The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the non-surgical periodontal treatment in reducing the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) levels of IL-18 from inflamed periodontal sites. Fourteen patients with periodontal disease were included, being 9 patients with chronic periodontitis (mean age: 48.8 SD ± 7.4 years) and 5 patients with gingivitis (mean age: 43.6 SD ± 11.8). The patie...

BACKGROUND Chlorhexidine is the gold standard of dental plaque prevention. The aim of the present study was to compare the plaque and gingivitis inhibiting effect of commercial products containing 0.2%, 0.12% and 0.06% chlorhexidine in a modified experimental gingivitis model. METHODS In three groups of healthy volunteers, experimental gingivitis was induced and monitored over 21 days and sim...

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with serious health consequences. The association between diabetes and periodontal disease is well documented. However, the progression and healing of endodontic infections in diabetic patients has not been adequately studied. Dental lesions are emerging as a significant problem in the diabetic patients because of the improving health conditions. The purpo...

Aluminum salts have demonstrated activity against oral bacteria and also have shown indications of inhibiting plaque and gingivitis. The aims of this clinical trial were to determine the effects of daily supervised rinsing with a specially formulated, alum-containing mouthrinse on existing plaque and gingivitis in children and to monitor its effect on the oral tissues and its acceptability to s...

BACKGROUND Deficiency of Co-Q10 has been found to be responsible for periodontal destruction; therefore, this study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-gingivitis effect of Co-Q10 on plaque induced gingivitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty subjects with plaque induced gingivitis were enrolled in a split mouth randomized controlled trial. For each subject, scaling was randomly performed for any...

The relationship between irregularity of teeth and periodontal disease was investigated in 201 children aged 11-14 years. The upper and lower incisor teeth were assessed for spacing, labio-lingual displacement, and mesiodistal overlap at each of the six contact areas. Plaque and gingivitis were assessed at six sites on each of the four upper and four lower incisor teeth. There was evidence for ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to determine whether there was a relationship between periodontal diseases and ABO blood groups. METHODS This epidemiological study was carried out on 1351 subjects who were randomly selected from individuals referred to the Faculty of Dentistry clinics for periodontal treatment or for other reasons regarding dental health. The study based on pe...

Gingivitis adalah peradangan gingiva yang disebabkan oleh akumulasi plak subgingiva. Plak akan meningkatkan aktivitas sel fagosit dan mediator inflamasi. Infiltrasi inflamasi terutama neutrofil polimorfonuklear menyebabkan dapat diamati secara klinis. Indeks menunjukkan derajat pada gingivitis. Penurunan indeks disimpulkan sebagai penyembuhan peradangan. Pengobatan gingivitis scaling, root plan...

BACKGROUND Chronic gingivitis is the most prevalent in all dentate animals. Regular methods for controlling it have been found to be ineffective, which have paved the way for the use of herbal products as an adjunctive to mechanical therapy as they are free to untoward effects and hence can be used for a long period of time. OBJECTIVE The antigingivitis effect of a gel containing pomegranate ...

Relevance. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) is a rare disease in which oral cavity symptoms manifest as 'strawberry' gingivitis. Description of the clinical case. The paper presents early systemic – granulomatosis manifestation gingival hyperplasia 1 patient, form so-called "strawberry gingivitis", another non-specific ulcer on mucous mem-brane soft palate. After exam...