Untreated osteoporosis and higher FRAX as risk factors for tooth loss: a 5-year prospective study.

Introduction: Studies have shown that an impaired bone condition, represented by osteoporosis and increased fracture risk, may potentially aggravate periodontal disease and, consequently, the risk of tooth loss. This 5-year prospective study aimed to investigate whether systemic bone condition represents risk factor for tooth loss due to periodontal disease amongst elderly women.

Material And Methods: Seventy-four participants, aged ≥ 65 years, who attended the 5-years recall for periodontal evaluation were involved.

Osteonecrosis of the jaws in patients under osteoporosis treatment: a nine-year experience report.

Objective: This study aimed to report the experience of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) in osteoporotic patients for nine years, and their associated initiating factors.

Materials And Methods: The numbers of invasive oral procedures (IOP) (tooth extraction, dental implant placement, and periodontal procedures) and removable prostheses performed from January 2012 to January 2021 were obtained from the digital records of a large public dental center. There were an estimated 6,742 procedures performed in patients under osteoporosis treatment.

Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Version of GOHAI among Community-Dwelling Elderly People.

This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). A representative sample of 613 community-dwelling elderly people aged from 65 to 74 years was selected. Sociodemographic data, GOHAI and self-perceived oral health measures were collected.

Factors Associated with Noncarious Cervical Lesions in Different Age Ranges: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objectives:  Understanding the possible risk factors of noncarious cervical lesion (NCCL) is important for prevention and clinical management of the condition. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the prevalence of NCCL among adolescents, adults, and elderly people.

Materials And Methods:  A cross-sectional study involving 501 participants aged 15 years or older was conducted.

Association between periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease and its impact on the self-perceived oral health status: a case-control study.

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that periodontitis is associated with AD and search whether periodontal and other variables would negatively impact the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) perception.

Materials And Methods: Oral examinations and interview on self-perceived oral health status (Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) questionnaire (higher score corresponds to better perceived oral status)) were carried out and socio-demographic data were collected from outpatients with mild to moderate AD (cases, n = 50) and from their age- and sex-matched family caregivers (controls, n = 52). Full-mouth periodontal examination was performed.

Oral status, sense of coherence, religious-spiritual coping, socio-economic characteristics, and quality of life in young patients.

Background: Several factors can influence the oral health.

Aim: To explore the clinical factors, individual characteristics, and environmental factors (religious-spiritual coping-RSC, sense of coherence [SOC], and socio-economic status) related to oral status and impact on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children/adolescents (C/A).

Design: This study evaluated C/A up to 15 years old and their caregivers.

Subgingival microbial profile of obese women with periodontal disease.

Background: This study compared the composition of subgingival microbiota between obese and non-obese women with or without periodontal disease.

Methods: Full-mouth periodontal clinical assessments were carried out in 76 obese women (17 periodontally healthy and 59 with periodontal disease), and 34 non-obese women (12 periodontally healthy, 22 with periodontal disease). Subgingival biofilm samples were individually obtained from seven sites of each individual, and the prevalence and counts of 40 bacterial taxa were determined by the checkerboard method.

Sleep Bruxism and Anxiety Impacts in Quality of Life Related to Oral Health of Brazilian Children and their Families.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the impact of parent reported sleep bruxism, trait anxiety and sociodemographic/socioeconomic features on quality of life related to oral health (OHRQoL) of children and their families.

Study Design: Healthy children aged 3-7 years, with (n=34) and without (n=32) bruxism were select for this study. Data was collected by applying the following instruments: The Early Childhood Oral Health Scale (B-ECOHIS) and Trait-anxiety Scale (TAS).

Chlorhexidine mouthwash as an adjunct to mechanical therapy in chronic periodontitis: A meta-analysis.

Background: Through a systematic literature review, the authors evaluated the use of chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash as an adjunct to mechanical periodontal therapy for chronic periodontitis.

Types Of Studies Reviewed: The authors performed a systematic search by using PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The authors selected randomized controlled clinical trials in which the investigators evaluated the probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) in test groups by using CHX as an adjuvant and in control groups and subject to mechanical periodontal therapy (scaling and root planing [SRP] 4-6 visits or 24 hours).

No association between periodontitis, preterm birth, or intrauterine growth restriction: experimental study in Wistar rats.

Background: The biologic plausibility of the possible association between periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been assessed with the use of different experimental models. However, most experimental studies did not induce periodontitis in the animals but promoted an acute microbial challenge with selected periodontal pathogens or their products subcutaneous or intravenous or intraamniotic. The present study was then conducted to verify the biologic plausibility of such association by experimentally inducing periodontitis in Wistar rats.

