In orthodontic treatment, teeth are moved in to new positions and relationships and the soft tissue and underlying bone are altered to accommodate changes in esthetics and function. Function is more important than esthetics. The speciality of orthodontics has in addition to its benefits, complications as well as risks associated with its procedures. However the benefits outweigh the risks & com...

Background: Teacher‐led oral health education is equally effective in improving the oral health knowledge and oral hygiene status of adolescents as dentist‐led and peer‐led strategies. Aim: The aim was to determine periodontal disease awareness and knowledge among Nigerian primary school teachers. Subjects and Methods: This cross‐sectional study was conducted among primary school teachers in Ed...

BACKGROUND Teacher-led oral health education is equally effective in improving the oral health knowledge and oral hygiene status of adolescents as dentist-led and peer-led strategies. AIM The aim was to determine periodontal disease awareness and knowledge among Nigerian primary school teachers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among primary school teachers in E...

Oral cavity that harbors diverse bacterial populations could also act as a site of origin for spread of pathogenic microorganisms to different body sites, particularly in immunocompromised hosts, patients, the elderly, or the underprivileged. A number of recent publications have advocated that patients with periodontal diseases are more susceptible to metabolic endotoxemia, inflammation, obesit...

Evidence for the link between periodontal disease and several systemic diseases is growing rapidly. Diabetes mellitus is a systemic disease with several major complications affecting both the quality and length of life causing morbidity and mortality. Periodontitis, one of these complications, is a chronic infection associated with substantial morbidity in the form of tooth loss and that affect...

BACKGROUND: The article is devoted to the actual task of reducing inflammatory complications after dental manipulations in patients with diabetes mellitus. It noted that worldwide there a steady trend increasing incidence mellitus and predicting an increase number 250 million people by 2025. prevalence, severity diseases periodontal tissues extremely high, which determines relevance scientific ...

The prevalence of atherosclerotic complications (myocardial infarction, stroke, and sudden death) is increased in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, especially in haemodialysis patients. Increasing evidence suggests that both in general population and in dialysis patients, systemic inflammation plays a dominant role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic complications. In general populati...

Purpose. A standard coronectomy (intentional partial odontectomy) is recommended for mandibular third molar (MTM) extraction cases with a high risk of inferior alveolar nerve injury (IANI). However, complications such as inadvertent intraoperative root removal, post-op root migration, second molar (MSM) periodontal defects and others do exist. This report presents a new technique, the Modified ...