BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The relationship between diabetes and periodontal diseases is well established. Our aim in this study was to explore the diabetes-related parameters that are associated with accelerated periodontal destruction in diabetic youth. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three-hundred and fifty 6-18-year-old children with diabetes received a periodontal examination. Data on important diabe...

Wide-ranging activation of the innate immune system causing chronic low-grade inflammation is closely involved not only in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications, through an ongoing cytokine-induced acute-phase response, but also in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases, whereby cytokines play a central role in the host's response to the periodontal biofilm. Altho...

Because of the relative frequency of both periodontal disease and periapical pathology, it is not surprising that both may occur together, which can result in diagnostic confusion. However there is no doubt that pulp pathology can exacerbate present periodontal problems resulting in gingival recession and eventually tooth mobility. The aim of this report is to show the effect and complications ...

In the past decade, periodontal disease has been recognized as not merely a local infectious disease, but as chronic, subclinical, inflammatory disease for the host. Diabetic subjects appear to respond to bacterial challenge in an exaggerated manner as compared with non-diabetic subjects through several possible mechanisms, and develop more severe forms of inflammatory periodontal disease. Seve...

Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disease with several major complications affecting both the quality and length of life. One of these complications is periodontal disease. Periodontal disease (periodontitis) is much more than a localized oral infection, recent data indicating that periodontitis may cause changes in systemic physiology. The interrelationships between periodontitis and diabetes pr...

Objectives: There is a strong body of evidence to support the relationship between periodontal diseases and diabetes mellitus. Unless dental practitioners are aware of this link, they cannot apply the information to their daily practice. The aim of the study was, therefore, to evaluate the knowledge of dental practitioners concerning the effect of diabetes on periodontal health. Subjects and Me...

The aim of our study was to analyze inflammatory pathology of periodontal tissues in patients with diabetes mellitus, and the relationship of this pathology with other complications caused by diabetes mellitus. In our study, we evaluated 126 people aged 16-53 years (42 males and 84 females) with diabetes mellitus admitted to the Clinic of Endocrinology of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Me...

The oral cavity is the intersection of medicine and dentistry and the window into the general health of a patient. Hundreds of diseases and medications impact the oral cavity, and pathologic conditions in the mouth have a greater systemic impact than many providers appreciate. It is unclear whether there is true causality or just an association between periodontal disease and certain other syst...

Background and Aim: Periodontal disease may cause adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW) or preterm birth (PTB). In the present study, mothers with one of these two delivery complications were analyzed regarding presence/absence of periodontal disease as a possible risk factor in comparison with related medical risk factors.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectiona...