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Filter by:The prevalence of cardiovascular disease is rising; new methods must be created to assess the cardiovascular status of patients. If cardiovascular disease can be predicted, it may facilitate prevention. An association between periodontal disease and cardiovascular has been established, but a definitive mechanism is not understood. A good first step in finding that mechanism is to look at the correlation between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease, both of which have an inflammatory component. This study observes the level of cardiovascular disease in patients and correlates it with the presence and degree of periodontal pathogens.
The primary objective of this study is to assess the short-term immune response of type-2 diabetics with generalized chronic periodontitis (GCP) to nonsurgical periodontal treatment. The investigators hypothesize that type-2 diabetes exacerbates the disruption of DC (dendritic cells)-mediated immune homeostasis associated with periodontitis.
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease whose etio-pathogencity is not fully understood yet. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are involved in physiological and pathological processes. Nitro-oxidative stress has been implicated in Periodontitis. The aim of this study is to assess the levels of ROS and RNS in serum and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples taken from periodontitis (chronic and aggressive) patients and healthy controls. Subsequently, correlating these levels with the severity of periodontal disease. Eighty subjects will be invited to participate in this study. Patients will be allocated into four groups (20 patients each). The biochemical parameters that will be investigated are Malondialdehyde (MDA) (using TBRSA assay) as a marker of oxidative stress and (NO- level using Griess reagent) as a marker of nitrosative stress.
Evaluate and compare the effectiveness in a clinical and microbial perspective one stage full-mouth disinfection technique in relation to scaling and root planing per quadrant associated with chlorhexidine or azithromycin.
This clinical study compared a conventional surgical technique (CST) and a minimally invasive surgical technique (MIST) in the regenerative treatment of mandibular furcation defects.
The purpose of the present study is to identify the novel periodontal disease biomarkers using differentially expressed microRNA in the saliva. The severity of chronic periodontal diseases and the time of pre- and post-treatment are major classification criteria. The obtained data will secure the foundation for the development of a new non-invasive diagnostic methods for early diagnosis & prognosis prediction of periodontal disease.
To evaluate the efficacy of locally delivered ozone gel as an adjunct to conventional periodontal therapy on selected clinical parameters as well as alveolar bone density (BD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in patient with chronic periodontitis.
The main causes of adverse pregnancy outcome(s) are reported to be maternal infection and placental, foetal, or uterine pathosis. Maternal infection and placental pathosis appear to be the most important causal factors, possibly causing pre-term labour, premature pre-term membrane rupture, or result in medically induced pregnancy interruption. There are reports of a link between poor maternal periodontal health and composite adverse pregnancy outcome of pre-term low birth weight (PLBW). however, the reason for such correlation is still not clear. In the current study the investigators will try to follow a possible path between periodontal infection and uterus physiology, by signaling out inflammatory markers that may leak from the gingival fluid into the serum and from there to the amniotic fluid. the investigators will collect GCF, serum and amniotic fluid from patients undergoing elective amniocentesis and analyse inflammatory markers in the collected samples.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of periodontal treatment on systemic inflammation and quality of life of individuals with metabolic syndrome. There will be a randomized clinical trial with patients from the clinic of Endocrinology - Prediabetes (Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre) and outpatient dental clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), who have a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome and diagnosis of periodontitis. The clinical trial will consist of an arm where it will be immediately periodontal treatment (test group) and another arm which will be held later periodontal treatment (control group). The study will last six months , and after this period, the control group will receive the same treatment to the test group . A socio-demographic questionnaire will be applied by a trained interviewer , so that data on income, education , behavioral habits , medical and dental history . Complete periodontal examination will be conducted at 6 sites per tooth for all teeth present at baseline and 3 and 6 months after periodontal treatment . In addition to the tests required for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome , will be asked the same blood tests at 3 and 6 months after periodontal treatment (total cholesterol , LDL and HDL , fasting glucose , triglycerides , C-reactive protein). Aliquots of plasma from blood collected in each experimental point are stored at -80 ° C for analysis of interleukin- 6, Tumor Necrosis Factor- α (TNF-α) , Glucagon Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) and adiponectin. At each clinical examination will be collected gingival crevicular fluid , supra and subgingival biofilm . Versions of the questionnaires validated in Brazil (OHIP-14)and WHOQoL Bref will be applied to assess quality of life at baseline and after 6 months of the study . The primary outcome will be change in glycated hemoglobin and secondary outcomes will be changes in serum fibrinogen and C-reactive protein.The hypothesis of this study considers that periodontal treatment can alter the serum levels of C-reactive protein, fibrinogen and glycosylated hemoglobin in patients with metabolic syndrome and thereby contribute to improved quality of life. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of periodontal treatment on systemic inflammation and quality of life of individuals with metabolic syndrome.
aggressive periodontitis is an inflammatory disease which damage the teeth supporting structures mostly in young patients. and has genetic basis. a specific bacteria: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) is associated with this disease, and found to damage leukocytes by using a specific leukotoxin. in the research the investigators are aiming to find molecular and immunological basis to aggressive periodontitis.