Objectives: To compare the efficiency of the natural sweetener Stevia prepared as aqueous extract, both industrial and commercialformulas, on the growth of mutans streptococci and streptococcus sanguis. Materials and methods: 15 Petri dishes were preparedwith Mueller Hinton agar supplemented with 5% of sheep blood, for each studied microorganism, streptococcus sanguis ATCC 10556and mutans streptococci ATCC 25175, the previously activated strains were planted and cultivated for 48 hours, felt disks soaked ineach of stevia formulas were positioned on each petri dish. Results: Industrial Stevia formula was the most effective, according to theKruskal-Wallis test, showing better performance with 107% variation in relation to the aqueous extract on mutans streptococci formula,and 56% on streptococcus sanguis. Conclusions: Stevia on industrial formula is suitable for use in substances and/or fo...

Objectives: the present review aims to verify in the literature currently available, the influence of the practice of breastfeeding on the risk of early age caries. Materials and methods: A bibliographic search was conducted in the Pubmed and Scielo databases, between 2013 and 2018, category “free full text”, the inclusion criteria were case study articles, clinical trials, meta-analyzes, systematic reviews and literature reviews, using as terms of search ((caries OR dental caries OR dental decay OR decay OR decayed teeth OR tooth decay) AND (breastfed OR breast fed OR breastfeeding)), 62 articles were obtained, after reading, analysis and application of the exclusion criteria, 42 articles were discarded, leaving 10 articles that were considered the most relevant for the review proposed on the date of its realization. Results: The articles reviewed determined the close asociation bet...

  The management of panfacial and midfacial trauma requires not only knowledge of basic osteosynthesis principles and techniques, but also a methodical protocol of action before surgery and adapted to each patient. The present case is about a male patient in the second decade of life with panfacial traumatism after a traffic accident with direct impact who came to the Pablo Arturo Suarez Hospital in the city of Quito as an emergency patient. On initial evaluation, he presented Glasgow scale 10/15 and reported swallowing salty liquid on verbal response, significant edema in the face, bilateral periorbital ecchymosis, bilateral subconjunctival hemorrhage, friction abrasions in nasal and genital region, blood stigmata in nostrils and mouth, significant edema in upper and lower lip, step at premaxilla level on the right side, loss of continuity of occlusion, limited mouth opening. Her diag...