BACKGROUND Apical periodontitis (AP) is an inflammatory disease around the apex of a tooth root. Reported prevalence of AP ranges from 27% to 83% while the data about most post-Soviet countries are still missing. Knowing the prevalence of AP within a certain population helps to plan the treatment need and evaluate the success of endodontic interventions. We aimed to collect data about prevalenc...

AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and endodontic treatment in liver transplant candidates and control healthy subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study. Forty two liver transplant candidates (LTC) (study group) and 42 control subjects. Digital panoramic radiographs where used. Periapical status was scored acco...

INTRODUCTION An increased production of oxidizing species related to reactive oral diseases, such as chronic apical periodontitis, could have systemic implications such as an increase in cardiovascular morbidity. Based on this consideration, we conducted a prospective study to assess whether subjects affected by chronic periodontitis presented with higher values of oxidative stress than referen...

background pain experience makes a serious anxiety for both patient and clinician before and after root canal treatment. pain is a complex psychophysiologic phenomenon. objectives the aim of this randomized control trial study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of odontopaste® and a corticosteroid containing compound medicament between root canal therapy appointments. materials and methods on...

Results At incision performed 158 ± 112 min after administration, cefpirome concentrations in abscess ranged from below the limit of quantification to 47 mg/L (8.4 ± 14.1 mg/L), and moxifloxacin concentrations ranged from below the limit of quantification to 9.2 mg/L (1.9 ± 3.4 mg/L). Relative to plasma, abscess concentrations of moxifloxacin were significantly higher than of cefpirome (p = 0.0...

Orbital complications of sinusitis in children generally occur as a consequence of ethmoid sinusitis due to preferential spread across the lamina papyracea. A case is presented of a subperiosteal abscess (SPA) in the superolateral orbital wall complicating frontal sinusitis in a 6-year-old female. Congenital bony dehiscences exist in the lateral floor of the frontal sinus, which may allow direc...

Microorganisms infecting the dental root canal system play an unequivocal role as causative agents of apical periodontitis. Although fungi, archaea, and viruses have been found in association with some forms of apical periodontitis, bacteria are the main microbial etiologic agents of this disease. Bacteria colonizing the root canal are usually organized in communities similar to biofilm structu...

Twenty-eight odontogenic abscesses were examined for the presence of black-pigmented Bacteroides spp. Of the 28 samples, 26 were found to contain one or more species of black-pigmented Bacteroides. Abscesses were divided into three categories according to the tissue of origin: endodontal, periodontal, and pericoronal. Four abscesses which developed after extraction were also examined. It was fo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the presence of the coronal restoration and endodontic treatment success or failure. METHODS This study comprised 200 endodontically treated teeth with 441 roots. Follow-up examination was conducted 4 +/- 0.5 years after completion of endodontic treatment. Outcome criteria were modified from Strindberg. RESULTS Teeth/roots restored with perm...

Aggressive periodontitis, characterized by a rapid rate of periodontal disease progression in the absence of large quantity of bacterial plaque and or calculus present, affects otherwise healthy individuals less than 30 years old. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of aggressive periodontitis among high school students in Qazvin, Iran. 780 students attending high school i...