Objective To evaluate the biocompatibility and the setting time of Portland cement clinker with or without 2% or 5% calcium sulfate and MTA-CPM. Material and Methods Twenty-four mice (Rattus norvegicus) received subcutaneously polyethylene tubes filled with Portland cement clinker with or without 2% or 5% calcium sulfate and MTA. After 15, 30 and 60 days of implantation, the animals were killed and specimens were prepared for microscopic analysis. For evaluation of the setting time, each material was analyzed using Gilmore needles weighing 113.5 g and 456.5 g, according to the ASTM specification Number C266-08 guideline. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey's test for setting time and Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn test for biocompatibility at 5% significance level. Results Histologic observation showed no statistically significant difference of biocompatibility (p>0.05) among the materials in the subcutaneous tissues. For the setting time, clinker without calcium sulfate showed the shortest initial and final setting times (6.18 s/21.48 s), followed by clinker with 2% calcium sulfate (9.22 s/25.33 s), clinker with 5% calcium sulfate (10.06 s/42.46 s) and MTA (15.01 s/42.46 s). Conclusions All the tested materials showed biocompatibility and the calcium sulfate absence shortened the initial and final setting times of the white Portland cement clinker.

This ex vivo study evaluated the quality of digital radiographic images obtained with the photostimulable phosphor plate system (Digora) according to the processing delay and maintenance of optical plates in either opaque (supplied with the system) or transparent protective plastic cases during this period. Five radiographs were obtained from the mandibular molar region of a dry human mandible using optical plates. These plates were placed in the protective plastic cases before obtaining the radiographs and were processed immediately or after processing delays of 5, 60 and 120 min, when the case was removed. The results revealed a reduction in image quality when processing was delay 120 min compared to the other times. The opaque case provided better protection to the sensor than the transparent case. In conclusion, a 120-min processing delay for the Digora system caused a reduction in image quality, yet without interfering with the quality of diagnosis. The opaque case supplied by the system's manufacturer provided better protection to the optical plate than the transparent case.

OBJETIVO: comparar a qualidade da obturação e a diferença de profundidade de penetração, no interior do canal radicular, dos espaçadores digitais (Finger Spreader), limas tipo Kerr, Flexofile e Nitiflex, quando utilizados como espaçadores, durante a obturação pela Técnica da Condensação Lateral Ativa. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: foram utilizados 40 dentes molares permanentes humanos, extraídos, instrumentados pela Técnica de Goerig Modificada e divididos em quatro grupos. No grupo I foi utilizado o espaçador digital C; no grupo II, lima tipo Kerr; no grupo III, lima Flexofile e, no grupo IV, lima Nitiflex, todos com diâmetro (D1) ou diâmetro da ponta correspondente ao diâmetro de uma lima 30 (0,30mm), para abertura de espaço para colocação dos cones secundários, durante a Técnica da Condensação Lateral Ativa. Avaliou-se e submeteu-se à análise estatística (Kruskal-Wallis e teste de Dunn) a qualidade radiográfica da obturação e a profundidade de penetração dos instrumentos. RESULTADOS E CONCLUSÃO: quanto à análise radiográfica da qualidade da obturação, o grupo II foi o que apresentou o melhor resultado, seguido dos grupos I, IV e III, respectivamente. Em relação à profundidade de penetração dos instrumentos, o grupo IV aproximou-se mais da distância desejada, ou seja, 1 milímetro aquém do comprimento de trabalho, seguido, respectivamente, dos grupos II, III e I.

PURPOSE: the purpose of this study was to compare the quality of the obturation and the difference of penetration depth inside the root canal of the instruments Finger Spreader, file type Kerr, Flexofile and Nitiflex when used as spreaders during the filling by Active Lateral Condensation Technique. MATERIAL AND METHOD: 40 extracted permanent human teeth were instrumented by the Modified Goerig Technique and divided in four groups. In the group I the finger spreader was used; in the group II, files type Kerr was used; in the group III, files Flexofile was used and, in the group IV, files Nitiflex, all number 30, for space opening for placement of the secondary cones, during the Technique of Active Lateral Condensation. The radiographic quality of the obturation and the depth of penetration of the instruments was evaluated and analysed statisticaly (Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn's Test). RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: with relationship to the radiograph analysis of the quality of the filling, the group II was what it presented the best result, followed by the groups I, IV and III, respectively. In relation to the depth of penetration of the instruments, the group IV approached more the desired distance, or, 1 millimeter less than the length of the work, followed, respectively, by groups II, III and I.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência do posicionamento da placa óptica do Digora em relação ao eixo dentário na determinação do comprimento de dentes. Sessenta dentes humanos extraídos foram avaliados, divididos em: dez incisivos superiores, dez incisivos inferiores, dez pré-molares superiores, dez pré-molares inferiores, dez molares superiores e dez molares inferiores. Eles foram radiografados com placa óptica do sistema de imagem digital Digora em duas posições: com seu longo eixo paralelo ao comprimento da placa óptica e com seu longo eixo paralelo à largura da mesma. As medidas radiográficas digitais foram obtidas com recursos do programa Digora for Windows, utilizando-se as imagens padrão, negativa e 3D. Os resultados mostraram que não houve diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre as medidas radiográficas digitais obtidas nas duas posições, com exceção do grupo dos pré-molares superiores e da raiz distal dos molares inferiores, embora essa diferença não tenha sido clinicamente significante, ou seja, superior a 0,5 mm.

The aim of this article was to investigate the influence of the position of the imaging plate of the Digora digital system in the determination of tooth length. Sixty extracted human teeth were evaluated, divided into: ten maxillary incisors, ten mandibular incisors, ten maxillary bicuspids, ten mandibular bicuspids, ten maxillary molars, and ten mandibular molars. They were radiographed with the Digora imaging plate in two positions: long axis of the tooth parallel to the length of the plate, and long axis of the tooth parallel to the width of the same. The digital radiographic measurements of the specimens were obtained with the Digora system. The results showed no statistically significant differences between the digital radiographic measurements in either position, except for maxillary bicuspids and distal root of mandibular molars, although this difference was not clinically significant.

A hipersensibilidade é a sensibilidade exagerada da dentina quando exposta ao meio bucal, que se torna permeável à ação de estímulos agressivos. O diagnóstico é feito através da anamnese e da inspeção clínica minuciosa. O tratamento pode ser feito pelo profissional ou pelo próprio paciente sob orientação, dependendo do caso. Ela ocorre comumente no final da terceira década, sendo ligeiramente mais freqüente nas mulheres do que nos homens.

Dentin hypersensitivity is an exacerbated sensitivity of dentin when exposed to the oral environment, becoming permeable to the action of aggressive stimuli. Diagnosis is realized through anamnesis and attentive clinical investigation. Treatment is carried out professionally or by the patient himself, depending on the case. Its incidence is common towards the end of the third decade, and it is slightly more frequent in women than in men.