Factors Affecting Patients' Atttendance for Periodontal Follow-up Visits after Crown Lengthening Surgery.

Purpose: To assess adherence to follow-up maintenance visits among patients who had previously undergone crown-lengthening surgery and investigate the different factors impacting their compliance.

Materials And Methods: A total of 314 patients were identified for follow-up appointments. Based on their responses, participants were categorised into four groups: attendees, non-attendees, refusals, and unreachable.

Effectiveness of Topical Oxygen Therapy in Gingivitis and Periodontitis: Clinical Case Reports and Review of the Literature.

Gingivitis and periodontitis are common oral pathological conditions. Several optional adjunctive local therapies are used clinically. While antibiotics and chlorhexidine are the most common agents of choice, their long-term use is associated with several adverse effects.

Local Oxygen-Based Therapy (bluem) for Treatment of Peri-Implant Disease: Clinical Case Presentation and Review of Literature about Conventional Local Adjunct Therapies.

Peri-implant diseases including peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis are among the major causes of failure of implant-supported dental restorations. They are characterized by progressive inflammation of the peri-implant mucosa, extending to the surrounding connective tissues and leading to bone loss and implant failure. Although strict oral hygiene practices help in preventing peri-implant diseases, plaque buildup around the implant restoration leads to chronic inflammation, due to the adherent bacterial biofilm.

Correlation between whole salivary prostaglandin E and hemoglobin A1c levels among type-2 diabetic and non-diabetic patients with periodontal inflammation.

Background: It is hypothesized that whole salivary prostaglandin E (PgE) levels are higher in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (type-2 DM) than non-diabetic individuals with periodontal inflammation; and that whole salivary expression of PgE is correlated with hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) levels. The aim of the present study was to compare whole salivary PgE levels among patients with type-2 DM and non-diabetic individuals with periodontal inflammation.

Methods: Sociodemographic data, duration since the diagnosis and management of type-2 DM, most recent hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c level), and any familial history of DM was retrieved from patient's healthcare records.

Dental Students' Perceptions Towards E-learning in Comparison With Traditional Classroom Learning.

Introduction: Electronic learning (e-learning) has evolved into a popular educational approach since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While this represents an additional model for teaching, traditional classroom learning fosters the development of interpersonal skills and enables students to share and discuss specific topics. However, existing research on the comparison of both these modes of learning in the field of dental education is inadequate.

Efficacy of 0.12% Chlorhexidine and Salvadora persica-based Mouthwash in Reducing Oral Candida Carriage and Periodontal Inflammation in Cigarette Smokers and Non-smokers after Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy.

Purpose: The present study assessed the efficacy of 0.12% chlorhexidine (CHX) and Salvadora persica-based mouthwashes (SPM) in reducing oral Candida carriage (OCC) and periodontal inflammation in cigarette smokers and non-smokers after non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT).

Materials And Methods: Self-reported cigarette smokers and non-smokers with periodontal inflammation as well as non-smokers with a healthy periodontal status were included.

Nanoparticle based periodontal drug delivery - A review on current trends and future perspectives.

Introduction: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease, resulting due to host immune response against subgingival biofilm. Most conventional treatment protocols aim to control the subgingival biofilm by mechanical means, such as dental scaling and root planning, and frequently accompanied by antibacterial co-adjuvant therapies, including antibiotics, antiseptics, or probiotics. Local drug delivery facilitates administration of a lower dose of the drug to the target site, but at higher concentration, thereby reducing systemic adverse effects and toxicity.

Role of Chlorhexidine and Herbal Oral Rinses in Managing Periodontitis.

Objective: The aim of this research was to assess the effect of 0.12% chlorhexidine (CHX) and a Salvadora persica-based mouthwash on whole salivary tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels and periodontal inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: Patients with and without medically diagnosed T2DM were included.

Assessment of salivary alpha amylase and mucin-4 before and after non-surgical treatment of peri-implant mucositis.

Background: The present study was based on the null hypothesis that there is no difference in clinicoradiographic parameters and whole salivary alpha amylase (AA) and mucin-4 levels before and after non-surgical mechanical debridement (NSMD) of patients with peri-implant mucositis (PM). The aim was to assess whole salivary AA and mucin-4 levels before and after treatment of PM.

Methods: Patients with PM (Group-1) and individuals without peri-implant diseases (Group-2) were included.

Postoperative anti-inflammatory efficacy of 2% saline rinses and a herbal- mouthwash after non-surgical periodontal therapy for the management of periodontal inflammation in young adults with chlorhexidine allergy: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: The present randomized controlled trial assessed the postoperative anti-inflammatory efficacy of 2% saline rinses (SR) and a herbal- mouthwash (HMW) after non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) for the management of periodontal inflammation in patients with chlorhexidine (CHX) allergy.

Materials And Methods: Patients with periodontal inflammation with and without self-reported CHX allergy were included. All patients underwent non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT).

Histological and Histomorphometric Analyses of Bone Regeneration in Osteoporotic Rats Using a Xenograft Material.

We evaluated the effect of osteoporotic induction after eight weeks of initial healing of bone defects grafted with a xenograft material in a rat model. Bone defects were created in the femoral condyles of 16 female Wistar rats (one defect per rat). The defects were filled with bovine bone (Inter-Oss) granules.

Histomorphometric Evaluation of Peri-Implant Bone Response to Intravenous Administration of Zoledronate (Zometa) in an Osteoporotic Rat Model.

We evaluated the response to peri-implant bone placed in the femoral condyle of osteoporotic rats, following intravenous zoledronate (ZOL) treatment in three settings: pre-implantation (ZOL-Pre), post-implantation (ZOL-Post), and pre- + post-implantation (ZOL-Pre+Post). Twenty-four female Wistar rats were ovariectomized (OVX). After 12 weeks, the rats received titanium implants in the right femoral condyle.

Impact of Single or Combined Drug Therapy on Bone Regeneration in Healthy and Osteoporotic Rats.

Complications in bone regeneration in patients with systemic impaired bone metabolism (e.g., osteoporosis) represent a rapidly increasing clinical challenge.

Bone Regeneration Using Antiosteoporotic Drugs in Adjunction with Bone Grafting: A Meta-Analysis.

The aim of this review was to systematically assess bone regeneration by using antiosteoporotic drugs in adjunction with bone grafting compared with controls (bone grafting without the administration of antiosteoporotic drugs). The review also evaluated statistical differences in the effect between systemic and local routes of drugs. Also, the effect of type of drugs (anticatabolic vs.

Antiosteoporotic Drugs to Promote Bone Regeneration Related to Titanium Implants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This meta-analysis was to investigate literature on the administration of antiosteoporotic drugs as an effective adjunct therapy for implant osseointegration using animal models.