O propósito deste trabalho foi analisar a produção de prótese removível em três laboratórios da cidade de São Paulo observando o perfil da população que recebeu este tratamento. A produção foi registrada diariamente, por meio de ensaios fotográficos padronizados, durante um mês de trabalho junto aos laboratórios. Foram enviados questionários para complementação de informações das técnicas e materiais utilizados pelos técnicos responsáveis. Da amostra de 367 próteses, 52% foram feitas para mulheres, e 33% para homens; não se notou diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre a quantidade de modelos nos arcos maxilares e mandibulares; segundo a classificação de Kennedy, a Classe I foi a mais freqüente principalmente para os arcos inferiores e, para os arcos superiores, a Classe III; o conector mais utilizado para o arco inferior foi a barra lingual e para o arco superior o tipo em forma de ferradura; com relação aos dentes remanescentes a média de dentes retidos para os arcos inferiores foi de 7,72 dentes, e para os arcos superiores foi de 7,54 dentes; a grande maioria de prótese confeccionada foi a de armação de cobalto-cromo, com grampo circuferencial, ou a barra; as próteses terapêuticas apresentaram uma porcentagem de 5,45% do total. / The aim of this work was to analyze the removable denture production in three dental laboratories, city of São Paulo, regarding to the population profile submitted to this treatment. The production was daily registered, through pattern photographs, during one month of work in each laboratory. Questionnaires were sent in order to obtain a complementation in technical and material information used by the responsible technicians. From the 367 dentures of the sample, 52 % were obtained from women and 33% from men; it was not observed significant statistical differences between the quantity of maxillary and mandibular models; according to Kennedy classification, the Class I was most frequent in inferior dental arches while the Class III was most frequent in superior dental arches; the most used connector was the lingual bar in inferior dental arches and the horseshoe type in superior dental arches; regarding the teeth remaining the mean values were 7.72 teeth for inferior dental arches and 7.54 for superior dental arches; the great majority of prosthesis was confectioned in chrome-cobalt with circumferential arm clasp or bar clasp; the therapeutic prosthesis presented a percentage of 5.45% from the total.

Orientador: Celia Marisa Rizzatti Barbosa / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-02T19:46:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva-Concilio_LaisRegianeda_M.pdf: 2601283 bytes, checksum: e3d20b72a9e5b76acb85ff36d0a4bd45 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002 / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a alteração linear de modelos refratários obtidos a partir de moldes de hidrocolóide reversível (HR) de duas marcas comerciais (DUPLlCADOR VIPI® -Dental VIPI Ltda. e DUPLlCADOR K27® - Knebel Produtos Dentários Ltda.), submetidos a 15 ciclos de reutilização. Para isto, foi utilizado um modelo metálico com 4 marcações (A, B, C e D) que quando unidas, admitiam a mensuração linear das distâncias AB, BC, CD, DA, BD e AC. A partir deste modelo, foram confeccionados 10 modelos em gesso tipo IV, divididos aleatoriamente, para cada marca comercial de HR, em dois grupos com 5 modelos cada um (Grupo Controle). O HR foi fluidificado em forno de microondas de acordo com as instruções dos fabricantes e vertido no interior da mufla que continha o modelo de gesso. O molde era preenchido com revestimento de silicato de etila (REFRADEN® - Knebel Produtos Dentários Ltda.), e deste eram obtido os seus modelos refratários, respectivos a cada marca comercial. Esta metodologia foi repetida nos 15 ciclos de reutilização de cada HR. Os modelos refratários gerados pela 1a fluidificação, 5a, 10a e 15a reutilizações dos HRs, totalizando 40 modelos, foram mensurados em um microscópio mensurador (Mesuring Microscope STM - Olympus®). As médias foram submetidas à análise estatística pelos testes de Análise de Variância, Tukey e Dunnett, ao nível de 5% de significância. Os resultados evidenciaram que os modelos refratários obtidos pelo HR da marca VIPI® apresentaram alterações lineares em relação ao Grupo Controle, nas distâncias AB (1a fuidificação= -1,25% e 5a reutilização= -1,20%); AD (1a fluidificação=0,76%, 10a =0,65% e 15a =0,52% reutilizações); BD (1a fluidificação=0,58%). De acordo com os resultados obtidos, foi possível concluir que, mesmo havendo diferença significativa até 15 ciclos de reutilizações do HR, este fator não comprometeu à finalidade protética que se propõe o HR, gerando modelos de revestimento aceitáveis para ambas marcas comerciais investigadas / Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate linear alterations of refractories models obtained by 15 several cycles of heating using two reversible hydrocolloides (HR) (DUPLlCADOR VIPI® and DUPLlCADOR K27®).It was used a metallic master model with four defined points (A, B, C and D) which were linked to permit the measurement of the distances AB, BC, CD, DA, DB and AC. From this model, 10 stone models were obtained and separated in two groups randomized, according to the HR. After this, each model was duplicated with the same HR, according to the manufacturer. The mold was poured with ethyla silicate investment (REFRADEN® and so, the refractories models were obtained. By this methodology, each HR was used for 15 cycles. The respective refractories models obtained at the 1sth, 5th, 10th and 15thfluidification-geleification cycles were measured 3 times at a linear microscope (Mesuring Microscope STM - Olympus®. The averages of the distances were analyzed by ANOVA, Tukey and Dunnett testes (p<0.05).The results showed that the refractories models obtained by VIPI® HR had linear alterations when compared to stone models (control group) in distances AB (1st cycle= - 1.25% and 5th cycle=-1.20%); AD (1st cycle=0.76%, 10th=0.65% and 15th=0.52% cycles); BD (1st cycle=0.58%). According to the results, it can be concluded that although there is a significative difference after using HR for 15 cycles, it is irrelevant due to prosthetic use of HR when making investment model with both commercial types studied. / Mestrado / Protese Dental / Mestre em Clínica Odontológica

Magister Chirurgiae Dentium - MChD / A well designed metal-based removable partial denture (MBRPD) is a cost-effective and a conservative method of rehabilitating a partially edentulous mouth. The MBRPD demands that the abbutment tooth provides support and/or retention while the abutment tooth, in turn, expects the MBRPD to transmit the forces axially and to be passive when fully seated. For vertical forces to be transmitted axially, occlusal rest seats have to be prepared on the abutment teeth to receive a cast metal rest of the MBRPD. The&nbsp; objective of this study was to compare occlusal rest seat preparations for metal-based removable partial dentures (MBPRD) prepared by dental students at the UWC Oral Health centres, to the corresponding cast metal rests and to determine action taken in response to discovered discrepancies between the rest seat preparation depth and the cast metal occlusal rset thickness. / South Africa

Introduction: Socioeconomically disadvantaged children have limited access to orthodontic services not only because of their families’ competing needs for limited resources, but also because of the limited availability of orthodontists in their communities and a shortage of orthodontists who are willing to treat patients enrolled in Medicaid. We will systematically explore the hypothesis that an early interceptive treatment protocol using removable appliances provides the same treatment outcome but better cost-effectiveness than a traditional fixed-appliance protocol. Methods: Interim data on a prospective study with patients being treated either in private practice with rational fixed Phase I orthodontic treatment (n=11) or in a community clinic with removable interceptive orthodontic treatment (n=10). Initial and post treatment study models were acquired along with pretreatment PAR and clinical photos. PAR and ICON scores were assessed on all initial and final casts. Cost effective analyses were performed comparing the two treatment groups as well as comparing the removable group to no treatment. Sensitivity analyses were performed to assess the robustness of our data while manipulating certain treatment outcome variables. Results: For the fixed group the average PAR score at T2 was 7.6 with a 68% reduction from T1 to T2, while the ICON average score was 16.2 with a 67% reduction. In the removable group the average PAR score at T2 was 13.4 with a lesser reduction from T1 to T2 than the fixed group at 48% (p=0.20), while the ICON average score was 25.3 with a significantly lower reduction of 39% when compare to the fixed group (p=0.037). Cost effectiveness analyses showed that the removable appliance treatment protocol was cost effective when compared to no treatment but not cost effective when compared to 3 the traditional fixed Phase I treatment using the studies measured probabilities of success. Conclusion: The removable appliance protocol used at the Fruitvale community clinic can effectively reduce the severity of malocclusions. However, in order for this treatment to be cost effective when compared to a traditional fixed Phase I protocol it needs to demonstrate consistent clinical results and minimize the probability of “No Improvement”.

