[Periodontal status in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus].

Objective: To evaluate periodontal condition of diabetic children and its related factors.

Methods: The plaque index (PI), sites with bleeding on probing (BOP), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) were evaluated in all occlusion permanent teeth of 168 non smoking type 1 diabetic children, 13 +/- 3.5 years old.

Dimensional changes between free gingival grafts fixed with ethyl cyanoacrylate and silk sutures.

This study evaluated the dimensional changes in free gingival grafts fixed with ethyl cyanoacrylate or sutures. Twenty-four subjects with gingival recession and absence of keratinized mucosa were divided into two groups: free gingival grafts fixed with ethyl-cyanoacrylate (Group 1) and fixed with sutures (Group 2). Probing depth, clinical attachment level, gingival recession, and dimensional changes of height and width were evaluated immediately post-operatively and at 15, 30, 45, and 90 days after surgery.