statement of problem: tongue thrust and/or its consequent swallowing pattern are amongst the parafunctional habits that have always been considered as etiological factors for dental disorders by different investigators. purpose: the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of tongue thrusting and the incidence of periodontal disorders associated with this habit among patients referre...

Any attempt to group the entire constellation of periodontal diseases into an orderly and widely accepted classification system is fraught with difficulty, and inevitably considerable controversy. No matter how carefully the classification is developed, and how much thought and time are invested in the process, choices need to be made between equally unsatisfactory alternatives. Despite this di...

概要:歯 周疾患 の蔓延は齲蝕 とともに著 しい 高率を示 してい る、この疾患の原 因は 複雑であるが, 日常の習慣でこれを予防す る場合,重 要 視 しなければな らないのは,歯 ブラシと歯磨 を用い て歯口清 掃 を適正に行 うことである.こ こにおいて,歯 牙付着物除去 と歯肉疾患 の予防や治療 に効果あ ると思 われ る3薬 剤 を歯磨 中に添加 して,そ の薬剤 の効果について比較検討 した。研究対象 および研究方法 と しては,健 康 な る成 人女子 を選び,そ の中の21名 にアラ ン トイ ンを,24名 にイプシ ロンを,ま た25 名 にジ ヒトロコレステ リンをそれ ぞれ添加 した歯磨 を28日 間連続使用せ しめた。そ して,使 用直前 と 使用後7日 間お きに5回,歯 周組織 の健康診断 を行 い,自 ・他覚的症状 を観察 した。その結果,歯 牙 付着物...

Periodontal diseases in children and adolescents comprise mainly of gingivitis. Gingivitis is an inflammation involving the gingival tissues next to the teeth. Marginal gingivitis is the most common form of periodontal disease and starts in early childhood. However, severe gingivitis is relatively uncommon in children, although a large population has a mild, reversible type of gingivitis. The m...

Periodontal diseases in children and adolescents comprise mainly of gingivitis. Gingivitis is an inflammation involving the gingival tissues next to the teeth. Marginal gingivitis is the most common form of periodontal disease and starts in early childhood. However, severe gingivitis is relatively uncommon in children, although a large population has a mild, reversible type of gingivitis. The m...

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to value periodontal status in young persons with well-controlled insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined 50 young people with IDDM (25 girls and 25 boys) and 50 healthy subjects (25 girls and 25 boys). Mean age of examined persons was about 14 years. We investigated gingival indexes: GI (Gingival Index) and PBI (Papillary ...

This is a case report of a patient with idiopathic gingival hyperplasia and an undiagnosed genetic disorder that demonstrated static encephalopathy, mental retardation, developmental delay, seizures, hypotonia, and severe gingival hypertrophy. The clinical dental management and attempts to obtain a genetic diagnosis are described.