background: bacteria in dental plaque are one of the main factors causing periodontal disease. the aim was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of antimicrobial dentifrices with herbal extracts and conventional toothpaste with no antimicrobial action for improvement of oral hygiene  and reduction of gingival inflammation. methods: 48 volunteers with chronic marginal gingivitis were randoml...

INTRODUCTION: Computerized tomography, also called CT combines a series of X-ray views taken from many different angles and computer processing to create cross-sectional images of the bones and soft tissues inside your body. It has brought about tremendous changes in the field of diagnostic and research medicine. Here CT is used to measure the various dimensions of 6 selected sulci of brain and...

Objectives. To compare the efficacy of three placement techniques in marginal sealing of Class V composite restorations extending onto the root. Materials and Methods. Class V cavities were prepared on buccal surfaces of 30 extracted human molars, with gingival margins 1.5 mm on the root. Prepared teeth were randomly assigned into 3 groups of 10 each and restored with Single Bond/Filtek Supreme...

This study was conducted to identify factors associated with periodontal disease in a Jordanian population using principal component and factor analysis techniques. Subjects were 603 dentate patients aged 15-65 years attending dental teaching clinics at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. Their oral hygiene and periodontal status were assessed using plaque index, gingival index, pr...

Introduction: Teeth with a narrow zone of keratinized tissue and shallow vestibular depth may show higher gingival inflammation. The free gingival graft (FGG) is one of the most common and predictable methods for correcting gingival tissue dimensions. Aim: This case presentation describes the use of FGG for pre-prosthetic procedures. Materials and Methods: In the first case, FGG was used to ove...

INTRODUCTION Drug-induced gingival enlargement is a well documented side effect with the use of phenytoin, cyclosporine and calcium channel blockers. The prevalence of gingival enlargement induced by calcium channel blockers is uncertain. Several studies show conflicting results ranging from 20% to 83%. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gingival enlargement in patients tak...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate peri-implant soft-tissue conditions and esthetic fulfillment during a 3-year follow-up period following prosthetic rehabilitation. MATERIAL AND METHODS As part of a prospective multi-center study, 152 ITI dental implants were placed in 80 patients in the maxillary anterior region. Fifty-nine crowns (38.82%) were cement r...

The angioarchitecture of young rabbits' palatine gingiva was studied by using the corrosion resin cast method. The vascular corrosion casts were obtained using low viscosity resin (Mercox CL-2B) and were observed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The palatine gingiva had areas with various arrangements. The capillaries of the palatine gingiva and interdental papillae had numerous project...

PURPOSE The aim of this prospective clinical trial was to evaluate the reliability of three- and four-unit posterior fixed partial dentures (FPDs) with zirconia frameworks after 3 years of clinical function. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients, each needing a posterior FPD to restore one or two missing teeth, were included in the study. Preparation guidelines were: occlusal reduction of 1.5...

PURPOSE The concept of gingival biotype has been used as a predictor of periodontal therapy outcomes since the 1980s. In the present study, prospective and controlled experiments were performed to compare periodontal pocket depth (PPD) reduction and gingival shrinkage (GSH) after scaling and root planing (SRP) according to gingival biotype. METHODS Twenty-five patients diagnosed with chronic ...