Comparative Evaluation of Fibrin Network Formation after Root Conditioning using Erbium, Chromium-Doped Yttrium Scandium Gallium and Garnet Laser, Ethylene-Diamine-Tetra-Acetic Acid, and Tetracycline on Dentin: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study.

Context: Regeneration of periodontal tissues depend on the adhesion and development of fibrin clots to the root surface. Demineralization of the root surface ensures removal of smear layer uncovering dentin tubules and collagen matrix. Root conditioning agents were introduced to remove the smear layer and enhance the adhesion of blood components.

Association of stress, salivary cortisol level, and periodontitis among the inmates of a central prison in Kerala.

Background: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between stress, salivary cortisol, and periodontitis among the inmates of the central prison.

Materials And Methods: Seventy inmates were grouped depending on their pocket depth into Group A (pocket depth >4 mm and <6 mm), Group B (at least four sites with pocket depth ≥6 mm), and Group C (pocket depth ≤3 mm). The clinical parameters such as the oral hygiene index-simplified, gingival index, pocket depth, and the clinical attachment levels (CALs) were recorded.

Influence of Vitamin D & Calcium Supplementation in the Management of Periodontitis.

Introduction: It has long been recognized that vitamin D is a hormone and were many studies reporting that patients in periodontal maintenance programs taking vitamin D and calcium supplementation had a trend for better periodontal health compared to patients not taking supplementation.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of vitamin D and calcium supplementation in reducing gingival inflammation, using clinical parameters like gingival index (GI), oral hygiene index-simplified (OHIS), probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL) and bone density (BD). Also, to assess whether calcium and vitamin D oral supplementation influences alveolar Bone Density (BD).

Comparison of glycated hemoglobin levels in individuals without diabetes and with and without periodontitis before and after non-surgical periodontal therapy.

Background: Only a few studies have examined the association between periodontitis and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in individuals without diabetes. The aim of this study is to compare HbA1c levels in individuals without diabetes and with and without periodontitis before and after non-surgical periodontal therapy.

Methods: This comparative study was done on individuals without diabetes who were 35 to 65 years old.

Comparison of Salivary TIMP-1 Levels in Periodontally Involved and Healthy Controls and the Response to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy.

Background. Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the supporting structures of the dentition. Periodontal destruction is an outcome of the imbalance between matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs).