Periodontitis comprises a group of multifactorial diseases in which periodontopathogens accumulate in dental plaque and trigger host chronic inflammatory and immune responses against periodontal structures, which are determinant to the disease outcome. Although unusual cases of non-inflammatory destructive periodontal disease (NIDPD) are described, their pathogenesis remains unknown. A unique NIDPD case was investigated by clinical, microbiological, immunological and genetic tools. The patient, a non-smoking dental surgeon with excessive oral hygiene practice, presented a generalized bone resorption and tooth mobility, but not gingival inflammation or occlusion problems. No hematological, immunological or endocrine alterations were found. No periodontopathogens (A. actinomycetemcomitans, P. gingivalis, F. nucleatum and T. denticola) or viruses (HCMV, EBV-1 and HSV-1) were detected, along with levels of IL-1β and TNF-a in GCF compatible with healthy tissues. Conversely ALP, ACP and RANKL GCF levels were similar to diseased periodontal sites. Genetic investigation demonstrated that the patient carried some SNPs, as well HLA-DR4 (*0404) and HLA-B27 alleles, considered risk factors for bone loss. Then, a less vigorous and diminished frequency of toothbrushing was recommended to the patient, resulting in the arrest of alveolar bone loss, associated with the return of ALP, ACP and RANKL in GCF to normality levels. In conclusion, the unusual case presented here is compatible with the previous description of NIDPD, and the results that a possible combination of excessive force and frequency of mechanical stimulation with a potentially bone loss prone genotype could result in the alveolar bone loss seen in NIDPD.

O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar in situ modificações ocorridas na crista óssea alveolar induzidas por implantes imediatos e às induzidas por dentes naturais, ambos preparados para suportarem dispositivos protéticos situados sobre a margem óssea cervical, sem carga oclusal. No grupo I, após a extração de 12 pré-molares inferiores de 4 cães adultos, foram instalados implantes do Sistema Branemark (MK III TiU RP 4,0 x 11,5 mm) e coroas totais acrílicas. No grupo II, os pré-molares, foram submetidos a preparos convencionais, sendo cimentadas coroas totais metálicas. Após 16 semanas da instalação das coroas (38 semanas após a extração), a reabsorção da crista óssea alveolar foi avaliada in situ, por meio da mensuração das peças, com paquímetro digital. Para obtenção das medidas do grupo I, os pontos de referência foram a plataforma de assentamento do implante e a crista óssea alveolar. No grupo II, a posição do limite cervical da prótese e o início da crista óssea. Os valores obtidos foram comparados pelo teste de Mann-Whitmey com nível de significância de 5%. A média de reabsorção da crista óssea foi de 1,528 + 0,459 mm para o grupo I e de 1,570 + 0,263 mm para o grupo II, não havendo diferença estatisticamente significante (p=0,880) entre os grupos. Os resultados do presente estudo permitiram concluir que a reabsorção perimplantar inicial que ocorre na crista óssea resulta de um padrão de remodelação necessário para o estabelecimento do espaço biológico na área, assim como ocorre nos dentes naturais preparados para receberem próteses convencionais.

The aim of this study was to evaluate in situ changes in the alveolar crest bone height around immediate implant-supported crowns in comparison to tooth-supported crowns (control) with the cervical margins located at the bone crest level, without occlusal load. In Group I, after extraction of 12 mandibular premolars from 4 adult dogs, implants from Branemark System (MK III TiU RP 4.0 x 11.5 mm) were placed to retain complete acrylic crowns. In Group II, premolars were prepared to receive complete metal crowns. Sixteen weeks after placement of the crowns (38 weeks after tooth extraction), the height of the alveolar bone crest was measured with a digital caliper. Data were analyzed statistically by the Mann-Whitney test at 5% significance level. The in situ analysis showed no statistically significant difference (p=0.880) between the implant-supported and the tooth-supported groups (1.528 + 0.459 mm and 1.570 + 0.263 mm, respectively). Based on the findings of the present study, it may be concluded that initial peri-implant bone loss may result from the remodeling process necessary to establish the biological space, similar to which occurs with tooth-supported crowns.

Do meato auditivo de bovinos que padeciam de otite, o autor isolou e descreveu duas novas espécies de Nematoda-Rhabditidae: Rhabditis (Rhabditis) freitasi sp.n. do município de Formosa, Estado de Goiás, e Rhabditis (Rhabditis) costai sp.n. do município de Sertãozinho no Estado de São Paulo.

The author described two new species of Nematoda-Rhabditidae collected from the auditory meatus of catle with ear infection: Rhabditis (Rhabditis) freitasi sp.n. from Formosa county in the state of Goiás and Rhabditis (Rhabditis) costai sp.n. from Sertãozinho county in the state of São Paulo.