This study was conducted to identify factors associated with periodontal disease in a Jordanian population using principal component and factor analysis techniques. Subjects were 603 dentate patients aged 15-65 years attending dental teaching clinics at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. Their oral hygiene and periodontal status were assessed using plaque index, gingival index, pr...

A study was conducted to examine the effect of endotoxin present in periodontal pockets on the proliferation and attachment of human cell lines on the culture plates (Ca9-22 and gingival fibroblasts). The endotoxin was collected from periodontal pockets of anterior teeth in patients with periodontal disease by subgingival irrigation with sterilized distilled water. The solutions obtained were t...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the association among gingival enlargement (GE), periodontal conditions and socio-demographic characteristics in subjects undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. METHODS A sample of 330 patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment for at least 6 months were examined by a single calibrated examiner for plaque and gingival indexes, probing p...

OBJECTIVES This study define altered passive eruption (APE) and evaluate the morphology of the dentogingival unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS 123 individuals subjected to clinical examination and parallel profile radiography of the upper central incisor. An evaluation was made of the correlation between the clinical diagnosis of APE and the degree of gingival overlap; by using a 19% overlap to defi...

OBJECTIVES To demonstrate the presence of circulating autoantibodies (Abs) from patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) that interacted with human gingival fibroblast membranes activating beta(1) adrenoceptors (beta(1)-AR). METHODS Sera and purified IgG from 25 patients with CP and 20 age-matched healthy subjects were studied by flow cytometry, ELISA and DNA synthesis. Human gingival fibrobl...

Subcutaneous facial emphysema after dental treatment is an uncommon complication caused by the invasion of high-pressure air; in severe cases, it can spread to the neck, mediastinum, and thorax, resulting in cervical emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax. The present case showed subcutaneous cervicofacial emphysema with pneumomediastinum after class V restoration. The patient was fully...

Introduction: The purpose of this report was to present a successful treatment approach in an unusual gingival recession as a result of finger sucking traumatic habit associated with high labial frenum. Case Report: A 10-year-old girl presented moderate pain, recession in the mandibular right incisor and finger sucking habit. The performed treatment was: oral hygiene instruction, use of palatal...

Gingival recession is the displacement of the gingival margin apical to the cemento-enamel junction resulting in the exposure of root surface which puts the patient at risk for dentine hypersensitivity, root caries, abrasion/erosion of roots etc. The etiology can be inflammatory periodontal disease, developmental anatomic abnormalities (aberrant frenal attachment, thin bony plate), toothbrush i...

This paper reports case of pediatric localized gingival recession (LGR) in mandibular anterior region which was treated by using new innovative surgical approach, i.e. combination of frenectomy and vestibular extension. These interceptive surgeries not only gained sufficient width of attached gingival but also lower the attachment of labial frenum. How to cite this article: Jingarwar M, Pathak ...