BACKGROUND/AIM Orthodontic patients should be familiar with techniques of maintaining oral hygiene as well as with proper methods of checking maintenance of oral hygiene. The aim of this study was to determine a correlation between condition of periodontium and techniques of maintaining oral hygiene in patients treated with fixed orthodontic appliances. METHODS The research population include...

OBJECTS To test the hypothesis whether bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) could migrate into the periodontium as the precursor available for the repair of tissue injury. METHODS A chimeric mouse model was established by transplanting BMSCs derived from red fluorescent protein mouse into irradiated BALB/c mice. Subsequently, a periodontal defect was created beside the maxillary first molar and fil...

Periodontal Disease is an inflammatory process affecting the Periodontium, the tissue that surrounds and supports the teeth. The process usually starts with an inflammatory process of the gum (gingivitis) but it may progress with an extensive involvement of the gum, as well as the periodontal ligament and the bone surrounding the teeth resulting in substantial bone loss. Current evidence sugges...

amyloidosis includes a wide range of disorders characterized by deposition of amyloid in different organs and tissues. localized gingival enlargement due to accumulation of amyloid without involvement of other organs is a very rare condition. this article describes a 31-year-old male patient with amyloidosis involving only the periodontium of the anterior mandibular teeth with localized severe ...

Prosthetic periodontal treatment with a fixed partial prosthesis has been carried tients affected by severe periodontitis in order to restore dentition to good health, function, and esthetics. The literature has proven that the biological capability of teeth with a reduced but healthy periodontium successfully supports a fixed partial prosthesis over time. In gren demonstrated that fixed bridge...

background and aims. despite available evidence for the role of herpes viruses in destructive periodontal diseases, no cause-and-effect relationship has been found to date. this study compared the titer of immunoglobulin g (igg), immunoglobulin m (igm) against human cytomegalovirus (hcmv) in gingival crevicular fluid between individuals with periodontitis and with healthy periodontium. material...

Background Obesity is one of the systemic conditions which influence the onset and progression of periodontal disease and it is stated that the metabolic changes associated with obesity may contribute to alteration in subgingival microbial flora. Aim Our study was aimed to quantify and compare the red complex microorganisms in obese or overweight and normal weight participants with and withou...