Effect of 0.12% chlorhexidine in reducing microorganisms found in aerosol used for dental prophylaxis of patients submitted to fixed orthodontic treatment.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at assessing, in vivo, whether the prior use of 0.12% chlorhexidine as mouthwash would decrease air contamination caused by aerosolized sodium bicarbonate during dental prophylaxis. The study was conducted with 23 patients aged between 10 and 40 years old who were randomly selected and undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. METHODS: The study was divided into two phases (T1 and T2) with a 30-day interval in between. In both phases, dental prophylaxis was performed with aerosolized sodium bicarbonate jetted to the upper and lower arches for 4 minutes. In T1, 10 minutes before the prophylaxis procedure, the participants used distilled water as mouthwash for one minute; whereas in T2, mouthwash was performed with 0.12% chlorhexidine. Microbial samples were collected in BHI agar plates for microbiological analysis. Two dishes were positioned on the clinician (10 cm from the mouth) and a third one at 15 cm from the patient's mouth. The samples were incubated for 48 hours at 37°C. Results were expressed in colony-forming units (CFU). RESULTS: Statistical analysis carried out by means of Student's t test, as well as Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis tests revealed that the prior use of 0.12% chlorhexidine as mouthwash significantly reduced CFU in the three positions studied (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The prior use of 0.12% chlorhexidine as mouthwash significantly reduced contamination caused by aerosolized sodium bicarbonate during dental prophylaxis in the orthodontic clinic.

Effect of 0.12% chlorhexidine in reducing microorganisms found in aerosol used for dental prophylaxis of patients submitted to fixed orthodontic treatment

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed at assessing, in vivo, whether the prior use of 0.12% chlorhexidine as mouthwash would decrease air contamination caused by aerosolized sodium bicarbonate during dental prophylaxis. The study was conducted with 23 patients aged between 10 and 40 years old who were randomly selected and undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. METHODS: The study was divided into two phases (T1 and T2) with a 30-day interval in between. In both phases, dental prophylaxis was performed with aerosolized sodium bicarbonate jetted to the upper and lower arches for 4 minutes. In T1, 10 minutes before the prophylaxis procedure, the participants used distilled water as mouthwash for one minute; whereas in T2, mouthwash was performed with 0.12% chlorhexidine. Microbial samples were collected in BHI agar plates for microbiological analysis. Two dishes were positioned on the clinician (10 cm from the mouth) and a third one at 15 cm from the patient's mouth. The samples were incubated for 48 hours at 37°C. Results were expressed in colony-forming units (CFU). RESULTS: Statistical analysis carried out by means of Student's t test, as well as Wilconxon and Kruskal-Wallis tests revealed that the prior use of 0.12% chlorhexidine as mouthwash significantly reduced CFU in the three positions studied (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The prior use of 0.12% chlorhexidine as mouthwash significantly reduced contamination caused by aerosolized sodium bicarbonate during dental prophylaxis in the orthodontic clinic. .

OBJETIVO: avaliar, in vivo, se a utilização prévia do bochecho com clorexidina a 0,12% diminui a contaminação do ar gerada pelo jato de bicarbonato de sódio durante a profilaxia dentária. O estudo foi realizado com 23 pacientes, na faixa etária entre 10 e 40 anos, escolhidos aleatoriamente, que faziam uso de aparelho ortodôntico fixo. MÉTODOS: o estudo foi dividido em duas fases (T1 e T2), com intervalo de 30 dias entre elas. Em ambas, foi realizada profilaxia dentária com jato de bicarbonato de sódio na arcada superior e inferior, durante quatro minutos. Em T1, 10 minutos antes do procedimento, os participantes realizaram bochecho com água destilada durante um minuto, e, em T2, o bochecho foi realizado com clorexidina a 0,12%. Amostras dos microrganismos foram coletadas em placas de ágar BHI para análise microbiológica, sendo duas placas posicionadas no profissional (a 10cm da boca) e uma terceira a 15cm da boca do paciente. Após a coleta, as placas foram incubadas por 48 horas a 37°C. O resultado foi expresso em número de unidades formadoras de colônias (UFC). RESULTADOS: após análise estatística utilizando teste t de Student, teste de Wilconxon e teste de Kruskal-Wallis, observou-se que o bochecho prévio com clorexidina a 0,12% reduziu significativamente a média de UFC nas três posições estudadas (p < 0,001). CONCLUSÃO: os resultados permitem concluir que o bochecho prévio com clorexidina a 0,12% proporcionou uma redução estatisticamente significativa na contaminação gerada por meio do jato de bicarbonato de sódio durante a profilaxia dentária na clínica ortodôntica. .

