Interaction between chlorhexidine and fluoride in a mouthrinse solution-a 4-day and 6-week randomized clinical pilot study.

Objective: The aim of the present investigation was to study if there is a reduced clinical effect and fluoride retention of a mouthrinse solution containing both chlorhexidine (CHX) and sodium fluoride (NaF).

Material And Methods: Two clinical trials were designed as double-blind, randomized, cross-over studies. In study I, 16 healthy subjects were asked to rinse twice daily for 1 min during 4 days of no tooth brushing with four solutions: (1) 0.

Vital root resection with MTA: a pilot study.

Objectives: To investigate the outcome of vital root resection followed by immediate pulp capping with MTA in furcation involved maxillary molars.

Material And Methods: This pilot clinical study of 12 months duration was designed to evaluate the outcome of vital root resection in maxillary molars with degree II furcation involvement combined with conservative endodontic treatment by means of pulp capping with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). Seven teeth in six adult patients suffering from adult chronic periodontitis were included in this study.

Subfractions of enamel matrix derivative differentially influence cytokine secretion from human oral fibroblasts.

Enamel matrix derivative is used to promote periodontal regeneration during the corrective phase of the treatment of periodontal defects. Our main goal was to analyze the bioactivity of different molecular weight fractions of enamel matrix derivative. Enamel matrix derivative, a complex mixture of proteins, was separated into 13 fractions using size-exclusion chromatography and characterized by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry.

Clinical and biological indicators of dental caries and periodontal disease in adolescents with or without obesity.

Objective: This study aims to assess clinical, microbiological and inflammatory parameters as indicators for caries and periodontal disease in adolescents with obesity.

Material And Methods: Twenty-seven adolescents with obesity [body mass index (BMI) 37 ± 4 kg/m(2)] and 28 controls (BMI 20 ± 2 kg/m(2)) answered questionnaires and were investigated regarding salivary parameters, plaque pH drop after a 1-min glucose rinse, oral clinical parameters, inflammatory markers in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and sub-gingival mirobiota.

Results: Compared with controls, adolescents with obesity had a lower stimulated salivary secretion rate (1.

Profiles of dental caries and periodontal disease in individuals with or without psoriasis.

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is manifested on the skin. Studies of oral health in psoriasis patients are limited. The aim of this study is to assess the experience and risk of caries and periodontal disease in individuals with and without psoriasis.