BACKGROUND The aim was to investigate the extent to which it is possible to diagnose suspected carotid calcification from dental panoramic radiography (PR) and to establish an association to periodontal risk. METHODS 824 PRs from one dental practice were investigated. Parameters considered were gender, age, bone loss - age index, tooth loss, periodontal risk and suspected carotid calcificatio...

BACKGROUND/AIM Orthodontic patients should be familiar with techniques of maintaining oral hygiene as well as with proper methods of checking maintenance of oral hygiene. The aim of this study was to determine a correlation between condition of periodontium and techniques of maintaining oral hygiene in patients treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. METHODS The research population include...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between glycemic control and the periodontal status of an urban population with poor oral hygiene. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Memon Dental Care Centre and Memon Diabetic and Diagnostic Centre, Karachi, from July to December 2010. METHODOLOGY One hundred and forty-one individuals with controlled diabetes and 143 with ...

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A cross-sectional sample of 253 ambulatory elderly Egyptians (99 males and 154 females) of minimal age, 60 y, living in the metropolitan Cairo area was investigated. Nutritional status assessment was based on body weight, mid-upper arm circumference and skinfold thickness. Additionally, three nutritional indices, namely body mass index, index of adiposity and index of muscularity, were computed...

BACKGROUND Evidence consistently shows that diabetes is a risk factor for increased prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis. But there is a controversy about the relationship between diabetes related factors and periodontal health. The aim of the present study is to explore the relationship between diabetes related factors such as glycosylated hemoglobin, fasting blood glucose, duration of d...

BACKGROUND Potential associations between oral health and respiratory disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), have been suggested in several studies. Among the indicators reflecting oral health, the number of natural teeth is an integrated and simple index to assess in the clinic. In this study, we examined the relationship between the number of natural teeth and airflo...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects fluorosis and self etching primers (SEP) on shear bond strengths (SBS) of orthodontic brackets. METHODS A total of 48 (24 fluorosed and 24 non-fluorosed) non-carious freshly extracted human permanent premolar teeth were used in this study. Fluorosed teeth were selected according to the modified Thylstrup and Fejerskov index (TFI), which is based on the clini...

Background: The most commonly used indicator for dental caries level is the DMF-T index. index assessing health status due to in permanent teeth. was first by Henry Klein et al. sum of D/decay (dental caries), M/missing (missing teeth), and F/filling (caved teeth). Physical cognitive changes elderly resulted assessment corresponding. Materials Methods: This an analytic observational study, usin...

&nbsp; Background : Fluorine is an essential micronutrient for human health, serving to strengthen the apatite matrix of skeletal tissues and teeth. In regions where the fluoride (F&minus;) concentration of water is naturally low (<0.5 mg/l), some communities have chosen to add this constituent to their drinking water to strengthen teeth and to minimize cavities P.B. Maithani, R. Gurjar, R. Ban...