AIMS To compare and contrast oral health related data related to Simplified Oral hygiene index (OHI-S) in Dubai school-aged students as a function of the population demographics gender and ethnicity. METHODS A total of 20,880 subjects were screened in 66 public and private school located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The study sample was grouped according to seven geographic regions. The to...

background: recent researches have known long term infections such as periodontal disease to be related with the process of atherosclerosis. periodontitis causes peripheral inflammation and immune cell stimulation which leads to an increase in c - reactive protein (crp) and iga ab and there is a definite relation between cardiovascular disease, crp increase and periodontitis. the aim of this st...

BACKGROUND Unprotected hydrodynamic debridement can produce aerosols, with the risk of cross-contamination and infection for patients and medical staff. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hygienic safety and the role of aerosol prevention of a pulsatile debridement. METHODS & MATERIALS Bacterial emissions during debridement of chronic ulcer wounds of seven patients using the Debri-Jet hydrodynamic i...

BACKGROUND Recent researches have known long term infections such as periodontal disease to be related with the process of atherosclerosis. Periodontitis causes peripheral inflammation and immune cell stimulation which leads to an increase in C - reactive protein (CRP) and IgA Ab and there is a definite relation between cardiovascular disease, CRP increase and Periodontitis. The aim of this stu...

Background: Recent researches have known long term infections such as periodontal disease to be related with the process of atherosclerosis. Periodontitis causes peripheral inflammation and immune cell stimulation which leads to an increase in C - reactive protein (CRP) and IgA Ab and there is a definite relation between cardiovascular disease, CRP increase and Periodontitis. The aim of this st...

Lepromin is an antigen prepared by grinding 1 'gm. of autocJaved bacteriologically positive tissue in 20 ml. of normal saline, a concen­ tration of 1 :20. The test is made by injecting 0.1 ml. i ntradermally . At the end of 24 to 48 hours, there is a tuberculin like response which rapidly fades, to be succeeded in most instances by a nodular infiltra­ tion which reaches its maximum size in thre...