UNLABELLED Periodontal debridement (PD) remains a gold standard for the treatment of inflammatory periodontitis. BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The evidence base regarding the causal relationship between oral biofilm and the host inflammatory response to the etiology of periodontal disease has substantially increased over the years. What has not changed significantly during that time is the conservative ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of autologous fibrinogen (AF) and absorbable barrier membrane (ABM) on periodontal healing of canine experimental grade-III furcation defects. ANIMALS 18 conditioned, laboratory-source, adult Beagles. PROCEDURE Defects were developed bilaterally at the second and fourth premolars and maintained for 12 weeks. Defects were treated with AF, ABM, AF and ABM, o...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the profile of surgical periodontal therapy performed at the Suidobashi Hospital of Tokyo Dental College, during the period of April 2010 through March 2011. A total of 112 periodontal surgeries in 69 patients (mean age: 51.4 years; 28 men and 41 women) were registered for the data analysis. The surgical interventions performed by 17 dentists comp...

Drugs in periodontal diseases have antimicrobial properties and have the ability to improve resistance against infection. These antimicrobials can be used systemically or locally. In earlier times clinical success of periodontal therapy included oral hygiene education and surgical or mechanical root debridement to remove sub-gingival pathology. In severe cases, chemotherapeutic agents may prove...

PURPOSE To assess if patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving periodontal debridement for treatment of chronic periodontitis with ultrasonic or hand instrumentation experienced changes in quality of life or incidents of illness following treatment or no treatment. METHODS The study design was a 3 group, randomized, controlled pre- and post-test experimental pilot s...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship of early life socioeconomic position (SEP) and adulthood periodontitis in the middle aged Korean representative sample. METHODS The 4th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data were used. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted on adults aged 30-59 years to estimate the association between parental SEP (education, occup...

Periodontal diseases remain a concern in adult populations, but there have been no systematic descriptions of periodontal conditions, which have included periodontal attachment loss, among Southern Chinese. The main aim of this report is to describe the periodontal conditions in adult Chinese and to investigate factors that may have influenced periodontal attachment loss. Subjects were recruite...

Aim: To compare the clinical benefit of full-mouth ultrasonic debridement against partial-mouth ultrasonic debridement in patients with chronic periodontitis up to 3 months after therapy. Materials & Methods: Sixty patients with probing pocket depth ≥ 5 mm were randomly assigned to evaluate the clinical efficacy of full-mouth ultrasonic debridement against partial-mouth ultrasonic debridement i...

AIM To determine whether there is a relationship between periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS A total of 1520 (852 - periodontal group; 668 - general group) individuals of 30-70 years age group and residents of Baddi industrial estate in Himachal Pradesh, India, were assessed for the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis and Periodontal Disease (PD). The prevalence and severity ...