AIM This randomized clinical trial compares the usefulness of adjunctive antibiotics, while strict asepsis was followed during periodontal surgery involving guided tissue regeneration. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two groups of 20 consecutive patients each with advanced periodontal disease were randomly assigned to treatment. They displayed one angular defect each with an intrabony component ≥3 mm, ...

The objective of the present study was to assess whether periodontal disease is predictive of premature gestation in an identified population of women at risk for birth complications as a consequence of medical factors. The study population consisted of pregnant women who received uniform pre-natal care in Rama Medical College, Kanpur eastern Uttar Pradesh state of India. Criteria for inclusion...

Oral diseases continue to be a major health problem worldwide. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are among the most important global oral health problems, although conditions such as oral and pharyngeal cancers and oral tissue lesions are also significant health concerns [1]. Despite general advances in the overall health status of the people living in industrialized countries, including o...

BACKGROUND Chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis are susceptible to periodontal diseases due to systemic complications of the disease and using different drugs. The present study investigated the periodontal status of patient's who underwent hemodialysis, in Babol, northern Iran. METHODS One-hundred-fifteen hemodialysis patients (63 males, 52 females) with the mean age of 47....

Oral diseases continue to be a major health issue worldwide. These are including oral and pharyngeal cancers and oral soft and hard tissue lesions, orofacial disorders, tooth loss, dental caries and periodontal diseases. These diseases are among the most important oral health problems. Also some of them cause significant health concerns. Despite general progress in the general health status of ...

objective: whole-mouth examination is generally considered as a gold standard for exact periodontal disease assessment. partial mouth examination also has sometimes been used for this purpose, but its efficacy has been questioned. with regard to symmetric destruction hypothesis of periodontal disease, the present study investigated the efficacy of partial- mouth examination as an alternative fo...

Diabetes mellitus has been linked with an increased risk for oral diseases, especially periodontal diseases (Oliver & Tervonen 1994, Yalda et al. 1994). Further investigations have, however, shown that this risk is not equal in all patients with diabetes. These studies explored the relationship between the diabetic status and periodontal diseases, dental caries and salivary factors. In a group ...

Background Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) represent 18-30% of all oral pathologies and a considerable number of these are sports related. It is very important to treat sports-related injuries and prevent complications. However, very few studies investigate the most expedient therapeutic strategies for the treatment of dental trauma correlated to sports. Objective The aim of this work was to...

objective: periodontal diseases are common in the society and some researchers suggested an association between rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and periodontal diseases. the present study was carried out to evaluate the so-called association in iranian adults. materials and methods: in this case-control study, the samples were recruited from patients referred to loghman hospital, tehran, during 2004-...