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...

THE AIM OF THE STUDY the study analyzed he relationship between blood serum lipids and periodontal condition, as well as the relationship between the left ventricular mass index and the condition of periodontium. The study included 261 subjects--140 women and 121 men. Mean age of the subjects was 38 years. The condition of periodontal tissues during the study was evaluated with the help of the ...

One hundred eighty subjects were examined to assess the effect of smoking on periodontal conditions by community periodontal index for treatment needs (CPITN). All subjects were interviewed regarding their oral hygiene habits. Data were entered to the computer and statistical analysis system (SAS) was utilised. Results showed that the frequency of smokers is 31% where 25.9% of this were male. S...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that periodontal disease may be an independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between periodontal disease and atherosclerosis has not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to assess the effects of periodontal disease on atherosclerosis. METHODS The study design was a cross-sectional study. Subjects were 291 heal...

Background: Periodontal diseases are common in children, adolescents and adults. It affects the tissues that make up the periodontium. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of periodontal diseases and associated risk factors in children, presenting to UBTH. Materials and Methods: Study participants were children aged 8-16years who presented to the Paediatric Dental clinic. Dat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dental and periodontal disease are potentially involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigated whether dental and periodontal status is associated with the presence and future progression of carotid stenosis. METHODS We randomly selected 411 of 1268 participants from the prospective Inflammation and Carotid Artery Risk for Atherosclerosis Study and eval...