objectives: the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of modified widman flap (mwf) surgery (as a periodontal treatment procedure) on maximum bite force (mbf; as an indicator of patient function). materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 24 patients were examined for their mbf before and at one, four and eight weeks after their mwf surgery. these recordings along with th...

introduction: the optimum removal of bacteria and their toxins from periodontal pockets is not always obtained by conventional mechanical debridement. adjunctive therapies may improve tissue healing through detoxification and bactericidal effects. the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of adjunctive laser therapy (lt) and photodynamic therapy (pdt) on patients with chronic ...

introduction: due to penetration of pathogenic bacteria into the periodontal tissues in moderate to severe periodontitis, the mechanical methods are not sufficient in these cases. therefore, administration of local/systemic antibiotic is recommended following mechanical root debridement. however, side effects of antibiotics such as microbial resistance and patient allergy led to development of ...

background and aims. traditional methods of diagnosing periodontal diseases have their limitations, which include inability to provide information about the recent activity of the disease and difficulty in diagnosing the disease at an early stage when clinical changes have not started. this has necessitated the use of biomarkers designed to overcome these short-comings. materials and methods. a...

introduction: periodontitis is a multi-factorial inflammatory disease of periodontium. a precise mechanism in which smoking affects periodontium is not accurately understood. this study was planned to survey salivary osteocalcin (oc) level among smokers with chronic periodontitis and its comparison to non-smoker patients which may help achieve a better understanding of mechanisms being involved...

Aim The purpose of this study was to compare IL-1β and IL-12 gene expression in the gingival tissue of smokers and non-smokers either with healthy periodontium or with chronic periodontitis. Materials and Methods 41 individuals consisting of 21 healthy controls (11 non-smokers and 10 smokers) and 20 chronic periodontitis patients (10 non-smokers and 10 smokers) participated in this study. Sam...

objective: administration of amoxicillin and metronidazole along with scaling and root planning (srp) is an effective adjunctive therapy for chronic periodontitis. studies have shown that administration of azithromycin is also effective for treatment of chronic periodontitis. this study aimed to compare the effect of short-term and long-term azithromycin regimen with amoxicillin and metronidazo...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND AND OBJECTVE: Chronic inflammatory diseases have been investigated as a possible source of inflammation in chronic kidney disease patients; however, there is a shortage of information about the prevalence of periodontitis in such individuals. Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the extent and severity of periodontitis in chronic kidney disease...

Introduction: Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) was reported to be up-regulated in various inflammatory diseases as well as in periodontal disease. The important role of E-cadherin against bacterial invasion has already been established in the junctional epithelium. This study aimed to evaluate the potential value of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The most common cause of chronic periodontitis is poor oral hygiene. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) enhances the proximal migration of gastric contents and may cause poor oral hygiene. We hypothesized that GERD may increase the risk of chronic periodontitis and investigated this potential relationship. METHODS A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in outp...