Bread owes its appeal to its aerated structure which directly relies on the bubbles entrained into the dough during mixing. If the bubble size distribution (BSD) in the dough can be determined at the end of mixing, then the resulting loaf quality could be predicted before bread is fully manufactured. However, non-invasively monitoring the structure of a fragile opaque soft solid such as dough is challenging. This thesis addressed the challenge by determining dough’s BSD and its evolution using ultrasound and X-ray microtomography. Using a resonant scattering model and the frequency dependence of the ultrasonic parameters measured in the dough, the change in the BSD in dough (made without yeast) with time as a result of disproportionation was determined. At 30 min after mixing, the median radius (R0) of the lognormal BSD was 6.5 microns. Converting the BSD to the radius dependence of bubble volume fraction (BVF(R)), R0V (the median radius of BVF(R)) was 66.4 microns and increased 18 % in the succeeding 90 min. In order to validate the bubble sizes determined ultrasonically, X-rays from a synchrotron source were utilized to examine dough’s microstructure. Large numbers of very small bubbles were discovered and it was apparent that lognormality did not describe the BSDs. Nevertheless, lognormal characterization of the BVF(R) was appropriate. At 30 min after mixing R0V of the BVF(R) was 32.5 microns and it increased by 20 % in the succeeding 90 min, supporting the ultrasonic quantification of bubble volume changes due to disproportionation. Changes in the mode, median and mean of the BVF(R) with time after mixing had the same trend for ultrasound and for X-ray microtomography. The time evolution of the mode of the BVF(R) obtained by ultrasound and X-ray microtomography matched very well; both increasing linearly as a function of time. Ultrasonic assessments of bubble sizes and their changes with time are very encouraging, but the ultrasonic model should use distribution functions that precisely define the empirical data, perhaps not making ‘pre-assumptions’ of lognormality for the BSD data. / February 2015

Orientador: Mário Tanomaru Filho / Banca: Idomeo Bonetti Filho / Banca: Yara Teresinha Corrêa Silva Sousa / Resumo: Materiais endodônticos devem apresentar propriedades físico-químicas segundo ISO e ADA. Novas metodologias empregando Microtomografia Computadorizada (Micro-CT) podem ser utilizadas. Este estudo foi dividido em quatro capítulos: Capítulo 1: avaliou MTA Angelus (MTA), Biodentine (BIO) e óxido de zinco e eugenol (OZE) utilizando testes convencionais e com Micro-CT. Solubilidade e alteração dimensional basearam-se em Carvalho-Junior et al. (2007). Capacidade de preenchimento e alteração volumétrica foram avaliadas por Micro-CT. Foram realizados os testes ANOVA e Tukey com 5% de significância. BIO e MTA apresentaram maior estabilidade dimensional. OZE e BIO mostraram maior capacidade de preenchimento. Aos 7 dias a solubilidade foi maior para BIO e a alteração volumétrica foi semelhante para os materiais. Aos 30 dias, a solubilidade foi semelhante para os materiais, porém a alteração volumétrica foi maior para BIO que MTA. BIO apresenta capacidade de preenchimento, porém maior alteração volumétrica. Micro-CT pode complementar testes convencionais. Capítulo 2: Nova técnica para avaliação do escoamento foi proposta com Micro-CT. MTA, OZE e BIO foram avaliados segundo ISO 6876/2002 e pela técnica proposta. Placa de vidro com cavidade central e 4 canaletas foi confeccionada. Cada material foi colocado sobre a cavidade central e nova placa de vidro posicionada. O conjunto foi escaneado por meio de Micro-CT. O escoamento foi calculado pela mensuração linear (mm) em cada canaleta. O pre... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abtract: Endodontic materials have to present physicochemical properties according to ISO and ADA. New methodologies using microcomputed tomography (Micro-CT) can be used. This study was divided into four chapters: Chapter 1: evaluated MTA Angelus (MTA), Biodentine (BIO) and zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) using conventional and Micro-CT tests. Solubility and dimensional stability based on Carvalho-Junior et al. (2007). Filling ability and volumetric change were evaluated by Micro-CT. ANOVA and Tukey test with 5% significance were performed. BIO and MTA had greater dimensional stability. ZOE and BIO showed greater filling ability. At 7 days solubility was greater for BIO and volumetric change was similar for materials. At 30 days, the solubility was similar to the materials, but the volumetric change was greater for BIO than MTA. BIO presents filling ability, but higher volumetric change. Micro-CT can complement conventional tests. Chapter 2: New technique to assess the flow was proposed using Micro-CT. MTA, ZOE and BIO were evaluated according to ISO 6876/2002 and the proposal method. A glass device with a central cavity and four grooves was made. Each material was placed over the central cavity and a new glass device was positioned. The set was scanned by Micro-CT. The flow was calculated by linear measurement (mm) on each groove. The central volumetric filling (CVF) in mm³ was calculated in the central cavity and the lateral volumetric filling (LVF) was measured by the average filling in the side grooves up to 2 mm. The results were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey, with 5% level. ZOE was the material with higher flow by ISO methodology. Using Micro-CT, MTA and ZOE showed higher linear flow. CVF was similar to materials. However, LVF was higher to Biodentine than ZOE. It is concluded that MTA and ZOE have better linear... (Complete abstract electronic access below) / Mestre

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Grain Science and Industry / Hulya Dogan / Jon Faubion / Bread quality and final crumb grain are reflective of the ability for wheat flour dough to retain and stabilize gas cells during the baking process. The visco-elastic properties of dough allow for the incorporation of air cells and expansion during fermentation and baking. The gluten-starch matrix provides the backbone support. However, following the end of proofing and during the beginning of baking, the structure weakens due to over-extension and expansion and the matrix begins to separate and eventually break down. Native wheat lipids, which are found in small quantities in wheat flour, provide a secondary support for gas cell stabilization because of their amphiphilic characteristics and ability to move to the interface and form condensed monolayers. The objectives of this research were to evaluate the influence of native wheat lipids on the rheological properties of dough and the microstructure of bread. Native wheat lipids were extracted from straight-grade flour and separated into total, free, bound, nonpolar, glycolipids, and phospholipids using solid-phase extraction (SPE) with polar and nonpolar solvents. Defatted flour was reconstituted using each lipid fraction at a range of levels between 0.2% and 2.8%. Dough and bread were made following AACC Method 10-10.03. Rheological testing of the dough and evaluation of the microstructure of the bread was conducted using small and large deformation testing, C-Cell imaging, and x-ray microtomography analysis to determine changes in visco-elastic properties and gas cell structure and distribution. Rheological assessment through small amplitude oscillatory measurements demonstrated that nonpolar, phospholipids, and glycolipid fractions had a greater interaction with both proteins and starch in the matrix, creating weaker dough. Nonpolar, phospholipids, and glycolipids, varied in their ability to stabilize gas cells as determined by strain hardening index. C-Cell imaging and x-ray microtomograpy testing found that treatments containing higher concentrations of polar lipids (glycolipids and phospholipids) had a greater effect on overall loaf volume, cell size, and distribution. This illustrates that level and type of native wheat lipids influence the visco-elastic properties of dough and gas cell size, distribution, cell wall thickness, and cell stability in bread.

