Bibliometria dos trabalhos de conclusão do curso de Odontologia do Campus VII Ida Universidade Estadual da Paraíba: panorama de uma faculdade interiorana / Monograph bibliometrics of the dental course at Universidade Estadual da Paraíba Campus VIII: overview of a university in a small town

A realização do trabalho de conclusão de curso (TCC)na graduação, além de ser uma exigência, permite que oestudantetenha contato ativo com as metodologias de pesquisa, proporcionando assim o desenvolvimento de suacapacidade crítica e questionadora. No entanto, pouco se sabe sobre o perfil dos TCCs conduzidos nos cursos de Odontologia brasileiros. Desta forma, o presente estudo teve por objetivo identificar a tendência da produção científica e o perfil bibliométrico dos TCCs do curso de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB)doCampus VIII.Foi realizado umestudo observacional descritivo, utilizando atécnica de documentação indireta, por meio de um levantamento de dados de documentos em arquivos públicos da UEPB. De um total de 150 TCCs cadastradosdo curso de Odontologia, a maioria foi defendida por mulheres, principalmente no ano de 2016.As áreas mais frequentes dos temas foram Patologia e Endodontia.O tipo de estudo mais prevalente foi a modalidade pesquisa, principalmente epidemiológica.Apenas 9,3% dos estudos forampublicados, principalmente em revistas de qualis B4e na língua portuguesa. Pode-se verificarque apesar da pesquisa ser bastante realizada pelos estudantes de Odontologia do Campus VIII, ela ainda não está sendo divulgada apropriadamente. Contudo, alguns poucos estudos foram publicados em periódicos de destaque (AU).

Besides being a requirement, writing a monograph to conclude an undergraduate course places students in active contact with research methods, enabling the development of critical, questioning capacity. However, little is known regarding the profile of monographs written for Brazilian dental courses. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify the trend in scientific production and the bibliometric profile of monographs for the dental course at Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campus VIII. A descriptive, observational study was conducted using the indirect documentation method through a survey of documentaldata in public archives of UEPB. Among a total of 150 monographs registered with the dental course, most were presented by women, especially in the year 2016. The most frequent fields were pathology and endodontics. The most prevalent type of study was the research modality, especially epidemiological. Only 9.3% of the studies were published, mainly in "Qualis B4" journals and in Portuguese. Although students of dentistry conduct research, it is not being divulged appropriately. However, a few studies werepublished in high-impact journals (AU).

Computer-assisted analysis of tongue thickness of golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) following topical chronic exposure to distilled alcoholic beverages.

The aim of this study was to measure changes in epithelial thickness in the lingual mucosa of golden hamsters submitted to the topical application of distilled alcoholic beverages. Forty golden hamsters were randomly divided into: Group 1-cachaça 48° GL and Group 2-whisky 40° GL. Alcohol was applied to the right side of the tongue, the left side served as control. Seventy microscopic fields were evaluated. The data were submitted to descriptive statistics, the Wilcoxon test and the Mann-Whitney U test (p < 0.05). In Group 1, there was a significant difference in mean total epithelial thickness between the test side and control side (p = 0.044), with significant reductions in the thickness of the epithelial and corneal layers (p < 0.001 and p = 0.021, respectively). At 13 weeks, statistically significant reductions were found in the thickness of both the corneal and epithelial layers (p = 0.032 and p < 001, respectively). At 20 weeks, a statistically significant reduction was found in only the epithelial layer (p = 0.002). In the whisky group, significant increases were found in the thickness of the corneal and epithelial layers (p = 0.015 and p = 0.012, respectively) at 13 weeks. Cachaça 48° GL promoted epithelial atrophy, whereas whisky 40° GL promoted epithelial hyperplasia. Based on the present findings, different types of distilled alcoholic beverages cause different morphometric and morphological changes in the lingual mucosa. Cachaça caused epithelial atrophy, which may facilitate the penetration of carcinogenic agents, whereas whisky caused epithelial hyperplasia, especially in the basal layer, which suggests the onset of the development of premalignant lesions.

Intramuscular hemangioma in lip treated with sclerotherapy and surgery.

Intramuscular hemangioma is a relatively rare, benign tumor of vascular origin, accounting for less than 1% of all hemangiomas. This paper reports a case of a 48-year-old female patient with intramuscular hemangioma in the upper lip, treated with sclerotherapy and subsequent complementary surgery.

Oral squamous papilloma: clinical, histologic and immunohistochemical analyses.

Oral squamous papilloma (OSP) is a benign proliferation of the stratified squamous epithelium, which results in a papillary or verrucous exophytic mass. Twelve patients suspected to have oral papilloma underwent excisional biopsy for histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis. The majority of the patients (75%) were females, and the most prevalent site was the tongue, followed by the palate. The round and whitish form was present in 58.4% of the cases. The lesions were softened/flaccid in 66.7% of cases and a pedunculated attachment was seen in 75% of the lesions. The histopathologic examination revealed hyperparakeratosis, occasional basal hyperplasia, and koilocyte-like cells in 100% of the specimens. Immunohistochemical assays utilizing BP53-12 and Pab240 antibodies for p53 protein showed negative or weak immunostaining (91.6%) for both immunomarkers in all the epithelial layers examined. The findings suggest the benign nature of the lesions and small possibility of becoming malignant.

Salivary flow rate, pH, and concentrations of calcium, phosphate, and sIgA in Brazilian pregnant and non-pregnant women.

BACKGROUND: Studies on salivary variables and pregnancy in Latin America are scarce. This study aimed to compare salivary flow rate, pH, and concentrations of calcium, phosphate, and sIgA of unstimulated whole saliva in pregnant and non-pregnant Brazilians. METHODS: Cross-sectional study. Sample was composed by 22 pregnant and 22 non-pregnant women attending the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics, São Lucas Hospital, in Porto Alegre city, South region of Brazil. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected to determine salivary flow rate, pH, and biochemical composition. Data were analyzed by Student t test and ANCOVA (two-tailed alpha = 0.05). RESULTS: No difference was found for salivary flow rates and concentrations of total calcium and phosphate between pregnant and non-pregnant women (p > 0.05). Pregnant women had lower pH (6.7) than non-pregnant women (7.5) (p < 0.001), but higher sIgA level (118.9 mg/L) than the latter (90.1 mg/L) (p = 0.026). CONCLUSION: Some of the tested variables of unstimulated whole saliva were different between pregnant and non-pregnant Brazilians in this sample. Overall, the values of the tested salivary parameters were within the range of international references of normality.