1.1 Regenerative periodontal therapy The goal of periodontal therapy is to improve periodontal health and thereby to satisfy the patient’s esthetic and functional needs or demands. To achieve this goal, most periodontal treatments aim to reduce probing depths and maintain or improve attachment levels and these parameters are used as surrogates of improved tooth retention. Conventional periodont...

BACKGROUND There are few reports in the dental literature regarding the types of periodontal services offered by general practitioners (GPs). The purpose of this study was to determine the specific nature of periodontal services rendered by GPs and to investigate whether certain variables affect GPs' practice patterns. METHODS A 13-item survey was mailed to a random sample of 600 dentists pra...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of conventional periodontal therapy on serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level and periodontal status in obese and normal-weight chronic periodontitis patients. METHODS This is a controlled clinical trial conducted at the King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between December 2009 and March 2011. A total of 40 women af...

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan with high molecular weight found abundantly in the extracellular matrix of soft periodontal tissues. HA has anti-bacterial & anti-inflammatory action periodontitis gingivitis. It plausible that administration to diseased sites beneficial during healing as well post-surgical healing, thus aiding management disease. Data gathered from clinical evide...

Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease are two chronic and common diseases with close relationship together affecting public health and quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resveratrol supplementation in adjunct with non-surgical periodontal treatment (NST) on blood glucose, triglyceride, periodontal status and inflammatory marker...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of periodontal non-surgical therapy on serum levels of the inflammatory cytokines in chronic periodontitis subjects with stable coronary heart disease. METHODS Seventy-five subjects with both chronic periodontitis (CP) and stable coronary heart disease (CHD) were enrolled in the study. Forty subjects received periodontal nonsurgical treatment including oral h...

BACKGROUND Laser treatment may serve as an alternative or adjunctive treatment to conventional mechanical therapy in periodontics. The neodymium-doped:yttrium, aluminum, and garnet (Nd:YAG) laser has been used in periodontics. Systematic reviews aid in clinical decision-making. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in a systematic manner and after a comprehensive search of the literature, the ...

Regeneration is defined as a reproduction or reconstruction of a lost or injured part in a way that both form and function of lost tissues are completely restored (Wikesjö and Selvig, 1999; Caton and Greenstein, 1993; Machtei, 1997; World Workshop in Periodontology, 1996). Regenerative periodontal therapy aims to predictably restore the tooth’s supporting apparatus which has been lost following...

BACKGROUND The real clinical utility of genetic testing is the prognostic value of genetic factors in the clinical outcome of periodontal treatment and the tooth survival. A meta-analysis was undertaken to estimate the effect of a susceptible genotype to periodontitis on the clinical outcomes of non-surgical periodontal therapy and the tooth survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS A systematic search ...