Antecedentes: La odontología peruana cuenta con el Código de Ética y Deontología del COP, las normas técnicas estipuladas por el MINSA, la Ley del Trabajo del Cirujano Dentista N° 27878, etc. Sin embargo, con el paso de los años, muchos cirujanos dentales podrían olvidar o ignorar la ley y esto podría generar serios problemas legales. Es por ello que surge la necesidad de evaluar a los profesionales de la salud bucal sobre su conocimiento de la Ley que regula su trabajo. Objetivo: construir y validar un instrumento para medir el nivel de conocimiento sobre la Ley que regula el trabajo del cirujano dentista en el territorio peruano (Ley N° 27878) de los estudiantes de posgrado y docentes de la Carrera de Estomatología de la Universidad Científica del Sur. Material y métodos: La muestra fue de 38 cirujanos dentistas, participantes del programa de posgrado (20) y profesores (18...

Objective: To build and validate an instrument to measure the level of knowledge about the Law that regulates the work of the dental surgeon in the Peruvian territory (Law No. 27878) of postgraduate students and teachers of the Stomatology Career of the Scientific University of South. Peru. Material and methods: The sample consisted of 38 dental surgeons, participants in the postgraduate program (20) and professors (18) of the Stomatology Career at the Universidad Científica del Sur. A structured questionnaire of 15 questions was developed based on the articles of Law No. 27878. Results: It was approved by Expert Judgment and submitted to Aiken's V with an average result of 0.95. A moderate level of correlation was obtained through the Pearson Correlation Coefficient and a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.8. Through the Exploratory Factor Analysis, 3 dimensions were formed. Conclusions: The instru...

In vivo studies in dentistry require a high level of precision, since they involve the experimentation with a living organism, and further comprehensive histological analysis to validate the initial hypothesis. However, the process to obtained the histological slides to be studied is often wrongly minimized. In order to obtain high quality histological sections, which may be able to react favorably to more complex immunological techniques, it is necessary to preserve or "fix" the tissues of interest in an optimal manner. Intracardiac perfusion fixation has been described as a technique that offers superior results to other tissue fixation methods, allowing not only adequate sample stability, but also a deep cleansing and hardening of the tissues to allow further manipulation. Through a variation of the technique, it is possible to occlude the main arterial supply of the abdominal region ...

Introducción: La terapia endodóntica se realiza mediante la preparación biomecánica y la medicación intracanal; sin embargo, las bacterias residuales tienen la capacidad de adherirse a las paredes del conducto radicular. Por ese motivo, la terapia fotodinámica ha ganado popularidad gracias a su capacidad para prevenir y erradicar infecciones microbianas mediante el uso de un colorante activado por luz. Objetivo: Analizar y actualizar la información sobre el efecto de la curcumina en la terapia fotodinámica para el tratamiento de conductos. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó una búsqueda de la literatura en las bases de datos en PubMed/Medline, Scopus, EBSCO, ScienceDirect y LILACS utilizando las palabras claves “curcumina”, “cúrcuma”, “fotodinámica”, “fotoquimioterapia”, “fotorradiación”, “desinfección fotoactivada”, “desinfección de conductos...

Background: Tobacco use is considered one of the leading risk factors for death worldwide. Scientific evidence shows that smoking is associated with serious and chronic diseases, such as inflammatory diseases, head, neck and lung cancers, as well as oral diseases, including periodontal disease. This study aimed to evaluate the association between tobacco, nicotine derivatives, cannabis consumption and periodontal disease. Materials and Methods: A narrative review was performed based on studies collected in the Medline, Scopus and SciELO databases, considering those studies involving the adult population. Results: screening and synthesis of the available information was performed by two reviewers working independently. Five hundred and nineteen articles were reviewed, while 39 were finally selected; including cross-sectional studies, randomized clinical trials, mendelian randomization stu...