Effectiveness of twin blocks and extraoral maxillary splint (Thurow) appliances for the correction of Class II relationships.

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the skeletal and dentoalveolar changes due to treatment with twin block and Thurow appliances in patients with Class II occlusions. METHOD: The sample consisted of 19 randomly selected patients in each group, as well as 20 individuals in the control group. All patients were treated during the prepubertal growth spurt for 12 months. Lateral cephalograms were analyzed at the beginning of active treatment and 12 months later. All data were tested with the ANOVA and Bonferroni tests. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: These tests showed that the twin block promotes a significant increase (P<.001) in the total length of the mandible, as well as an increase in anterior facial height. In contrast, ANB and NAPog were reduced. In both treatment groups, the maxillary incisors retruded significantly (P<.001), although more so in the twin block group. In the Thurow appliance group, the mandibular incisors protruded significantly (P<.001). All other differences between the two treated groups were not significant.

Efeitos de dois regimes de aplicação de clodronato dissódico na movimentação dentária e reabsorção radicular em Rattus norvegicus / Effects of two clodronate design frequency on tooth movement and root resorption in Rattus norvegicus

O objetivo dos autores foi avaliar microscopicamente, a influência de dois regimes de aplicação do clodronato dissódico na movimentação dentária e reabsorção radicular de Rattus novergicus. Foram utilizados 63 ratos, adultos, machos, com dentição permanente completa e peso aproximado de 300g. Os animais foram divididos em três grupos com 21 espécimes cada: Grupo Controle, animais submetidos à movimentação dentária induzida sem aplicação do medicamento; Grupo A, animais submetidos à movimentação com aplicação do Clodronato por via subcutânea em dias alternados; Grupo B, animais submetidos à movimentação e aplicação da droga por via subcutânea apenas no quinto e décimo segundo dias. Para avaliar os eventos celulares que ocorrem durante todo o ciclo de movimentação, os grupos foram subdivididos em três, com sete animais cada um e foi realizada a eutanásia no sétimo, décimo e décimo quarto dias. Este procedimento foi realizado com anestesia por inalação de dietil-éter e administração intra-abdominal de 40mg/Kg de pentobarbital sódico. As peças foram incluídas em parafina e os cortes teciduais (4-6µm), corados por Hematoxilina-Eosina, foram usados para observações gerais e avaliação quantitativa em microscópio de luz. A análise dos resultados foi feita utilizando análise de variância (ANOVA) e o teste de Tukey foi utilizado para comparações múltiplas entre as médias. Foi considerado o nível de significância em 5%. A taxa de movimentação foi menor no Grupo A quando comparado ao grupo controle sendo estatisticamente significante (p< 0,01). No Grupo B, a taxa de movimentação foi menor que no grupo controle e maior que no Grupo A, porém sem significância estatística. Para as variáveis lacunas de reabsorção e número de osteoclastos houve diferença estatisticamente significativa quando o grupo controle foi comparado aos dois outros grupos. De acordo com os resultados, o Clodronato reduz a reabsorção radicular ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate microscopically the influence of disodium clodronate in tooth movement and root resorption in Rattus novergicus using two ways of applying the drug. We used 63 male Wistar rats, adults, with permanent dentition and approximate weight of 300g. The animals were divided into three groups with 21 specimens: control group, animals subjected to induced tooth movement without the application of the drug, Group A, animals subjected to induced tooth movement with application of Clodronate by subcutaneously every other day and Group B, animals subjected to induced tooth movement with application of the drug by subcutaneous only in the fifth and tenth-second days. To assess the cellular events that occur throughout the cycle of movement, the groups were subdivided into three, with seven animals each and after the experimental period, euthanasia was performed on the seventh, tenth and tenth to fourth days. This procedure was performed under anesthesia by inhalation of diethyl ether and intra-abdominal administration of 40 mg/kg of sodium pentobarbital. The obtained pieces were fixed and embedded in paraffin, stained with hematoxylin-eosin, then, tissue sections (4-6µm) were used for general observations and quantitative assessment by light microscopy. The statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's test was used for multiple comparisons between means. The level of significance considered was 5%. The rate of movement was lower in Group A when compared to the control group (p <0.01). In Group B, the rate of turnover was lower than in the control group and higher than in Group A, but without statistical significance. For the variables of resorption lacunae and number of osteoclasts there was no statistical difference when the control group was compared to the other groups. According to the results, Clodronate reduces root resorption and ...(AU)

