scholarly journals Avaliação in vitro do Uso de Fitocomplexos no Tratamento da Hipersensibilidade Dentária

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 285
Author(s):  
J S Nojosa ◽  
T A D Mendes ◽  
M V S Lemos ◽  
V P Feitosa ◽  
S L Santiago ◽  
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Objetivou-se avaliar fitocomplexos, como agentes de oclusão de dentina tubular, para o tratamento da hipersensibilidade dentinária. Dezesseis terceiros molares foram cortados transversalmente para obtenção de discos de dentina com espessura de 1 mm. Os espécimes foram divididos em 4 grupos (n4), de acordo com o tratamento: oxa-gel (Kota) (controle), extrato seco liofilizado de manjericão, hortelã e espinafre, na concentração de 5%. No teste de permeabilidade dentinária, os discos foram submetidos ao condicionamento com ácido fosfórico 37%, para medição da condutância hidráulica (Pmax). Após aplicação dos tratamentos por 5 minutos, mediu-se a condutância hidraúlica (Pmin). A resistência dos tratamentos ao desafio ácido foi avaliada após aplicação do ácido cítrico 7%, por 1 min. Para verificar a formação de oxalato de cálcio no FTIR, os discos foram tratados, conforme seu respectivo grupo, por 5 min. Na análise estatística, realizou-se o teste ANOVA um fator, seguido do pós-teste de Tukey (p≤0,05) para analisar a permeabilidade. Entre os tratamentos não houve diferença significante na permeabilidade dentinária (p0,683), porém quando todos tratamentos foram comparados, mostraram-se resistentes ao desafio ácido (p0,01). No FTIR realizou-se uma análise qualitativa, onde apenas o grupo hortelã não apresentou uma precipitação de oxalato considerável. Conclui-se que os fitocomplexos foram capazes de ocluir os túbulos dentinários e permitiram a deposição de oxalato de cálcio, sendo bastante promissores no tratamento da hipersensibilidade dentinária.Palavras-chave: Dentin Sensitivity. Dentin Permeability. Calcium Oxalate.

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.G. Gillam ◽  
N.J. Mordan ◽  
H.N. Newman

Dentin sensitivity (DS) is a painful clinical condition which may affect 8-35% of the population. Various treatment modalities have claimed success in relieving DS, although at present there does not appear to be a universally accepted desensitizing agent. Current opinion based on Brannstrom's Hydrodynamic Theory would suggest that following exposure of the dentin surface (through attrition, abrasion, or erosion), the presence of open dentinal tubules, patent to the pulp, may be a prerequisite for DS. The concept of tubule occlusion as a method of dentin desensitization, therefore, is a logical conclusion from the hydrodynamic theory. The fact that many of the agents used clinically to desensitize dentin are also effective in reducing dentin permeability tends to support the hydrodynamic theory. This paper reviews the in vitro evaluation of desensitizing agents, the techniques used to characterize their effects on the prepared dentin surface, and the ability of these agents to reduce permeability through tubule occlusion, and presents recent findings from ongoing research based on the Pashley Dentin Disc model. It can be concluded that the use of this model to determine surface characteristics, and reductions in dentin permeability through tubule narrowing or occlusion, provides a useful screening method for evaluating potential desensitizing agents. Interpreting changes observed in vitro is difficult, and extrapolation to the clinical situation must be tempered with caution.


1961 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 314-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. O Cruz ◽  
L Meis ◽  
C. P Dietrich

SummaryHeparinized blood or plasma coagulates if, after addition of oxalate, recalcification follows. Of the decalcifying agents only oxalate ion has been suitable for demonstrating this phenomenon. Oxalate seem to accomplish two different roles connected with this effect: a fundamental one, i. e., to sensitize a heparinlipoprotein complex to the action of an anti-heparin factor found in normal plasma or serum and a secondary one, related to its capacity to adsorb this antiheparin factor. The latter is removable by centrifugation. This anti-heparin oxalate factor, which is able to counteract the action of heparin after previous addition of oxalate, was found in sequestrened, Dowex 50 resin plasma or in serum, but is not active in citrated plasma. This factor was removed from plasma by adsorption with barium sulfate, aluminium hydroxide or calcium oxalate and was eluted from these adsorbants after incubation with saline.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mazni Abu Zarin ◽  
Joo Shun Tan ◽  
Paramasivam Murugan ◽  
Rosma Ahmad

