Partial recording of indices of periodontitis have long been used in clinical and epidemiological studies to predict full-mouth situation. The two most widely used partial recording indices for periodontal surveys are the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) and the Ramfjord teeth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Ramfjord teeth in predicting the full-mo...

OBJECTIVE Different studies have reported contradictory results about the effect of osteoporosis on periodontal status. We performed this study to evaluate the periodontal status of menopausal women by methods with enough accuracy and confidence. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was performed based on the evaluation of bone mineral density using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in 2010. A tot...

Data collected as part of an 8-year longitudinal study on periodontal therapy involving 82 patients and 1974 teeth were analyzed to determine if tooth mobility influenced the result of treatment. For each patient, pocket depth, attachment level and tooth mobility were scored clinically at the initial appointment, and once a year for 8 years following periodontal therapy. The treatment consisted...

This study undertook to correlate lymphocyte transformation to human dental plaque antigens with clinical estimates of periodontal disease. Forty-eight patients with periodontal conditions ranging from normal gingivae to severe periodontitis were examined clinically. Oral cleanliness was determined by the Plaque Index System (Sflness & Loe 1964) and gingival health was assessed using the criter...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical application of strips containing 10% Tetracycline (TC) in periodontal disease. In this double blind study, placebo strips, which did not contain TC, were also prepared. Ninety-two sites in 46 cases with greater than a 4 mm periodontal pocket were randomly assigned to experimental and control study groups. The following clinical parameters a...

Periodontitis is a common disease that is considered to be a manifestation of the distortion of the ratio between the normal and conditionally pathogenic microflora of periodontal pockets. In this study, the ratio between the six most important periodontal pathogens and the total microflora of the periodontal pocket in healthy individuals and patients with varying severity of periodontitis was ...

In general, periodontal tissues are clinically assessed using calibrated periodontal probes and radiographs. Due to technical developments and the availability of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), 3-D imaging has become feasible and offers some advantages and potential for the evaluation of complex anatomical structures. The present pilot study illustrates and validates the possibility of r...

Periodontal disease is a term that encompasses several pathological conditions affecting the tooth supporting structures. Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of the teeth caused by groups of specific microorganisms. Aggressive forms of periodontitis can be localized or generalized. Various drug delivery systems are used to treat this condition. Intra pocket dental...

BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to assess the subgingival profile of 9 periodontal pathogens, by means of real-time PCR, in a group of predialysis chronic kidney disease patients with and without periodontal disease and to identify the risk factors associated with periodontal disease in these patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a single centre cross-sectional cohort study performed on ...

Manual pocket depth probing has been widely used as a retrospective diagnosis method in periodontics. However, numerous studies have questioned its ability to accurately measure the anatomic pocket depth. In this paper, an ultrasonic periodontal probing method is described, which involves using a hollow water-filled probe to focus a narrow beam of ultrasound energy into and out of the periodont...