Oral cavity harbours more than 700 species of micro-organisms. Imbalance in acidogenic and aciduric bacterial causes initiation Dental caries whereas anaerobic bacteria lead to periodontal disease. Treatment these diseases use various chemicals which may have unpleasant taste, allergic reaction or toxicity even can cause financial burden. To overcome this, alternative therapeutical agents are s...

ABSTRACT Little is known about how Brazilian dentists’ treatment decisions for proximal carious lesions are compared to current evidence-based recommendations, so better understanding needed close any potential evidence-practice gap. Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed quantify the gap and identify dentist factors associated with this Methods: dentists (n=214) from Araraquara, São Paul...

Large quantities of food processing, crop, forestry, and animal solid wastes are generated in the United States each year. The major components of these wastes are biodegradable. However, they also contain components such as nitrogen, human and animal pathogens, medicinals, feed additives, salts, and certain metals, that under uncontrolled conditions can be detrimental to aquatic, plant, animal...

The Toxicity Leaching Characteristic Procedure (TCLP) is used by some to estimate the potential hazard that chemicals in solid wastes represent to public health and the environment. This use is done mechanically without understanding the origin of this procedure and the severe limitations and unreliability of this procedure in estimating public health and environmental hazards of the potentiall...

Acute dental pain most often occurs in relation to inflammatory conditions in the dental pulp or in the periradicular tissues surrounding a tooth, but it is not always easy to reach a diagnose and determine what treatment to perform. The anamnesis and the clinical examination provide valuable information, and a systematic approach is necessary. This paper will focus on diagnosis and treatment o...