Mål: Målet med arbetet var att undersöka varför vissa patienter har bättre compliance vid ortodontisk behandling än andra och vad som kan förbättra compliance. Detta för att möjliggöra utarbetningen av en framtida metod som skulle kunna upptäcka non-compliers innan behandlingsstart och därigenom kunna ge dem en mer effektiv behandling. Enskilda prediktorer för compliance och deras relativa påverkan på compliance undersöktes också.Metod: Artiklar samlades in via en sökning i databaserna PubMed och Cochrane med hjälp av MeSH-termer. Dessa lästes sedan igenom och för undersökningen relevanta artiklar togs fram med hjälp av exklusions- och inklusionskriterier.Resultat: Övervakning av patienters användning av sin apparatur med hjälp av timermodul ökar compliance över tiden. Lägre ålder på patienten samt dennes relation till sina föräldrar och deras engagemang i behandlingen påverkade compliance positivt, liksom kortare behandlingstid.Slutsats: Det går med nuvarande forskningsunderlag inte att förutsäga compliance på ett pålitligt sätt. Istället bör vårdgivaren fokusera på att skapa en god compliance genom att inleda behandlingen så tidigt så möjligt, att få patientens föräldrar att intressera sig för behandlingen och hjälpa barnet med den, samt att informera patienten att man övervakar användningstiden med hjälp utav inbyggda timers. / Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate why some patients have better compliance when in orthodontic treatment than others and which factors that can improve compliance. This would enable the development of a future model which could help dentists to detect non-compliers before the start of treatment, and thereby provide a more effective treatment. Specific predictors for compliance and their relative effect on compliance were also investigated.Method: Articles were collected by a search in PubMed and Cochrane, through the use of multiple MeSH-terms. The resulting articles were then read trough and relevant articles were extracted with the help of exclusion- and inclusion criteria.Results: Surveillance of the patients use of their appliances with the help of a timermodule increases compliance over time. Lower patient age and the patients relationship to their parents in concordance with the parents engagement in treatment affects compliance positively, as did shorter treatment time.Conclusion: Our findings indicate that there are insufficient research results to predict compliance in a reliable way. Instead, the dentist should focus on creating a high compliance by starting treatment as early as possible; to get the patients parents invested in the treatment of their child, and inform the patient that his or her appliance usage is being monitored through built-in timers.

INTRODUKTION OCH SYFTE: Tidigare studier av kooperation och ortodonti har visat att ett av de bästa sätten att öka patienternas kooperation är genom att övervaka användningstiden och påminna patienten om att använda sin apparatur. Den här pilotstudiens syfte var att undersöka om någon utav två olika typer av påminnelser objektivt ökar användningstiden vid behandling med avtagbar apparatur eller inte.MATERIAL OCH METOD: 18 patienter i åldrarna 9-14 års ålder från en patientpopulation som behandlades vid avdelningen för Ortodonti, Odontologiska Fakulteten på Malmö Högskola, deltog i studien. Patienterna hade olika typer av bettavvikelser som gjorde dem behandlingsbara med antingen van Beek eller expansionsplåt. Patienterna placerades slumpmässigt in i en av tre grupper, alarm, kalender eller kontrollgrupp. Användningstid registrerades objektivt med en TheraMon®-timermodul som placerades inuti den ortodontiska apparaturens akrylbas.RESULTAT: Alarm-gruppen hade högst genomsnittlig användningstid. Kontrollgruppen hade något lägre användningstid än alarmgrupppen och kalendergruppen hade minst genomsnittlig användningstid. Det var skillnad på de olika behandlingstyperna, då behandlade med expansionsplåt hade bättre genomsnittlig användningstid än patienter behandlade med van Beek. Data testades för statistisk signifikans med Anova och t-test, ingen statistisk signifikans fanns.KONKLUSION: Den här studiens resultat tyder på att en påminnelse i form av ett alarm verkar vara bättre på att öka patienters kooperation än en kalender eller ingen påminnelse alls. Detta indikerar att det finns ett underlag för att i framtida studier vidare undersöka hur påminnelser via mobiltelefon påverkar compliance, till exempel påminnelse via en app. Patienter som behandlas med expansionsplåtar verkar ha en bättre compliance än patienter behandlade med van Beek-aktivatorer, därför bör framtida fokus läggas på att förbättra kooperationen hos patienter som behandlas med van Beek-aktivatorer. Framtida studier bör endast innefatta en typ av ortodontisk apparatur, till exempel van Beek. Fler patienter krävs i framtida studier för att säkerställa statistiskt signifikanta