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...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the demands and needs for dental care and to identify the level of dental and periodontal status in patients of different age groups visiting the Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. METHODS A total of 1000 first-visit patients (517 female and 483 male) were examined and questioned. The main complaint of each patient was recorded and considered to...

AIM The aim of this study was to record the oral health status through the mean value of the DMFT/dmft index, the CPITN values and the DDE modified index in children affected by cystic fibrosis (CF). STUDY DESIGN Observational study. METHODS A group of 54 CF patients, aged 7 to 12 years, was selected and their data were compared to those of the same age healthy control group of 101 children...

BACKGROUND Periodontal infections, which serve as a reservoir of inflammatory mediators, may pose a threat to the fetal-placental unit and cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was assessing the periodontal status of women during puerperium and determining the possible relationship between their periodontal disease and low birth weight delivery. MATERIALS AND MET...

Background: To compare the maxillary sinus (MS) volumes of the patients’ with and without posterior crossbite (PCB). Method: The CBCT scans of 2 groups were studied: (1) 50 patients (mean age: 14.39±1.32 years)without posterior crossbite (NCB); (2) 24 patients (mean age: 14.15±1.53 years) with PCB. After the volume calculation with using Dolphin 11.0 (Dolphin Imaging, Chatsworth, Calif, USA) so...

Partial recording of indices of periodontitis have long been used in clinical and epidemiological studies to predict full-mouth situation. The two most widely used partial recording indices for periodontal surveys are the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) and the Ramfjord teeth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Ramfjord teeth in predicting the full-mo...

Oral manifestations of diabetes mellitus have been documented, but the effect of glycemic control on the oral tissues has been scantily reported. The oral health status of 65 metabolically controlled adult diabetic patients attending the Diabetes Clinic of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, was prospectively assessed over six months and compared with that o...

The aim of this study was to find out correlation between dental erosion and its impact on different age groups. It is often difficult to compare the outcomes of different epidemiological studies on dental erosion due to the use of different examination standards, including scoring systems, samples and groups examined. Permanent incisors and first permanent molars of 210 patients having age 06 ...