Correlation between dental plaque accumulation and gingival health in periodontal maintenance patients using short or extended personal oral hygiene intervals.

Aims: To evaluate the correlation between bacterial dental plaque accumulation and gingival health in subjects with history of periodontitis attending a maintenance programme including personal oral hygiene measures (pOH) at short and extended intervals. This study is a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Materials And Methods: Forty-two subjects were randomized into groups performing pOH at 12-, 24- or 48-h intervals.

Oral health status of patients with leukemia: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature regarding the prevalence of periodontal diseases and dental caries in patients with leukemia.

Methods: An electronic search for observational studies on oral health outcomes in patients with leukemia was performed on Medline/PUBMED, Embase, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases up to April 2020. Dental caries and periodontal diseases were assessed using the following standardized parameters, respectively: mean number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT), and presence of marginal inflammation (gingivitis) or clinical attachment loss (periodontitis).

Residual periodontal ligament in extracted teeth - is it associated with indication for extraction?

Background: Periodontal disease is a major cause of tooth loss. Few studies have evaluated the residual area of the periodontal ligament in extracted teeth and, to the best of our knowledge, none from Latin America have done so regarding indications for extraction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the residual periodontal ligament (RPL) with respect to indication for extraction in a sample of teeth from a Brazilian Public Health Service district.

Effect of self-performed mechanical plaque control frequency on gingival health in subjects with a history of periodontitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Aim: This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effect of the frequency of self-performed mechanical plaque control (SPC) on gingival health in subjects with a history of periodontitis.

Materials And Methods: Forty-two subjects participating in a routine periodontal maintenance program were randomized to perform SPC at 12-, 24- or 48-hr intervals. Plaque index (PlI) and gingival index (GI) were evaluated at baseline, and days 15, 30 and 90 of study.

Periodontitis and breast cancer: A case-control study.

Objectives: The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate the association between periodontitis and breast cancer in a sample of adult Brazilian women.

Methods: This was a hospital-based study, which included 67 cases and 134 controls (1:2). Women were selected consecutively between April, 2013 and June, 2015 among those attending the Department of Gynecology at the University Hospital of Santa Maria.

Influence of Diabetes in the Development of Apical Periodontitis: A Critical Literature Review of Human Studies.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to perform a critical review of the literature that investigated the association between diabetes and apical periodontitis.

Methods: An electronic search was performed on PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), and Cochrane Collaboration databases. Human studies assessing the effect of diabetes in apical periodontitis development or in healing after root canal treatment were included.

Systemic antimicrobials adjuvant to periodontal therapy in diabetic subjects: a meta-analysis.

Background: Adjuvant antibiotics have been suggested to improve periodontal therapy in diabetic subjects.

Aim: The aim of this study was to systematically review randomized clinical trials assessing systemic antimicrobial use adjuvant to scaling and root planing (SRP) versus SRP alone in diabetic subjects.

Material And Methods: The PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, TRIP, Web of Science and LILACS databases and the grey literature were searched through May 2015.

Influence of periodontal ligament simulation on bond strength and fracture resistance of roots restored with fiber posts.

Objective: Considering that periodontal ligament simulation may influence the stress distribution over teeth restored with intraradicular retainers, this study aimed to assess the combined effect of mechanical cycling and periodontal ligament simulation on both the bond strength between fiber posts and root dentin and the fracture resistance of teeth restored using glass fiber posts.

Material And Methods: Ninety roots were randomly distributed into 3 groups (n=10) (C-MC: control; P-MC: polyether; AS-MC: addition silicone) to test bond strength and 6 groups (n=10) (C: control; P: polyether; AS: addition silicone, without mechanical cycling, and C-MC, P-MC and AS-MC with mechanical cycling) to test fracture strength, according to the material used to simulate the periodontal ligament. For the bond strength test, fiber posts were cemented, cores were built, mechanical cycling was applied (2×10(6) cycles, 88 N, 2.