background: periodontal infections, which serve as a reservoir of inflammatory mediators, may pose a threat to the fetal-placental unit and cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. objective: the aim of this study was assessing the periodontal status of women during puerperium and determining the possible relationship between their periodontal disease and low birth weight delivery. materials and metho...

background and aims. a link between the occurrence of severe periodontitis and several systematic health changes including an altered lipid metabolism has been suggested. the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between chronic periodontitis and serum lipid levels. materials and methods. thirty patients with chronic periodontitis (the community periodontal index of treatment ne...

PURPOSE In menopausal women many physiological changes take place, most of which are due to decreased estrogen production. It is known estrogen influences oral health in a number of ways and saliva undergoes variations depending upon the levels of this hormone. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was designed to evaluate the relationship of menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), alendronat...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of periodontal diseases in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. This survey was conducted 14 years after the country reformed its economic structure towards the free market. Thirty villages were picked by simple random sampling from a total of 1,560 villages. Two thousand four hundred and fifty-three individuals, aged twelve and over, were in...

•Periodontitis is associated with hematologic changes (SORT A recommendation).•Higher leukocyte, neutrophil, and erythrocyte sedimentation rates are the most common findings.•Periodontitis treatment was a decrease in leukocyte levels. Periodontitis chronic inflammatory disease local systemic implications. Evidence suggests consistent periodontitis. Our aim to critically appraise available evide...