Master of Science / Department of Grain Science and Industry / Hulya Dogan / Viscoelastic wheat flour doughs are renowned for their ability to produce high quality aerated bread products. Dough exhibits extremely complex rheological properties which makes it capable of occluding and retaining gas cells. The ability of these bubbles to resist failure and remain stable throughout the proofing and baking process is critical to final bread structure and volume. Understanding these factors is important when creating the distinct structural and textural characteristics that consumers desire in baked products. In this study, a method was established for using X-ray microtomography (XMT) to study the microstructure of proving dough as well as bread made from three very different wheat flours. Doughs were prepared according to AACC Method 10-10B optimized straight-dough bread-making method. Sections from unproofed (0 min), underproofed (20 min) and optimally proofed (40 min) doughs were carefully cut and frozen at –80°C. Baked loaves were also prepared following standard test bake procedures. Small specimens were cut from two locations of both the proofed and baked loaves prior to microstructural analysis. A total of 96 dough and bread samples were scanned using a high resolution desktop X-ray micro-CT system Skyscan1072 (Skyscan, Belgium) consisting of an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector and a CCD-camera. X-ray images were obtained from 137 rotation views through 180° of rotation. Hundreds of reconstructed cross sectional images were analyzed using CTAn (v.1.7) software. 3-D analysis of the bubbles indicated that average dough void fractions increased dramatically over proof time from 30.9% for the unproofed dough (0 min) to 62.0% and 74.5 % for the underproofed (20 min) and optimally proofed (40 min) doughs respectively. Oven spring caused further expansion in the baked loaves which increased average void fraction to 84.3%. Gas cell size distributions were largely skewed to the right and shifted in that same direction as processing time increased. Differences in gas cell size seen among flour varieties were largely due to variations in the size of the largest cells caused by coalescence.

Orientador: Bruno Watanabe Minto / Banca: Luis Gustavo Gosuen Gonçalves Dias / Banca: Fernando Yoiti Kitamura Kawamoto / Resumo: Objetivou-se neste estudo avaliar a matriz óssea desmineralizada caprina como xenoenxerto em falhas ósseas tibiais de coelhos. Foram utilizados 24 coelhos fêmeas, adultos da raça Nova Zelândia. Uma falha circular monocortical de 6 mm de diâmetro foi criada em ambas as tíbias, no terço proximal da superfície medial. A lesão da tíbia esquerda foi preenchida com 70mg de matriz óssea desmineralizada caprina, enquanto que a direita correspondeu ao controle. Nos períodos pós-operatórios de 15, 30, 60 e 90 dias, os 6 animais de cada grupo foram submetidos à eutanásia e amostras de tíbia proximal foram coletadas. As amostras foram escaneadas por meio de microtomografia computadorizada helicoidal. Analisou-se as características macroscópicas do reparo ósseo, o padrão de preenchimento trabecular e formação de tecido ósseo intralesional. Foram observadas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os grupos, para os parâmetros volume ósseo e na relação entre volume ósseo e volume total nos tempos 15, 30 e 90 dias, com maior produção óssea obtida do grupo controle. Evidenciou-se também superioridade estatística do grupo controle em relação ao grupo matriz, para as variáveis superfície óssea, relação entre superfície óssea e superfície total e número de trabéculas, nos tempos 15 e 90 dias, indicando maior superfície óssea do tecido de reparo no grupo controle. A matriz óssea desmineralizada caprina demonstrou ser biotolerável e segura em coelhos, durante 90 dias, comprovando por meio... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the demineralized goat bone matrix as xenograft in tibial bone defects of rabbits. Twenty-four female rabbits, New Zealand adults, were used. A circular monocortical defect of 6 mm in diameter was created in the form of tibias, without proximal third of the medial surface. The case of the boundary case of the case of the demineralized caprine, while a corresponding right to control. On the postoperative days of 15, 30, 60 and 90 days, the six animals were submitted to euthanasia and proximal tibia samples were collected. The samples were scanned by computerized helical microtomography. Analyzed as macroscopic of bone repair, trabecular filling pattern and intralesional bone formation. Statistically significant differences were observed between the groups, so that the volumes were adjusted to the variable between volume and total volume at times 15, 30 and 90 days, with higher bone production in the control group. It was also evidenced the statistical superiority of the control group in relation to the set of matrices, such as the temperature in bone ground, the relation between the bone surface and the total surface and the number of trabeculae, in the 15 and 90 days, control. The demineralized bone matrix demonstrated to be biotolerable and safe in systems, during 90 days, proved by computer microtomography, the beginning of the system installation in 30 days after implantation, as well as a bone bridge formation at 60 days. / Mestre

