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Can chlorhexidine mouthwash twice daily ameliorate cyclosporine-induced gingival overgrowth?

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2013
Gingival overgrowth can be induced in patients treated with cyclosporine-A (CsA), an immunosuppressant often used following organ transplantation. A pre-existing rat model designed to mimic CsA-induced gingival overgrowth in humans was used to test the ...
Ching-Hwa Gau, Hsiao-Pei Tu, Yu-Tang Chin, Rebecca Y.A. Chen, Martin Ming-Jen Fu, Earl Fu   +5 more
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Periodontal microbiology and microbial etiology of periodontal diseases: Historical concepts and contemporary perspectives

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review summarizes the collective knowledge on periodontal microbiology, through a historical timeline that highlights the European contribution in the global field. The etiological concepts on periodontal disease culminate to the ecological plaque hypothesis and its dysbiosis‐centered interpretation.
Georgios N. Belibasakis, Daniel Belstrøm, Sigrun Eick, Ulvi K. Gursoy, Anders Johansson, Eija Könönen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using saliva nitrite and nitrate levels as a biomarker for drug induced gingival overgrowth

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2015
Aim: Drug-induced gingival overgrowth has a multifactorial nature and the pathogenesis is still uncertain. It has been suggested that Nitric Oxide (NO) might play a role in the pathogenesis of drug-induced gingival overgrowth due to the contribution of ...
Erkan eSukuroglu, Güliz Nigar Güncü, Kamer eKılınc, Feriha eCaglayan   +3 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi, Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean‐Claude Imber, Alexandra Stähli, Björn Klinge, Niklaus P. Lang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marijuana Legislation: Identifying the Impact on the Oral Healthcare Provider [PDF]

, 2020
Objectives/Aims: Since the mid-2000s, the United States has seen a surge in legislation involving the legalization of marijuana, both recreationally and medicinally.
Geiser, Abby L, Reid-Burrell, Jessica
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Correlation between parodontal indexes and orthodontic retainers: prospective study in a group of 16 patients [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose. Fixed retainers are used to stabilize dental elements after orthodontic treatment. Being it a permanent treatment, it is necessary to instruct patients about a constant and continuous monitoring of their periodontal conditions and a correct oral
Corsalini, M., Di Venere, D., Grassi, F. R., La Forgia, A., Nardi, Gianna Maria, Notaro, V., Pettini, F., Rapone, B., Stefanachi, G.   +8 more
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Upregulation of Slug expression by cyclosporine A contributes to the pathogenesis of gingival overgrowth

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2016
Gingival overgrowth occurs as a side effect of systemic medication with immunosuppressant cyclosporine A (CsA). Slug, a master regulator of epithelial–mesenchymal transition, is dramatically upregulated in a variety of fibrotic diseases.
Chung-Hung Tsai, Cheng-Chia Yu, Shiuan-Shinn Lee, Hui-Chieh Yu, Fu-Mei Huang, Yu-Chao Chang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Supra and subgingival application of antiseptics or antibiotics during periodontal therapy

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis) are characterized by inflammatory processes which arise as a result of disruption of the balance in the oral ecosystem. According to the current S3 level clinical practice guidelines, therapy of patients with periodontitis involves a stepwise approach that includes the control of the patient ...
Elena Figuero, Jorge Serrano, Nicole Birgit Arweiler, Thorsten Mathias Auschill, Ali Gürkan, Gülnur Emingil   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Localized Longstanding Chronic Inflammatory Gingival Overgrowth - A Case Report

King Khalid University Journal of Health Sciences, 2016
We report a young patient who presented with longstanding gingival swelling. Based on the clinical, radiological, and histopathology findings following excision, a diagnosis of localized longstanding chronic inflammatory gingival overgrowth was made ...
Shankar T. Gokhale, Saurabh Chaturvedi, Shashit Shetty Bavabeedu, N Raghavendra Reddy, Astha Agrawal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biallelic loss‐of‐function variants in TBC1D2B cause a neurodevelopmental disorder with seizures and gingival overgrowth

Human Mutation, 2020
The family of Tre2‐Bub2‐Cdc16 (TBC)‐domain containing GTPase activating proteins (RABGAPs) is not only known as key regulatorof RAB GTPase activity but also has GAP‐independent functions.
F. Harms, Padmini Parthasarathy, D. Zorndt, M. Alawi, S. Fuchs, B. J. Halliday, Colina McKeown, H. Sampaio, N. Radhakrishnan, S. Radhakrishnan, M. Gorce, Benjamin Navet, A. Ziegler, R. Sachdev, S. Robertson, S. Nampoothiri, K. Kutsche   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source