ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of the intake of a mixture of fish and sacha inchi oils (iOM), organic selenium (iSe), and organic chromium (iCr) on egg production (EP) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) of Isa Brown second-cycle laying hens (SCLH) for 16 weeks (91-106 weeks old). Egg production and FCR were evaluated using multivariate models that included conventional equations and artificial neural networks (ANN) to study multiple nutritional interactions as alternatives to univariate dose-response models. Based on the best models, iOM, iSe, and iCr levels were optimized, and a global sensitivity analysis was implemented to quantify their influence on EP and FCR. The modified logistic model was selected as the best strategy to represent EP. In the case of FCR, an ANN model with a feed-forward architecture and softmax transfer function was selected as the best alternative. One of the scenarios to simultaneously optimize EP (89.1%) and FCR (1.94 kg feed/kg egg) at 16 weeks of production was established with 3.3 g/hen·day of iOM, 0.132 mg/ hen·day of iSe, and 0.176 mg/hen·day of iCr. However, optimization considering only FCR results in much lower optimal iCr levels (between 0.083 and 0.105 mg/hen·day) with a slight decrease in EP (87.9%). The global sensitivity analysis showed that iSe is an essential factor associated with the increase in EP, and iCr is the most influential factor for the decrease in FCR. When both criteria were taken into account simultaneously from a desirability function, iSe was the most critical factor.

ABSTRACT An experiment with 23 diets was performed to evaluate the effect of digestible lysine (Lys), digestible methionine + cysteine (Met+Cys), and digestible threonine (Thr) on egg production of H&N Brown second-cycle laying hens (SCLH) for 20 weeks (92-111 weeks of age) in cages under environmental conditions. Body weight (BW), feed intake (FI), feed conversion ratio (FCR), egg weight (EW), number of hen-housed eggs, and livability were also evaluated during the experiment. Diets were formulated from a central composite design that combined five levels of Lys, Met+Cys, and Thr ranging from 727 to 1159, 662 to 1055, and 552 to 882 mg/kg, respectively. Egg production (EP) data were evaluated through three different modeling strategies: egg production models, multivariate polynomial models, and artificial neural networks (ANN). A cascade-forward neural network with log-sigmoid transfer function was selected as the best model according to goodness-of-fit statistics in both identification and validation data. One of the best scenarios for EP of H&N Brown SCLH under specific outdoor conditions was established at Lys, Met+Cys, and Thr levels of 1138, 1031, and 717 mg/hen·day, respectively. The ANN model may be an appropriate tool to study and predict EP of H&N Brown SCLH based on the combination of three different levels of essential digestible amino acids. The strategies included in this work may contribute to improving poultry performance based on modeling techniques to study other production parameters in terms of different nutritional requirements and productive conditions.

RESUMEN Muestras de almidón obtenidas de arroz partido de tres variedades cultivadas en Colombia fueron analizadas para determinar sus propiedades fisicoquímicas y térmicas: Fedearroz 473 (F473), Fedearroz 50 (F50) y Fedearroz 60 (F60). Se determinó el tamaño de gránulo, la solubilidad, el poder de hinchamiento, el contenido de amilosa, la sinéresis, la turbidez, las propiedades térmicas y las propiedades de empastamiento de los almidones. El tamaño granular promedio de las muestras F473, F50 y F60 fue de 9,4; 7,4 y 7,2 µm respectivamente. El contenido de amilosa mostró diferencias significativas entre las variedades estudiadas y sus valores oscilaron entre de 21,4 y 23,0%. La turbidez osciló entre 1,95 y 2,34 unidades de absorbancia a 620 nm. Las propiedades térmicas, evaluadas mediante calorimetría diferencial de barrido (DSC), registraron valores entre 61,6 y 64,6°C para la temperatura de inicio, entre 66,6 and 69,3°C para la temperatura pico, entre 72,1 y 73,9°C para la temperatura de finalización, y entre 8,38 y 9,47 J g-1 para la entalpía de gelatinización. Los almidones con mayor contenido de amilosa mostraron un mayor tamaño granular, turbidez, sinéresis, temperatura y entalpia de gelatinización, viscosidad, y un menor poder de hinchamiento y solubilidad. El presente estudio es la primera investigación reportada en propiedades fisicoquímicas y funcionales de almidones de arroz provenientes de estas variedades cultivadas en Colombia.

ABSTRACT Samples of starch from broken grains of three rice varieties grown in Colombia were analyzed to determine their physicochemical and thermal properties: Fedearroz 473 (F473), Fedearroz 50 (F50) and Fedearroz 60 (F60). The granule size, solubility, swelling capacity, amylose content, syneresis, turbidity, thermal and pasting properties of starches were determined. The average size of starch granules was 9.4, 7.4 and 7.2 µm for F473, F50 and F60 samples, respectively. The amylose content showed significant differences between the studied varieties and ranged between 21.4% and 23.0%. Turbidity ranged between 1.95 and 2.34 absorbance units at 620 nm. Thermal properties, evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), registered values between 61.6 and 64.6°C for the onset temperature, between 66.6 and 69.3°C for the peak temperature, between 72.1 and 73.9°C for the end temperature, and between 8.38 and 9.47 J g-1 for the gelatinization enthalpy. The higher amylose content the higher grain size, turbidity, syneresis, viscosity, gelatinization temperature and enthalpy, and the lower swelling capacity and solubility. This paper is the first reported research on physicochemical and functional properties of starches from these Colombian rice varieties.

OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar o caso clínico de um paciente que apresentava lesão periapical crônica decorrente de necrose de pulpar e o sucesso a longo prazo de uma terapia endodôntica utilizando o hidróxido de cálcio como curativo de demora. DESCRIÇÃO DO CASO: O paciente, do gênero masculino, com 20 anos de idade, compareceu à Clínica Odontológica para tratamento de rotina. Por meio de exames radiográficos observamos uma área radioluscente extensa, lateralmente ao incisivo lateral superior direito, com possibilidade de comunicação com o periodonto lateral, sugestivo de lesão periapical. Devido à presença de reabsorção radicular externa, foi utilizado um curativo de demora à base de hidróxido de cálcio (Calen®), trocado a cada 15 dias, por um período de 2 meses. A obturação do canal radicular foi realizada com cones de guta-percha pela técnica de condensação lateral ativa. O acompanhamento radiográfico realizado após 19 anos do tratamento endodôntico indicou um periodonto em condições de normalidade, com integridade da lamina dura. CONCLUSÃO: O hidróxido de cálcio é um material adequado para ser usado como curativo de demora em dentes com lesão periapical, uma vez que a avaliação a longo prazo demonstrou resultados clínicos satisfatórios após o tratamento endodôntico.

PURPOSE: The objective of this paper is to report the clinical case of a patient who presented a chronic apical periodontitis, arising from internal inflammatory resorption followed by pulp necrosis, and a long-term success of a root canal therapy using calcium hydroxide as root canal dressing. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 20-year-old male patient presented for routine dental treatment. By radiographic examination we noted an extensive radioluscent area, laterally to the permanent maxillary right lateral incisor, with possibility of communication with the lateral periodontium, suggestive of a chronic apical periodontitis. Due to external root resorption detection, we used a calcium hydroxide root canal dressing, changed every 15 days, for a period of 2 months. Root canal filling was performed using gutta-percha cones by lateral condensation technique Radiographic follow up held after 19 years of treatment indicated a periodontium in conditions of normality, with the presence of lamina dura. CONCLUSION: Calcium hydroxide is a suitable material to be used as root canal dressing in teeth with apical periodontitis. Long-term evaluation demonstrated the satisfactory clinical outcome following root canal treatment.

Patologias congênitas são aquelas que aparecem ao nascimento. A ocorrência de lesões císticas congênitas na cavidade bucal é rara em recém-nascidos. O cisto de erupção (CE) pode ser considerado como lesão rara que se localiza na mucosa que recobre um dente que está próximo do momento de sua erupção. De acordo com a classificação de cistos epiteliais dos maxilares, descrita pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), os CE são considerados uma entidade distinta. O presente relato descreve um caso clínico de um cisto congênito de erupção tratado com sucesso somente pelo acompanhamento da lesão, sem a necessidade de nenhuma intervenção cirúrgica ou extração dentária. A erupção dos dentes envolvidos (incisivos centrais decíduos) ocorreu aos 4 meses de idade e durante este período não houve reclamações da mãe e/ou da criança em relação a dor para sucção, recusa para se alimentar, obstrução das vias aéreas e aspiração de fluidos ou de dentes.

Congenital pathologies are those existing at or dating from birth. Occurrence of congenital cystic lesions in the oral cavity is uncommon in neonates. Eruption cyst (EC) is listed among these unusual lesions. It occurs within the mucosa overlying teeth that are about to erupt and, according to the current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of epithelial cysts of the jaws, EC is a separate entity. This paper presents a case of congenital EC successfully managed by close monitoring of the lesion, without any surgical procedure or tooth extraction. Eruption of the teeth involved, primary central incisors, occurred at the fourth month of age. During this time neither the child nor mother had any complication such as pain on sucking, refusal to feed, airway obstruction, or aspiration of fluids or teeth.

A ordem das himenópteras inclui abelhas, que possuem um ferrão na cauda capaz de de injetar veneno nos tecidos afetados. Fasciite necrosante, infecção fatal e assimetria hemifacial são algumas das reações incomuns relatadas após picada de himenópteras. Este estudo relata um caso de picada de abelha no assoalho da narina direita que simulou uma infecção odontogênica atingindo o lábio superior, o espaço canino e a cavidade nasal, como observado nos casos de infecção secundária após patologia pulpar ou periodontal dos dentes anteriores. Após completo exame clínico e radiográfico, foi descartada a hipótese de infecção odontogênica e foi estabelecido o diagnóstico de lise da mucosa do assoalho da narina e abscesso do lábio, após picada de abelha. Este caso foi tratado com sucesso com adequada incisão, drenagem e administração de antibióticos, sem outras complicações. Há vários relatos de reações incomuns resultantes de picada de himenópteras, porém poucos são relativos a infecções locais e nenhum se refere à localização anatômica afetada no paciente do caso aqui relatado. Diagnóstico e tratamento precoces preveniram a disseminação da infecção e a possibilidade de necrose tecidual, como já relatado em casos de fasciite necrosante.

Hymenoptera order includes bees, which have a stinging apparatus at the tail capable of delivering venom to the affected tissues. Myocardial infarction, acute renal failure, Necrotizing fasciitis, fatal infection and hemifacial asymmetry, are some of the unusual reactions reported following hymenoptera stings. This paper reports a case of bee sting in the right floor of the nose that mimicked an odontogenic infection affecting the upper lip, canine space and nasal cavity such as in cases of infection secondary to pulpal or periodontal pathology of the anterior teeth. After a thorough clinical and radiographic examination, odontogenic infection was discarded and the diagnosis of floor of the nose mucosal lysis and lip abscess secondary to a bee sting was made. This case was successfully managed with adequate incision, drainage and antibiotics without any further complication. There are several reports of unusual reactions following hymenoptera stings. However, just a few of them referred to infections of local reactions and none of them related to the anatomic location affected in the patient of the present case. Early diagnosis and treatment prevented infection dissemination and the likelihood of tissue necrosis as in previously reported cases of Necrotizing fasciitis.