context the aim of this review was to examine evidences for the association between smoking and periodontal disease, to discuss possible biological mechanisms whereby smoking may adversely affect the periodontium, and to consider the effect of smoking on periodontal treatment. evidence acquisition a web-based search in pubmed and google scholar was performed to identify publications regarding t...

Aim : The aims of the present study were to explore relations between gingival phenotype (GP) and periodontal health status find prevalence a specific in small Bulgarian population. Materials methods We recruited 50 patients attending our dental practice with different diagnoses. A detailed was taken assess diagnosis each participant. Several clinical for evaluation thickness keratinized tissue...

Background: Melanin pigmentation of the gingiva appears in all ethnicities. Excessive is an esthetic concern that has increased awareness about depigmentation procedures. This epidemiological study aims to find correlation between skin color and gingival Sulaimani Governorate, Kurdistan/Iraq. Subjects Methods: A total 820 apparently healthy non-smokers, including 338 males 482 females with ging...

BACKGROUND Females are generally more motivated with regard to oral hygiene practices and thus brush their teeth more frequently than males. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of gingival recession, oral hygiene status, oral hygiene practices and associated factors in women attending a maternity ward in Tanzania. DESIGN Cross-sectional descriptive study. SETTING Maternity ward of Muhim...

The aim of any prosthodontic treatment plan is to restore the lost or missing tissue with prosthesis. This prosthesis should be compatible with existing hard and soft tissues and fulfill the functional and aesthetic requirements as well. It is important for the treating clinician to be knowledgeable about the interactions of these prosthodontic appliances with oral tissues and consequences of v...

amyloidosis includes a wide range of disorders characterized by deposition of amyloid in different organs and tissues. localized gingival enlargement due to accumulation of amyloid without involvement of other organs is a very rare condition. this article describes a 31-year-old male patient with amyloidosis involving only the periodontium of the anterior mandibular teeth with localized severe ...

introduction: periodontitis is an inflammatory disease, for which, scaling and root planning (srp) is the common approach for non-surgical control of inflammation. using lasers is another approach in the first phase of periodontal treatment for control of inflammation. diode laser has some beneficial effects such as acceleration of wound healing, promotion of angiogenesis and augmentation of gr...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between amphetamine ingestion and gingival enlargement. METHODS A total of 40 subjects were included in this study. Group 1 consisted of 20 subjects taking amphetamines and attending the dental clinic at Children's Hospital of Buffalo and The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. These subjects were not taking phen...

background and aims. dental plaque and gingivitis were controlled by administration of chemical agents such as chlorhexidine (chx) which is recognized as a gold standard of chemical agents. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of two mouthwashes (0.2% chx and kin gingival) on clinical parameters. materials and methods. a total of 88 subjects were included in this interventional‒expe...

statement of problem: changes in protein levels, host calls enzymes and inflammatory mediators in gingival crevicular fluid (gcf) are considered as diagnostic indicators of periodontitis.purpose: he aim of the present study was to measure the elastase enzyme activity in gingival crevicular fluid among patients with periodontitis.material and methods: in this study, 52 periodontitis patients (ex...