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Elida Lucia Ferreira Assuncao

Publications (4)

Natural Compounds Found in the Saliva of the Brazilian Termite Nasutitermes: Innovative and Sustainable Technologies for Dental Applications

Elida Lucia Ferreira Assuncao, Kaio Henrique Soares & Simone Gomes Dias de Oliveira · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

Brazilian biodiversity provides biological resources with significant potential for dental applications, particularly the secretion (or “slime”) produced by termites of the genus Nasutitermes. This study investigated the bioactive properties of this secretion, traditionally used...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i125995

Impact of Oral Health on the Quality of Life of the Elderly

Elida Lucia Ferreira Assuncao, Bruna Aparecida Neves Santos, Paôla Silva Ferreira, Kaio Henrique Soares & Maximino Alencar Bezerra Junior · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

Objective: To evaluate the oral health conditions of elderly patients at a dental student clinic in Brazil. Methodology: This descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted using 2023 medical records from a student dental clinic in Brazil, focusing exclusively on...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i15698

Parental Perception of Childhood Bruxism Three Years after the Covid-19 Pandemic

Debora Matos de Medeiros, Maria Eduarda Brito Lopes, Kaio Henrique Soares, Elida Lucia Ferreira Assuncao, Patricia Furtado Gonçalves, Fabiola Belkiss Santos de Oliveira & Julia Maria Moreira Santos · Archives of Current Research International · 2024

Objective: To determine the frequency of child bruxism in the North of Minas Gerais three years after the pandemic period. Materials and Methods: This was a quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory study with descriptive analysis involving parents/guardians of children aged 2-7...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/acri/2024/v24i5741

Statin Use and Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Carlos Wagner Leal Cordeiro Júnior, Vanessa Santana Lobo, Samuel Cândido Freres, João Francisco Severo-Santos, Maria Eduarda Dorneles Ferraz, Juliano dos Santos, Claudia Jemima Passos Pinto, Rebeca Augusto Silvestre & Elida Lucia Ferreira Assuncao · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of statin therapy in preventing cognitive decline and dementia among older adults through an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies. Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i115991