This clinical investigation was conducted to evaluate the impact of a unique soft rawhide product on the formation of dental calculus in a housed colony of beagle dogs. The study was designed as a 2-way crossover test with 4-week test periods and a 1-week wash-out period between the test periods. All dogs were provided a dry commercial diet and tap water ad libitum. The dogs were stratified int...

LLE Review, Volume 134 136 Introduction Selective removal of subgingival dental calculus is a preferred treatment method in nonsurgical periodontal therapy. While complete removal of calculus and disease-causing agents (i.e., oral bacteria) is of primary importance, leaving behind a hard tissue surface less prone to bacterial accumulation is also important. Grooves and craters resulting from co...

Objective: To assess the gingival health status among preclinical and clinical Yemeni dental students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on preclinical and clinical students at Thamar University. The self-reported oral health behavior of dental students with their actual gingival status was evaluated. One hundred and ninety five volunteers (115 male and 80 females ...

Non-human primates have been extensively used in periodontal research to investigate the pathogenesis of periodontal disease, use of dental implants, guided tissue regeneration and other surgical procedures. Rats and hamsters are best suited for caries and calculus research. Ferrets may be a promising new model for studying periodontal disease and calculus formation. Beagle dogs are best suited...

Supragingival calculus predisposes to the development of periodontal disease by providing a retentive surface for plaque bacteria and impeding attempts to maintain an effective level of plaque control (47). Although the presence of calculus and gingival inflammation, as evidenced by bleeding on probing, are not always coincident (1) the close proximity of supragingival calculus to the gingiva e...