Abstract Background The banana or scientifically referred to as Musa sp., is one of the most popular fruits all over the world. Almost all parts of a banana tree, including the fruits, stem juice, and flowers are commonly used as traditional medicine for treating diarrhoea (unripe), menorrhagia, diabetes, dysentery, and antiulcerogenic, hypoglycemic, antilithic, hypolipidemic conditions, plus antioxidant actions, inflammation, pains and even snakebites. The study carried out was to evaluate in vitro anti-urolithiatic activity from different types of Musa pseudo-stems. Methods Observing anti-urolithiathic activity via in vitro nucleation and aggregation assay using a spectrophotometer followed by microscopic observation. A total of 12 methanolic extracts were tested to determine the potential extracts in anti-urolithiasis activities. Cystone was used as a positive control. Results The results manifested an inhibition of nucleation activity (0.11 ± 2.32% to 55.39 ± 1.01%) and an aggregation activity (4.34 ± 0.68% to 58.78 ± 1.81%) at 360 min of incubation time. The highest inhibition percentage in nucleation assay was obtained by the Musa acuminate x balbiciana Colla cv “Awak Legor” methanolic pseudo-stem extract (2D) which was 55.39 ± 1.01%at 60 min of incubation time compared to the cystone at 30.87 ± 0.74%. On the other hand,the Musa acuminate x balbiciana Colla cv “Awak Legor” methanolic bagasse extract (3D) had the highest inhibition percentage in the aggregation assay incubated at 360 min which was obtained at 58.78 ± 1.8%; 5.53% higher than the cystone (53.25%).The microscopic image showed a great reduction in the calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals formation and the size of crystals in 2D and 3D extracts, respectively, as compared to negative control. Conclusions The results obtained from this study suggest that the extracts are potential sources of alternative medicine for kidney stones disease.


2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 300-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Lima Santiago ◽  
José Carlos Pereira ◽  
Ana Christina Bonato Figueiredo Martineli

This study evaluated the influence of time after application of oxalate solutions in reducing dentin hydraulic conductance. Fifty dentin discs were obtained from extracted human third molars and assigned to 5 groups (n=10), according to the desensitizing agent used: Group I: OxaGel; Group II: experimental agent DD-1: Group III: experimental agent DD-2. In Groups IV and V, a placebo gel and deionized water were used as control, respectively. The agents were applied for 3 min, washed out and the hydraulic conductance was measured immediately and at 5-, 15- and 30-min intervals, and after acid etching. Data were analyzed statistically by two-way ANOVA and Duncan's test at 5% significance level. Groups I, II and III did not differ significantly from each other in any of the time intervals (p>0.05). Likewise, Groups IV and V were statistically similar to each other (p>0.05). The active agents reduced significantly dentin permeability in comparison to control groups (p<0.05). Dentin permeability measured in vitro decreased significantly with time regardless of the agent applied (either active or control agents). The results of Group V, in which no dentin desensitizing agent was employed, indicates that the assessment of dentin permeability by this method must be interpreted with caution.


2001 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan C. Hedgepeth ◽  
Lizhu Yang ◽  
Martin I. Resnick ◽  
Susan Ruth Marengo

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 867-872
Author(s):  
Marlucia Cruz de Santana ◽  
Margarete Magalhães Souza ◽  
Telma Nair Santana Pereira ◽  
Sílvio Lopes Teixeira

The paper provides information about histochemical staining reactions in leaves and embryos of 'Coqueiro Anão' (Cocos nucifera). It was compared in vitro coconut and autotrophic palm leaves. Reactions for insoluble polysaccharides and acidic compounds, protein, extractable lipids, lignin and other classes of compounds were tested using histochemical tests. None sample gave positive reaction for lignin and phenolic compounds. All the samples gave positive reaction for protein, starch and insoluble polysaccharides while acidic compounds were positive only in in vitro leaves. Both in vitro and autotrophic leaves gave positive reaction for lipids showing presence of cuticle even in in vitro leaves. Only autotrophic palm leaves showed idioblasts containing calcium oxalate crystals.


Kidney360 ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 10.34067/KID.0006942020
Author(s):  
Jessica J. Saw ◽  
Mayandi Sivaguru ◽  
Elena M. Wilson ◽  
Yiran Dong ◽  
Robert A. Sanford ◽  
...  

Background: Human kidney stones form via repeated events of mineral precipitation, partial dissolution and reprecipitation, which are directly analogous to similar processes in other natural and man-made environments where resident microbiomes strongly influence biomineralization. High-resolution microscopy and high-fidelity metagenomic (microscopy-to-omics) analyses, applicable to all forms of biomineralization, have been applied to assemble definitive evidence of in vivo microbiome entombment during urolithiasis. Methods: Stone fragments were collected from a randomly chosen cohort of 20 patients using standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy indicated that 18 of these patients were calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone formers, while one patient each formed brushite and struvite stones. This apportionment is consistent with global stone mineralogy distributions. Stone fragments from 7 of these 20 patients (5 CaOx, 1 brushite and 1 struvite) were thin sectioned and analyzed using brightfield (BF), polarization (POL), confocal, superresolution autofluorescence (SRAF) and Raman techniques. DNA from remaining fragments, grouped according to each of the 20 patients, were analyzed with amplicon sequencing of 16S rRNA gene sequences (V1-V3, V3-V5) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS1, ITS2) regions. Results: Bulk entombed DNA was sequenced from stone fragments in 11 of the 18 CaOx patients, as well as the brushite and struvite patients. These analyses confirmed the presence of an entombed low-diversity community of bacteria and fungi, including Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Aspergillus niger. Bacterial cells ~1  µm in diameter were also optically observed to be entombed and well-preserved in amorphous hydroxyapatite spherules and fans of needle-like crystals of brushite and struvite. Conclusions: These results indicate a microbiome is entombed during in vivo CaOx stone formation. Similar processes are implied for brushite and struvite stones. This evidence lays the groundwork for future in vitro and in vivo experimentation to determine how the microbiome may actively and/or passively influence kidney stone biomineralization.


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