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COSTA, Simone de Melo et al. Assessment of a state university tooth bank two years after its foundation. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) [online]. 2012, vol.60, n.2, pp. 227-232. ISSN 1981-8637.

Objective This study assessed the State University of Montes Claros human tooth bank two years after its foundation. Methods The 2005 and 2007 tooth bank records and inventory were analyzed. Two examiners underwent intra- and inter-calibration training (Kappa=1) before inventory assessment. The data were processed by the software SPSS considering measures of central tendency and dispersion, and submitted to the Student's t-test, Chi-square test, ANOVA and Bonferroni correction (p<0.05). Results Most (75.5%) tooth bank users are females. Each user requests a mean of 10.46±7.26 teeth, where 26.40 teeth are requested by professors and 9.55 teeth are requested by students (p<0.05). The teeth were requested for preclinical use (94.2%), research (4.7%) and biological restorations (1.0%). Most donors (80.5%) are students but the mean number of teeth donated by professors (140±206.16) and students (18.04±26.10) and by males and females differed significantly (p<0.05). In 2007, the tooth bank had a total of 4.593 teeth. Conclusion Donors include students, professors, community and the institution, and most donors are female. The tooth bank contributed to an ethical, legal and biologically safe supply of human teeth.

Palavras-chave : Bioethics.; Dentistry.; Teaching..