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Introduction: Bruxism is characterized by being a parafunction of the stomatognathic system, which can occur in two ways: through teeth clenching or laterality. This process can cause several injuries, such as dental and joint injuries. The etiological factors of bruxism are variable, and their discovery becomes fundamental to the development of an efficient treatment plan for each patient. Nowadays the number of children who have this malfunction has grown, causing professionals of Pediatric Dentistry to look carefully at this situation.

Introduction: In the last decades, Aesthetic Dentistry has gained great prominence, making the different areas of Dentist Surgeons work in a pattern that, increasingly, praises the beautiful.In orthodontics, during the process of braces evolution, there was a decrease in the use of brackets and orthodontic metallic wires and replacement by aesthetics. Over the last few years, the emergence of invisible aligners has increasingly won over patients for aesthetic characteristics superior to conventional appliances.

The manuscripts preserved acts as valuable treasure of knowledge which can be utilized for the wellbeing of present generation as well as to pass on to the next generation. A thorough study on Gudartha Deepika commentary on Lolimbaraja's Vaidya jeevana, present in the form of manuscript in oriental research institute libraries has brought information that is new for present understanding. The present study focuses on treatment aspects of various diseases and preparation of yogas with easy available drugs in present clinical practice and better development of Ayurvedic practices.

The edentulism results from the aggravation of dental pathologies such as dental caries, causing the loss of dental elements and significant changes in the stomatognathic system that negatively affect the quality of life.

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. The vast majority (85%) of cases are due to long term smoking. It is increasingly being recognized in India. Historically, the prognosis for individuals diagnosed with lung cancer has been bleak. However, the past 10 years have seen important advances in diagnosis and treatment which have translated into the first improvements seen in lung cancer survival. Lung cancer has long relied on testing for the molecular biomarkers. With increasing prevalence of smoking, lung cancer has reached epidemic proportions in India.

Cellulose nanofibers are used as reinforcement in polymeric matrices, as they allow to improve properties of these materials. Cellulose nanofibers are commonly prepared by conventional acid hydrolysis using strong acids (H2SO4 / HCl) that pollute the environment, corrode reactors unlike enzymatic hydrolysis with fungal cellulases whose products are biodegradable, non-polluting. This study aimed to extract nanofibers obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis with and without pretreatment with dilute acid.

With the aging of the population and the increasing life expectancy, there was a predominance of chronic no communicable diseases. The nutritional status of the elderly population commonly interacts with changes intrinsic to aging as well as lifestyle and changes in the health profile of individuals. This is a cross-sectional and quantitative research, made up of 93 elderly people of both genders. Data were collected through laboratory examination, questionnaires pre-existing Elder Abuse, food frequency (FFQ) and socio-demographic disease.

Objetivo: analisar os óbitos fetais e neonatais, bem como os dados de nascidos vivos ocorridos em um município do Nordeste brasileiro. Método: Estudodescritivo-exploratório, com análise documental e abordagem quantitativa, foram analisadas fichas de investigação e declarações de óbito fetal e infantil, bem como dados dos sistemas de mortalidade infantil e nascidos vivos. Realizaram-se testes estatísticos do Qui-quadrado de Pearson, Oddsratio e Teste de Razão de Verossimilhança. Resultados:a taxa de mortalidade perinatal foi de 32,3/1.000 nascimentos.

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is uncommon in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Madagascar. Radiotherapy is the main definitive treatment of this cancer. In our country, most patients did not have access to treatment because the radiotherapy machine did not exist during the study period.

This study aimed to analyze data of bond strength tests of composite resin by different statistical approaches using 48-bovine teeth embedded in acrylic resin after sectioned 2 mm below the cemento-enamel junction and divided into four-groups (n=12). Firstly, micro-tensile test (Mi), Adper Single Bond 2- (3M) was applied over an area of 8 mm2, followed by air jet for 2 to 5s and light cured for 15s and then Z350 XT- (3M) composite resin was inserted. For each tooth a variable number of toothpicks was obtained. For macro-tensile (Ma), the smallest base of the conical specimens was 2 mm.