Effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy with adjunct photodynamic therapy on periodontal and glycemic statuses in prediabetic patients with periodontal disease.

Objective: Studies have shown that non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) helps reduce periodontal inflammation and glycemic levels in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus; however, the role of NSPT with adjunct photodynamic therapy on glycemic status and periodontal parameters in prediabetic patients remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of NSPT with and without adjunct PDT on periodontal and glycemic statuses in prediabetic patients with periodontal disease.

Methods: Prediabetic (Group-1) and non-diabetic (Group-2) patients diagnosed with periodontal inflammation were included.

The theory of reasoned action in describing tongue cleaning adherence among college going students of Indie: A model guided study.

Background: Just mere brushing of teeth is not enough for maintaining good oral health. Regular cleaning of tongue is equally important for maintaining good oral hygiene and to escape social embarrassment and personal discomfort, which could arise as a result of halitosis.

Objective: To test the variables of Theory of Reasoned Action to explain the behavior of tongue cleaning among college going students of Udaipur city, Rajasthan, India.

Role of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in reducing subgingival oral yeasts colonization in patients with peri-implant mucositis.

Objective: The aim was to assess the role of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) in reducing subgingival oral yeasts colonization (OYC) in patients with peri-implant mucositis (PIM).

Methods: Patients diagnosed with PIM were included. Patient demographics were recorded and implant placement and prosthetic rehabilitation protocols were retrieved from patients' records.

Role of PDT as an adjunct to SRP on whole salivary RANKL and OPG ratio in type-2 diabetic and normoglycemic individuals with chronic periodontitis.

Objective: The aim was to assess the effect of scaling and root planing (SRP) with and without adjunct photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the levels of osteoprotegerin (OPG) receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand (RANKL) in the unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) of type-2 diabetic and normoglycemic individuals with chronic periodontitis (CP).

Methods: Type-2 diabetic and normoglycemic subjects with CP (Groups 1 and 2, respectively) were divided into test- (SRP + PDT) and control (SRP only) groups. Patient demographics were recorded; and periodontal parameters (marginal bone loss [MBL], probing depth [P.

CBCT Study of Morphologic Variations of Maxillary Sinus Septa in Relevance to Sinus Augmentation Procedures.

Background: Augmentation of the maxillary sinus increases the lost height of ridge in the posterior maxilla. Bony convolutions from the floor of the sinus called septa may be encountered during the procedure and significantly impact the outcome of the procedure.

Materials And Methods: For this retrospective study, 120 cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were collected from the archives of the department of oral radiology in the time period between January 2016 and August 2018.

Self-rated peri-implant oral symptoms and clinicoradiographic characteristics in Narghile-smokers, cigarette-smokers, and nonsmokers with peri-implantitis.

Background: The hypothesis is that self-rated peri-implant oral symptoms (OS) and clinical (plaque index [PI] and probing depth [PD]) and radiographic (crestal bone loss [CBL]) are higher in (cigarette-smokers [CS]) and (waterpipe-users) than (nonsmokers [NS]). The aim was to relate peri-implant self-perceived OS with clinico-radiographic parameters among CS, waterpipe-users, and NS.

Materials And Methods: This study was performed on self-reported CS, waterpipe-users, and NS with peri-implantitis.

Pathogenic features of Streptococcus mutans isolated from dental prosthesis patients and diagnosed cancer patients with dental prosthesis.

Unlabelled: Though S. mutans, virulence, and pathogenesis are characterized, reports are limited to the status of its carriage and virulence in patients with oral cancer and prosthesis. In this present study, we investigated the pathogenic characteristics of twenty strains of S.

Brushing-induced surface roughness of two nickel based alloys and a titanium based alloy: a comparative study - in vitro study.

Background: Alloys with high nickel content have been increasingly used in dentistry. Alloys have high corrosion rates when exposed to chemical or physical forces that are common intra orally. Titanium is the most biocompatible materials for crowns, fixed partial dentures and implants in the present use, but paradoxically the self-protective oxide film on the titanium can be affected by excessive use of the most common preventive agents in dentistry.