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This study aimed to identify and analyze articles on enamel microabrasion for the treatment of white spot lesions. A search was conducted on the Web of Science. The following parameters were recorded and analyzed: number of citations, year, journal, impact factor, study design, theme, country and continent, institution, authors, and keywords. Data was analyzed using VOSviewer software. The initial search resulted in 1,126 documents, of which 94 articles were included. The highest number of citations an article received was 65. The oldest article was published in 1975, and the most recent in 2023. The most frequent study design was case report (n = 42). Regarding the themes, it was observed that the main objective of the studies was to evaluate the clinical performance of enamel microabrasion (n = 75), primarily using Opalustre (Ultradent Products Inc., South Jordan, UT, USA) (n = 37) for treating white stains caused by dental fluorosis (n = 41). Most articles originated from Latin America (n = 31), mainly from Brazil (n = 26). The most frequent author was Sundfeld RH (n = 10). This study reveals research trends in the field of enamel microabrasion. The publications were mainly case reports/series using Opalustre for the removal of fluorosis stains.

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A high number of citations can indicate the potential of any specific paper to influence other research and generate changes in clinical practice. Analyzing the most-cited papers in a certain scientific field may assist researchers to identify the influential papers as well their main characteristics. The present study aimed to analyze the 100 most-cited papers concerning dental fluorosis (DF) through a bibliometric review. A search was performed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS-CC) database in November 2021. The papers were displayed in descending order according to the number of citations in WoS-CC. Two independent researchers performed the selection. Scopus and Google Scholar were used to compare the number of citations with WoS-CC. The following data were extracted from the papers: title, authors, number and density of citations, institution, country, continent, year of publication, journal title, keywords, study design, and theme. Collaborative networks were generated using the VOSviewer software. The top 100 most-cited papers were published between 1974 and 2014 and were cited 6,717 times (ranging from 35 to 417). Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (24%), Journal of Dental Research (21%), Journal of Public Health Dentistry (17%), and Caries Research (13%) published the most papers. Observational studies (60%) and literature reviews (19%) were the most common study designs. The main topics were epidemiology (44%) and fluoride intake (32%). The countries with the highest number of papers were the USA (44%), Canada (10%), and Brazil (9%). The University of Iowa (USA) had the most papers (12%). Levy SM was the author with the highest number of papers (12%). The 100 most-cited papers on DF were mainly observational studies focused on epidemiology and originated in North America. There were few interventional studies and systematic reviews among the most-cited papers concerning this topic.

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Objetivou-se avaliar o conhecimento dos profissionais de Educação Física, atuantes em academias de ginástica da região central de Florianópolis, em relação às pessoas com diabetes. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de caráter transversal. Foi utilizado questionário referente a valores glicêmicos de jejum, critérios para diagnóstico do diabetes, recomendações e cuidados para a prática de exercício físico. Os dados foram analisados de forma descritiva e qualitativa. Participaram 68 profissionais de Educação Física, devidamente registrados no CREF3/SC, sendo 29 atuantes com diabéticos. A maioria dos profissionais (n=59), atuantes ou não com alunos diabéticos, não soube informar os valores glicêmicos de jejum que caracterizam uma pessoa com diabetes. Dentre os profissionais atuantes, 17 indicaram somente o diagnóstico autorreferido do aluno para identificação da doença, 25 profissionais solicitavam avaliação física prévia para realização de exercícios físicos e 21 indicaram corretamente situações de contraindicação para a prática de exercício físico. Nenhum dos atuantes relatou utilizar o teste de glicemia capilar pré-exercício. Os resultados sugerem que o conhecimento dos profissionais de Educação Física é insuficiente para a atuação com pessoas com diabetes. Estes resultados sinalizam a necessidade de programas de capacitação profissional para melhor orientação e prescrição de exercícios para essa população, bem como repensar a formação do profissional de Educação Física.

The objective was to assess the knowledge of the physical education professional, which works at gyms in Florianopolis, regarding to people with diabetes. To collect the data, a structured questionnaire composed of general information of physical education professionals, their formation and knowledge about diabetes and professional approach. The data were analyzed by descriptive way and qualitative. Sixty eight physical education professionals participated in this study, duly registered in CREF3-SC; 29 professional have worked with people with diabetes. Most professionals (n = 59) did not know the values of fasting glucose to characterize a diabetic client. Among the active professionals, 17 showed only the information of the client as a parameter for identify of diabetes, while 25 professionals requesting physical evaluation prior to physical exercises and 21 indicated correctly situations contraindication for physical exercise. None of the reported active use of blood glucose test pre-exercise. The results suggest that knowledge of physical education professionals is insufficient to work with diabetics. These results indicate the need for professional training programs for better guidance and exercise prescription for this population, as well as rethink the training of professional Physical Education.

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