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Correlations between supra- and subgingival clinical parameters in smokers and individuals who have never smoked

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
Introduction Smoking is a risk factor for prevalence, severity and progression of periodontal disease and appears to suppress marginal periodontium inflammatory response.
Carolina Righi Alves, Fernanda Abbadie Berlt, Ticiane de Góes Mário, Camila Silveira Sfreddo, Juliana Maier, Carlos Heitor Cunha Moreira   +5 more
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Mitochondrial dysfunction promoted by Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide as a possible link between cardiovascular disease and periodontitis [PDF]

, 2011
Oxidative stress is one of the factors that could explain the pathophysiological mechanism of inflammatory conditions that occur in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and periodontitis.
Battino, Maurizio, Bullon, Pedro, Cordero Morales, Mario David, Morillo, J.M., Quiles, José L., Ramirez Tortosa, Maria Carmen   +5 more
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Can oral infection be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease? [PDF]

, 2015
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a scourge of longevity that will drain enormous resources from public health budgets in the future. Currently, there is no diagnostic biomarker and/or treatment for this most common form of dementia in humans.
Alzheimer A, Ball MJ, Bünzli D, Cicci[ugrave] M, Dunn N, Hachinsky V, Ingar Olsen, Kovács T, Lin WR, Miklossy J, Mori I, Oldfield BJ, Ouerfurth HW, Regitz C, Sim K. Singhrao, Song Y, Urovesic N, Whittum-Hudson JA   +17 more
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Preservation therapy for vertically fractured teeth with periodontal tissue regeneration using FGF‐2

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Vertically fractured teeth often have a poor prognosis, and extraction is considered the most predictable treatment. Conventional management has consisted of preservation therapy involving extraction, bonding, root restoration, and replantation of fractured teeth.
Masaichiro Iwasaki, Masahide Takedachi, Keigo Sawada, Koji Miki, Shinya Murakami   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estudo de base populacional sobre as condições periodontais e determinantes socioeconômicos em adultos residentes no município de Guarulhos (SP), Brasil, 2006 Population based study on periodontal conditions and socioeconomic determinants in adults in the city of Guarulhos (SP), Brazil, 2006

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2011
OBJETIVO: Este estudo descreveu a prevalência de condições periodontais e sua associação com variáveis demográficas, socioeconômicas e comportamentais em adultos de 35 a 44 anos residentes no município de Guarulhos, São Paulo, 2006.
Antônio Carlos Frias, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Maristela Vilas Boas Fratucci, Celso Zilbovicius, Simone Rennó Junqueira, Silvia Ferreira de Souza, Érika Miti Yassui   +6 more
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Epidemiology, prevention and control of oral diseases in pediatric subjects [PDF]

, 2019
Caries and periodontal diseases are a neglected epidemic by millions of Italians who suffer unnecessarily from them. Both diseases are preventable and the combination of high prevalence, high morbidity and relative inattention from the National Health
Buttacavoli F., Giuliana G, Maltese A. M., Pizzo G.   +3 more
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Laterally positioned flap with connective tissue graft to treat deep isolated gingival recessions in the mandibular anterior region: A retrospective case series with 10‐year follow‐up

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate the efficacy and long‐term clinical outcomes of the one‐stage procedure for covering isolated deep gingival recessions (GRs) in the mandibular anterior region employing a laterally positioned flap (LPF) with a connective tissue graft (CTG), with a retrospective case series.
Lucrezia Parma‐Benfenati, Stefano Parma‐Benfenati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Root coverage using a microsurfaced acellular dermal matrix: A retrospective case series

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) have been used for root coverage for over 25 years, yet few advancements have improved clinical outcomes or reduced complications. This case series evaluated the use of a novel microsurfaced ADM (mADM), which features a microtextured surface designed intended to promote healing and improve graft ...
Yu‐Chang Wu, Guo‐Liang Cheng, Shaun Rotenberg   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of fluoride varnish and chlorhexidine gel on white spots and gingival and plaque indices in fixed orthodontic patients: A placebo-controlled study

Dental Research Journal, 2018
Background: Difficulties to maintain good oral hygiene during orthodontic treatment can cause prolonged accumulation of dental plaque, thereby increasing the risk of developing gingival inflammation and periodontal disease as well as enamel ...
Shiva Alavi, Navid Yaraghi
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Periodontitis treatment and microbiome in a patient with FAM20A mutation: Case study of 1.5 years

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Enamel‐renal‐gingival syndrome (ERGS) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the FAMily with sequence similarity 20A (FAM20A) gene, and is characterized by amelogenesis imperfecta, delayed or failed tooth eruption, and periodontitis.
John Rong Hao Tay, Preethi Balan, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source