Objective. To study the procalcitonin concentration (PCC) in oral fluid of healthy persons and patients with periodontitis.
 Materials methods. The was studied cavity 42 periodontitis (main group) 25 sanitized (comparison group).
 Results. result medians comparison group by 1.658 times exceeded median main (р = 0,004315) made up for 114 (64; 144) pg/ml 189 (117; 485) pg/ml. No differe...

Migration of maxillary anterior teeth because of the loss of periodontal support can alter the appearance of the esthetic zone. The loss of contacts between adjacent teeth results in the recession of interdental papillae. To restore sustainable periodontal health and the normal, esthetic appearance of a healthy 37-year-old woman with generalized advanced chronic periodontitis in the maxillary a...

Patient with good facial esthetics require extractions to reach a stable and functional occlusion can be categorized as a borderline case. It may also be defi ned as the case caught in between the confl ict of extraction and nonextraction. Empirical evidence of uncertainty exists with these patients. Borderline cases may also have an absence of dental or craniofacial anomalies, permanent dentit...

Rehabilitation of mutilated dentition is esthetic and functional challenge. The present condition dentition, patient’s level motivation for maintaining oral hygiene, social status etc are the key factors to successful rehabilitation. Maxillary teeth supported overdenture against mandibular complete denture a potential risk enhancing residual ridge resorption arch. In such situation implant pros...

Objective: To find the difference in periodontal treatment needs of females across different trimesters pregnancy. Methodology: A cross sectional comparative study was conducted among 44 pregnant visiting gynecology department Sharif Medical and Dental College Raiwind Polyclinic, Lahore (community outreach program institute). Data collected using Community Periodontal Index Treatment Needs (CPI...

Correspondence to: Simone Guimarães Farias Gomes Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba UNICAMP Av. Limeira 901 C.P. 52, CEP 13414-903, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil E-mail: [email protected] Received for publication: November 11, 2009 Accepted: March 20, 2010 Abstract The geriatric population has been growing fast over the last decades in Brazil and all over the world, changing demographics. Additi...

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of isolation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) in 100 patients with chronic periodontitis, 14 patients with aggressive periodontitis, 142 pre-school children with gingivitis and 134 periodontally healthy subjects. Samples of subgingival plaque were taken using sterilized paper points introduced into periodontal pockets or gingival ...

EFFECT OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT ON PERIODONTAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT ON PERIODONTIUM