Intraosseous foreign-body granuloma in the mandible subsequent to a 20-year-old work-related accident

The purpose of this article was to describe the clinical and microscopic features of an intraosseous foreign-body granuloma in the mandible that developed after the traumatic implantation of metal fragments during a work-related accident. A 65-year-old male patient had a severe pain in the body of mandible. Clinical examination showed facial asymmetry and a scar, extending to the left mental region. Intraoral examination revealed a soft mass involving the left alveolar bone with normal appearance of the mucosa surface. Panoramic radiographs showed a radiolucent lesion along the mandible extending from the central incisive to the first molar. Computed tomography revealed an osteolytic mass in the same area. His medical history included a work-related accident twenty years prior to evaluation. During the biopsy an important amount of bright metal-like pieces surrounded by soft tissue were found. A microscopic examination showed a foreign body associated with an aggregation of multinucleated giant cells. The final diagnosis was a foreign body granuloma. Even though foreign-body granulomas in the mandible are rare lesions, dentists should be familiar with their features and include them in the differential diagnosis of tissue masses.

Immunohistochemical study of the expression of fatty acid synthase and Ki-67 in salivary gland tumors

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Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of buccal candidiasis in rats

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Femur bone repair in ovariectomized rats under the local action of alendronate, hydroxyapatite and the association of alendronate and hydroxyapatite

P>An evaluation was made of the local action of alendronate sodium (A), hydroxyapatite (HA) and the association of both substances (A + HA), in different molar concentrations, on the femur bone repair of ovariectomized rats. Ninety-eight animals were divided into seven groups: control (C), starch (S), alendronate 1 mol (A1), alendronate 2 mols (A2), hydroxyapatite 1 mol (HA1), hydroxyapatite 2 mols (HA2) and the association of alendronate + hydroxyapatite (A + HA). Rats weighing about 250 g were ovariectomized and 2.5-mm diameter bone defects were made on the left femur 30 days later. Each experimental group had defects filled with appropriate material, except for group C (control). The animals were killed 7 and 21 days after surgery. Histological, histomorphometric and statistical analyses of bone neoformation in the bone defect site were performed. From the histological standpoint, the major differences occurred after 21 days. All specimens in groups C, S, HA1 and HA2 presented linear closure of the bone defect, and most animals in groups A1, A2 and A + HA showed no bone neoformation in the central area of the defect. No statistically significant difference was found among the experimental groups after 7 days; after 21 days, group HA2 presented the highest amount of neoformed bone. There was no significant difference among groups A1, A2 and A + HA in the two study periods. It was concluded that alendronate, either isolated or in association with hydroxyapatite, had an adverse effect on bone repair in this experimental model. Moreover, the hydroxyapatite used here proved to be biocompatible and osteoconductive, with group HA2 showing the best results.

The CMS experiment at the CERN LHC

The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector is described. The detector operates at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. It was conceived to study proton-proton (and lead-lead) collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 14 TeV (5.5 TeV nucleon-nucleon) and at luminosities up to 10(34)cm(-2)s(-1) (10(27)cm(-2)s(-1)). At the core of the CMS detector sits a high-magnetic-field and large-bore superconducting solenoid surrounding an all-silicon pixel and strip tracker, a lead-tungstate scintillating-crystals electromagnetic calorimeter, and a brass-scintillator sampling hadron calorimeter. The iron yoke of the flux-return is instrumented with four stations of muon detectors covering most of the 4 pi solid angle. Forward sampling calorimeters extend the pseudo-rapidity coverage to high values (vertical bar eta vertical bar <= 5) assuring very good hermeticity. The overall dimensions of the CMS detector are a length of 21.6 m, a diameter of 14.6 m and a total weight of 12500 t.

Validated HPLC method for the standardization of Phyllanthus niruri (herb and commercial extracts) using corilagin as a phytochemical marker

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Filmes delgados luminescentes obtidos a partir de hidroxicarbonatos de ítrio ativados por európio ou térbio

These films were obtained by dip coating. Parameters like dislocation velocity; number of deposits, suspension concentration, and number of deposits followed or not by heat treatment between each deposit and calcination temperature were evaluated for establishing the best homogeneity. The obtained films were characterized in terms of their morphology, optical quality and photoluminescence by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis absorption spectrophotometry and luminescence spectroscopy, respectively. The morphologic and luminescent characteristics showed dip coating as good laboratory technique for development of thin films for optical applications.

Validated high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the standardisation of Ptychopetalum olacoides Benth., Olacaceae, commercial extracts

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Development and validation of a HPLC method for standardization of herbal and commercial extracts of Myrcia uniflora

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Caracterização patogênica e molecular de Plasmodiophora brassicae

Poucos estudos foram desenvolvidos no Brasil sobre a doença hérnia das crucíferas, causada por Plasmodiophora brassicae. Realizou-se testes de severidade da doença causada por diferentes populações do patógeno em espécies de brássicas (couve-flor, couve-chinesa suscetível, couve-chinesa resistente, brócolis e repolho). As populações de P. brassicae foram obtidas de raízes de brássicas infectadas originárias de algumas regiões produtoras no Brasil. Os testes de severidade foram realizados em casa de vegetação (25±2ºC) mediante inoculações, no colo de cada planta com 2 mL da suspensão de esporos do patógeno, na concentração de 107 esporos mL-1. As avaliações ocorreram 35 dias após a inoculação. em laboratório foi realizada a extração de DNA dessas populações e análises de PCR-RAPD para a comparação das características genéticas. As populações obtidas nas regiões de Carandaí MG e Colombo PR mostraram-se mais agressivas, manifestando patogenicidade até mesmo em cultivar considerada resistente. Entretanto, não foi observado um padrão genético específico quanto ao local de origem das populações avaliadas, sugerindo que mesmo em locais distantes e com diferenças quanto à severidade, tais populações são geneticamente semelhantes.

Saúde bucal: uma revisão crítica sobre programações educativas para escolares

Em saúde bucal, a situação epidemiológica brasileira ainda é grave devido às condições sociais e econômicas da população, à pequena parcela de investimentos que a área recebe em relação ao total do SUS e à falta de informação sobre os cuidados básicos de saúde. Embora a odontologia se mostre muito desenvolvida em tecnologia, não responde em níveis significativos às demandas dos problemas de saúde bucal da população. Nesse contexto, a educação em saúde bucal tem sido cada vez mais requisitada, considerando o baixo custo e as possibilidades de impacto odontológico no âmbito público e coletivo. A importância de práticas preventivas e educativas em saúde bucal nos levou a realizar este estudo, apontando diferentes programas odontológicos, mediante estudo de revisão, para analisá-los em suas propostas, metodologias, possibilidades e limitações, visando refletir sobre o tema com foco nos aspectos educativos que ainda desafiam os programas de saúde bucal. Identificaram-se quatro tendências nos programas analisados. O estudo apontou para a necessidade de se repensar as práticas educativas.

Polymorphisms of the DNA repair genes XRCC1 and XRCC3 in a Brazilian population

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)