The association between interdental cleaning and periodontitis in an urban Thai adult cohort: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Plaque biofilm is a major etiologic factor of periodontitis, and its effective removal prevents or ameliorates the disease. However, toothbrushing alone does not sufficiently clean the interdental area, and additional interdental cleaning is required to completely remove the plaque from this locale. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the association of interdental cleaning on the prevalence of periodontitis in a large urban Thai adult cohort.

The Potential Effect of Periodontal Disease on the Development of Metabolic Syndrome: A 10-Year Observational Study in a Thai Adult Cohort.

Aim: As data are sparse on the long-term association between periodontal diseases and development of metabolic syndrome (MetS), we investigated their relationship in a Thai cohort over a 10-year observational period.

Methods: Medical records and data on periodontal assessments of 2161 employees of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand collected at two time points, 2003 and 2013, were used. Experienced periodontists used standard national and international criteria to define periodontitis and MetS.

Periodontitis and hypertension are linked through systemic inflammation: A 5-year longitudinal study.

Aim: To investigate the associations between periodontitis and hypertension and potential mediation via systemic inflammation through a 5-year longitudinal study.

Materials And Methods: The severity and extent of periodontitis were determined using probing depth (PD). Oral hygiene was assessed using plaque scores.

Decreased bone mineral density is associated with an increased number of teeth with periodontitis progression: a 5-year retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Longitudinal studies on the systemic bone loss-periodontitis relationship are limited with disparate results. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and periodontitis progression, controlling for other covariables in a Thai population.

Materials And Methods: In 2,418 participants, BMD values of the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip were measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at baseline.

The effect of obesity on periodontitis progression: the 10-year retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Due to inconsistent findings in limited previous cohort studies, the aim of this study was to estimate the obesity effect on periodontitis progression in Thai adults.

Materials And Methods: This 10-year retrospective cohort study comprised 2216 employees of the Electric Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Their demographic, medical, and periodontal status was collected.

Metabolic syndrome and severe periodontitis were associated in Thai adults: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Studies support the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and periodontitis. However, age is the major confounding factor for both conditions. Therefore, this cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the relationship between MetS and severe periodontitis in different Thai adult age groups.

The severity and extent of periodontitis is associated with cardio-ankle vascular index, a novel arterial stiffness parameter.

Objectives: To evaluate the association between the severity and extent of periodontitis and arterial stiffness using the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI).

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study of 2888 Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT) employees aged 44-78 years was conducted. The severity of periodontitis was evaluated based on mean clinical attachment level (CAL).

Interplay between vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism and smoking influences Porphyromonas gingivalis proportions in subgingival plaque.

Aim: This cross-sectional study investigated the effect of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) FokI polymorphism and its interactions with smoking/drinking on the proportions of periodontal pathogens and periodontitis severity.

Materials And Methods: FokI genotyping and bacterial quantification were performed using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Periodontitis severity was determined using mean clinical attachment level (CAL).