Exploring uterine inflammation in postpartum primiparous precocious and conventional and multiparous Bos indicus beef cows.

This study aimed to compare the postpartum uterine dynamics of primiparous precocious (PP), primiparous conventional (PC) and multiparous conventional (MC) Bos indicus beef cows. For this purpose, PP (n = 8), PC (n = 18) and MC (n = 12) cows were enrolled in this study. These cows were evaluated at 20 and 10 days prepartum and weekly from parturition to 42 days postpartum (DPP). During this period, body weight (BW), subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) and serum concentrations of glucose, ß-hydroxybutyrate, albumin and haptoglobin were measured. Proportion of polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells, and abundance of mRNA transcripts of genes involved in uterine inflammation and uterine health were evaluated. The PP cows had lower (p < .05) BW and SFT than that for PC and MC cows during the study period. The serum concentration of albumin after 35 DPP was lower (p < .05) in PP cows. The PP cows had the highest proportion of PMN on 28 and 35 DPP compared to PC and MC cows. The relative mRNA abundance of IL-1ß and IL-8 increased after 21 DPP in PP cows compared to the other groups. The PC had the highest, MC had an intermediate, and PP cows had the lowest relative abundance of IL10 mRNA. Overall, these findings indicated that uterine inflammation was more pronounced in PP cows. Moreover, based on the proportion of PMN and abundance of transcripts associated with inflammation in the uterus, PP cows may require a longer period to recover their uterine health after calving.

Análise de sobrevivência de coroas unitárias sobre pilares para CAD/CAM com diferentes alturas de cimentação / Comparative analysis between two different abutment heights in single crowns

Objetivo: Avaliar o comportamento biomecânico do pilar protético Link Universal (TiBase) com diferentes alturas em restaurações implanto-suportadas. Materiais e Métodos: foram utilizados 40 implantes cone morse Titaniumfix Profile (4 x 10 mm) em titânio, divididos em dois grupos (n=20): Link Universal curto (Short) e Link Universal longo (Long). Vinte implantes receberam o pilar protético Link Universal de 4,5 x 4 mm (Short) e vinte implantes receberam o pilar protético Link Universal de 4,5 x 5,5 mm (Long). Por meio da tecnologia CAD/CAM foram usinadas as coroas em zircônia, cimentadas sobre os pilares protéticos. No ensaio de carga máxima para fratura, o grupo Longo apresentou média de 41,1 ± 6,96 kgf, enquanto a média do grupo curto foi de 49,5 ± 7,68, sem diferença estatística entre eles. Os espécimes passaram pelo teste de sobrevivência em fadiga (2.000.000 ciclos na frequência de 2 Hz com aplicador de aço inoxidável de 1,6 mm de diâmetro), conforme parâmetros descritos na ISO 14801:2007 e não apresentaram falhas. Na sequência, foram submetidos ao teste de sobrevivência stepwise, os espécimes não apresentaram diferenças em relação ao número de ciclos para falha, porém, em relação à carga aplicada, o pilar Link Universal Longo mostrou-se mais resistente que o pilar Link Universal Curto. A análise por elementos finitos foi realizada com os parâmetros obtidos no teste stepwise, com aplicação de carga de 450 N em 30º, simulando a condição do teste de fadiga. Os desenhos foram montados com o software Rhinoceros (version 5.4.2 SR8, McNeel Noth America, Seattle, WA, EUA) e processados no software Ansys (version 19.2, ANSYS Inc., Houston, TX, USA). O comportamento biomecânico do conjunto composto por implante, pilar protético, parafuso passante e coroa monolítica foi semelhante entre os grupos. Concluiu-se que ambas alturas da área de cimentação do pilar Link Universal apresentaram comportamento à fadiga favorável à sobrevivência clínica. (AU)

Objective: Evaluate the biomechanical behavior of the Universal Link (Ti-Base) prosthetic abutment with different heights in implant-supported restorations. Materials and Methods: 40 Titaniumfix Profile implants (4 x 10 mm) in titanium were used, divided into two groups (n=20): Short Universal Link (Short) and Long Universal Link (Long). Twenty implants received the 4.5 x 4 mm Link Universal Prosthetic Abutment (Short) and twenty implants received the 4.5 x 5.5 mm Link Universal Prosthetic Abutment (Long). Using CAD/CAM technology, the zirconia crowns were machined and cemented on the prosthetic abutments. In the maximum fracture load test, the Long group presented an average of 41.1 ± 6.96 kgf, while the average of the short group was 49.5 ± 7.68, with no statistical difference between them. The specimens passed the fatigue survival test (2,000,000 cycles at a frequency of 2 Hz with a stainless steel applicator with a diameter of 1.6 mm), according to the parameters described in ISO 14801:2007 and showed no failures. Subsequently, they were submitted to the stepwise survival test, the specimens did not show differences in relation to the number of cycles to failure, however, in relation to the applied load, the Long Universal Link abutment was more resistant than the Short Universal Link abutment. The finite element analysis was performed with the parameters obtained in the stepwise test, with a load of 450 N at 30º, simulating the condition of the fatigue test. The drawings were assembled with Rhinoceros software (version 5.4.2 SR8, McNeel Noth America, Seattle, WA, USA) and processed in Ansys software (version 19.2, ANSYS Inc., Houston, TX, USA). The biomechanical behavior of the set consisting of implant, prosthetic abutment, through screw and monolithic crown was similar between the groups. It was concluded that the Link Universal abutment presented fatigue behavior favorable to clinical survival independently of it's height (AU)

Percepção de acadêmicos de odontologia sobre maus-tratos na infância / Perception of students of dentistry on abuse in childhood

Objetivo: verificar a percepção de acadêmicos do 4º e 5º ano de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual daParaíba acerca dos maus-tratos infantis. Metodologia: O estudo foi do tipo quantitativo, descritivo, de corte transversal, no qual se utilizou um questionário auto-aplicável semi-estrututado em 91 alunos, no períodode março a junho de 2010. Resultados: Observou-se que a maioria dos acadêmicos soube definir os maus-tratos infantis adequadamente (65,4%), porém nenhum acadêmico soube classificar corretamente;foram pouco apontados os seus sinais/ sintomas bucais (31,4%); a maioria da amostra soube informara conduta a ser adotada diante de casos de maus-tratos infantis (83,3%); a maior parte dos acadêmicos teve pouco contato com o tema maus-tratos infantis durante a sua formação universitária (34,1%); grande parte dos pesquisados possuía interesse de aprender sobre o assunto (95,6%). Conclusão: de uma forma geral, houve uma percepção razoável dos acadêmicos pesquisados sobre maus-tratos infantis.

Objective: To verify the perception of students in 4th and 5th year of Dentistry of State University ofParaiba about child abuse. Methods: The study was quantitative, descriptive, cross sectional, and useda self-administered semi-structured questionnaire in 91 students in the period from March to June2010. Results: It was observed that most students knew how to define child abuse properly (65.4%), butnone of them knew the correct classification; mouth signs/symptoms were rarely appointed (31.4%);the majority of the sample knew how to inform the approach to be used in cases of child abuse (83.3%);most of the students had little contact with the child abuse theme during their undergraduate course(34.1%); the majority of respondents had interest in learning about the subject (95.6%). Conclusions: in general, there was a reasonable perception of the academics surveyed about child abuse.