This article describes some areas of periodontal research and current opinions regarding detection of disease progression, as well as risk indicators and risk factors associated with disease progression. Longitudinal probing of periodontal attachment level is considered the gold standard for detection of disease activity although there are problems with this concept. Digital subtraction radiogr...

Aim: to assess the clinical efficacy of three treatment modalities (Lactobacillusreuteri (L. reuteri) + Scaling and root planning (SRP), broad spectrum antibiotics+ SRP alone) compare their in Chronic periodontitis. Methods: Sixty systemically healthy participants (20 Group A, 20 B C), clinically diagnosed with CP were enrolled. All patients underwent SRP. Adjunctive Amoxicillin metronidazole g...

BACKGROUND The current guidelines recommend 21-day adjunctive corticosteroid therapy for HIV-1-infected pneumocystis pneumonia patients (HIV-PCP) with moderate-to-severe disease. Whether shorter adjunctive corticosteroid therapy is feasible in such patients is unknown. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study to elucidate the proportion of patients with moderate and severe HIV-PCP who requi...

Adjunctive orthodontic treatment for adults is, by definition, tooth movement carried out to facilitate other dental procedures necessary to control disease, restore function and/or enhance appearance. Almost always, it involves only a part of the dentition, and the primary goal usually is to make it easier or more effective to replace missing or damaged teeth. Making it easier for the patient ...

Periodontitis affects the majority of adults worldwide (4), but relatively few patients receive adequate treatment for the disease (9). Conventional periodontal therapy includes a stabilization phase and a maintenance phase. Stabilization of the disease is accomplished by periodontal mechanical depuration and the removal of calculus and other biofilmretentive factors, and may involve adjunctive...