O objetivo deste estudo in vivo foi investigar as imagens obtidas por microtomografia computadorizada (micro-TC) no estudo da anatomia apical de dentes humanos portadores de polpa viva e mortificada. Trinta e cinco dentes humanos unirradiculares ou multirradiculares que tiveram suas raízes separadas totalizando quarenta e uma raízes foram rigorosamente pré-selecionadas e divididas em dois grupos: com polpa viva (PV) n = 21 e com polpa mortificada (PM) n = 20. Os dentes de ambos os grupos foram escaneados pelo sistema de microtomografia computadorizada (SkyScan 1172) com resolução de 6,7m e suas imagens reconstruídas para a análise da região apical nos cortes sagital e coronal. O diâmetro do forame apical (FA) e da junção cemento-dentina (JCD) foram medidos bem como suas distâncias (extensão do cemento) em ambos os lados da raiz. Posteriormente a coroa dos dentes foi cortada no seu colo anatômico e suas raízes foram medidas com paquímetro eletrônico e a odontometria realizada com localizador eletrônico apical (RomiApex A15). A subtração desses dois dados foi correlacionada com as medidas obtidas pela micro-TC na avaliação da posição da JCD. As raízes foram preparadas para avaliação histológica em cortes longitudinais de 6m de espessura e corados com HE. Os cortes que apresentaram a emergência do FA foram fotografados digitalmente e as imagens correspondentes de micro-TC foram sobrepostas com o intuito de ilustrar a metodologia utilizada. As medidas da micro-TC foram realizadas por dois examinadores devidamente instruídos. A concordância inter-examinadores foi confirmada pelo coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (ICC) e as medidas foram comparadas pelo teste de Mann-Whitney (teste de Wilcoxon rank sum - p0,05). Os resultados indicaram que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante quanto à extensão do cemento intrarradicular nos grupos quer de polpa viva como mortificada com distâncias de 0,32±0,1mm e 0,36±0,16mm respectivamente. As medidas realizadas pelo localizador apical, a 1,0mm aquém, garantiu o estabelecimento do limite dentro do canal dentinário. Os resultados encontrados para o diâmetro do forame apical foi 619,32±32 m para o grupo PV e 630,542±140,99m para o grupo PM sem diferença estatisticamente significante. O diâmetro do canal radicular na junção cemento-dentina não apresentou diferença estatisticamente significante entre PV com 330,37±126,62m e PM com 357,62±996,14m. O posicionamento da JCD em relação ao FM não foi influenciado pelo estado de vitalidade pulpar. / This ex vivo study aimed to investigate the apical anatomy of vital and necrotic human roots by microcomputed tomography (micro-CT). Thirty-five single or multirooted human teeth that had their roots separated totaling forty-one roots were carefully pre-selected and divided into two groups: vital pulp (VP) n = 21 and necrotic pulp (NP) n = 20. Both groups were scanned by microcomputed tomography system (SkyScan 1172) with 6.7m resolution and the apical region was analyzed by reconstructed images in sagittal and coronal sections. The diameters of the apical foramen (AF) and root canal at the cemento-dentino canal junction (CDJ) were measured. The cementum extension into the root canal was measured on both sides of the root canal. Thereafter the teeth crown was cut at the cemento-enamel junction, the length of roots was measured with a caliper and the working length was performed by an electronic apex locator (RomiApex A15). The result of the subtraction of these two data was correlated with measures obtained by micro-CT in the evaluation of CDJ position. The roots were sectioned in longitudinal histological sections of 6m thickness and stained with HE. The sections that showed the emergence of the FA were digitally photographed and the corresponding micro-CT sections were correlated by superimposition in order to illustrate the methodology. Measures of micro-CT scans were performed by two calibrated examiners. The interexaminers agreement was confirmed by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and measurements were compared by Mann-Whitney test (Wilcoxon rank sum test - p0.05). The results indicated that there was no statistically significant difference in relation to the extension of cementum into the root canal in both goups VP or NP with average distances of 0.32±0.1mm and 0.36±0.16mm respectively. The measurements taken by the apex locator 1 mm from the apex were within the limits of dentinal canal. The diameter of the apical foramen corresponded to the NP group was 619.32±201.61m and 619.32±140.99m on average, not statistically significant. The average diameter of the root at the CDJ was 330.37±126.62m for VP and 357.62 ±96.14m for NP groups presenting no statistically significant difference. The distance of the CDJ in relation to AF was not influenced by the pulp vitality.

