes, Flávio Rodrigues Ferreira Alves, Marília F. Marceliano‐Alves, Stephanie B. Silveira, José Claudio Provenzano, and Lucio Souza Gonçalves
Wiley
This study assessed the apical transportation using Mani GPR or HyFlex NT during the retreatment of curved root canals. Thirty-eight roots were analysed using micro-CT for the comparison of apical transportation produced by two retreatment systems. Longitudinal transportation, horizontal transportation, variation in the canal angle of curvature and variation in the canal/root width ratio were analysed. Longitudinal transportation was frequently observed, regardless of the system used. The canals retreated with Mani GPR showed a significantly higher horizontal transportation at 1 mm from the root apex (P < 0.01) and greater variation of the canal curvature angle (P < 0.01). The canal/root width ratio was similar between groups (P > 0.05). In conclusion, longitudinal transportation occurred more frequently in the mesial canal walls. Mani GPR showed greater horizontal transportation at 1 mm short of the apex, and higher variation of the canal curvature angle compared with HyFlex NT.
F. Carrouel, L.S. Gonçalves, M.P. Conte, G. Campus, J. Fisher, L. Fraticelli, E. Gadea-Deschamps, L. Ottolenghi, and D. Bourgeois
SAGE Publications
The oral cavity, an essential part of the upper aerodigestive tract, is believed to play an important role in the pathogenicity and transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The identification of targeted antiviral mouth rinses to reduce salivary viral load would contribute to reducing the COVID-19 pandemic. While awaiting the results of significant clinical studies, which to date do not exist, the commercial availability of mouth rinses leads us to search among them for reagents that would have specific antiviral properties with respect to SARS-CoV-2. The challenges facing this target were examined for 7 reagents found in commercially available mouth rinses and listed on the ClinicalTrials.gov website: povidone-iodine, chlorhexidine, hydrogen peroxide, cyclodextrin, Citrox, cetylpyridinium chloride, and essential oils. Because SARS-CoV-2 is an enveloped virus, many reagents target the outer lipid membrane. Moreover, some of them can act on the capsid by denaturing proteins. Until now, there has been no scientific evidence to recommend mouth rinses with an anti–SARS-CoV-2 effect to control the viral load in the oral cavity. This critical review indicates that current knowledge of these reagents would likely improve trends in salivary viral load status. This finding is a strong sign to encourage clinical research for which quality protocols are already available in the literature.
Ruth Tramontani Ramos, Camila Stofella Sodré, Paulo Matheus Guerra Ribeiro de Sousa Rodrigues, Alexandre Marques Paes da Silva, Milenna Silva Fuly, Henrique Fragoso dos Santos, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Dennis de Carvalho Ferreira, and Marcia Gonçalves Ribeiro
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Purpose Dysbiosis has been identified in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of an electronic research that was carried out on articles published between January 2008 and September 2018. Methods Eight studies were selected after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results All articles targeted the hypervariable regions of the 16S rRNA gene. At the phylum level, it was found reduction of Bacteroidetes (2/8 studies) and increase of Firmicutes (2/8 studies). At the genus level, Rothia increased (1/8 studies) and decreased (2/8 studies) in tumor samples, and Streptococcus also was found increased (3/8 studies) and reduced (3/8 studies). Fusobacterium only increased in OSCC samples (3/8 studies). At species level, an increase in F. nucleatum subsp. polymorphum was more associated to OSCC (2/8 studies) than with controls, as was P. aeruginosa (3/8 studies). Conclusion In summary, the results corroborated dysbiosis in OSCC patients, with enrichment of microbial taxa that are associated with inflammation and production of acetaldehyde. However, variations of study design and sample size were observed among the studies, as well as a shortage of more detailed analyses of possible correlations between risk habits and OSCC. This lack of more detailed analysis may be the cause of the inconsistencies in regard of the alterations reported for certain genera and species. In conclusion, there is an association between OSCC and oral microbiota dysbiosis, but its role in oral carcinogenesis needs to be clarified in more detail.