background and aims. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of permanent teeth extracted due to periodontal disease and its relation to age, military rank, and type of extracted teeth due to periodontal and non-periodontal reasons among a group of greek army personnel attending a military dental practice. materials and methods. study population consisted of 509 officers, non-co...

introdouction: cone beam computed tomography (cbct) is a relatively new three-dimensional imaging technology, which has been widely used in dental and maxillofacial imaging. materials and methods: cbct scans of 506 maxillary sinuses of 253 individuals (39.9% male and 60.1% female) were evaluated retrospectively for assessing the relationship between sinus mucosal thickening (mt) and dental and ...

the actual relationship between periodontal and pulpal disease was first described by simring and goldberg in 1964. since then, the term “perio-endo” lesion has been used to describe lesions due to inflammatory products found in varying degrees in both the periodontium and the pulpal tissues. the pulp and periodontium have embryonic, anatomic and functional inter-relationships. the simultaneous...

conclusions obesity is not a potential risk factor for periodontal disease in children of low-income families. however, periodontal disease is associated with increased bmi. promotion of healthy nutrition and adequate physical activity may prevent the progression of periodontal disease. results a significant association was found between bmi and ohi (p = 0.001). also, a significant reverse corr...

introduction: health literacy is a fundamental part of the healing promotion. the aim of this study was to evaluate periodontal health literacy among patients. materials and methods: 296 patients attending periodontal clinic who were above 16 years old participated in this study. gathering data was based on screening questions on a 5-point likert scale. after completion questionnaire, data was ...

background and aims. the high prevalence of helicobacter pylori among the microorganisms isolated from the oral environment brings up the question of whether oral cavity acts as a reservoir for this bacterium. the aim of the present study was to determine and compare the prevalence of h. pylori in gingival crevicular fluid (gcf) of patients with chronic periodontitis (cp) as an infectious disea...

abstract background and aim: cone beam computed tomography (cbct) produces high-quality data in periodontal diagnosis and treatment planning. the aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of cbct with intraoral digital and conventional radiography in the measurement of periodontal bone defects.  methods and materials: in this diagnostic research, two hundred and eighteen artificial osseous ...

statement of problem: digital measurement of rvg may improve diagnostic interpretation of radiographs in terms of accuracy, although it has been shown that validity of linear measurements of interproximal bone loss could not be improved by basic digital manipulations. purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of radiovisiography (rvg) in the linear measurement of interproximal...