Early Wound Healing Score: a system to evaluate the early healing of periodontal soft tissue wounds [PDF]
Purpose: Numerous indices have been proposed to analyse wound healing in oral soft tissues, but each has specific shortcomings. A new method of analysis, the Early Wound Healing Score (EHS), was evaluated in the present study.
Aghazada, Rustam +4 more
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The microbiome associated with equine periodontitis and oral health [PDF]
Equine periodontal disease is a common and painful condition and its severe form, periodontitis, can lead to tooth loss. Its aetiopathogenesis remains poorly understood despite recent increased awareness of this disorder amongst the veterinary profession.
Bennett, David +9 more
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The Periodontal Disease Index (PDI) [PDF]
THE PERIODONTAL Disease Index is a clinician's modification of Russell's PI index for epidemiological surveys of periodontal disease. The PDI index is primarily concerned with an accurate assessment of the periodontal status of the individual person. Emphasis is placed on recording of the attachment level of the periodontal tissues relative to the C-E ...
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Association between chronic periodontitis and serum lipid levels [PDF]
Background/Aim. Periodontitis is a local inflammatory process mediating destruction of periodontal tissues triggered by bacterial insult. However, this disease is also characterized by systemic inflammatory host responses that may contrbute, in part ...
Pejčić Ana +4 more
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Transcriptome analysis of bacteriophage communities in periodontal health and disease. [PDF]
BackgroundThe role of viruses as members of the human microbiome has gained broader attention with the discovery that human body surfaces are inhabited by sizeable viral communities.
Abeles, Shira R +5 more
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Influence of the oral status on cardiovascular diseases in an older Italian population [PDF]
Oral diseases have been adversely associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are also the most frequent cause of death in older population. The aim of this study was to investigate the association among oral status indexes and CVD in patients
Basili, Stefania +5 more
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Tooth Wear and Periodontal Status in a Cluster of Middle-Aged Adults in Northern Greece
The present observational study aims to investigate the prevalence of tooth wear (TW) in a cluster of Northern Greek adults aged 35–44 years and, additionally, to assess any probable associations and interrelationships between TW and periodontal ...
Charis Theodoridis +3 more
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Effect of an herbal mouthwash on periodontal indices in patients with plaque-induced gingivitis: A cross-over clinical trial [PDF]
Background. Recent advances in alternative medicine have led to the introduction of various new herbal products for treating gingivitis as the most prevalent gingival disease.
Mohamadreza Talebi Ardakani +4 more
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Bone loss and aggravated autoimmune arthritis in HLA-DRβ1-bearing humanized mice following oral challenge with Porphyromonas gingivalis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The linkage between periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis is well established. Commonalities among the two are that both are chronic inflammatory diseases characterized by bone loss, an association with the shared epitope ...
Brand, David D +11 more
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Disease Staging Index for Aggressive Periodontitis.
Major advances in the knowledge about the aetiopathogenesis of aggressive periodontitis (AgP) have been achieved. An ever increasing number of scientific articles related to AgP are published every year contributing significantly to the knowledge of this unique and complex disease.
Ramachandra, Srinivas Sulugodu +3 more
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