Influence of obesity on experimental periodontitis in rats: histopathological, histometric and immunohistochemical study.

Objectives: This study assessed the influence of obesity on the progression of ligature-induced periodontitis in rats.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: the HL group (n = 24) was fed high-fat animal food to induce obesity, and the NL group (n = 24) was fed normolipidic animal food. Obesity was induced within a period of 120 days, and the induction of experimental periodontitis (EP) was subsequently performed for 30 days.

Periodontal treatment in a patient with generalized idiopathic dystonia.

Dystonia is a neurological disorder that can cause constant muscle contractions and motor limitations. This work reports a clinical case of periodontal treatment in a patient with generalized idiopathic dystonia. The intraoral clinical examination was focused on the presence of caries and periodontal diseases.

Oral Myiasis Caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in a Disabled Person.

Myiasis is a parasitic disease caused by developing maggots of fly species, which can infect humans. Patients with special needs, especially those with severe neuropsychomotor limitations, may have oral manifestations of this disease. Here, we present a clinical case in which a disabled person was affected by oral myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax.

Prevalence of Periodontal Bone Loss in Brazilian Adolescents through Interproximal Radiography.

Purpose. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of alveolar bone loss in Brazilian adolescents through the interproximal X-rays analysis. Methods.