Penyakit periodontal merupakan salah satu penyakit gigi dan mulut yang banyak di jumpai masyarakat dunia khususnya Indonesia. didefinisikan sebagai proses patologis mengenai jaringan multi faktor. dijumpai adalah keradangan gusi atau gingivitis periodontitis. Tujuan Penelitian untuk menganalisis pengaruh perilaku merokok terhadap kejadian usia 20-44 tahun Puskesmas Cempaka Kota Banjarbaru. Meto...

BACKGROUND Preterm low birth weight (PLBW) is a problem encountered worldwide. The many causes of low birth weight (LBW) and premature or preterm birth (PTB) vary among developing/industrialized countries. Few studies have been published, in part because of the paucity of subjects and the ethnic heterogeneity of the populations. Our goals were to correlate maternal periodontal disease with birt...

OBJECTIVES Due to the lack of pregnant based oral health studies in our country, we conducted this study to evaluate periodontal status among females with gestational diabetes in Ohud Hospital, Al Madinah Al-Munwarrah and to assess its effect on insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism. METHODS This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from January 2008 till June 2008. The sample i...

The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in oral condition and health status between persons with 20 or more teeth at the age of 80 (8020 elderly) and persons of the same age with less than 20 teeth (non-8020 elderly). This study was conducted by a team belonging to the Aichi Dental Association. Number of remaining teeth, Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN), s...

OBJECTIVE To identify the socio-economic, demographic and behavioural determinants of dental treatment needs of those aged 65 and over in the Republic of Ireland. DESIGN The treatment needs data is based on detailed clinical oral examinations in the NSAOH carried out between October 2000 and June 2002. To determine factors influencing treatment needs, three measures are used: a dichotomous va...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is evaluation of periodontal status and definition of periodontal treatment needs in HIV infected patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 49 HIV-infected subjects (19-52 years of age) and 49 non-infected patients as the control group. Periodontal status and treatment needs were evaluated by using CPITN - Community Periodontal Index and Treatment Needs. Aquired...