Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) constitutes less than 0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms. It is a histopathologically benign, yet locally agressive, vascular tumor that occurs most frequently in males from 5 to 25 years. Advances in imaging and treatment techniques are now facilitated more accurate staging of this disease. In this study, we present a case of JNA, to whom pre-operati...

background: c-reactive protein (crp) is an acute phase reactant and has been proved to be a significant predictor of future cardiovascular events. recent studies have demonstrated a correlation between periodontitis and elevated crp levels. however, comparison between the levels of crp in two main forms of periodontitis is ambiguous. this study aims at determining and comparing the relative lev...

Introduction and objectives: positive correlation have been seen between high salivary calcium content and periodontal disease. This study was designed to compare inorganic salivary calcium, phosphate, flow rate and ph, of paraffin wax stimulated saliva of patients with gingivitis; mild periodontitis; moderate periodontitis; severe periodontitis. Methods: the present study consisted of 125 pati...

BACKGROUND The association between periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ACVD) has been established in some modestly sized studies (<10 000). Rarely, however, periodontitis has been studied directly; often tooth loss or self-reported periodontitis has been used as a proxy measure for periodontitis. Our aim is to investigate the adjusted association between periodontitis and...

Background: There are some discrepancy in association between activity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the periodontal status of outpatients with RA. &nbsp;&nbsp; Methods: The study was conducted in 2013-14 in a rheumatology clinic in Sari, north of Iran on 74 patients with RA.&nbsp; Evaluation of RA disease activity was according to diseas...

Periodontitis is an inflammatory condition that affects the supporting tissues surrounding teeth. The occurrence of periodontitis is associated with shifts in the structure of the communities that inhabit the gingival sulcus. Although great inter-subject variability in the subgingival microbiome has been observed in subjects with periodontitis, it is unclear whether distinct community types exi...

BACKGROUND Many patients with cirrhosis have poor oral health but little is known on periodontitis, and its clinical significance is largely unknown. This study aimed to examine the prevalence and predictors of periodontitis, and evaluate the association of periodontitis with nutritional and systemic inflammation status. METHODS 145 patients with cirrhosis were consecutively enrolled. Clinica...

Background: Periodontal diseases are among the most frequent diseases affecting children and adolescents. These include gingivitis, localized or generalized aggressive periodontitis (a.k.a., early onset periodontitis which includes generalized or localized prepubertal periodontitis and juvenile periodontitis) and periodontal diseases associated with systemic disorders. The best approach to mana...