BACKGROUND The lateral periodontal cyst is considered a developmental odontogenic cyst with unusual occurrence. In most cases it is preliminary diagnosed as a radiographic finding, presenting as well circumscribed or as a round or teardrop-shaped radiolucent area. Due to its location it can easily be misdiagnosed as a lesion of endodontic origin. Final diagnosis should be based on histopatologi...

Background: Extraction of impacted third molar violates surrounding soft and bony tissues. Various surgical approaches and surgical technics have an important impact on the periodontal health of the adjacent second molar. Purpose: The aim of this review is to analyse the causes that can affect postoperative periodontal outcomes for the mandibular second molars (LM2) adjacent to the impacted/ se...

It is well established that the patients who undergo orthodontic treatment have a high susceptibility to present plaque accumulation on their teeth because of the presence of brackets, wires and/or other orthodontic elements on the teeth surfaces with which the oral hygiene procedures might be more difficult. The considerable variance of the design and the material characteristics of orthodonti...

background: chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis are susceptible to periodontal diseases due to systemic complications of the disease and using different drugs. the present study investigated the periodontal status of patient’s who underwent hemodialysis, in babol, northern iran. methods: one-hundred-fifteen hemodialysis patients (63 males, 52 females) with the mean age of 47....

AIM There is growing evidence that periodontal disease may favour the incidence or aggravation of diabetes and its complications. To investigate the issue, we conducted a meta-analysis of the effect of periodontal therapy on glycaemic control in diabetic patients. METHODS A literature search was carried out using seven databases (Medline, EMBASE, LILACS, The Cochrane Library, Pascal, IADR Abs...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the periodontal conditions of patients with von Willebrand's Disease (vWD who went for dental examination in the "Area of attention to patients with systemic disease" of the University Hospital in Maracaibo, Venezuela. DESIGN OF THE STUDY 40 patients (28 female and 12 male), with ages ranging from 10 to 72 years, who regularly attended dental control, were evaluated alon...

Introduction Gingival crevicular fluid is exuded from the surrounding tissue of periodontal pockets in response to the pathogenic process in periodontitis. Gingival crevicular fluid contains microbial plaque, host inflammatory cells, host tissue and serumderived factors. As periodontal disease progresses, the volume of GCF increases and inflammatory cytokines appear in the GCF. GCF can be easil...

metabolic syndrome (ms) is a condition, which constitutes a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes mellitus. this disorder is found prevalent in the industrialized societies of the world in epidemic proportions. periodontitis is an oral disease of microbial origin characterized by loss of attachment apparatus of to...

ic disorder characterized by either partial or total deficiency of insulin or by a resistance to that hormone, leading to an increase in blood glucose levels and subsequent complications.1 Most cases of diabetes mellitus fall into two categories: type 1 (insulin-dependent) and type 2 (some combination of insulindeficient and insulin-resistant).2 Type 1 diabetes mellitus is distinguished by a co...