The positive relationship between smoking and major general health diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease and negative pregnancy outcomes is already established. Moreover, the association between smoking as a major environmental risk factor for periodontal disease has also been established. Smoking is considered to have negative adverse effect on periodontal therapy ...

An increasing number of patients have become aware of the detrimental effects of periodontal disease and tooth-loss and they seek periodontal care. The cornerstone of management of chronic periodontitis is the non-surgical periodontal treatment. The primary goal of periodontal therapy is to preserve the natural dentition by achieving and maintaining a healthy functional periodontium. Many adjun...

BACKGROUND Diabetic mellitus and periodontal disease have bilateral associations. However, there is a dilemma on the effect of periodontal therapy on glycemic control and/or fasting plasma glucose level in type 2 diabetic patients with periodontitis. Therefore, this review aimed to assess the effectiveness of periodontal therapy versus no periodontal therapy on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and f...

Although defect or defect morphology continue to prevail as the basis for treatment in current periodontology, diagnosis must be the basis for periodontal therapy (20). The periodontal therapist should aim at eliminating the causative and contributing factors of the disease. Based on diagnosis, the integration of reparativeproceduresmayleadtodefinitivetreatment,which canhelpmaintaintherapeuticr...

Periodontal diseases are inflammatory of infectious origin. Their initial treatment is based on a mechanical debridement associated with chemical approach; through antiseptics and/or antibiotics. Currently, natural products essential oils increasingly used as new alternative therapy in the periodontal diseases, due to their innumerable medicinal properties.

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 the radicular groove is a developmental anomaly that predisposes the tooth to periodontal break-down. sometimes the situation becomes more complicated by pulp necrosis and development of a combined endodontic-periodontal lesion which is a diagnostic and treatment challenge for the clinician. this report presents the succes...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE A low-grade systemic inflammatory status originating from periodontal infection has been proposed to explain the association between periodontal disease and systemic conditions, including adverse obstetric outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of periodontal therapy during pregnancy on the gingival crevicular fluid and serum levels of six cytokines ...