Aggressive periodontitis, which encompasses a number of clinical entities, probably results from the mobilization of tissue‟s destructive mechanisms which are common to most forms of periodontal diseases. The unique attributes of the disease process are due to the virulence of the pathogens and the host susceptibility may be due to the heritable or acquired susceptibility factors, which permit ...

Scenario: Dental surface biofilm formation triggers periodontal disease (gingivitis and periodontitis), the second most frequent oral pathology, only to caries. Studies of these diseases' prevalence in coffee consumers have shown conflicting results. Some studies correlate consumption with aggravation disease, while others remission. Purpose: This study aimed analyze association between using C...

Traditionally, periodontal diseases have been diagnosed by radiographic and clinical exams, including the assessment of plaque with a plaque index (PI), gingival inflammation with the bleeding on probing index (BOP), probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL). Nowadays, clinical chairside tests are in use for more precise molecular diagnostics and treatments. This review desc...

The primary function of the immune system of the mouth is to protect the teeth, jaws, gingivae and oral mucosa against infection. These host defences vary in the different oral microenvironments or domains represented by the oral mucosa, saliva and gingival crevice. This review aims to consider and contrast the main immune components in each domain and cites examples of oral diseases where the ...

Langerhan’s Cell Histiocytosis formerly known as histiocytosis X traditionally denotes a group of diseases that stem from proliferative reticuloendothelial disturbances. The etiology and pathogenesis of the disease remain debatable.The present paper reports a case occuring in a three and a half year old ( 31⁄2 year pediatric) child reported to the department of oral pathology with gingival enla...

BACKGROUND Gingival recession is the most common and undesirable condition of the gingiva. The aim of study was to investigate the aetiology and severity of gingival recession in a Greek adult population sample. METHODS The study was performed on 165 males and 179 females, 18-68 years old who sought dental treatment in a private dental practice and showed gingival recession. All subjects were...

Crohn's disease (CD) is a complex multisystemic inflammatory disorder and part of the bowel diseases (IBDs). About 20% subjects affected by IBDs are paediatric patients 21% them present extraintestinal manifestations. Among manifestations CD, oral rather frequent (20–50% people) can be difficult to identify, being frequently aspecific not pathognomonic. Their early diagnosis dentist extremely i...

Gingival fibromatosis is a progressive gingival enlargement caused by an over growth of the collagenous element of the gingival fibrous connective tissue. Pharmacologically induced, hereditary (familial) and idiopathic forms of gingival fibromatosis are recognized. This paper reports a case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis in a 13 year old boy involving the right maxillary and mandibular arc...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is characterized by various degrees of attached gingival overgrowth. It usually develops as an isolated disorder but can be one feature of a syndrome. A case of a 38-year-old female is reported who presented a generalized severe gingival overgrowth, involving the maxillary and mandibular arches and covering almost all teeth. The clinical differen...

BACKGROUND Periodontitis, the most prevalent chronic inflammatory disease, has been related to cardiovascular diseases. Autophagy provides a mechanism for the turnover of cellular organelles and proteins through a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway. The aim of this research was to study the role of autophagy in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with periodontitis and gingival...