Purpose: To assess the degree of satisfaction and quality of life of patients with removable prostheses using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) and Oral Health Impact Profile in Edentulous Adults (OHIP-EDENT), in addition to evaluating the questionnaires for their validation. Materials and Methods: Eighty patients participated in the study after completing prosthetic rehabilitation treatment. Patients were evaluated using the OHIP-EDENT and GOHAI questionnaires to assess the criteria for quality of life, esthetics, phonetics, masticatory function, stability, comfort, and alteration of taste and pain related to the completed prostheses. The results were subjected to the chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, and a multinomial logistic regression model, with a significance level of 5%. Results: The most commonly used removable prosthesis was mandibular removable partial denture (RPD) (n = 43, 53.8%), followed by maxillary RPD (n = 42, 52.5%), maxillary complete denture (CD) (n = 33, 41.3%), and mandibular CD (n = 31, 38.8%). Most patients had to have one (n = 29, 36.3%), two (n = 21, 26.3%), or none (n = 18, 23.8%) adjustments in their prostheses. Five (6.3%) patients' prostheses required three adjustments, and six (7.5%) required four or more adjustments. All reported improvement in esthetics after using the prostheses (p < 0.05). The validation of the questionnaire proved to be more viable when completed without the presence of specific domains. Conclusion:The results of this study indicated that removable prostheses improved the quality of life of rehabilitated patients. The questionnaires used need to be answered and evaluated in their entirety for validation.

Photodynamic therapy was effective in reducing E coli counts on biofilms formed on acrylic resin specimens. The inhibition of microorganism growth tended to be directly proportional to the amount of energy provided by the light-emitting diode.

Malignant tumors in the nasal region may be treated by means of invasive surgical procedures, with large facial losses. Nasal prostheses, retained by osseointegrated facial implants, instead of plastic surgery, will, in most patients, offer good biomechanical and cosmetic results. This clinical report describes the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with nasal cancer who had the entire nasal vestibule removed in a single-stage surgical procedure in order to shorten the rehabilitation time. The nasal prosthesis was built on a 3-magnet bar and was made of platinum silicone with intrinsic pigmentation, thereby restoring the patient's appearance and self-esteem. The authors concluded that single-stage implants may reduce the rehabilitation time to as little as 1 month, and the correct use of materials and techniques may significantly improve the nasal prosthesis.

Objetivo: Avaliar a eficácia de diferentes métodos de desinfecção de alginato contaminado com Candida albicans (C. albicans) através do uso de ácido peracético 0,2%, alecrim-pimenta (Lippiasidoides cham.), digluconato de clorexidina 2% e hipoclorito de sódio 1%. Métodos: Biofilmes de C. albicans ATCC 10231 foram desenvolvidos por 48 h. Na sequência, discos de alginato (Hydrogum 5) foram contaminados com C. albicans por 3 minutos sendo submetidos à desinfecção por pulverização (spray) por 10 min, exceto pelos discos dos grupos controle (apenas contaminação) ou de lavagem inicial. A quantificação celular foi realizada após o tempo de contaminação imediata e após 5 dias. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância (ANOVA) seguido do teste de Tukey (α=0,05). Resultados: Os discos apenas contaminados apresentaram o maior crescimento de C. albicans na análise imediata e tardia (p<0,05). Os discos apenas com lavagem inicial apresentaram maior crescimento de microrganismos em relação aos que foram desinfetados, independente do tempo de análise (p<0,05). Quanto aos discos desinfetados, não houve crescimento de microrganismos, independente do agente utilizado e tempo de análise (p>0,05). Conclusão: O sprayde ácido peracético, alecrim-pimenta, digluconato de clorexidina e hipoclorito de sódio apresentaram, portanto, poder fungicida na desinfecção de moldes de alginato.