AIMS To identify the prevalence and different degrees of periodontal disease in an isolated community (Isla Grande, Colombia) with no dental services and low educational level with the use of CPITN, and to establish periodontal treatment needs in different age groups. RESULTS Of 116 people examined, 0.9% were in periodontal health (CPITN value 0), 18.1% had gingival bleeding (CPITN value 1), ...

Chronic periodontitis has been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Left ventricular mass is an established independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. In the present cross-sectional study, we tested the association between periodontitis and left ventricular mass in subjects with essential hypertension. One hundred four untreated subjects with essential hypertensio...

BACKGROUND There have been speculations about the effects of hormonal changes and socio-demographic factors on periodontal health during pregnancy. OBJECTIVE According to the lack of sufficient epidemiologic information about the periodontal status of pregnant women in Yazd, this study was accomplished to determine the changes of Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs (CPITN) during ...

The aim of our study was to analyze inflammatory pathology of periodontal tissues in patients with diabetes mellitus, and the relationship of this pathology with other complications caused by diabetes mellitus. In our study, we evaluated 126 people aged 16-53 years (42 males and 84 females) with diabetes mellitus admitted to the Clinic of Endocrinology of the Hospital of Kaunas University of Me...

The aim of the present study was to validate two versions of CPITN for periodontitis diagnosis. A sample of 400 individuals underwent full mouth periodontal examination including Clinical Attachment Loss, Periodontal Pocket Depth, and Sub-gingival Calculus. Full and partial CPITN versions were derived from this exam (gold standard). Contingency tables were constructed and operational characteri...

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the periodontal condition of a group of 35-44 years old patients from the Iasi region of Romania using the CPITN index and to see if there were any correlations with the income level of the patients assessed. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in dental clinics in rural and urban areas of Iasi in 2006-2007 and a sample of 928 people (age 35-44...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine whether periodontal health knowledge is associated with frequency of tooth brushing and periodontal treatment need. METHODS Four hundred and two subjects participated in the study. Data on sociodemographic variables (age, gender, marital status, income, and education), general health, smoking behaviour tooth cleaning habits and knowledge on peri...

A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed to investigate the effectiveness of a herbal-based dentifrice in the control of gingivitis. Forty volunteers completed the 84-day study. All subjects were balanced for parameters measured - plaque index (PI), community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) and papillary bleeding index (PBI). The dentifrice was effective in r...