Background: The mouth cavity hosts various types of anaerobic bacteria including Porphyromonas gingivalis, which causes periodontal inflammatory diseases. P. gingivalis is a gram-negative oral anaerobe and is considered as a main etiological factor in periodontal diseases. Several studies have reported a relationship between P. gingivalis in individuals with periodontal diseases and a critical ...

Introduction: The effects of periodontal diseases observed in adults have earlier inception in life period. Gingival diseases in a child may progress to jeopardize the periodontium in adult hood. Therefore, periodontal diseases must be prevented and diagnosed early in the life. Periodontal diseases risk factors must also be identified. The aim of this research was to find the prevalence and ide...

INTRODUCTION Increasing evidence supports associations between periodontal disease and various chronic conditions. Possible explanations include chronic inflammatory processes, shared pathogens, and shared risk factors, such as smoking and psychosocial stress. The objective of this study was to assess associations of periodontal disease with metabolic syndrome and number of chronic diseases. ...

DEFINITIONS Inflammation: A localized protective response elicited by injury or destruction of tissue, which serves to destroy, dilute, or wall off both the injurious agent and the injured tissue. A cellular and vascular reaction of tissues to injury. Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gingiva. Periodontitis: Inflammation of the supporting tissues of the teeth. Usually a progressively destructive ...

background the purpose of this study was to compare the mental health and daily stress in periodontal diseases and normal group. material and methods a causal comparative method was carried out. using the screening sampling method, the sample subjects were selected from 20 patients with periodontal diseases and 20 attendants of patient as normal group. the two groups were matched from age, sex,...

Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Campinas State University Medical School. E-mail: [email protected] Cardiovascular diseases, especially those associated with atherosclerosis, are still one of the main causes of death worldwide. There are well-established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, one of them being elevated levels of serum lipids combined with infections such as odonto...

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