background: there have been speculations about the effects of hormonal changes and socio-demographic factors on periodontal health during pregnancy.objective: according to the lack of sufficient epidemiologic information about the periodontal status of pregnant women in yazd, this study was accomplished to determine the changes of community periodontal index for treatment needs (cpitn) during p...

Gingivitis and pedodontitis are usually reve~ible conditions in children and should be detected early and treatment rendered promptly. Hence appropriate clinical indices must be available to record these conditions accurately and to assess treatment success or failure. This paper reviews the existing gingival and periodontal indices and discueses their potential for clinical use in children. In...

Background: Recent researches have known long term infections such as periodontal disease to be related with the process of atherosclerosis. Periodontitis causes peripheral inflammation and immune cell stimulation which leads to an increase in C - reactive protein (CRP) and IgA Ab and there is a definite relation between cardiovascular disease, CRP increase and Periodontitis. The aim of this st...

AIM & BACKGROUND It has been suggested that periodontitis is associated with systemic alterations such as adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, some conflicting results have been reported. This study was conducted to determine the association between periodontitis and preterm birth (PTB), low birth weight (LBW) to obtain information which is necessary for the planning of preventive programs of p...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate changes in the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction (IIEF) score following periodontal treatment in patients who had severe or moderate erectile dysfunction (ED) and chronic periodontitis (CP). MATERIALS AND METHODS The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. The study population consisted of 120 patients with severe or mod...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of non-surgical treatment of periodontal disease during the second trimester of gestation on adverse pregnancy outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS Pregnant patients during the 1st and 2nd trimesters at antenatal care in a Public Health Center were divided into 2 groups: NIG--"no intervention" (n=17) or IG--"intervention" (n=16). IG patie...

Bakhshandeh, Soheila. Periodontal and dental health and oral self-care among adults with diabetes mellitus. Department of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. 2011. 49 pp. ISBN 978-952-10-7193-5 (paperback). The aim of the present study was to assess oral health and treatment needs among Iranian adults with diabetes accordin...

In Part I of this publication the index systems used to evaluate gingival health and disease as well as the epidemiological methods to assess the periodontal conditions have been presented. This paper will present the most commonly used methods to evaluate the oral hygiene status of patients and populations. Furthermore, miscellaneous parameters used in epidemiological studies on periodontal di...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: CPITN, communiy periodontal index treatment needs; PSR, periodontal screening & recording; hBD 1, human beta defensin 1; hBD2, human beta defensin 2; LPS, lipopolysaccharides; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; IL-1β, interleukin-1 beta; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; PBS, phosphate buffered saline; ABTS, 2’-azino-bis-3-et...

INTRODUCTION In the recent past there has been an increase in the number of adults seeking orthodontic treatment therefore special attention to periodontal status of these patients needs more careful evaluation. Periodontal considerations in adult orthodontic treatment are increasingly important as patients become older. The aim of the study was to assess the interrelationship between the sever...