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- Oral health among athletes at the Egas Moniz Sports Dentistry PracticePublication . Fernandes, Carolina; Allen, Inês; Pinto, Leonor Sá; Júdice, André; Vicente, Filipa; Familia, Carlos; Mendes, José João; Godinho, CatarinaThe sports dentistry consultation at the Clínica Universitária Egas Moniz is guaranteed by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals that provide a customized service to high performance athletes. Over the last year, 99 athletes were evaluated in terms of their oral health through extraoral, intraoral and radiographic exams. In this population a high prevalence of dry mouth, erosive wear, gingivitis, periodontitis and DMF index was observed, which may have a profound and negative impact on sports performance. Of the athletes, 40.4% attended follow up consultations, where restoration and scaling were the majority of the clinical procedures performed. This data highlights the importance of a dedicated sports dentistry consultations.
- Dental caries incidence in a sample of endurance sports athletesPublication . Carvalho, M.; Júdice, André; Manso, Cristina; Rozan, Cecilia; Vicente, Filipa; Familia, Carlos; Salema-Oom, Madalena; Mendes, José João; Godinho, Catarina
- Nutritional and motor functional status in Parkinson’s disease: the NutriSPark protocolPublication . Grunho, Miguel; Godinho, Catarina; Sousa-Catita, Diogo; Vicente, Filipa; Proença, Luís; Carregosa, Ricardo; Marx, Frederico; Tomé, Morgane; Domingos, Josefa; Fonseca, JorgeA growing body of evidence suggests that nutritional status may play an important role in the development and course of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Nutritional status is known to influence PD motor and non-motor features and is in turn influenced by disease duration and severity. A proper nutritional status assessment and intervention should be incorporated in the management and follow-up of PD patients. This study aims to characterize the impact of nutritional status in multiple domains of PD and to explore the feasibility and the effectiveness of a customized and intensive nutritional intervention compared to standard care.
- The effect of endurance training in salivary flow and pHPublication . Júdice, André; Carvalho, Marta; Manso, Cristina; Rozan, Cecilia; Vicente, Filipa; Família, Carlos; Salema-Oom, Madalena; Mendes, José João; Godinho, Catarina