A microtomografia 3D por raio-X proporciona medidas quantitativas e tridimensionais da estrutura do calo e essas medidas podem potencialmente estar relacionadas com a resistência do calo. A avaliação quantitativa do reparo ósseo por meio de novas metodologias tem importante aplicação nas pesquisas experimentais relacionadas a tecnologias invasivas e não invasivas para a estimulação do mesmo. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar o reparo ósseo por meio da \'mü\'CT em defeito ósseo em fêmur de rato. Trinta ratos machos da classe Wistar com peso médio de 300g foram divididos em grupos experimentais de 10 animais em cada grupo. Os animais foram anestesiados e um furo com 1,2 mm de diâmetro foi realizada na porção medial do fêmur utilizando-se uma broca odontológica. No 7º, 14º e 21º pós-cirúrgico, os animais dos grupos experimentais 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente, foram sacrificados e o fêmur esquerdo excisado. Os fêmures foram envolvidos em gaze e mergulhas em solução PBS e armazenados em um saco plástico em freezer a -20º até a análise microtomográfica. Os fêmures foram escaneados pelo microtomógrafo 1172 (SkyScan, Bélgica). Os softwares NRecon, Dataviewer, CT-Analyzer and CT-Vol, fornecidos pelo fabricante do microtomógrafo, foram utilizados para as seguinte análises: a) análise visual das reconstruções microtomográficas dos fêmures através de secções transversais, coronais e sagitais; b) segmentação do calo ósseo nas reconstruções através de algoritmo de processamento de imagem para quantificação dos parâmetros volume total do calo ósseo (TV), volume do calo ósseo mineralizado (BV), relação BV/TV e densidade mineral óssea volumétrica do calo ósseo (BMD); c) visualização 3D do calo ósseo. A análise estatística dos parâmetros medidos utilizou o teste t de Student com um nível de significância p<0,05. Houve um aumento estatisticamente significante nos valores dos parâmetros BV/TV e BMD na comparação entre os grupos experimentais 1 e 2. A comparação entre os grupos 3 e 4 não apresentou significância estatística. Os resultados são coerentes com dados encontrados na literatura sobre a fisiologia óssea, porém o algoritmo de processamento de imagem utilizado necessita aprimoramento em alguns de seus procedimentos para se obter melhor resultado de segmentação do calo ósseo na região de interesse. / X-ray microtomography (uCT) provides quantitative and three dimensional measurements of the callus structure and these measurements could potentially be related to callus strength. The assessment of bone repair through new methodologies has important application in animal investigations regarding invasive or non invasive technologies for the stimulation of bone healing. The aim of this investigation was the use of \'mü\'CT for the assessment of bone repair in a rat femur bone defect. Thirty male Wistar rats weighting about 300g were divided in three experimental groups with 10 animals on each group. The animals were anesthetized and a circular hole with a 1.2 mm diameter was generated at the medial region of the left femur using a dental drill. At the 7th, 14th and 21st day after surgery the animals of experimental groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively, were sacrificed and the left femur excised. The femurs were wrapped in gauze immersed in phosphate-buffered solution and stored in a plastic bag at -20ºC until the analysis by microtomograph. The femurs were scanned by the 1172 microtomograph (SkyScan, Belgium). The softwares NRecon, Dataviewer, CT-Analyzer and CT-Vol, provided by the microtomograph manufacture, were used for the following assessments: a) visual examination of the femurs microtomographic reconstructions using transversal, coronal and sagittal sections; b) segmentation of the bone callus in the reconstructions using an image processing algorithm to quantify the parameters total bone callus volume (TV), volume of the mineralized bone callus (BV), the ratio BV/TV and the volumetric bone callus mineral density (BMD); c) 3D rendering of the bone callus. The statistical analysis of the measured parameters was performed by the Student t test with a level of significance p<0,05. There was a statistically significant increase in the mean values of the parameters BV/TV and BMD in the comparison of experimental groups 1 and 2. The comparison between groups 2 and 3 was not statistically significant. Results are according to bone physiology data from literature although the image processing algorithm used needs some adjustments to get better results in bone callus segmentation in ROI.

