Periodontitis is inflammation of the periodontal tissue that can cause progressive damage to ligament and alveolar bone. Clinical examination determine degree bone using a probe instrument or probing. Cellular activity in gingival crevicular fluid thought be biomarker inflammatory status tissue. immune responses suggest role cytokines pathogenesis gingivitis periodontitis. The observed this stu...

AIM This double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study compared multiple applications of the antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) treatment protocol, to systemic doxycycline as adjuvant to scaling and root planing (SRP) on type 2 diabetic patients on clinical, systemic and immune-inflammatory outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients with Hba1c >7% were allocated in two groups, S...

BACKGROUND This cross-sectional study investigates the potential association between active periodontal disease and high HbA1c levels in type-2-diabetes mellitus subjects under physical training. METHODS Women and men with a diagnosis of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and ongoing physical and an ongoing exercise program were included. Periodontal conditions were assessed according to...

PURPOSE Few epidemiologic studies have investigated aggressive periodontitis in Koreans, but such studies of disease prevalence and other clinical characteristics would be invaluable in providing proper treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of aggressive periodontitis and to measure the extent of associated periodontal breakdown. METHODS The study population consisted ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Oral mucosa and interproximal spaces of the teeth could favor the colonization of periodontopathogenic bacteria, which could be targeted by chemical antiplaque agents such as chlorhexidine, present in different oral hygiene products, thus improving the control of biofilm growth and delaying microbial accumulation. The study aimed to evaluate whether the use of a hydrophobic ...

PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ASSESS AND COMPARE THE CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC OUTCOMES OF GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION THERAPY FOR HUMAN PERIODONTAL INTRABONY DEFECTS USING TWO DIFFERENT COLLAGEN MEMBRANES: a porous nonchemical cross-linking collagen membrane (NC) and a bilayer collagen membrane (BC). METHODS Thirty subjects were randomly assigned and divided into the following 3 gr...

Previous studies have suggested that cigarette smoking is a significant risk factor for periodontal diseases. 1-3 Compared to non-smokers, smokers have a higher prevalence for periodontitis, a greater extent of periodontal diseases and rate of disease progression. Cigarette smoking has been related to progressive loss of periodontal attachment, 3 increasing probing depth, 2,3 alveolar bone loss...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate the oral health status of professional soccer players of F.C. Barcelona and its relation to the incidence of sport lesions. METHODS Thirty professional soccer players were consecutively evaluated in the seasons 2003/4, 2004/5 and 2005/6. A research protocol to assess their oral health was developed. DMFT, Quigley & Hein plaque index (PI),...