Clinical e radiographic sucess of indirect pulp capping with partial excavation of demineralization dentin in primary posterior teeth

Objective: To assess the outcome of the indirect pulp capping technique after incomplete excavation of the demineralized dentin in primary molars of patients treated in the period from 2004 to 2006.Methods: Sample consisted of 81 teeth of 36 patients aged from 1-to-8 year-old. Clinical and radiographic inclusion criteria, as well as criteria of the success of the evaluated treatments were established.Results: There were four (4.9%) failures and 77 (95.1%) successful treatments. Treatment failure occurred in three girls and in one boy, and no statistically significant difference (p=0.341) was found. Twenty three teeth were treated with resin-modified glass-ionomer cement and 58 with composite resin, of which 22 and 55, respectively, showed successful results. There was no statistically significant difference between restorative materials used (p=0.877). As regards the studied age group, patients aged from 1 to 4 years showed a significantly lower success rate when compared with 5-8 year-old children (p = 0.0428). Conclusion: The results suggest that the indirect pulp capping technique after incomplete excavation of demineralized dentin is a reliable technique to be adopted in deep lesions of primary teeth

Prevalência de traumatismos alvéolo-dentários na clínica de urgência odontopediátrica de FO.UFRGS

The aim of this study was assess different types of dento-alveolar traumatisms in children who were attended in an Universitary Extension Course of Urgency in Pediatric Dentistry in FO. UFRGS, from April 1999 to December 2000, as well as clinical procedures done. The sample comprised 129 children, 80 boys (62,01 %) and 49 girls (37,99%), between O to 14 years of age. The age group most prevalent was of 2-4 years of age for trauma to primary teeth, while to permanent teeth was of 8-10 years of age . Supporting tissue injuries were most prevalent in primary dentition (79,64%), mainly intrusion (35,55%) and lateral luxation (27, 77%). On the other hand, hard tissue injuries (59,25%) were most prevalent to permanent teeth with 70,83% of crown fractures without pulp exposure followed by 22,91% of crown fractures with pulp exposure. Regarding to clinica! management, orientations procedures were the most prevalent conduct: 72,56% for primary teeth and 27,61 % for permanent teeth. Restoration (25,92%) were the second clinical procedure most prevalent for permanent teeth and extraction (13,27%) for primary traumatized teeth.O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a prevalência de traumatismos alvéolo-dentários em crianças que procuraram atendimento no Curso de Extensão Universitária de Urgência em Odontopediatria da FO-UFRGS no período de abril de 1999 a dezembro de 2000. A amostra consistiu de 129 crianças, sendo 80 (62,01%) do sexo masculino e 49 (37,99%) do sexo feminino, com idade de 0 a 14 anos. A faixa etária mais acometida por traumatismo em dentes decíduos foi a de 2-4 anos, enquanto que, em permanentes, foi a de 8-10 anos. Os traumatismos dos tecidos de sustentação foram os mais prevalentes na dentição decídua (79,64%), predominando a intrusão (35,55%) e a luxação lateral (27,77%). Já com relação aos dentes permanentes, a prevalência maior foi de injúrias traumáticas aos tecidos duros (59,25%), sendo de maior ocorrência a fratura coronária sem exposição pulpar (70,83%), seguida da fratura coronária com exposição pulpar (22,91%). Em relação aos procedimentos clínicos adotados para o atendimento emergencial, a conduta mais prevalente foi a orientação, tanto para dentes decíduos (72,56%), quanto para permanentes (27,16%). A restauração (25,92%) foi o segundo procedimento clínico mais prevalente para dentes permanentes e a exodontia (13,27%) para os dentes decíduos traumatizados

Vaccination of patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) are at increased risk of infections. This risk has been further increased by the introduction of biologic agents over the past two decades. One of the most effective strategies to prevent infection is vaccination. However, patients with an AIRD have a compromised immune system, which is further impaired by medication. Another important issue is the possibility of triggering a broad nonspecific response by vaccination, potentially resulting in increased activity of the underlying autoimmune disease. In this Review, we provide an analysis of data on vaccination of patients with an AIRD. Both the efficacy and the safety of vaccination are addressed, together with the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases in different subgroups of adults with AIRDs. Special attention is given to vaccination of patients who are treated with biologic agents