Teeth are fundamental to maintaining good quality of life, but are often lost prematurely in individuals with intellectual disability. Furthermore, since bone mass decreases in menopausal women, women with intellectual disability have an augmented risk of losing their teeth. However, the relationship between periodontal disease-related tooth loss and bone mass has never been studied specificall...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate bone resorption activity (BRA), interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), IL-1 beta and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in sites with no signs of periodontal disease and in sites with horizontal or angular loss of periodontal bone. These assessments were performed before and after periodontal treatm...

BACKGROUND Data suggest that postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are at an increased risk for periodontal attachment loss and tooth loss; however, the extent of relationship between these two diseases is still not clear. AIM The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation of periodontal status and bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study po...

Periodontal disease affects a large percentage of the human population. Resorption of the alveolar bone of the jaw is a pivotal sequela of periodontal disease, because this bone is the attachment site for the periodontal ligaments that anchor the teeth. Using a murine model in which alveolar bone loss is induced by oral infection with Porphyromonas gingivalis, a gram-negative bacterium associat...

BACKGROUND Periodontal disease is a complex, multifactorial, chronic inflammatory disease that involves degradation of periodontal structures, including alveolar bone. Cadmium adversely affects bone remodeling, and it is therefore possible that environmental Cd exposure may be a risk factor for periodontal-disease-related bone loss. OBJECTIVE We examined the relationship between environmental...

BACKGROUND The hypothesis of bacterial infection initiating marginal bone loss around dental implant in analogy with natural tooth is still in debate. PURPOSE The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the effects of uncontrolled periodontitis on marginal bone alterations around implants compared with the periodontal health group at a mean follow-up of at least 6 years. MATERIAL...

The association between osteoporosis and jawbones remains an argument of debate. Both osteoporosis and periodontal diseases are bone resorptive diseases; it has been hypothesized that osteoporosis could be a risk factor for the progression of periodontal disease and vice versa. Hypothetical models linking the two conditions exist: in particular, it is supposed that the osteoporosis-related bon...

the palatogingival grooves are an anatomical anomaly in maxillary incisors and the presence of them may result in local periodontal pocket formation, bone loss and sometimes pulpal necrosis. in the present case, there was a groove on the palatal side of maxillary lateral incisor with vital pulp. the periodontal problem of the tooth was treated and the 6 month postoperative follow up showed atta...