resultat. / INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE: Earlier studies on compliance and orthodontics have shown that one of the best ways to increase compliance is by supervising the wearing time. Compliance can also be increased by reminding the patient to use the removable appliance. This pilot study aims to investigate if any of two kinds of reminders objectively increase the compliance during orthodontic treatment with removable appliances or not.MATERIALS AND METHODS: 18 patients between 9-14 years of age were selected from a patient population attending the department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University. They presented different types of malocclusion which made them candidates for treatment with either van Beek-appliances or expansion plate. The patients were randomly placed in one of three groups; alarm, calendar or control group. Wearing time was objectively collected from the TheraMon®-module placed inside the acrylic base of the appliances. After the data collecting-phase was finished the data was tested with Anova and t-test to determine whether there was a significant difference between the groups.RESULTS: The alarm group had the highest average wear time. The control group had slightly lower average wear time than the alarm group, and the calendar group had the least amount of average wear time. There was a difference in average wear time between van Beek and expansion plate, with van Beek having a lower average wear time than expansion plate. Patients treated with expansion plates were more cooperative than patients treated with van Beek appliances. When data was tested for significance, no statistical significance was found.CONCLUSION: The study concludes that an alarm type of reminder appears to be better at improving wear time than a calendar or no reminder at all. This indicates that for future studies there might be a reason to develop a reminder for patients, for example an app. The study concludes that patients with expansion plates appear more cooperative than patients using van Beek appliance, so therefore focus should be on improving cooperation for patients using these types of appliances. This study shows that future studies should use one type of appliance, e.g. van Beek. More patients are needed in future studies to achieve statistical significant results.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a qualidade e satisfação das próteses parciais removíveis instaladas na clínica da graduação da disciplina de prótese removível no período de 2010-2014. Os pacientes que participaram da clínica nesse período foram contactados por telefone e convidados a participar da clínica de retorno da disciplina e ao mesmo tempo verificar a qualidade das próteses e a satisfação do paciente. Do total de 284 próteses instaladas nesse período, 50 foram avaliadas neste trabalho. Os pacientes que aceitaram participar da pesquisa preencheram 4 questionários: 1) TCLE, 2) Mini-mental; 3) GOHAI e 4) Anamnese da Prótese. Das próteses presentes no estudo classificaram-se em Perfeitas (sem queixa) e Problemáticas (com queixa). Após preenchido os questionários, relacionou-se a queixa principal com arco restaurado, análise da oclusão presente na prótese em função na boca, qualidade da sela, higienização da prótese e o momento em que a falha é decorrente. Como conclusão, teve-se que a queixa \"soltar sozinha\" foi a de maior destaque e está relacionada ao momento da falha pós- instalação. As próteses mal adaptadas estão relacionadas com uma qualidade de vida prejudicada e isto reforça que os retornos periódicos para controle da prótese são fundamentais para o sucesso clínico da prótese. / The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality and satisfaction of removable partial dentures installed in removable prosthesis undergraduate clinic in the 2010-2014 period. Patients attending the clinic during this period were contacted by telephone and invited to participate in the discipline of clinical and return at the same time check the quality of prosthetics and patient satisfaction. Of the total of 284 implants installed during this period, 50 were evaluated in this study. Patients who agreed to participate completed 4 questionnaires: 1) TCLE, 2) MiniMental, 3)GOHAI and 4) anamnesis of the prosthesis. Prostheses present in the study were classified in Optimal (without complaint) and Problematic (complaining). Thus, the complaint related to restored arch, occlusal analysis in the function of the prosthesis, saddle quality, denture cleaning and the time when the failure is due. In conclusion, it was that the complaint \"drop alone\" was the most prominent and is related to the time of after installation failure. Poorly adapted prostheses are associated with impaired quality of life and this reinforces that the periodic returns to the prosthesis control are fundamental for clinical success of the prosthesis.

