Antiseptic agents are used as an adjunctive tool in periodontal therapy, to prevent infection, better plaque removal, well preoperative cleaning of the surgical site, and postoperative use. Chlorhexidine is considered a good antiseptic agent, but it has several important adverse health effects if not correctly by patient. The objectives this review are: a) To understand different antiseptics th...

Deep intraosseous defects represent a major challenge for the clinician. Sites with intraosseous lesions have been shown to be at higher risk of disease progression in subjects who had not received systematic periodontal therapy (78). Treatments of intrabony defects include scaling and root planing with or without surgical access flap. When the periodontal debridement is surgically performed, a...

Periodontitis is an oral inflammatory disease of polymicrobial origin that causes the destruction of gingival connective tissue and the alveolar bone supporting the teeth. Host immune and inflammatory responses due to specific periodontopathogens and their metabolic products mediate local tissue destruction. Periodontal disease affects as many as 30% of adults and it is one of the most common c...

Before new treatment concepts can be used in daily practice, a critical analysis of the present scientific literature is necessary. The concept of full-mouth disinfection (FMD) was introduced as a new alternative treatment for the non-surgical therapy of inflammatory periodontal diseases, and is becoming more and more popular in dental practice. The following article provides a short survey and...

INTRODUCTION Oxidative stress and antioxidants play an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory disease, including chronic periodontitis (CP). Saliva contains enzymatic (glutathione peroxidase - GPx, superoxide dismutase - SOD, etc.) and non-enzymatic (albumin - ALB, uric acid - UA, glutathione, etc.) antioxidants. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to investigate: a) level of SO...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Recent in vitro studies indicate that enamel matrix derivative (EMD) could modulate the growth of periodontopathogens. The aim of the presented study was an analysis of the influence of EMD on the presence of Porphyromonas and Prevotella bacteria in the periodontal pockets of patients with chronic periodontitis in non-surgical periodontal therapy. MATERIALS AND METH...

This case report presents orthodontic camouflage treatment and the correction of transposed canine-first premolar teeth in a patient who presented with skeletal Class III familial periodontal problem. A 28-year-old female was diagnosed generalised aggressive periodontitis treated by scaling root planing plus adjunctive use systemic antibiotics surgical therapy prior to referral department. Afte...

This investigation was designed to evaluate the healing response to the laser-assisted new attachment procedure (LANAP). Eight patients presenting with 12 teeth predetermined to be surgically extracted were enrolled and consented to treatment with full-mouth LANAP therapy. LANAP surgical therapy consisted of a first pass with a 360-Μm fiber diameter, laser settings with verified output of 4.0 W...

Background: Growth factors play a major part in wound healing in many tissues including the periodontium. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is one of these factors present in the gingival crevicular fluid. In addition, it is considered as one of the most important anti-inflammatory cytokines. Interleukin-1β is a proinflammatory cytokine that presents itself in gingival inflammation and the...

UNLABELLED The influence of oral infections, especially periodontal disease, on systemic diseases has been extensively discussed in the literature. Because periodontal disease is a persistent infection, it promotes an inflammatory response. C-reactive protein is a marker for inflammatory reactions that is frequently studied, since elevated levels of this protein are related to coronary events. ...