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Aims: This case report aimed to discuss the multifactorial etiology and also the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) by addressing important associated psychosocial and biological factors, emphasizing the interaction between these factors and a probable genetic predisposition. Methods and results: A 21‐year‐old female patient was evaluated according to Research Diagnostic Criteria for TMD and diagnosed with arthralgia, myofascial pain, disc displacement without reduction, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) degenerative disease. TMJ alterations were confirmed through magnetic resonance imaging and cone‐beam computed tomography. Pressure pain threshold of masticatory structures was evaluated using a pressure algometer. Sleep bruxism, poor sleep quality, migraine with aura, mild anxiety, and history of facial trauma were also identified through anamnesis and clinical examination. Following this, genetic analysis was performed to evaluate the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) already associated with TMD: SNP COMT Val158Met (rs4680), MMP1‐1607 (rs1799750), and tumor necrosis factor alpha‐308 (rs1800629), which were all present. A personalized treatment for TMD management was performed, and it included self‐management programs, occlusal appliance therapy, pharmacotherapy, anxiety management, and stress control. An 8‐year follow‐up demonstrated long‐term stabilization of TMJ degenerative disease. Conclusion: Genetic evaluation, added to anamnesis and clinical examination, could be useful for TMD prognosis and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to i) evaluate the prevalence of P. gingivalis and the genotypes fimA I, Ib, II, III, IV, and V in Brazilian patients with periodontitis stage III and IV, grades B and C, ii) compare periodontitis grades B and C with regard to the prevalence of P. gingivalis and fimA genotypes, and iii) correlate the presence of these pathogens with clinical periodontal variables. Two samples of subgingival biofilm were collected from the interproximal sites with the greatest clinical attachment loss (CAL) of each patient (grade B = 38; grade C = 54) and submitted to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the identification of P. gingivalis and fimA genotypes. The collected periodontal clinical parameters included gingival index, plaque index, probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BoP) and CAL. P. gingivalis was present in 61.96% of the samples, but more prevalent in patients with grade C periodontitis (p = 0.048) and higher CAL (p < 0.001), PD (p < 0.001), and BoP (p = 0.01) values, and at sites with high CAL values (p = 0.01). The fimA II genotype was more prevalent in patients with greater mean PD (p = 0.04) and a higher proportion of bleeding sites (p = 0.006). Thus, in this sample of Brazilian periodontitis patients, the presence of P. gingivalis was associated with grade C periodontitis and periodontal destruction, while the fimA II genotype was associated with increased PD and BoP, supporting the notion that P. gingivalis fimA II is an important virulence factor in periodontal tissues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article analyzes the data originated in a research carried out in order to cast some light on the participation of journalism in shaping values that create stereotypes and social inequalities. The research investigated how these values are formed and how they evolve. Through an ethnographic method, all the stages of the news production of a news broadcast were monitored along 11 weeks. The program is regularly broadcast by RBS TV, which belongs to Grupo RBS, the biggest communication conglomerate in Southern Brazil. Analyzing the daily routine of the journalists, with focus on the relationships they keep among themselves, and also on the productive routines, the study reached the conclusion that heterosexuality was a normative pattern that guided their personal and professional values in the decision-taking process, which resulted in presentations marked by hegemonic social values that reinforce hierarchies and inequalities from some social markers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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