Background and Aims: Disability is a global concern, involving a wide range of world’s population in all ages and social classes. Persons with disabilities have diverse personal factors with differences in gender, age, socioeconomic status, sexuality, ethnicity, or cultural herit­age. Women with disabilities experi­ence the combined disadvantages associated with gender as well as ...

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate the effects of oral hygiene care by oral professionals on periodontal health in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetic participants were recruited at a university hospital and matched at a 1:1 ratio by age and gender, and randomly allocated into intervention (40 people) and control groups (35 people). Tooth brushing instructio...

In 28 adult severe periodontitis patients who did not respond to conventional periodontal therapy, full mouth clinical parameters including probing pocket depth, relative attachment level, bleeding on probing and suppuration after probing, visible plaque index and modified gingival index were recorded at the baseline and 14 months after treatment. Based on clinical and bacteriological diagnosis...

BACKGROUND Chlorhexidine (CHX) as a gold standard chemical agent appears to be the most effective antimicrobial agent for reduction of both plaque and gingivitis. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of two concentrations of digluconate chlorhexidine (CHX) solutions (0.12% and 0.20%) on gingival indices and the level of dental staining during 14 days. MATERIALS AND METHODS in thi...

Background Gingival inflammation and periodontal disease are the common complications of fixed dental prosthesis. They can be overcome by good oral hygiene maintenance. Objective The objective of this study was to assess the oral hygiene and gingival condition in patients after placement of fixed dental prosthesis for a period of six months. It was also analyzed how factors like type of fixed d...

background: this study was performed to evaluate periodontal status in patients with cardiovascular disease (cvd) and assessment of periodontal diseases prevalence in these patients. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, data on 100 patients were collected with mean age of 51 ± 11 years. the case group included of 50 patients with confirmed cvd who referred to ali-ibn abi talib ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of an oscillating-rotating power toothbrush with a novel brush head incorporating angled CrissCross bristles (Oral-B Triumph with SmartGuide with Oral-B CrossAction brush head) versus a sonic toothbrush (Sonicare DiamondClean) for plaque and gingivitis reduction over a six-week period. METHODS This was a single-center, randomized, examiner-blind, two-treatmen...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to assess the comparative gingivitis and plaque reduction efficacy of a leading oscillating-rotating power toothbrush and a recently introduced sonic toothbrush in adults with gingivitis. METHODS This was a 12-week, randomized and controlled, parallel group, examiner-blind, single-center clinical study of 130 adults with pre-existing gingivitis and ...