Orthodontic forces are capable of reorganizing and remodeling the periodontal ligament, to facilitate tooth movement. Optimal forces will produce favorable tissue responses, but whenever this balance is lost (as in the case of high force magnitudes, or in the presence of reduced periodontal support), the periodontal ligament may respond differently. This review highlights the responses of the p...

Recent studies in periodontal medicine suggest a mild to moderate association between human periodontal disease and certain systemic disorders such as diabetes mellitus, pneumonia, heart disease and preterm birth. The latest evidence, presented at a symposium entitled Periodontal Health and Systemic Disorders, sponsored by the University of Western Ontario School of Dentistry, showed that ind...

Periodontal disease is perhaps the most common infectious disease in humans. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) is a local inflammatory exudate of the periodontal tissues. Its composition greatly varies between health and periodontal disease. GCF collection is rapid and noninvasive, but previous approaches aiming to analyze its composition have mainly involved single protein biomarkers. The aim of...

background it seems that depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (dmpa) use can have an effect on a woman’s oral health, and cause periodontal changes in adult women. however, there is little research in this regard and consensus has not been reached in the literature. objectives this study aimed to investigate the association between dmpa injection and periodontal health in reproductive age women. m...

Using data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994), the authors examined the relation between periodontal health and cardiovascular risk factors: serum total and high density lipoprotein cholesterol, C-reactive protein, and plasma fibrinogen. A total of 10,146 participants were included in the analyses of cholesterol and C-reactive protein and 4,461 in the an...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis with special emphasis on the role of antirheumatic drugs in periodontal health. DESIGN Prospective follow-up study. Patients with early untreated RA and chronic active RA were examined at baseline and 16 months later. Controls were examined once. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS The study was conducted in...

The aim of this cohort study was to determine whether periodontitis and gingivitis are associated with impaired salivary antioxidant status and increased oxidative injury. One hundred and twenty-nine patients attending a routine dental check-up were recruited for the study. Periodontal disease status was characterized using the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN) system. Tota...

Influence of systemic disorders on periodontal diseases is well established. However, of growing interest is the effect of periodontal diseases on numerous systemic diseases or conditions like cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, pre-term low birth weight babies, preeclampsia, respiratory infections and others including osteoporosis, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile ...

Periodontal diseases are infectious diseases with a mixed microbial aetiology and marked inflammatory response leading to destruction of underlying tissue. Periodontal therapy aims to eliminate pathogens associated with the disease and attain periodontal health. Periodontitis is generally treated by nonsurgical mechanical debridement and regular periodontal maintenance care. Periodontal surgery...

Medicine and dentistry interface at many levels. For example, the focal infection theory, popular at the outset of the 1900s, suggested that systemic ailments could be traced to dental infections, which, in those days, were common, chronic, and often untreated. With the advent of modern dental and medical treatment, particularly antibiotics, this relationship was largely forgotten. Until recent...