A fratura é uma descontinuidade óssea que pode ser produzida cirurgicamente ou causada por um impacto que excede a resistência mecânica do osso dando início a uma sequência de eventos sistêmicos e específicos de resposta do tecido. Exames radiológicos são comumente realizados na clínica e em experimentos com animais para o monitoramento do reparo ósseo dando informações sobre o alinhamento dos fragmentos e da evolução de reparo. Outras técnicas de monitoramento qualitativas e quantitativas podem ser utilizadas em experimento animal (histologia e ensaios mecânicos) e em experimento animal e clínico (tomografia computadorizada por raio X, ressonância magnética, ultra-sonografia). A microtomografia 3D por raio X é uma nova técnica de monitoramento para uso em experimento animal e com grande potencialidade. A quantificação do reparo ósseo com novas metodologias tem larga aplicação em investigações sobre técnicas invasivas e não-invasivas de tratamento de fraturas utilizando-se experimento animal. O objetivo dessa investigação foi a utilização da microtomografia 3D por raio X policromático (\'mü\'CT) para a avaliação do reparo ósseo em defeito ósseo na tíbia direita de rato macho da raça Wistar com peso aproximado de 280 g. O defeito foi produzido por uma broca odontológica com alta rotação. Foram estabelecidos quatro grupos experimentais caracterizados pela utilização ou não utilização do tratamento do defeito por ultra-som pulsado de baixa intensidade (LIPUS, 30 mW/\'CM POT.2\') e pela duração do experimento. No grupo 1 o tratamento por ultra-som teve a duração de 14 dias, 5 sessões de tratamento por semana. No grupo 2 não houve tratamento por ultra-som e a duração foi de 14 dias. No grupo 3 o tratamento por ultra-som teve a duração de 21 dias, 5 sessões de tratamento por semana. No grupo 4 não houve tratamento por ultra-som e a duração foi de 21 dias. Nos grupos 1 a 4 foram utilizados 10 animais para a avaliação por CT. O defeito ósseo da tíbia direita nos animais dos grupos 1 e 3 foi tratado com ultra-som de baixa intensidade. A avaliação por CT foi realizada através dos softwares NRecon, Data Viewer , CT-Analyzer e CT-Vol fornecidos pelo fabricante do microtomógrafo (Skyscan, Bélgica). Não foi observada diferença estatísticamente significante na quantificação do reparo ósseo dos defeitos dos grupos 1 e 2 e dos grupos 3 e 4. / Fracture is a bone discontinuity that can be surgically produced or caused by an impact that exceeds the mechanical strength of bone by initiating a series of systemic events and specific tissue response. Radiological tests are commonly performed in clinical and animal experiments for monitoring the bone healing by providing information about the alignment of the fragments and the evolution of repair. Other techniques for monitoring quality and quantity can be used in experimental animals (histology and mechanical tests) and in animal experiments and clinical studies (computed tomography X-ray, MRI, ultrasound). The 3D microtomography by X-ray is a new monitoring technique for use in animal experiment and with great potential. The quantification of bone repair with new methods has wide application in research on invasive and noninvasive treatment of fractures using animal experiment. The goal of this research was to use the 3D microtomography by non monochromatic X-ray (\'mü\'CT) to evaluate the bone healing in bone defect in the tibia of Wistar male rat weighing approximately 280 g. The defect was produced by a dental drill with high speed. It was established four experimental groups characterized by the use or non use of low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS, 30 mW/\'CM POT.2\') for the bone defect treatment as well as the duration of the experiment. In group 1 the LIPUS treatment last 14 days, 5 treatment sessions per week. In group 2 the LIPUS treatment was not used and the duration was 14 days. In group 3 the LIPUS treatment last 21 days, 5 treatment sessions per week. In group 4 the LIPUS treatment was not used and the duration was 21 days. In groups 1 to 4, 10 animals were used for evaluation by CT. The evaluation was conducted by CT through software NRecon, Data Viewer, CT-Vol and CT-Analyzer supplied by the microtomography manufacturer (SkyScan, Belgium). No significant statistical differences were found between the results of groups 1 and 2 as well as the results of groups 3 and 4.

