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General immune status and oral microbiology in patients with different forms of periodontitis and healthy control subjects. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
OBJECTIVE: Immunological processes in the etiopathogenesis of periodontitis, especially the aggressive form, are not well understood. This study examined clinical as well as systemic immunological and local microbiological features in healthy controls ...
Jana Schmidt, Holger Jentsch, Catalina-Suzana Stingu, Ulrich Sack   +3 more
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The role of the host—Neutrophil biology

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils) are myeloid cells packed with lysosomal granules (hence also called granulocytes) that contain a formidable antimicrobial arsenal. They are terminally differentiated cells that play a critical role in acute and chronic inflammation, as well as in the resolution of inflammation and wound ...
Iain L. C. Chapple, Josefine Hirschfeld, Alpdogan Kantarci, Asaf Wilensky, Lior Shapira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review on the Implication of Minerals in the Onset, Severity and Treatment of Periodontal Disease [PDF]

, 2016
Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease with high prevalence in adults that leads to destruction of the teeth-supporting tissues. Periodontal therapy has been traditionally directed at reduction of the bacterial load to a level that encourages ...
Battino, Maurizio, Bullon, Pedro, Giampieri, Francesca, Quiles, José L., Valera-López, Alfonso   +4 more
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Europe's contribution to the evaluation of the use of systemic antimicrobials in the treatment of periodontitis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review celebrates Europe's contribution to the current knowledge on systemically administered antimicrobials in periodontal treatment. Periodontitis is the most frequent chronic noncommunicable human disease. It is caused by dysbiotic bacterial biofilms and is commonly treated with subgingival instrumentation.
David Herrera, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Paula Matesanz, Katalina Lauwens, Wim Teughels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local and systemic biomarkers in gingival crevicular fluid increase odds of periodontitis [PDF]

, 2010
AimTo determine the independent and combined associations of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) on periodontitis case status in the Australian population.Materials and methodsGCF was collected ...
Abou-Raya, Armitage, Bizzarro, Bostanci, D'Aiuto, Engebretson, Fitzsimmons, Gamonal, Ganapathi, Glurich, Graves, Grossi, Joshipura, Linden, Lo, Mealey, Mercado, Mogi, Noack, Offenbacher, Page, Perrino, Persson, Pradhan, Salzberg, Sibraa, Slade, Spranger, Steffen, Sun, Swoboda, Takahashi, Tuter, Wu, Zhong   +34 more
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Comparison of cardiovascular disease risk in two main forms of periodontitis

Dental Research Journal, 2012
Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant and has been proved to be a significant predictor of future cardiovascular events. Recent studies have demonstrated a correlation between periodontitis and elevated CRP levels.
Rahul Chopra, Sudhir R Patil, Shivani Mathur   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anna Karenina and the subgingival microbiome associated with periodontitis

Microbiome, 2021
Background Although localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP), generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAP), and chronic periodontitis (CP) are microbially driven diseases, our inability to separate disease-specific associations from those common to all ...
Khaled Altabtbaei, Pooja Maney, Sukirth M. Ganesan, Shareef M. Dabdoub, Haikady N. Nagaraja, Purnima S. Kumar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Granulocyte Chemotactic Protein 2 in Serum of Periodontitis Patients

Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry, 2016
Background: Chronic periodontitis defined as “an infectious inflammatory disease within supporting tissues of the teeth, progressive attachment loss and bone loss".
Saja GH. Hussien, Basima Gh. Ali
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Mechanical plaque removal in step‐1 of care

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Maintaining a regular oral hygiene routine is essential for taking care of our mouths, ensuring healthy teeth, and achieving fresh breath. Patient education on oral hygiene is an important component of their overall treatment. Firstly, patients should be informed about the direct connection between bacteria in dental plaque and oral diseases ...
G. A. (Fridus) Van der Weijden, Cor van Loveren   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

MMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF NF-kB (P0/P) IN PATIENT WITH AGGRESSIVE AND CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2013
Background: Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) is a protein complex that plays a role in transcription factors and in response to inflammation. Periodontitis is a periodontal disorder caused by various bacteria such as A. actinomycetemcomitan and P.gingivalis
Chiquita Prahasanti
doaj   +1 more source