Periodontitis and non-communicable diseases in a Brazilian population, a cross-sectional study, Vila Velha-ES, Brazil.

Background: The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that periodontal disease is associated with chronic non-communicable diseases.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the periodontal health condition of the population, based on the community periodontal index, as well as the number of missing teeth and the presence of systemic health conditions. We quantified the association between oral health and the presence of chronic diseases using simple logistic regression, adjusting for confounding factors including age, smoking, and overweight.

Evaluation of peri-implant condition in periodontally compromised patients.

Aims: The aim of the study is to evaluate the profile of peri-implant tissues in periodontally compromised patients.

Settings And Design: - cross sectional study design.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-eight implants were evaluated, clinically and radiographically, installed in seven individuals treated by the same team of professionals, during the years 1997 and 2005 in a private dental clinic in Vitória, ES, Brazil; that time of data collection, all implants were at least 10 years of functional loading.

Association between periodontal condition and subgingival microbiota in women during pregnancy: a longitudinal study.

Objective: In this study, the gingival conditions and the quantitative detection for Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia in pregnant women were determined.

Material And Methods: Quantitative determinations of periodontal bacteria by using a SyBr green system in women during pregnancy were performed. Women at the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy and non-pregnant women were included in this study.

Effectiveness of an oral hygiene program for Brazilian orphans.

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a preventive oral hygiene program in a group of 7-11-year-old children living in an orphanage in Brazil. The program was based on professional tooth cleaning, as well as dental health information and oral hygiene instruction during a 6-month period. A total of 80 children were examined and 42 who had all first molars erupted were selected for the study.