O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar ex vivo a eficiência de sistemas reciprocantes e rotatórios (Wave One e ProTaper Universal Retratamento), na desobturação de molares inferiores, por meio de microtomografia computadorizada. Foram utilizados canais mesiais com curvatura entre 20 e 40 graus, de 50 molares inferiores, preparados com ProTaper Universal, obturados com cone do próprio sistema e cimento AH Plus, pela técnica de condensação lateral. Para a desobturação, os dentes foram divididos em 5 grupos (I: Instrumentos manuais associados ao uso de brocas Gates Glidden e solvente; II: Sistema ProTaper Universal Retratamento; III: Sistema ProTaper Universal Retratamento e solvente; IV: Sistema Wave One; V: Sistema Wave One e solvente. Durante a desobturação, a quantidade de detritos extruídos, bem como o tempo de desobturação foram mensurados. A captura de imagem foi realizada por meio de microtomografia computadorizada onde foi avaliado o volume de material obturador remanescente nos canais. Os dados obtidos foram tabulados e submetidos a análise estatística por meio do teste de Kruskal-Wallis para determinar a ocorrência de diferença estatística entre os grupos experimentais (p<0,05). Nenhum dos métodos avaliados removeu por completo o material obturador. O método que utilizou o sistema ProTaper Retratamento com solvente apresentou menor volume percentual médio de material obturador remanescente no terço apical, entretanto, não houve diferença estatística significante entre os grupos testados em nenhum dos terços analisados. O sistema WaveOne com solvente teve o maior volume de extrusão de material após a desobturação. Os grupos que utilizaram o sistema ProTaper Retratamento, com e sem o auxílio da solução solvente, foram os que apresentaram menor tempo para remoção de material obturador. Concluiu-se que o uso de Sistema ProTaper Retratamento favorece uma desobturação mais rápida e com menor extrusão de material obturador. / This study aimed to evaluate ex vivo the efficiency of reciprocating and rotary systems (Wave One and ProTaper Universal Retreatment), in the disobturation of mandibular molars, using micro-computed tomography. Mesial canals were used with curvature between 20o and 40o, from 50 mandibular molars prepared with ProTaper Universal, obturated with ProTaper single cones and AH Plus sealer using the lateral condensation technique. For the disobturation, the teeth were divided into 5 groups (I: manual instruments associated with the use of Gates Glidden drills and solvent; II: Protaper Universal Retreatment system; III: Protaper Universal Retreatment system and solvent; IV: Wave One system; V: Wave One system and solvent. During the disobturation the amount of extruded debris, as well as the time of the retreatment procedure, were measured. The capture of images was performed using microcomputed tomography which assessed the volume of the filling material remaining in the canals. Data were tabulated and submitted to statistical analysis using theKruskal-Wallis test to determine the occurrence of statistical differences among the experimental groups (p<0.05). None of the methods evaluated completely removed the filling material. The method that used the ProTaper Retreatment system with solvent showed lower average percent volume of remaining filling material in the apical third. However, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups tested in any of the analyzed thirds. The Wave One system with solvent had the largest volume of extrusion material after the disobturation. Groups using the ProTaper Retreatment system, with and without the use of solvent solution, were those that demanded less time for the removal of the filling material. The study concluded that the use of ProTaper Retreatment system favors a faster disobturation and with less extrusion of filling material.

