Oral hygiene is an integral part of health of a person and when neglected it results in various oral disorders.Due to high emergence of oral infections, the fast developing resistance by bacteria to antibiotics, the adverse effects of the chemical based remedies currently used in dentistry and financial considerations there is a need for alternative prevention and treatment options that are saf...

dental status may influence food intake. the aim of this review was to summarize the earlier investigations on the association between food intake and dental status. we searched the electronic databases of pubmed and the cochrane library for articles published until 30 february, 2012. to reach the related published articles, medical subject heading (mesh) terms of ‘oral health,’ ‘masticatory pe...

Enterococci are usually encountered and predominate in oral infections, especially those associated with dental root canal infections of necrotic pulp periodontitis. This study aimed to detect identify Enterococcus faecium isolated from infected canals, using polymerase chain reaction ( PCR). Thirty samples were collected patients pulp, endodontic treatment failure, attending the Conservative T...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Preventing oral disease is the most desirable way of ensuring good dental health for children with heart disease. Dental and gingival infections in patients with cardiac problems may lead to infective endocarditis. The aim of this study was to evaluate oral and dental health status in children with heart disease referred to a cardiac center compared with the control group. ...

INTRODUCTION Streptococcus intermedius - a member of the Streptococcus anginosus group - is part of the normal microbial flora of the oral cavity. Despite being regarded as a harmless apathogenic commensal, Streptococcus intermedius has been described to cause abscesses in various locations of the body. CASE PRESENTATION We report the clinical case and course of treatment of a 18-year-old mal...

Staphylococcus aureus can be responsible for oral and dental healthcare-associated infections. Patients with high salivary S. aureus levels are potential sources of infection, because saliva is spread in the environment during dental therapy. This study assessed the salivary S. aureus carriage rate in 97 children (6-12 years) in good general health, attending a paedodontic department. Samples o...

Oral and maxillofacial surgery involves few procedures that may show severe complications with potential of life threatening problems. Subperiosteal abscess of orbit is an extremely rare complication arising spontaneously or after dental surgery. Till date, the occurrence of severe infections following surgical removal of third molars has not been clearly understood. Cellulitis of the orbit is ...

Dental caries is an infectious microbiologic disease of the teeth that results in localized dissolution and destruction of the calcified tissue. Dental caries is a mulitifactorial disease, which is caused by host, agent, and environmental factors. Cariogenic micro-organisms enter the dental biofilm early in life and can subsequently emerge, under favorable environmental conditions, to cause dis...

Background: Oral infections caused by microorganisms have led to increased risk of oral health problems like dental caries (DC). Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans are the organisms responsible for DC. The goal presented study was investigate potential probiotics prevent treat An in vitro assay developed several probiotic strains their ability inhibit aforementioned pathogens. Methods: 4...

Oral health is not only intricately related to general health, but also dental caries and gingival diseases may be lead to serious infections and countless grave disorders, for instance diabetes and respiratory diseases. The worldwide prevalence of untreated caries was the highest, with no decreasing trends and very high ranking in global burden [1]. Poor oral health can affect chewing ability,...