Objective. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence of periodontal diseases and oral hygiene status among 25-44-year-olds in Kaunas city and to study the secretory function of peripheral venous blood neutrophilic leukocytes (NL) exposed to various antigens in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis. Material and Methods. The prevalence of periodontal diseases (according to...

BACKGROUND Results from studies relating periodontal disease to cardiovascular disease have been mixed. Residual confounding by smoking and use of clinical measures of periodontal disease rather than measures of infection have been 2 major criticisms. The aims of this study were to investigate relationships between prevalent coronary heart disease (CHD) and 2 exposures, (1) clinical periodontal...

Objective. The aims of this study were to evaluate the periodontal health of pregnant women and to investigate the association of periodontal status with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, as well as medical and dental history. Materials and Methods. A total of 311 pregnant women were interviewed to obtain sociodemographic data along with medical and dental histories. Clinical exami...

BACKGROUND Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology. The involvement of oral mucosal surfaces represents the onset feature of the disease in the majority of patients. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal status of BD patients and then compare with recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) patients and healthy controls. We als...

PURPOSE The determination of the relationship between the mineral status of the organism and the number of teeth present and periodontal condition in women after menopause. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study covered 65 postmenopausal women with partial loss of dentition, mean age was 66.2 years. The group was divided into 3 subgroups: healthy, with osteopenia and with osteoporosis. The division w...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the oral health status of 18-year-old Iranians in relation to their gender, place of residence and level of education. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-three calibrated examiners in 2002 collected data as part of a national survey, according to World Health Organization criteria for sampling and clinical diagnoses, across 28 provinces. The study sample was 4,448; male: 2,0...

Dentist and oral health screening may be the latest weapon in identifying persons at risk of cardiovascular disease. Oral infections, specifically periodontitis, may confer independent risks for different systemic conditions. The risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases also suggest that the relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes works in both ways. The aim of this st...