endorsements 277 Epidemiologic studies indicate that gingivitis of varying severity is nearly universal in children and adolescents. These studies also indicate that the prevalence of destructive forms of periodontal disease is lower in young individuals than in adults. Epidemiologic surveys in young individuals have been performed in many parts of the world and among individuals with a widely ...

The aim of this study was to assess and quantify the random effects resulting from clustering in the following individual-level periodontal outcomes: presence of clinical attachment loss of > or = 1 mm (CAL1), presence of clinical attachment loss of > or = 3 mm (CAL3), and presence of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG); or in the following class-level periodontal outcomes: number of studen...

Furcation lesions are associated with increased risk of progressive loss of connective tissue attachment, alveolar bone resorption, and tooth mortality (Bjorn and Hjort, 1982; Becker et al, 1984; Wang et al, 1994; Wood et al, 1989; Hirshfield and Wasserman, 1978; McFall, 1982; Carranza and Jolkovsky, 1991), representing one of the greatest challenges in periodontal therapy. Surgical management ...

The native periodontium includes cementum, a functionally oriented periodontal ligament, alveolar bone and gingiva. Pathologic and/or traumatic events may lead to the loss or damage of this anatomical structure. Since the 1970s, a number of procedures have been investigated in an attempt to restore such lost tissues. Numerous clinical trials have shown positive outcomes for various reconstructi...

Introduction: Clinicians tend to encounter unfavorable situations in the treatment of teeth with severe attachment loss. Periodontal regeneration has been a successful therapeutic approach treatments that require long-term prognosis improvement. This case shows benefits combined regenerative periodontal therapy patient molar severely compromised by furcation, intrabony defects and loss apex. Ca...

INTRODUCTION Most clinical studies on the outcome of apical surgery concentrate on periapical healing based on radiographic and clinical characteristics (signs and symptoms). This study focuses on long-term changes in periodontal parameters after apical surgery. METHODS Periodontal parameters (ie, probing depth [PD], level of gingival margin [GM], and calculated clinical attachment level [CAL...

background: the purpose of this study was to determine the salivary levels of alkaline phosphatase (alp) and acid phosphatase (acp) activities in patients with periodontal disease and to evaluate the use of these enzymes as biochemical markers for periodontal tissue damage. materials and methods: in this prospective analytical study, we examined the activities of salivary alp and acp in patient...

AIM We investigated the long-term impact of adjunctive systemic antibiotics on periodontal disease progression. Periodontal therapy is frequently supplemented by systemic antibiotics, although its impact on the course of disease is still unclear. MATERIAL & METHODS This prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-centre trial comprising patients suffering from moderate to ...

The predominant dental plaque flora was compared between two grouf)s of adult beagle dogs. (1> ten with gingivitis and (2) ten with advanced periodontitis. Plaque from a maxillary third premolar was cultured under strict anaerobic conditions. Specimens comprising the marginal periodontal tissues were taken at the plaque sampling site and analyzed for some histological parameters of periodontal ...