A microtomografia 3D por raio-X proporciona medidas quantitativas e tridimensionais da estrutura do calo e essas medidas podem potencialmente estar relacionadas com a resistência do calo. A avaliação quantitativa do reparo ósseo por meio de novas metodologias tem importante aplicação nas pesquisas experimentais relacionadas a tecnologias invasivas e não invasivas para a estimulação do mesmo. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar o reparo ósseo por meio da \'mü\'CT em defeito ósseo em fêmur de rato. Trinta ratos machos da classe Wistar com peso médio de 300g foram divididos em grupos experimentais de 10 animais em cada grupo. Os animais foram anestesiados e um furo com 1,2 mm de diâmetro foi realizada na porção medial do fêmur utilizando-se uma broca odontológica. No 7º, 14º e 21º pós-cirúrgico, os animais dos grupos experimentais 1, 2 e 3, respectivamente, foram sacrificados e o fêmur esquerdo excisado. Os fêmures foram envolvidos em gaze e mergulhas em solução PBS e armazenados em um saco plástico em freezer a -20º até a análise microtomográfica. Os fêmures foram escaneados pelo microtomógrafo 1172 (SkyScan, Bélgica). Os softwares NRecon, Dataviewer, CT-Analyzer and CT-Vol, fornecidos pelo fabricante do microtomógrafo, foram utilizados para as seguinte análises: a) análise visual das reconstruções microtomográficas dos fêmures através de secções transversais, coronais e sagitais; b) segmentação do calo ósseo nas reconstruções através de algoritmo de processamento de imagem para quantificação dos parâmetros volume total do calo ósseo (TV), volume do calo ósseo mineralizado (BV), relação BV/TV e densidade mineral óssea volumétrica do calo ósseo (BMD); c) visualização 3D do calo ósseo. A análise estatística dos parâmetros medidos utilizou o teste t de Student com um nível de significância p<0,05. Houve um aumento estatisticamente significante nos valores dos parâmetros BV/TV e BMD na comparação entre os grupos experimentais 1 e 2. A comparação entre os grupos 3 e 4 não apresentou significância estatística. Os resultados são coerentes com dados encontrados na literatura sobre a fisiologia óssea, porém o algoritmo de processamento de imagem utilizado necessita aprimoramento em alguns de seus procedimentos para se obter melhor resultado de segmentação do calo ósseo na região de interesse. / X-ray microtomography (uCT) provides quantitative and three dimensional measurements of the callus structure and these measurements could potentially be related to callus strength. The assessment of bone repair through new methodologies has important application in animal investigations regarding invasive or non invasive technologies for the stimulation of bone healing. The aim of this investigation was the use of \'mü\'CT for the assessment of bone repair in a rat femur bone defect. Thirty male Wistar rats weighting about 300g were divided in three experimental groups with 10 animals on each group. The animals were anesthetized and a circular hole with a 1.2 mm diameter was generated at the medial region of the left femur using a dental drill. At the 7th, 14th and 21st day after surgery the animals of experimental groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively, were sacrificed and the left femur excised. The femurs were wrapped in gauze immersed in phosphate-buffered solution and stored in a plastic bag at -20ºC until the analysis by microtomograph. The femurs were scanned by the 1172 microtomograph (SkyScan, Belgium). The softwares NRecon, Dataviewer, CT-Analyzer and CT-Vol, provided by the microtomograph manufacture, were used for the following assessments: a) visual examination of the femurs microtomographic reconstructions using transversal, coronal and sagittal sections; b) segmentation of the bone callus in the reconstructions using an image processing algorithm to quantify the parameters total bone callus volume (TV), volume of the mineralized bone callus (BV), the ratio BV/TV and the volumetric bone callus mineral density (BMD); c) 3D rendering of the bone callus. The statistical analysis of the measured parameters was performed by the Student t test with a level of significance p<0,05. There was a statistically significant increase in the mean values of the parameters BV/TV and BMD in the comparison of experimental groups 1 and 2. The comparison between groups 2 and 3 was not statistically significant. Results are according to bone physiology data from literature although the image processing algorithm used needs some adjustments to get better results in bone callus segmentation in ROI.