Purpose: The bidirectional relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease has been established. Diabetes is a risk factor for periodontal disease while periodontal disease is a complication of diabetes. The objective of this systematic review is to determine whether the administration of periodontal therapy compared to the absence of this treatment would have an impact on the diabetes control in diabetic patients with periodontitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe practitioner may have difficulties making decisions regarding the most appropriate therapeutic approach in the case of the persistence of periodontal pockets after initial periodontal treatment. Several options may be considered: aetiologic retreatment, maintenance, surgery of the pocket or extraction of the tooth for strategic reasons or when the conservation of the tooth is impossible. There are no clear guidelines for the treatment decision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Periodontal Implant Sci
August 2014
Purpose: Aggressive periodontitis, especially in its severe form, was traditionally considered to have an unfavourable prognosis. It required a complex treatment and its stabilization was often achieved by surgical therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the results of nonsurgical periodontal treatment in severe generalized forms of aggressive periodontitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the presence of A. actinomycetemcomitans, including the highly virulent JP2 clone, in young adult patients with aggressive periodontitis, and associate the findings with the two forms of the disease.
Materials And Methods: Seventy Moroccan subjects with aggressive periodontitis, aged less than 35 years, were recruited.