background & objective : there are over 3 million mental retarded all over the world. so that promotion of oral and dental health of these patients is one of the major challenges in every society. this study was conducted to determine the periodontal treatment needs for these patients in tabriz institutes.   materials & methods : three hundred and eighty six mental retarded patients between 4 t...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is evaluation of periodontal status and definition of periodontal treatment needs in HIV infected patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 49 HIV-infected subjects (19-52 years of age) and 49 non-infected patients as the control group. Periodontal status and treatment needs were evaluated by using CPITN - Community Periodontal Index and Treatment Needs. Aquired...

The aim of this study was to report on dental visit patterns and their association with periodontal health among young Saudi Arabian students. A representative sample of 3090 students was randomly selected. The students' dental visit patterns were assessed with a questionnaire. Clinical examinations were carried out using the community periodontal index of treatment needs. Age, sex and educatio...

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 ...

Objective: To assess the periodontal treatment needs of patients in different stages chronic kidney disease Methodology: A Cross sectional comparative study was conducted department Nephrology and Urology, Sharif Medical Dental College, Lahore on 32 with time duration one year. Data collected after taking an informed consent from patients. The demographic data along a list variables associated ...

Periodontal disease in Down's syndrome (DS) population seems to be a more common and serious problem than caries. The aim of this study was to assess the state of periodontal structures in patients with DS. The Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs was used for periodontal status assessment in 71 DS subjects aged 9-34 years. A control group consisted of 71 age- and sex-matched healthy ...

The aim of this work was to assess the score variation of scales 1 and 2 of the DCBS (Dental Coping Beliefs Scale) of beliefs on oral health regarding oral health needs, clinical progression of the viral infection, medical care needs, age and gender in HIV+ patients. The DCBS was randomly administered to 102 HIV+ patients at the "Juan A. Fernandez Hospital", Buenos Aires, Argentina. For each of...

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...