BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to assess the subgingival profile of 9 periodontal pathogens, by means of real-time PCR, in a group of predialysis chronic kidney disease patients with and without periodontal disease and to identify the risk factors associated with periodontal disease in these patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS This is a single centre cross-sectional cohort study performed on ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the clinical efficacy of four different surgical techniques in promoting periodontal regeneration in patients with infrabony defects: open flap debridement, application of enamel matrix derivatives (EMD), nanohydroxyapatite (nanoHA) application, and combined nanoHA and EMD application. Probing attachment level (PAL), pocket depth (...

BACKGROUND Tobacco smoking is regarded as one of the most significant risk factors for the development and progression of periodontal disease. In particular, studies have shown an alteration in Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF) volume and its components in smokers. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the GCF volume in smoking and non-smoking Saudi subjects with chronic periodonti...

A new ultrasonic periodontal probe has been developed that offers the potential for earlier detection of periodontal disease activity, non-invasive diagnosis, and greater reliability of measurement. A comparison study of the ultrasonic probe to both a manual probe, and a controlled-force probe was conducted to evaluate its clinical effectiveness. Twelve patients enrolled into this study. Two ha...

BACKGROUND Single photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been effective in initial periodontal therapy, but only improved bleeding on probing (BoP) in maintenance patients after a single use. Repeated PDT has not been addressed. OBJECTIVES To study the possible added benefits of repeated adjunctive PDT to conventional treatment of residual pockets in patients enrolled in periodontal maintenance. MA...

Introduction: The main of non-surgical periodontal treatment is mechanical debridement. However, the success rate greatly influenced by ease instrument access. Therefore, adjunctive antimicrobial therapy indicated for complete removal pathogen. Since long term systemic can cause resistency, local such as photodynamic may serve a better choice. Literature review: Photodynamic (PDT) consists 3 el...

We report a case of generalized chronic periodontitis requiring periodontal regenerative therapy. The patient was 53-year-old woman who presented with the chief complaint gingival swelling. An initial examination revealed 31.5% sites probing depth ≥4 mm and 46.3% bleeding on probing. Radiographic showed vertical bone resorption in tooth #33. Horizontal adsorption also observed other areas. Base...

The effect of HIV infection on the prevalence and the rate of progression of chronic periodontitis is not clear. The aim of this study was to compare parameters associated with the severity of chronic periodontitis in terms of periodontal probing depths, gingival recession, plaque indexes, and bleeding indexes of HIV-seropositive subjects and healthy age-matched control subjects, and of HIV-ser...

UNLABELLED Present day dental lasers can create oral environments conducive for periodontal repair. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE With the bacterial etiology of periodontitis and the resulting host inflammatory reaction, clinicians continue to search for therapeutic modalities to assist in the non-surgical management of periodontal disease. Traditional chairside therapies consist of mechanical debri...

Necrotizing gingivitis (NG) and necrotizing periodontitis (NP) are collectively referred to as necrotizing periodontal diseases (NPD) (International Workshop for the Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions. Consensus Report, 1999). NPDs are considered to be more common in HIV-seropositive subjects compared to immunocompetent individuals, and might be the first clinical manifestati...