Systemic arterial hypertension is a chronic, silent disease that affects approximately 38 million Brazilians. It is characterized by the maintenance of high blood pressure levels, which are often above 140 mmHg by 90 mmHg. ...

The use of medicinal plants as a therapeutic resource has been a common practice since the most ancient civilizations. In dentistry, phytotherapy has been used to obtain several benefits, such as antimicrobial, antifungal, ...

Klebsiella pneumoniae is an example of a microorganism that does not belong to the oral biofilm in a state of health, but is present in cases of infection, especially nosocomial infections. The high virulence and resistance ...

Enterobacter cloacae, a bacterium found in the gastrointestinal tract and oral cavity of healthy individuals, can represent an important opportunistic microorganism that causes hospital-acquired infections, such as ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the need for social isolation have had an unexpected impact on many areas of society. In dentistry, the impact has been quite pronounced, given that professionals and university students in this ...

Malignant neoplasms in the oral cavity represent an important public health problem, with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) being the most prevalent type, mainly due to smoking and alcohol consumption. CEO in the ...

Candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection caused by microorganisms of the genus Candida, the most common in the oral cavity. Candida fungi are present in the healthy oral microbiota, but conditions can make them ...

Candidiasis is a very common fungal infection of the oral cavity, whose etiological factor is the proliferation and growth of microorganisms of the genus Candida, which already live in the oral environment in a commensal ...

The resistance of microorganisms present in the root canal system is a problem associated with the failure of endodontic treatments. Therefore, the search for treatments based on herbal extracts has been an alternative ...

Changes in the ecology of bacteria that make up the oral biofilm, as well as in the population proportion of this microbiota, promote dysbiosis and favor the emergence of simple or even complex pathological states. ...