Do planejamento à execução da prótese mucosa-dento-suportada, a literatura apresenta trabalhos que aponta m as dificuldades do desempenho de uma prótese que se relaciona com tecidos de comportamentos distintos, dente e fibromucosa. Estes trabalhos abordam os problemas biomecânicos e os prejuízos que sofrem o osso e os dentes, sob pressão, durante a mastigação, bem como as dificuldades de distribuição das cargas sobre os tecidos bucais no movimento ocluso-gengival. Porém, essa prótese também sofre forças de tração, por diversas situações clínicas, as quais levam a sela a se deslocar da fibromucosa num movimento gêngivo-oclusal. O objeto desta pesquisa foi desenvolver e testar, em laboratório, um método que possibilitasse à prótese mucosa-dento-suportada dispor de maior retenção na região da fibromucosa, reduzindo o movimento gêngivo-oclusal, e conferindo maior estabilidade à prótese e conforto ao paciente. Para realizar o experimento , foi construída uma base acrílica modificada, correspondente à sela da prótese, com uma canaleta na região que contata a fibromucosa. Esta canaleta foi preenchida com reembasador macio para prótese, à base de silicone. Em seguida, a base foi reembasada no modelo resiliente, especialmente construído para simular a fibromucosa. Uma haste metálica foi fixada em suas extremidades, sendo uma à base acrílica, e a outra extremidade fixada ao mandril do equipamento utilizado para o tracionamento (Versa-Test). Estando a base posicionada sobre o modelo, foram realizados os movimentos de pressão e de tração. A avaliação dos testes foi realizada na base acrílica convencional (sem canaleta) e na base acrílica modificada, cujos valores foram registrados em newton. As bases acrílicas sobre os modelos eram imersas em óleo vegetal, devido ao necessário meio viscoso, com tensão superficial, possibilitando os fenômenos de adesão. Os resultados demonstraram que, na presença de silicone, foi necessária força de tração maior e estatisticamente significante para remover a base do modelo, em relação à base sem silicone. / From the planning to the execution of the tissue-dento-supported prosthesis, the literature presents a range of works standing out the difficulties related to the prosthesis performance when facing distinctive tissues, tooth and fibromucous. These works approach the biomechanical problems and the damages suffered by osseous tissues and teeth under pressure, during the mastication, as well as the difficulties of distribution of the loads on oral tissues in the oclusal-gengival movements. However, this prosthesis also suffers traction forces, in several clinical situations, leading the saddle to move of the fibromucous in a gengival-occlusal movement. The aim of this research was to develop and to test, in a laboratory, a method to improve the tissue-dento-supported prosthesis retention in the fibromucous area reducing the gengival-occlusal movement and allowing a larger stability to the prosthesis and comfort to the patient. In order to accomplish the experiment, a modified acrylic base was confectioned, corresponding to the saddle of the prosthesis and constituted by a small channel in the fibromucous contact area. This channel was filled out with soft reliner for prosthesis, silicon composed. Afterwards, the base was rebased in the resilient model, especially confectioned to simulate the fibromucous. A metallic stem was fixed in two extremities, being one to the acrylic base, and other extremity fixed to the equipment arbor used for the traction (Versa-Test). With the base positioned on the model, the pressure movements and traction were accomplished. The evaluation of the tests was accomplished in the conventional acrylic base (without channel) and in the modified acrylic base, whose values were registered in Newton. The acrylic bases on the models were immersed in the vegetable oil, due to the necessary viscous condition, with superficial tension, making possible the adhesion phenomena. The results demonstrated that in the presence of silicon was necessary a larger and statistically significant traction force to remove the base of the model in relation to the base without silicon.

