It is accepted that replantation is the treatment of choice for avulsed teeth, however resorption and ankylosis are frequent complications in clinical practice. In such situation it is clinically relevant to evaluate the effectiveness of platelet concentrates in reducing these complications and improving the prognosis for the tooth. The object of this review was to analyse the available evidenc...

Objectives: Periodontal disease attained global concern especially after several studies linked periodontal with systemic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. Moreover, the prevalence of these among Lebanese population is considerably high. However, knowledge regarding health related unknown. The purpose this questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was to ex...

AIM To describe the management of external invasive resorption using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). SUMMARY External invasive root resorption may occur as a consequence of trauma, orthodontic treatment, intracoronal bleaching and surgical procedures, and may lead to the progressive and destructive loss of tooth structure. Depending on the extent of the resorptive process, different treatme...

AIM To assess the periodontal status and number of missing teeth in patients with newly identified pre-diabetes or diabetes mellitus. METHODS A total of 1097 subjects with previously undiagnosed diabetes were available for study, and were categorized into normoglycaemic, potentially pre-diabetes or potentially diabetes groups based on a point-of-care (POC) HbA1c test. RESULTS In fully adjus...

Periodontitis is one of the severe complications in diabetic patients and gingival epithelium plays an initial role on the onset and progression of this disease. However the potential mechanism is yet sufficiently understood. Meanwhile, the research on the correlational experimental animal models was also insufficient. Here, we established periodontitis with type 2 diabetes in db/db and Tallyho...

Intraoral piercing has increased in popularity in the last few years. This type of jewelry has been associated with periodontal and muco-gingival defects such as attachment loss and gingival recession. This case report described a 25-year-old female presented to the clinic of Periodontics at Witten/Herdecke University in Witten, Germany, with a tongue stud placed through the mid-dorsum of her t...

AIM This article reviews the available studies assessing the association between chronic inflammatory periodontal diseases with atherosclerosis-induced diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and their complications, using standard evidence based criteria. METHODS This study is based on a literature search using Medline medical database covering the period from 2001 to April 2006 and applying spec...

OBJECTIVES Interest in periodontitis as a potential risk factor for atherosclerosis and its complications resulted from the fact that the global prevalence of periodontal diseases is significant and periodontitis may induce a chronic inflammatory response. Many studies have analyzed the potential impact of the Porphyromonas gingivalis, major pathogen of periodontitis, on general health. The pur...

The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing and patients receiving renal replacement therapy including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or renal transplantation will comprise an enlarging segment of the dental patient population. Renal replacement therapy can affect periodontal tissues including gingival hyperplasia in immune suppressed renal transplantation patients and incr...

Aesthetic concerns play a major role in the treatment planning of dental care and in every periodontal practice. Gingival recessions are one of the prevalent problems that require clinicians’ attention because of the patient’s aesthetic demands and the possible health complications, such as dentin hypersensitivity and root caries. The cosmetic expectations of our patients and their dental healt...