Purpose A novel index, the periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA), represents the sum of the periodontal pocket depth of bleeding on probing (BOP)-positive sites. In the present study, we evaluated correlations between PISA and periodontal classifications, and examined PISA as an index integrating the discrete conventional periodontal indexes. Methods This study was a cross-sectional subgro...

BACKGROUND The association between periodontal conditions, oral yeast colonisation and salivary proteins in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not yet documented. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between these variables in type 2 diabetic subjects with reference to gender. METHODS Fifty-eight type 2 diabetic subjects (23 males and 35 females) with random blood glucose le...

Introduction Gingival crevicular fluid is exuded from the surrounding tissue of periodontal pockets in response to the pathogenic process in periodontitis. Gingival crevicular fluid contains microbial plaque, host inflammatory cells, host tissue and serumderived factors. As periodontal disease progresses, the volume of GCF increases and inflammatory cytokines appear in the GCF. GCF can be easil...

Periodontal medicine defines a rapidly emerging branch of Periodontology focusing on establishing a strong relationship between periodontal health and systemic health. Periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis are widely prevalent diseases and are characterized by tissue destruction due to chronic inflammation. Several prospective clinical trials have shown that individuals with rheumatoid arthrit...

OBJECTIVES The dental health of 73 workers previously exposed to mercury vapour at a chloralkali plant was studied and compared with that of 51 non-exposed referents. METHODS A record of oral, periodontal, gingival and mucosal conditions, including teeth, restorations, prostheses, and oral hygiene, was established during a 30 min examination. The participants' periodontal conditions were asse...

Oral health status is an integral component of a general health and well-being of an individual. Knowledge about the link between periodontal disease and systemic diseases are growing rapidly. Increasing evidence is available from many investigators to indicate periodontitis as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, low birth weight infants and pulmonary diseases. Both ep...

Background: Periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) share a number of clinical and pathologic features, one of which is the presence of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced bone resorption that is involved in the pathogenesis of both. Objectives: To investigate the effect of TNF-α blockade on periodontal conditions in patients with active RA. Method: The periodontal statuses of 3...

georgia is a country with a human development index (hdi) score of 0.733. significant deterioration in socio-economic conditions in the 1990s caused serious health problems in the population including oral health. since then, there has not been an epidemiological survey of dental diseases among the adult population in georgia.the pathfinder survey- cluster- stratified method derived by who was ...