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Clinical evaluation in periodontitis patient after curettage [PDF]

, 2006
Curettage is used in periodontics to scrap off the gingival wall of a periodontal pocket, and is needed to reduce loss of attachment (LOA) by developing new connective tissue attachment in patients with periodontitis.
Kannan, TP., Abusamah, Roselinda, Witjaksono, Widowati   +2 more
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Responsibility loadings for dental services by general dentists

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background Responsibility loadings determine relative value units of dental services that translate services into a common scale of work effort. The aims of this paper were to elicit responsibility loadings for a subset of dental services and to relate ...
Spencer A John, Brennan David S
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Oral Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia With Eosinophilia Exhibiting Cutaneous-Type Histopathologic Features: Clinical Regression Following Hormonal Withdrawal and a 50-Year Review. [PDF]

J Cutan Pathol
Case report of a 30‐year‐old female. Asymptomatic, red‐purple hyperplastic lesion extending from teeth 21 to 25, with bleeding upon manipulation. Differential diagnosis included: inflammatory gingival hyperplasia, plasma cell gingivitis, leukemia, and Wegener's granulomatosis.
Jesus PVS, Santos LC, Aciole GTDS, Cunha JLS, Lonni N, Costa MADS, Rivero ERC, Gondak R, Albuquerque-Júnior RLC.   +8 more
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Effect of periodontitis on the development of osteoporosis: results from a nationwide population-based cohort study (2003–2013)

BMC Women's Health, 2017
Background The prevalence of osteoporosis associated with the aging process is anticipated to increase along with the rising aging population. Periodontitis that the most common chronic infections of humankind is considered the risk factor for ...
Jung-Kyu Choi, Young-Taek Kim, Hye-In Kweon, Eun-Cheol Park, Seong-Ho Choi, Jae-Hong Lee   +5 more
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Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of closed pocket debridement with diode laser and periodontal open flap debridement: A clinical and microbiologic study

Journal of Clinical Sciences, 2018
Context: Different techniques are used for periodontal therapy, viz. scaling and root planing, subgingival curettage, gingivectomy, and full- or split-thickness flap procedures with or without osseous recontouring.
Khushboo Deshmukh, Devanand Shetty, Arvind Shetty, Ruparani Bodduru, Abhishek Singh Nayyar   +4 more
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Subgingival microbiota of Sri Lankan tea labourers naïve to oral hygiene measures. [PDF]

, 2014
AIM To characterize the subgingival microbiota within a cohort of adult males (n = 32) naïve to oral hygiene practices, and to compare the composition of bacterial taxa present in periodontal sites with various probing depths. MATERIAL AND METHODS
Zhuang, L, Wang, Ren, Watt, Rory M, Steiner, S, Ramseier, Christoph Andreas, Lang, Niklaus Peter, Steiner, Sarah, Lang-Hua, BH, Lang, NP, Ramseier, CA, Watt, RM, Zhuang, Long-Fei, Wang, R, Lang-Hua, Bich Hue   +13 more
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Dental Investigations: Efficiency of Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy in Moderate Chronic Periodontitis

Folia Medica, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Chronic periodontitis is defined as an inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of teeth caused by microorganisms in the dental biofilm, resulting in progressive destruction of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone with pocket ...
Mlachkova Antoaneta M., Popova Christina L.   +1 more
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Dual-center cross-sectional analysis of periodontal stability around anterior all-ceramic crowns with a feather-edge or chamfer subgingival preparation

, 2020
Subgingival margins are often associated with adverse periodontal reactions, such as recession and gingival inflammation. The purpose of this cross-sectional dual-center study was to evaluate the periodontal health and stability of intrasulcular margins,
Bressan E., Paniz G., Nart J., Coltro G., Tomasi C., Zarow M., Pena M.   +6 more
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Association of periodontitis with incidence of metabolic syndrome in Korea: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Although periodontitis has been linked to systemic conditions such as metabolic syndrome, longitudinal evidence remains limited. This nationwide population‐based cohort study aimed to investigate whether periodontal status is associated with the incidence of metabolic syndrome in Korea.
SeoYeon Hwang, Hae‐Young Kim, Sangwook Kang, Junesun Kim, Sunmi Song, Gum‐Ryeong Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subgingival biofilm structure [PDF]

, 2011
Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the oral cavity initiated by a microbial biofilm (or 'dental plaque'). Subgingival biofilms in periodontal pockets are not easily analyzed without the loss of structural integrity. These subgingival plaques are
Thurnheer, Thomas, Rudolf Gmür, Ammann, Thomas, Gmuer, Rudolf,, Zijnge, Vincent, Thomas Thurnheer, Ammann, Thomas,, Gmür, Rudolf, Vincent Zijnge, Thurnheer, Thomas,, Zijnge, Vincent,, Thomas Ammann   +11 more
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