Gingival lesions not induced by plaque are common and can help explain the many different periodontal tissue reactions observed. Gingival inflammation sometimes differs from that of routine plaque-associated gingival diseases and often presents distinctive clinical features. (Holmstrup, 1999a). The causes of non-plaque-induced gingival diseases include bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, g...

Gingival response to periodontal inflammation generates excessive lipid peroxide and such a condition may augment systemic health through increased circulating lipid peroxide. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the generation of lipid peroxide in periodontal inflammation could induce tissue injury in the liver, heart, kidney and brain using a rat model. Twelve Wistar ra...

AIMS To identify predictor variables involved in exacerbated gingival inflammation associated with pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this cohort study, 48 pregnant and 28 non-pregnant women without periodontitis were included. The pregnant women were evaluated in the first, second and third trimester and at 3 months postpartum, whilst the non-pregnant women were evaluated twice, with a 6-mon...

METHODS Sites of inflammation were identified on subjects with moderate-to-severe chronic periodontitis, and were allocated to either patch placement or untreated controls, both for 24 hours. Conventional treatment with scaling and root planing was postponed during the study period. Inflammation was evaluated measuring neutrophilic activity using gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) beta-glucuronida...

Purpose: Evaluation of the impact that a foreign body has in the gingival sulcus, expressed in scale to cause significant gingival infection. Material and Methods: In a sample of 10 clinical cases with fixed prosthetic appliances in the oral cavity, the levels of gingival fluid to bridge anchoring teeth are measured and compared to the same opposite respective teeth in the mandible and in the m...

OBJECTIVES To determine and correlate the effect of clomiphene citrate, Letrozole in women undergoing infertility treatment on the gingival inflammatory status. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study is a randomized controlled clinical trial which consisted of 26 women using CC for three menstrual cycles, 26 women using CC for more than three cycles, 26 women using Letrozole. All subjects we...

Introduction: Cigarette smoking has been recognized to be a risk factor for progression of periodontal disease . Due to less inflammation and bleeding in the presence of clinical signs of periodontal disease in smokers than in nonsmokers and given the conflicting results of studies on changes in the epithelium and gingival connective tissue by smoking, this study was performed to evaluate the t...

forty renal allograft patients with three months under immunosuppression by cycloserine were examined for their gingival overgrowth and it's correlation with several parameters including the trough levels of blood cyclosporine and it's metabolites measured by the fluorescence polarization immunoassay technique. no correlation was found between the scores of gingival overgrowth and both the age ...

Restorative dentistry and periodontal health are closly related. Changes which occur in the periodontal tissues during and after restorative treatments of dental caries can be expected not only on theo retical grounds but also can be observed in the daily routine practice. Various experiments have been made concerning the character of these changes. A series of animal experiments concerning the...

Gingivitis is nothing but the inflammation of gingival soft tissue. Various forms of gingivitis have been described in various literatures. Although the clinical signs of gingivitis are easy to detect, it is not clear how much inflammation a person must have to be considered a gingivitis case. The prevalence and incidence of gingival diseases in individuals of different ages and socio-economic ...