Objective: To compare the periodontal health status among orthodontic and non-orthodontic groups aged between 14-30 years of both genders. Study design And Setting: This comparative cross sectional study was conducted at Department Orthodontics Periodontics from January 2019-till June 2019 dental Hospital Bahria Dental College Karachi. Methodology: Those patients under orthodontics treatment fo...

Background and Aim: Lasers can serve as a new powerful tool in dentistry. High intensity laser therapy is becoming the treatment of choice compared with conventional periodontal therapy due to accurate incision and soft and hard tissue ablation, hemostasis, reduction of postoperative pain and infection, optimal debridement, and enhanced healing. Although high intensity laser therapy assumes to ...

The success of any treatment modality depends on following a precise biological criteria which includes using atraumatic surgical procedures, minimal risk to surrounding tissues, improved visibility, hemostasis and post operative conditions2. Most of the instruments used are either manual or motor driven but in bone surgeries they do not help to achieve the above criteria because they are diffi...

The purpose of this article is to review available literature on proteomics in healthy and diseased periodontal structures. The proteins are the building blocks for both microorganisms and periodontium. Periodontitis is the result of complex interrelationship between infectious agents and host factors. The onset, progression and severity of periodontal disease are mainly mediated by various pro...

Periodontitis is an immunoinflammatory disease that causes destruction of tooth supporting tissues. It is characterized by mulifactorial etiology involving bacterial biofilm and an inflammatory host response. The inflammatory ho destruction; thus novel therapeutic modalities should be considered that modulates host response. The proven efficacy of bisphosphonates to inhibit osteoclast bone reso...

Fibrous histiocytoma, is rare tumor of the oral cavity. It is a cellular tumor mostly occurring on the orthokeratinized skin surface. It is also seen in other non-cutaneous areas. The benign form is more commonly seen as compared to the malignant variety. The benign form responds very well to excision alone, having almost no recurrence. Its clinical appearance resembles that of a pyogenic granu...

Periodontics is one of the important field in dentistry which we come across various conditions that are related to oral and systemic health. Periodontal diagnosis pillar successful treatment planning since prevention proper depend on accuracy precision specific diagnostic techniques. has evolved recent years Nanotechnology, 3-D printing, stem cell therapy etc. Hence this article illustrates cu...

The aim of the present survey was to analyse the frequency and type of antibiotic prescriptions used in dental practice in Saudi Arabia, to assess the awareness of periodontal treatment need among dentists and specialists and to evaluate the distribution of dental specialties in Saudi Arabia. We distributed a questionnaire to 378 dentists including different specialists working in various major...