background: the aim of this study was to determine if glycosylated hemoglobin is elevated in patients with chronic periodontitis who have not been diagnosed with diabetes and also to compare the hba1c levels that were obtained with lab and chairside test kit. materials and methods: a case control study was designed. glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c) was assessed using a chairside kit and laborato...

PURPOSE To describe the profile of chronic and aggressive periodontitis among Senegalese (West Africans) attending the Institute of Dentistry of Dakar. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted with an inclusion period running from 2001 to 2008. The sample included 413 chronic periodontitis and 151 aggressive periodontitis cases, among them 299 males and 265 females selected from 2,274 reco...

conclusions cigarette smoking and bmi are two main confounding factors affecting the correlation of calcium and phosphate concentrations in the saliva and periodontal status. background periodontitis is a multi-factorial disease related to the formation of dental plaque. saliva composition plays a role in plaque formation and in the development of periodontal disease. objectives this study was ...

statement of the problem diagnosis of periodontal diseases without any accurate radiograph is inadequate. bitewing (bw) and periapical (pa) radiographic techniques are commonly used to assess alveolar bone crest (abc) level which is crucial in the evaluation of periodontal disease. purpose the purpose of this study was to compare the precision of bw and pa radiographs in determining the distanc...

introduction: metabolic syndrome (ms) is a common disorder which is characterized by abdominal obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein (hdl) and hyperglycemia that might lead to periodontitis by suppressing the immune system. due to the availability of a limited number of studies and discrepancies in the results of previous studies, this study was undertaken to...

Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Periodontitis are two chronic inflammatory disorders which share a similar pathophysiology. Previously many studies have proposed a relationship between both the diseases. Therefore, the aim of the study was to explore the co-relation between grading of Rheumatoid arthritis and severity of chronic periodontitis in south Indian population. Material An...

AIM The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between a vitamin D receptor polymorphism and the diagnosis of periodontal disease in non-smoker Italian patients with aggressive and chronic periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA was obtained from the internal cheek mucosa of 115 patients with chronic periodontitis, 58 with aggressive periodontitis and 65 healthy controls. Allel...

BACKGROUND The relationship between dental anomalies and periodontitis has not been documented by earlier studies. Although psychological factors have been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of periodontitis, very little information has so far been published about the association of anxiety and depression with aggressive periodontitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of...