Periodontal diseases

Hypertension is one of the major causes of cardiovascular diseases in the world. Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the tissues surrounding the teeth. The objectives of this study were to determine the association between hypertension and periodontal parameters in periodontitis patients.

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This study aims to compare the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease in male smokers and male non-smokers visiting Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital and to investigate the relationship between smoking and periodontal disease.

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Periodontitis is the most common form of periodontal disease, greatly affecting the aesthetics, function as well as patient’s quality of life. In the periodontal disease treatment strategy, nonsurgical treatment is considered as the initial phase for anti-infection and soft-tissue management. This study aims to compare the effect of two nonsurgical periodontal modalities: one-stage full-mouth and partial-mouth protocols for periodontitis.

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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Periodontal disease in a patient receiving Bevacizumab: a case report

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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Periodontal disease in a patient with Prader-Willi syndrome: a case report...

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Roxanne Nelson May 28, 2008 — Periodontal disease is associated with a small but significant increase in cancer risk, researchers report. The association between periodontal disease and overall cancer risk was found in both smokers and nonsmokers, according to a study that appears in June issue of Lancet Oncology. The authors note that periodontal disease might be a marker of a susceptible immune system or might directly affect cancer risk.

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Neutrophil Abnormalities A defect in the neutrophil life cycle can lead to dysfunction and compromised host defenses. Inflammation is often depressed, and the clinical result is often recurrent with severe bacterial and fungal infections. Aphthous ulcers of mucous membranes (gray ulcers without pus) and gingivitis and periodontal disease suggest a phagocytic cell disorder. Patients with congenital phagocyte defects can have infections within the first few days of life. Skin, ear, upper and lower respiratory tract, and bone infections are common. Sepsis and meningitis are rare.

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Periodontal Disease Periodontal disease accounts for more tooth loss than caries, particularly in the elderly. Like dental caries, chronic infection of the gingiva and anchoring structures of the tooth begins with formation of bacterial plaque. The process begins invisibly above the gum line and in the gingival sulcus. Plaque, including mineralized plaque (calculus), is preventable by appropriate dental hygiene, including periodic professional cleaning.

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease primarily of the joints that, if lelt untreated, results in functional disebility concordant with radiographic progression. It is well recognized that strking pathogenic similarities exist between periodontitis and RA. Proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factoralpha (TNF a) and interleukin (IL) as well as microbial enzymes and host matrix metalloproteianses (MMP-8 and -9) appear to play important roles in both conditions....

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