A higienização das próteses removíveis é fundamental para a longevidade do tratamento e prevenção de patologias orais. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito de higienizadores de imersão nas superfícies da liga metálica e resina acrílica termopolimerizável de Prótese Parcial Removível (PPR), simulando 180 dias. Discos (12 mm x 3 mm) foram confeccionados com ligas metálicas de cobalto-cromo para PPR: Vera PDI® (VP) e DeguDent® (DD). Cada disco metálico foi incluído em mufla previamente preparada por matrizes de teflon (38 mm x 18 mm x 4 mm), incorporando-se o disco metálico à resina acrílica termopolimerizável. Os espécimes (n= 5) foram imersos nas seguintes soluções: água destilada (grupo controle - AD), hipoclorito de sódio 0,05% (HS), Cepacol® (cloreto de cetilpiridínio 0,005% - CE), Periogard® (digluconato de clorexidina 0,12% - PE), Corega Tabs® (peróxido alcalino e enzima - CT), Polident® (peróxido alcalino e enzima - PO) e Medical Interporous Dentures® (ácido cítrico - MI). Foram realizadas análise da estabilidade de cor por meio de espectrocolorímetro, análise visual da presença de manchas no metal, análise da perda de massa em balança de alta precisão e análise da rugosidade por meio de rugosímetro. Como estudo complementar, foram realizadas análises quantitativas da liberação de íons (cobalto e cromo) em cada solução com espectrômetro de massas e análises ópticas e qualitativas com microscópio eletrônico de varredura (MEV) e espectrometria de energia dispersiva de Raios-X (EDS). Os resultados de rugosidade, alteração de cor e massa apresentaram distribuição normal e homogênea, tendo sido submetidos à ANOVA e teste de Tukey (p< 0,05). Quanto à rugosidade (Ra&micro;m), não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre as soluções e ligas tanto para o metal quanto para a resina. Com relação à alteração de cor da resina acrílica termopolimerizável (&Delta;E), houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre as ligas, soluções e na interação liga x solução. As soluções AD, CE e PE propiciaram menores valores que as demais. A resina associada à DD apresentou maior alteração de cor do que quando associada à VP (1,06 ± 0,51 e 0,51 ± 0,28, respectivamente). Com relação à presença de manchas no metal, o HS propiciou manchamento em 100% dos espécimes. O grupo MI/DD propiciou em 60% e o MI/VP em 40% dos espécimes. Quando avaliada a alteração de massa (g), as soluções CT e MI propiciaram maiores valores. Entre as ligas, a VP apresentou maior perda de massa. Com relação à liberação de íons cobalto e cromo, a solução de HS e a MI propiciaram maior liberação e quando comparadas as ligas, VP apresentou maior liberação de íons. Com o MEV pôde-se verificar que houve corrosão generalizada com o HS e por pites com a MI. Concluiu-se que as soluções CE, PE e PO não apresentaram efeitos deletérios podendo ser auxiliares à escovação para higienização de PPR. / The hygiene care of the removable dentures is required for the longevity of the treatment and prevention of oral diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of denture cleansers on the surfaces of the alloys and heat-polymerized acrylic resin for removable partial denture (RPD), simulating a period of 180 days. Circular specimens (12 mm x 3 mm) had been fabricated with cobalt-chromium alloys: Vera PDI&trade; (VP) and DeguDent&trade; (DD). The cast specimens were centered in the moulds previously prepared by matrices of teflon (38 mm x 18 mm x 4 mm) and the acrylic resin was inserted. The specimens (n= 5) had been immersed in the following solutions: distilled water (control - DW), sodium hypochlorite 0.05% (SH), Cepacol&trade; (cetilpiridinium chloride 0.005% - CE), Periogard&trade; (chlorexidine gluconate 0.12% - PE), Corega Tabs&trade; (alkaline peroxide and enzyme - CT), Polident&trade; (alkaline peroxide and enzyme - PO) and Medical Interporous Dentures&trade; (citric acid - MI). The color stability was analyzed using a colorimeter, and the presence of tarnishes on the metal was performed by a visual analysis. The weight loss was measured with a precision balance and the surface roughness was analyzed with a surf-test analyzer. As complementary analyzes a quantitative study of ions release (cobalt and chromium) using inductively mass spectrometry and optical and qualitative analyses with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) associated to dispersive energy spectrometry were performed. The results of roughness, color stability and weight loss presented normal and homogeneous distribution and were submitted to ANOVA (p &le; 0.05) and Tukey test. There was no significant difference among the solutions and between the alloys for both metal and resin roughness (Ra &micro;m). The acrylic resin color stability (&Delta;E) was analyzed and showed significant difference among the solutions, alloys and interaction. AD, CE and PE solutions presented the lowest values of color changes. The resin associated to DD presented higher color change than when associated with the VP (1.06 ± 0.51 and 0.51 ± 0.28, respectively). The HS caused tarnishes on 100% of specimens. The MI/DD group provided 60% and the MI/VP in 40% of specimens. When was analyzed the mass loss (g), the solutions CT and MI had the higher values. Between the alloys VP presented higher weight loss. HS and MI presented greater ionic release and between the alloys, VP presented greater release. With the SEM it was possible observe the presence of widespread corrosion in the HS group and pites corrosion in the MI group. It was concluded that CE, PE, CT and PO solutions had no deleterious effects on the compounds of RPD and may be indicate as auxiliaries to brushing in the RPD hygiene care.

Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a capacidade e eficiência mastigatória de 37 pacientes com fissuras labiopalatinas, matriculados no Hospital de Anomalias Craniofaciais, Universidade de São Paulo (HRAC-USP) e 20 indivíduos não fissurados. O grupo 1 foi composto por 20 pacientes com fissura labiopalatina e dentição natural até pelo menos o 1º molar nos dois arcos dentários. O grupo 2 foi de 17 pacientes com fissura labiopalatina envolvendo rebordo, arco superior atrésico e com prótese parcial removível de recobrimento. Este grupo foi dividido nas condições sem a prótese (grupo 2a) e com a prótese (grupo 2b). O grupo 3 considerado grupo controle, foi formado por 20 indivíduos sem fissura, com dentição natural até pelo menos o 1º molar nos dois arcos dentários. Para a avaliação da capacidade mastigatória utilizou-se questionário padronizado, baseado na literatura, onde um único examinador limitou-se a explica-lo o questionário e não induziu as respostas. Para análise da eficiência mastigatória foram utilizadas amêndoas como alimento teste e sistema de tamises com peneiras e orifícios diferentes. Os resultados para a avaliação da capacidade e eficiência mastigatória indicaram que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos com fissura e com dentição natural (grupo 1 ) e grupo controle, sem fissura e dentição natural (grupo 3 ). Todavia, estes dois grupos apresentaram resultados melhores que o grupo com fissura e prótese parcial removível de recobrimento. Para os indivíduos com fissura e com prótese (grupo 2), a eficiência mastigatória foi melhor na condição com a prótese (grupo 2b) do que na condição sem a prótese grupo 2a). / This study aimed at evaluating the chewing ability and efficiency of 37 patients with cleft lip and palate attending the HRAC-USP and 20 individuals without clefts. Group1 comprised 20 patients with clefts presenting natural dentition at least up to the first molar in both dental arches. Group 2 was composed of 17 patients with clefts wearing removable partial dentures in at least one dental arch. This group was subdivided in group 2a comprised patients with clefts and without removable partial denture and group 2b, comprised patients with clefts and with removable partial denture. Group 3 (control) included 20 individuals without clefts presenting natural dentition at least up to the first molar in both dental arches. Evaluation of the chewing ability was performed by application of a literature-based standardized questionnaire in which only one examiner explained the questions and did not induce the responses. Analysis of chewing efficiency was conducted by utilization of almonds as test food and a system of sieves with different sizes and orifices. There was no statistically significant difference between groups 1 and 3 in relation to the chewing ability, but when compared groups 2b and 3, and groups 1 and 2b, there was statistically significant difference. Concerning evaluation of chewing efficiency, the individuals without clefts presented similar (statistically equal) outcomes compared to patients with clefts with natural dentition up to the first molar, with statistically better results when compared to those observed for patients with clefts wearing removable partial dentures, who were tested both with and without the prostheses. Patients with clefts with natural teeth presented better outcomes as patients wearing removable dentures either with or without their dentures in position. Comparison within the group of patients with clefts wearing removable partial dentures revealed that their chewing efficiency was statistically better when their dentures were in position.