amyloidosis includes a wide range of disorders characterized by deposition of amyloid in different organs and tissues. localized gingival enlargement due to accumulation of amyloid without involvement of other organs is a very rare condition. this article describes a 31-year-old male patient with amyloidosis involving only the periodontium of the anterior mandibular teeth with localized severe ...

Teeth are responsible for aesthetics and functions such as chewing, speech etc. The thought is that, strong and sound periodontium is required for patients who desire orthodontic treatment. So, are people with poor periodontium denied orthodontic treatment? Or is it vice versa, that is, is orthodontic treatment limited by poor periodontium? This article will give a broad review on the inter rel...

background and aim: toothbrushes cannot reach all interdental areas. interdental cleaning is an important part of oral hygiene care. the purpose of this study was to compare the supragingival plaque removal efficacy of an interdental cleaning power device (aquajet) and dental floss. materials and methods: thirty subjects were enrolled in this single-blind, split mouth clinical trial. all the su...

Introduction: Periodontal diseases are advocated to show adverse pregnancy outcomes. Hence in our study we aim conduct a systematic review of the previous systemic reviews studying association between periodontal disease and Material methods: We searched online databases up November 2016 for Systematic studies comparing outcomes among women with without were eligible inclusion. Primary maternal...

A patient’s smile expresses a feeling of joy, success, sensuality, affection and courtesy, and reveals self-confidence and kindness. A smile is more than a method of communicating, it is a means of socialization and attraction whose advantages are taken for granted in the media, both publicly and politically (Gandet, 1987). This media portrayal of the stereotyped smile leads to a standardizatio...

During tooth development, the jawbone interacts with dental germ and provides the development microenvironment. Jawbone-derived mesenchymal stem cells (JBMSCs) maintain this microenvironment for root and periodontium development. However, the effect of the jawbone microenvironment on periodontium tissue regeneration is largely elusive. Our previous study showed that cell aggregates (CAs) of bon...