The palatal groove is a developmental anomaly; when it is present in a tooth, it causes periodontal as well as endodontic problems. These grooves often present a challenge to the clinicians as diagnosing and treatment planning that requires an interdisciplinary treatment approach. This case report describes the successful collaborative management of a maxillary lateral incisor with an extensive...

Pain is a subjective perception due to different stimuli. Periodontal therapy includes non-surgical as well as surgical procedures that may trigger the pain after administration of such procedures. The objectives of this study were: 1) to assess the degree of pain and discomfort experienced after different periodontal procedures (surgical and non-surgical) using a series of visual analogy scale...

Diabetes mellitus is an important disease of the endocrine system. Many studies have associated this disease to the pathogenesis and the severity of periodontal disease. The aim of this article is to illustrate the relation between diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease. Many studies show an important association between diabetes and the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. Vascular changes ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether non-surgical periodontal treatment is associated with changes in serological markers of systemic inflammation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-five systemically healthy subjects with severe generalized periodontitis meeting the inclusion criteria participated in a four-month single blind interventional trial of which thirty-two completed the study. Periodontal paramet...

PURPOSE The purpose of the present randomized controlled clinical study was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulation (MENS) as an adjunct method to nonsurgical periodontal therapy. METHODS Twenty patients with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis were recruited into the study and randomly treated with either nonsurgical periodontal therapy f...

The principal reason of gingival inflammation is bacterial plaque, along with other predisposing factors. These predisposing factors are calculus, malocclusion, faulty restorations, complications associated with orthodontic therapy, self- inflicted injuries, use of tobacco & radiation therapy. The contributing factors to gingival inflammation & periodontal destruction are deficient dental resto...

INTRODUCTION Epidemiological studies show that individuals with periodontitis have a radically amplified threat to develop cardiovascular disease. CRP& TNF-α, are acute phase proteins monitored as a marker of inflammatory status, which have been identified as a major risk factor for atherosclerotic complications. Elevated CRP & TNF-α level in periodontitis patients have been reported by several...

In the present work, metronidazole and doxycycline with different antibacterial spectra are proposed to be formulated as combination therapy to have a broader antibacterial therapy, which is effective against both aerobic and anaerobic periodontal microflora. Simultaneous use of metronidazole and doxycycline is effective against wide range of periodontal pathogens. Metronidazole and doxycycline...

Citation: Cieplik F, Steinwachs V-S, Muehler D, Hiller K-A, Thurnheer T, Belibasakis GN, Buchalla W and Maisch T (2018) Phenalen-1-one-Mediated Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Antimicrobial Efficacy in a Periodontal Biofilm Model and Flow Cytometric Evaluation of Cytoplasmic Membrane Damage. Front. Microbiol. 9:688. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00688 Phenalen-1-one-Mediated Antimicrobial Photody...

The major goal of periodontal therapy is periodontal regeneration including regeneration of alveolar bone, cementum and periodontal ligament fibres. Recapitulation of embryology shows the importance of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath (HERS), involved in cementogenesis and root formation. The remnants of these cells are found in normal periodontal ligament as the epithelial cell rests of Malass...