AIM To compare the outcomes of surgical periodontal therapy with and without initial scaling and root planing. METHODS Twenty-four patients with severe chronic periodontitis were enrolled in this pilot, randomized controlled clinical trial. Patients were equally allocated into two treatment groups: Control group was treated with scaling and root planing, re-evaluation, followed by Modified Wi...

Objetive: To evaluate the correlation between salivary biomarkers (the antioxidant ability, level of polyphenols, and other antioxidants) with plaque-induced gingivitis exacerbated by pregnancy in pregnant nonpregnant women. Material Methods: For this observational study, medical records, dental examinations, analyses saliva samples were carried out A p-value <0.05 was considered significant...

background and aim. the use of certain lasers has been proposed as an adjunctive method in periodontal pocket therapies. the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of nd:yag laser on the clinical periodontal parameters following scaling and root planing (srp) in comparison to spr alone. materials and methods. six adults with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, each with at...

statement of problem: various surgical procedures have been used to achieve root coverage and subepithelial connective tissue graft (sctg) is identified as one of the most successful techniques. recently, acellular dermal matrix allograft (adma) has been developed as a substitute for sctg to avoid removing the palatal connective tissue. purpose: the present study compared the clinical efficienc...

Background and Aim: Periodontal disease may cause adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW) or preterm birth (PTB). In the present study, mothers with one of these two delivery complications were analyzed regarding presence/absence of periodontal disease as a possible risk factor in comparison with related medical risk factors.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectiona...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate periodontal condition of diabetic children and its related factors. METHODS The plaque index (PI), sites with bleeding on probing (BOP), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) were evaluated in all occlusion permanent teeth of 168 non smoking type 1 diabetic children, 13 +/- 3.5 years old. The PI and BOP evaluations were also performed in deciduous teeth....

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess whether serum cytokine levels correlate with clinical periodontal parameters in health or disease. Materials and Methods Male subjects (40–60 years) CP (n = 30), + CHD healthy controls 20) had plaque index (PLI), gingival (GI), bleeding on probing, probing pocket depth (PPD), attachment level (CAL) evaluated. Serum IL-1? IL-6 were quantifie...

background and aims. the aim of this investigation was to compare clinical and microbiological effectiveness of ad-junctive photodynamic therapy (pdt) in the treatment of periodontitis. materials and methods. twenty-four subjects (14 women and 10 men) diagnosed with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis underwent scaling and root planing (srp). one tooth in each quadrant (probing depth >4 mm...

background: receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa b ligand (rankl) is one of the key cytokines in the induction of osteoclastogenesis both in vitro and in vivo.several reports indicated the presence of srankl in gingival crevicular fluid of patients with periodontal diseases. objective: to determine the presence of rankl in peri-implant crevicular fluid samples of implants with peri-implan...