Objectives :Increasing incidence of periodontal disease is a cause of concern and recognized potential public problem. The aim of this study was to understand the epidemiological profile of periodontal disease in rural population of Belgaum district, India. Materials and Methods ;1680 dentate adult subjects were examined from 12 villages in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India, for prevalence of ...

Aim: To investigate changes in oral health behaviour and periodontal treatment needs among adults with diabetes one year after an oral health intervention. Methods: The study subjects consisted of 299 dentate adults with diabetes who were regular attenders at a diabetic clinic in Tehran, Iran. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the subjects’ oral health behavio...

The DI-S (simplified oral debris index), CPITN (Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs) and dmfs (dental caries experience in the primary dentition were recorded in 395 5-year-old black children living in rural and urban areas of Southern Africa. The DI-S and CPITN were grouped, independently and together, to examine their use as simple field methods of predicting dental caries. For eac...

The aim of this study was to evaluate periodontal status of Belarusian population in the different age groups.Epidemiological survey was undertaken among 2007 subjects at 9 age groups (15, 16, 17, 18, 20-24, 3544, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74) in different regions of Belarus in 2002 – 2003 . Periodontal status was assessed using CPITN index.. All data were recorded in the special examination form. Stati...

background: there have been speculations about the effects of hormonal changes and socio-demographic factors on periodontal health during pregnancy.objective: according to the lack of sufficient epidemiologic information about the periodontal status of pregnant women in yazd, this study was accomplished to determine the changes of community periodontal index for treatment needs (cpitn) during p...

OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between periodontal status and peritonsillar disease/recurrent tonsillitis. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A total of 158 patients presenting over a 3-year period with peritonsillar abscess (PTA) confirmed by needle aspiration and a control group of 112 patients booked for elective tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis (RT) were examined in terms of their perio...

BACKGROUND Chronic inflammation from any source is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Periodontitis is a possible trigger of chronic inflammation. We investigated the possible association between periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD), focusing on microbiological aspects. METHODS A total of 789 subjects (263 patients with angiographically confirmed, stable CHD and 526 popu...

With over 180 million people affected worldwide, hepatitis C is considered a global problem. In order to establish chronic infections, the virus interferes with cellular mechanisms coordinated by cytokines’ network. Chronic HCV infection is associated with oral manifestations including periodontal disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of IL-6 and IL-10 in gingival crevicular...