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The prevalence of gingivitis and related risk factors in schoolchildren aged 6–12 years old

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Background According to epidemiological studies, gingivitis is a common disease. However, its morbidity, considerably varies among individual. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of gingivitis, including prevalence ...
Xiaoyu Liu, Jianhui Xu, Siwei Li, Xueqin Wang, Jin Liu, Xin Li   +5 more
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Epidemiology and associated factors of gingivitis in adolescents in Guangdong Province, Southern China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Gingivitis is the most prevalent form of periodontal disease in children and adolescents, being strongly associated to some socioeconomic factors and oral health behaviours.
Weihua Fan, Conghua Liu, Yazhi Zhang, Zijing Yang, Jianbo Li, Shaohong Huang   +5 more
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Desquamative gingivitis mimicking mild gingivitis

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2016
The aim of this report is to diagnose the cause for episodic, shifting type of mild inflammation in the isolated areas of gingiva noted by the patient for 1 year.
Shravanthi Raghav Yajamanya, Praveen Jayaram, Anirban Chatterjee   +2 more
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Investigation of volatile sulfur compound level and halitosis in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis

Scientific Reports, 2023
This study aimed to measure the levels of volatile sulfur compounds and investigate the occurrence of halitosis in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis.
Yeon-Hee Lee, Seung-Il Shin, Ji-Youn Hong   +2 more
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Discrimination of Bacterial Community Structures among Healthy, Gingivitis, and Periodontitis Statuses through Integrated Metatranscriptomic and Network Analyses

mSystems, 2021
Periodontal disease is an inflammatory condition caused by polymicrobial infection. The inflammation is initiated at the gingiva (gingivitis) and then extends to the alveolar bone, leading to tooth loss (periodontitis).
Takashi Nemoto, Takahiko Shiba, Keiji Komatsu, Takayasu Watanabe, Masahiro Shimogishi, Masaki Shibasaki, Tatsuro Koyanagi, Takahiko Nagai, Sayaka Katagiri, Yasuo Takeuchi, Takanori Iwata   +10 more
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Influence of the FIV Status and Chronic Gingivitis on Feline Oral Microbiota

Pathogens, 2020
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) has an unclear pathogenesis with the oral microbiome and viral infections, such as feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), thought to contribute. Although the relationship between the FIV status and FCGS is not clear,
Caitlin E. Older, Márcia de Oliveira Sampaio Gomes, Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann, Mariel Dalmédico Policano, Camila Aparecida Cruz dos Reis, Adriano Bonfim Carregaro, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio, Valéria Maria Lara Carregaro   +7 more
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Gingivitis [PDF]

Definitions, 2020
This article is a data revision about gingival disease, which is without any doubt one of the sufferings with more incidence in our country and if it is not controlled it can evolve into greater periodontal problems.
Maura Espejel Mejía, Isidro, Martins Rico, M. Jose, D. Ruiz, E. Cândido, Guzmán Félix, M. Elena, Monterde Coronel   +8 more
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Irisin, a promising adipomyokine, shows low levels in relation to periodontal diseases, unlike visfatin and IL-6 (case-control study) [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health
IntroductionAdipose tissue releases pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and hormones such as irisin, visfatin, and interleukin-6, which may be linked to periodontal diseases.ObjectivesOur study aimed to determine salivary irisin, visfatin, and ...
Farah Sabah Salim, Saif S. Saliem
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Oral and gut microbiota in gingivitis subtypes: a causal inference study using Mendelian randomization [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background The disruption of microbiota balance could be a pivotal factor in the complications arising from periodontal disease-induced inflammation outside the mouth.
Jichao Lin, Qingjiang Xu, Wei Bi, Youcheng Yu, Qinglian Wang   +4 more
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Prevalence of gingivitis and calculus in 12-year-old Puerto Ricans: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health, 2018
Background Gingivitis is a common oral health problem. Untreated gingivitis may progress to periodontitis, a common cause of tooth loss. The prevalence of gingivitis and calculus among Puerto Rican children is unknown.
Augusto R. Elias-Boneta, Karol Ramirez, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Margarita Murillo, Milagros J. Toro   +4 more
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