The treatment of chronic periodontitis consists of conventional mechanical debridement and removal of plaque and calculus'. Topical NSAIDs could be used to complement the therapy as an adjunct to resolve the inflammatory process and clinical signs of the disease more rapidly. A randomized clinical trial was performed on 33 systemically healthy patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis, aged...

BACKGROUND The present study is designed to evaluate the clinical effects of pulsated subgingival irrigation with tetracycline and spiramycin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten patient diagnosed chronic periodontitis were included in the present study. Each patient is assigned to be irrigated with saline (placebo) (Group A), tetracycline HCl at 0.5% concentration (Group B), and 0.5% spiramycin (Group...

Background: Smoking has been associated with periodontal disease severity and is considered a risk factor for its development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of periodontal destruction in mandibular molar teeth of adult smokers and non-smokers. Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 100 subjects (50 smokers & 50 non-smokers) age range (30-60...

leukemia is a neoplastic disease with early oral and periodontal manifestations such as ulceration, infection, bleeding and gingival hyperplasia. this paper describes a 39-year-old pregnant woman with a diagnosis of acute myelomonocytic leu-kemia (aml), with gingival enlargement in the upper and lower jaws. a gingival biopsy was performed, followed by a complete blood count and peripheral blood...

Aim: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two different manual toothbrushes on gingival health among patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. Methodology: In present randomized cross-over controlled trial, 60 subjects were recruited, to receive either crisscross or multilevel bristle design. Modified Gingival Index (MGI), Silness Loe Plaque Index, Bleeding (GBI) assessed for 120 days....

BACKGROUND Bleeding on probing (BOP) is an indicator of tissue inflammatory response to bacterial pathogens. Due to anatomical limitations, the entity and physical state of microbial aggregations located under the gingival margin and their relations to BOP have been hardly investigated till now. The recent introduction of the endoscopy has allowed clinicians to observe the subgingival environme...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to assess the comparative gingivitis and plaque reduction efficacy of a leading oscillating-rotating power toothbrush and a recently introduced sonic toothbrush in adults with gingivitis. METHODS This was a 12-week, randomized and controlled, parallel group, examiner-blind, single-center clinical study of 130 adults with pre-existing gingivitis and ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the periodontal health of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth retained with two types of fixed retainers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A fixed straight retainer (SR) group had 39 subjects, and a fixed wave retainer (WR) group had 35 subjects. Subjects were between the ages of 13 and 22 years and had been in fixed retention for 2 to 4 years. Pocket probing depths, bleeding on...

The interdental pressure index (IPI) is introduced to specifically evaluate clinical interproximal-tissue conditions and assess the effect of interproximal hygiene stimulation. This index scores clinical responses of periodontal tissues to the apical pressure of a horizontally placed periodontal probe. It is negative when gingival tissues are firm, bleeding-free, and slightly ischemic by the st...