AIMS We investigated the effects of periodontal therapy on gene expression of peripheral blood monocytes. METHODS Fifteen patients with periodontitis gave blood samples at four time points: 1 week before periodontal treatment (#1), at treatment initiation (baseline, #2), 6-week (#3) and 10-week post-baseline (#4). At baseline and 10 weeks, periodontal status was recorded and subgingival plaqu...

background the purpose of this study was to compare the mental health and daily stress in periodontal diseases and normal group. material and methods a causal comparative method was carried out. using the screening sampling method, the sample subjects were selected from 20 patients with periodontal diseases and 20 attendants of patient as normal group. the two groups were matched from age, sex,...

OBJECTIVE Periodontal pathogens in dental plaque are the main causative agents of periodontitis and peri-implantitis. Detection of the presence of such periodontal pathogens early would serve as a useful tool in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether the periodontal pathogen levels in saliva were correlated with the periodont...

BACKGROUND: Clinical (normative) and subjective (self-assessment) evaluation of caries and periodontal diseases have been reported to demonstrate a significant disparity. The dental public health team is obligated to recognize and understand this gap. The objectives of the study were to investigate the practical values of using questionnaires (self-perceived assessment) as compared to clinical ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Recent studies suggest an overall association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and periodontal disease, but it is unknown whether this association is similar across various subpopulations. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This study was a cross-sectional analysis of 2001 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. CKD was defined a...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate an association between smoking, smoking cessation, and periodontal disease in Korean adults. METHODS The data were collected from 8,336 participants, aged between 20 and 64 years, who participated in the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination (2010 and 2012). Smoking status was assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Periodontal ...

background and aim kindler syndrome is a subtype of epidermolysis bullosa with gingival fragility and periodontitis as common oral manifestations of these patients. because of the early onset and rapid progression of periodontitis in these patients, clinical management of their oral status is an important aspect of their multidisciplinary care and treatment case presentation we present a succes...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the profile of surgical periodontal therapy performed at the Suidobashi Hospital of Tokyo Dental College, during the period of April 2010 through March 2011. A total of 112 periodontal surgeries in 69 patients (mean age: 51.4 years; 28 men and 41 women) were registered for the data analysis. The surgical interventions performed by 17 dentists comp...

AIM Our goal was to investigate the relationship between clinical status and the presence of carious or periodontal pathogens among parent-child familial pairs. Clinical practices of risk assessment with consideration of familial pathogen interaction might reduce the need for therapy, improve patient outcomes, and ultimately reduce oral disease burden. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we ...