Hemodynamic parameters of cerebral aneurysm play an important role in the progression, growth and rupture of an aneurysm. Therefore, the knowledge of hemodynamic parameters may provide physicians with understanding of aneurysm initiation, growth and rupture. Progression of medical imaging technology and improvement of the computer has enabled to predict the hemodynamics of aneurysm with increas...

abstract: background and aim:  micro-ultrasonic tips are similar to hand instruments in their clinical application of subgingival scaling.  in spite of their favorable results, excessive penetration of mini-insert ultrasonic scalers to the bottom of gingival pocket may cause harmful effects. the aim of this study was to evaluate the immediate effect of root instrumentation with gracey curettes ...

PURPOSE The present split mouth study evaluates the effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) leptin level in chronic periodontitis. METHODS Ninety sites from 30 nonobese chronic periodontitis patients were selected and divided as follows: group I, 30 healthy sites receiving no treatment; group II, 30 periodontitis sites receiving scaling and root plan...

BACKGROUND There are few reports in the dental literature regarding the types of periodontal services offered by general practitioners (GPs). The purpose of this study was to determine the specific nature of periodontal services rendered by GPs and to investigate whether certain variables affect GPs' practice patterns. METHODS A 13-item survey was mailed to a random sample of 600 dentists pra...

Pain is a subjective perception due to different stimuli. Periodontal therapy includes non-surgical as well as surgical procedures that may trigger the pain after administration of such procedures. The objectives of this study were: 1) to assess the degree of pain and discomfort experienced after different periodontal procedures (surgical and non-surgical) using a series of visual analogy scale...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of an Er:YAG laser to that of scaling and root planing for non-surgical periodontal treatment. METHODS Twenty patients with moderate to advanced periodontal destruction were treated under local anesthesia and the quadrants were randomly allocated in a split-mouth design to either Er:YAG laser using an energy level of 160...

OBJECTIVE This study tested the hypothesis that successful periodontal treatment was associated with a reduction in the incidence of spontaneous preterm birth (PTB). DESIGN This was a randomised, controlled, blinded clinical trial. SETTING Hospital outpatient clinic. POPULATION Pregnant women of 6-20 weeks of gestation were eligible. METHODS Of 322 pregnant women with periodontal diseas...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of Oraqix® during scaling and root planing (SRP) in comparison with 20% benzocaine and placebo. STUDY DESIGN 15 patients requiring 4 sessions of SRP were enrolled. For each patient, Oraqix®, Hurricaine®, vaseline or no anesthetic product were randomly assigned each to a quadrant. Treatment pain was evaluated on a 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and on a Ve...

The aim of the study was to compare and evaluate effect diode laser as an adjunct scaling root planing alone on clinical parameters Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF) interlukin-10 level in chronic periodontitis. Ten periodontitis patients were selected. As it a split mouth study, two sites with deepest pocket one each quadrant randomly assigned for (SRP) SRP+ treatment. Plaque index, gingival pro...