[Sociodemographic and clinical aspects of quality of life related to oral health in adolescents].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and to identify sociodemographic and oral health factors associated with the negative impact of oral health conditions on the quality of life in adolescents.

Methods: Data from 5,445 adolescents aged 15-19, who took part in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010) were analyzed, using a multistage sampling design. The outcome was quality of life related to oral health, which was assessed using the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance questionnaire and analyzed as a discrete variable.

The different roles of neighbourhood and individual social capital on oral health-related quality of life during pregnancy and postpartum: a multilevel analysis.

Objective: Social capital incorporates neighbourhood and individual levels of interactions and influences health. The objective of this was to assess the association of neighbourhood and individual social capital with oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in pregnant and postpartum women.

Methods: This was a follow-up prevalence multilevel study on a representative sample of 1248 women grouped into 55 neighbourhoods.

Assessing the responsiveness of the Brazilian FIS to treatment for traumatic dental injury.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the responsiveness of the Brazilian version of the Family Impact Scale (B-FIS) to describe changes in the quality of life (QoL) after treatment for traumatic dental injury (TDI).

Methods: After applying the eligibility criteria, 156 patients from 2 to 14 years old, who were attending a dental trauma center, were selected over an 18-month period. QoL was evaluated at two different appointments: A1 (after TDI) and A2 (after TDI treatment).

Lower dental caries prevalence associated to chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.

Background: The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether there is any evidence in the literature referring to a lower prevalence of dental caries in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared to healthy individuals.

Methods: A search of the PubMed Medline, Ovid Medline and Cochrane Library databases was performed using the MeSH terms "dental caries" and "chronic renal failure". To be eligible for entry in our study, controlled observational studies had to present a decayed, missing and filled index for primary teeth (dmft) and/or for permanent teeth (DMFT) in children and adolescents with CKD.

Oral health related quality of life in pregnant and post partum women in two social network domains; predominantly home-based and work-based networks.

Background: Individuals connected to supportive social networks have better general and oral health quality of life. The objective of this study was to assess whether there were differences in oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) between women connected to either predominantly home-based and work-based social networks.

Methods: A follow-up prevalence study was conducted on 1403 pregnant and post-partum women (mean age of 25.

Initial assessment of responsiveness of the P-CPQ (Brazilian Version) to describe the changes in quality of life after treatment for traumatic dental injury.

This study aimed to assess the responsiveness of the Brazilian version of the Parental-Caregiver Perception Questionnaire (B-P-CPQ) to describe changes in quality of life (QoL) after treatment for traumatic dental injury (TDI). After eligibility criteria were applied, 42 of 255 patients who went to a dental trauma center for TDI treatment were included. QoL was evaluated in two different appointments: A1 (after TDI) and A2 (after TDI treatment).

Evaluation of the subgingival microbiota of alcoholic and non-alcoholic individuals.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the composition of the subgingival microbiota of alcoholic and non-alcoholic individuals.

Methods: The study was conducted with 49 alcoholic and 49 non-alcoholic males of the Philippe Pinel Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The subjects were selected by convenience and two criteria were used to diagnose alcohol dependence: the CAGE (cut-down, annoyed, guilt, eyes-opener) questionnaire and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (WHO).

Periodontal bacterial load: a proposed new epidemiological method for periodontal disease assessment.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify a periodontal clinical measure that correlates with red complex bacteria usually associated with periodontal disease.

Methods And Materials: Periodontal clinical parameters were recorded in 116 postpartum women at six sites per tooth for all teeth excluding third molars. Two subgingival plaque samples per subject were collected and analyzed for 39 bacterial species using the Checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization technique.

The relationship between alcohol dependence and periodontal disease.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between alcohol dependence and periodontal disease.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of 49 alcoholic and 49 non-alcoholic men was conducted at Philippe Pinel Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Subjects were screened for alcohol dependence using the CAGE (cut-down, annoyed, guilty, eye-opener) questionnaire and the criteria of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.

Partial recording protocols for periodontal disease assessment in epidemiological surveys.

The objective of the present study was to compare the reliability of four partial-mouth protocols for assessing shallow, moderate, and deep sites for periodontal pocket depth and clinical attachment levels. Periodontal pocket depth and clinical attachment level measurements were recorded for 156 subjects (age > or = 30). The four models of partial-mouth protocols compared were: Model I: all sites per tooth in the random half-mouth protocol randomly selecting one maxillary and mandibular quadrant, Model II: buccal sites in a full-mouth protocol, Model III: buccal sites in the random half-mouth protocol randomly selecting one maxillary and mandibular quadrant, Model IV: all sites per tooth using Community Periodontal Index teeth.