Periodontal therapy as an adjunctive modality for HbA1c reduction in type-2 diabetic patients.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the role of nonsurgical periodontal therapy in improving glycemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.

Materials And Methods: Adult T2DM patients with mild-to-moderate periodontal disease, reporting to a tertiary care diabetes center in South India, from January to June 2014, were enrolled in the study. Medical management of T2DM along with diet and physical exercise was an inclusion criterion.

Detection of Visually Imperceptible Blood Contamination in the Oral Surgical Clinic using Forensic Luminol Blood Detection Agent.

Aim And Objectives: Oral surgical procedures can cause spread of infections in the clinics through visually imperceptible, splattered, and aerosolized blood. The aim of this study was to evaluate visually imperceptible blood contamination of clinical surfaces and personal protective equipment (PPE) in an oral surgery clinic using luminol.

Materials And Methods: Following ethical approval, oral surgical procedures were performed under local anesthesia in a disinfected clinic, and PPE was used by the oral surgeon, dental assistant, and patients.

Biomarkers as Independent Predictors of Bone Regeneration around Biomaterials: A Systematic Review of Literature.

Background: Biomarkers are detected during bone formation and resorption associated with the dynamics of bone metabolism and are gaining importance as preferential indicators of bone healing in comparison with conventional methodologies. Current literature suggests that the usage of bone turnover markers for monitoring bone regeneration in association with biomaterials is limited.

Aim: To systematically review literature and evaluate whether bone-biomarkers can independently predict bone regeneration following implantation of various bone biomaterials.

Perceptions of dental interns in Saudi Arabia toward implant placement in medically compromised patients.

Background And Aim: Increasing incidence of medically compromised patients seeking dental treatment and implant rehabilitation, necessitates greater knowledge toward managing such patients. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the perceptions of dental interns in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, toward dental implant therapy for medically compromised patients.

Materials And Methods: Using a convenience random sampling technique, a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted to evaluate the perceptions of the interns from dental schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Oral manifestations in patients with neurofibromatosis type-1: a comprehensive literature review.

Unlabelled: Oral health status is jeopardized in patients with neurofibromatosis (NF) type-1 (NF-1). The aim of the present study was to comprehensively review the oral manifestations in NF-1 patients. PubMed/Medline and Google-Scholar databases were explored using different keywords.