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Alcione Maria Soares Dutra Oliveira

Researcher at The Catholic University of America

Publications -  21
Citations -  381

Alcione Maria Soares Dutra Oliveira is an academic researcher from The Catholic University of America. The author has contributed to research in topics: Periodontitis & Bleeding on probing. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 19 publications receiving 293 citations. Previous affiliations of Alcione Maria Soares Dutra Oliveira include Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais & Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais.

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Periodontal therapy and risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes

TL;DR: Non-surgical periodontal treatment during the second semester of gestation did not reduce the risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, and preterm low birthWeight in the periodontitis intervention group.
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Progression of Periodontitis in a Sample of Regular and Irregular Compliers Under Maintenance Therapy: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of compliance in the progression of periodontitis and tooth loss in periodontal maintenance therapy (PMT) programs were not previously reported; however, they were matched for sex, smoking, and diabetes.
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Periodontitis and Endothelial Dysfunction: Periodontal Clinical Parameters and Levels of Salivary Markers Interleukin-1β, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Matrix Metalloproteinase-2, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-2 Complex, and Nitric Oxide.

TL;DR: periodontitis was positively associated with endothelial dysfunction, expressed by a smaller percentage of FMD of the brachial artery and higher salivary levels of MMP-2/TIMP-2 complex and salivaries were significantly associated with better functioning of the vascular endothelium.
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Demographic, Pharmacologic, and Periodontal Variables for Gingival Overgrowth in Subjects Medicated With Cyclosporin in the Absence of Calcium Channel Blockers

TL;DR: In the absence of calcium channel blockers, this study showed that pharmacologic variables, such as cyclosporin serum concentration, prednisolone and azathioprine dosages, and time since transplant, are strongly related to gingival overgrowth.