Efeitos de dois regimes de aplicação de clodronato dissódico na movimentação dentária e reabsorção radicular em Rattus norvegicus / Effects of two clodronate design frequency on tooth movement and root resorption in Rattus norvegicus

O objetivo dos autores foi avaliar microscopicamente, a influência de dois regimes de aplicação do clodronato dissódico na movimentação dentária e reabsorção radicular de Rattus novergicus. Foram utilizados 63 ratos, adultos, machos, com dentição permanente completa e peso aproximado de 300g. Os animais foram divididos em três grupos com 21 espécimes cada: Grupo Controle, animais submetidos à movimentação dentária induzida sem aplicação do medicamento; Grupo A, animais submetidos à movimentação com aplicação do Clodronato por via subcutânea em dias alternados; Grupo B, animais submetidos à movimentação e aplicação da droga por via subcutânea apenas no quinto e décimo segundo dias. Para avaliar os eventos celulares que ocorrem durante todo o ciclo de movimentação, os grupos foram subdivididos em três, com sete animais cada um e foi realizada a eutanásia no sétimo, décimo e décimo quarto dias. Este procedimento foi realizado com anestesia por inalação de dietil-éter e administração intra-abdominal de 40mg/Kg de pentobarbital sódico. As peças foram incluídas em parafina e os cortes teciduais (4-6µm), corados por Hematoxilina-Eosina, foram usados para observações gerais e avaliação quantitativa em microscópio de luz. A análise dos resultados foi feita utilizando análise de variância (ANOVA) e o teste de Tukey foi utilizado para comparações múltiplas entre as médias. Foi considerado o nível de significância em 5%. A taxa de movimentação foi menor no Grupo A quando comparado ao grupo controle sendo estatisticamente significante (p< 0,01). No Grupo B, a taxa de movimentação foi menor que no grupo controle e maior que no Grupo A, porém sem significância estatística. Para as variáveis lacunas de reabsorção e número de osteoclastos houve diferença estatisticamente significativa quando o grupo controle foi comparado aos dois outros grupos. De acordo com os resultados, o Clodronato reduz a reabsorção radicular ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate microscopically the influence of disodium clodronate in tooth movement and root resorption in Rattus novergicus using two ways of applying the drug. We used 63 male Wistar rats, adults, with permanent dentition and approximate weight of 300g. The animals were divided into three groups with 21 specimens: control group, animals subjected to induced tooth movement without the application of the drug, Group A, animals subjected to induced tooth movement with application of Clodronate by subcutaneously every other day and Group B, animals subjected to induced tooth movement with application of the drug by subcutaneous only in the fifth and tenth-second days. To assess the cellular events that occur throughout the cycle of movement, the groups were subdivided into three, with seven animals each and after the experimental period, euthanasia was performed on the seventh, tenth and tenth to fourth days. This procedure was performed under anesthesia by inhalation of diethyl ether and intra-abdominal administration of 40 mg/kg of sodium pentobarbital. The obtained pieces were fixed and embedded in paraffin, stained with hematoxylin-eosin, then, tissue sections (4-6µm) were used for general observations and quantitative assessment by light microscopy. The statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's test was used for multiple comparisons between means. The level of significance considered was 5%. The rate of movement was lower in Group A when compared to the control group (p <0.01). In Group B, the rate of turnover was lower than in the control group and higher than in Group A, but without statistical significance. For the variables of resorption lacunae and number of osteoclasts there was no statistical difference when the control group was compared to the other groups. According to the results, Clodronate reduces root resorption and ...