Introduction: Biological Width is needed to maintain the health of gingiva around teeth that need restoration. Crown Lengthening (CL) surgery can be used to prevent  invading the BW by sub-gingival restoration. The aim of this study was to evaluate gingival indices before and after CL surgery. Materials and Methods: In this analytical-longitudinal study, 23 teeth of 18  patients referred to ...

BACKGROUND The current oral health status and possible dental risk factors among children in rural Shaanxi Province, western China are unreported. This study aimed to describe the oral health status and to analyze the possible risk factors for the oral health status in this population. METHODS A multi-stage cluster sampling method was used to survey 12- to 15-year-olds and 4- to 6-year-olds i...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to assess relationship between clinical periodontal parameters and gingival crevicular blood glucose levels determine relation severity periodontitis with glycemic levels. METHODOLOGY: A total number 348 patients chronic participated in this cross-sectional study. After recording teeth plaque percentage, participants were assessed for according pocket dep...

A case-control study was done to assess the influence of smoking on clinical, microbiological, and histopathological parameters. Methods. Two hundred dentate male patients (100 smokers and 100 nonsmokers) ranging between 25 and 50 years were enrolled in the study. Periodontal parameters were recorded. Plaque samples were collected for microbial analysis for BANA test. Gingival biopsies were obt...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to compare the efficacy of plaque control and potential effects on gingival recession of the toothbrushes with angled and straight bristles. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 40 healthy dental students (25 females and 15 males; age range: 23-25 years) participated and two study groups were constituted. Participants were randomly distributed into two groups to use either a...

Purpose: Full-mouth disinfection enables to reduce the probability of cross contamination from untreated pockets to treated ones, for completing the entire SRP under local anesthesia with chlorhexidine as a mouth wash in two visits within 24 hours. This study aimed to compare the clinical effects of modified full-mouth disinfection (Fdis) after 6 months with those of conventional SRP (cSRP). Me...

Background: Environmental tobacco smoking is produced by active smokers burning the tip of a cigarette and breathed nonsmokers measured cotinine level. It has potential to raise risk periodontal disease. One most frequent chronic diseases in adults The lower maternal-fetal attachment been found predict status previous studies, but no research examined whether predicts environmental smoking. Thi...

Purpose: A randomized, single-blind, prospective clinical trial was performed to evaluate the effects of plaque control by inter-radicular brushing on class II furcation of lower molars. Methods: Twenty-two patients presenting with at least one class II furcation with horizontal probing depth (PD) ≥ 4 mm on the buccal aspect of lower molars were recruited. Each patient was randomly assigned to ...

statement of the problem patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis are affected by many systemic diseases due to their lack of ability to control water and electrolyte balance and filtrate waste products. obviously, there would be some manifestations in the oral cavity especially in the gingiva. purpose this study was carried out to survey the prevalence of periodontal disease...