background: for decades, it was suspected that diabetes contributed to poorer oral health and the increased frequency of periodontitis. more recently it was found that periodontitis could adversely affect glycemic control in diabetics. the aim of this study was to compare periodontal parameters with the metabolic sugar levels of diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. materials and methods: in t...

The objective of this study was to assess the effects of oral ingestion of β-glucans isolated from Saccharomyces cereviseae on the metabolic profile, expression of gingival inflammatory markers and amount of alveolar bone loss in diabetic rats with periodontal disease. Diabetes mellitus was induced in 48 Wistar rats by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (80 mg/kg). After confirming the...

BACKGROUND Much research has shown that soy products inhibited various diseases. However, no published studies have examined the effects of consumption of soy and isoflavones on periodontal disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether soy and isoflavone intake is associated with the prevalence of periodontal disease. METHODS The subjects were 3956 Japanese female students, aged 1...

Periodontitis is one of the most complex infectious diseases of the human body. Individual periodontal lesions may harbor millions of genomic copies of herpesviruses (179) as well as papillomaviruses, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human T-lymphotropic virus type 1, torquetenovirus, and hepatitis B and C viruses (190). Herpesvirus-infected periodontal sites tend to exhibit more breakdown t...

INTRODUCTION The lateral periodontal cyst, as the name implies, occurs on a lateral periodontal location and is of developmental origin, arising from cystic degeneration of clear cells of the dental lamina. A botryoid odontogenic cyst is considered to be a rare multilocular variant of a lateral periodontal cyst. CASE PRESENTATION We report the clinical and histopathologic features of a rare c...

BACKGROUND Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I (LAD-I) is an autosomal recessive immunodeficiency disorder characterized by defects in the integrin receptors of white blood cells that lead to impaired adhesion and chemotaxis. Affected patients are susceptible to recurrent bacterial and fungal infections, impaired pus formation, delayed wound healing, and periodontitis. METHODS A case of gene...

Periodontal diagnosis and treatment plan are based on the assessment of probing depth, clinical attachment level, plaque index, gingival index, bleeding on probing, suppuration, furcation involvement, mobility, and radiographic findings. However, these clinical parameters are not sufficiently sensitive and specific to identify disease activity in individual sites or to predict future attachment...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to determine the measurement accuracy and subjective image quality for periodontal disease diagnosis when using two X-ray tube voltages with a digital photostimulable storage phosphor sensor. MATERIAL AND METHODS A digital photostimulable storage phosphor (PSP) sensor (Vistascan) and a multipulse X-ray generator (Prostyle Intra) with two tube vo...

BACKGROUND A number of pathogens can cause severe destruction of the periodontal apparatus during the course of periodontitis. The aim of this work was the development of a diagnostic device for the use at the point-of-need for the detection of periodontal pathogens to enable a personalized therapy for treatment of periodontitis. METHODS This test system is based on the polymerase chain react...

Pulpa gigi dan jaringan periodontal berasal dari ectomesenchymal, keduanya memiliki hubungan secara anatomi fungsi. Terdapat jalur komunikasi (foramen apikal, kanal lateral aksesori, tubulus dentinal alur palato-gingiva) yang menghubungkan antara pulpa periodontal, sehingga jika terjadi suatu inflamasi pada salah satu tersebut maka dapat menyebabkan lain ikut merespon terhadap tersebut. Laporan...