Periodontal health predicts self-rated general health: A time-lagged cohort study.

Objectives: There is limited evidence of a temporal relationship between periodontal diseases and self-perceived general health. To plug this knowledge gap, we aimed to assess how periodontal health affects future self-rated health (SRH).

Methods: We collected data from five waves of an annual nationwide Japanese survey of dental patients from 2015 to 2019.

Multilevel Analysis of the Association of Dental-Hygienist-Related Factors on Regular Dental Check-Up Behavior.

Few studies have examined the factors related to dental clinics during dental check-ups. We examined the association between dental-hygienist-related factors and patients' regular dental check-ups. This nationwide cross-sectional study was based on a survey conducted in Japan in 2014.

A multilevel analysis of the importance of oral health instructions for preventing tooth loss: The 8020 Promotion Foundation Study of Japanese Dental Patients.

Background: Many studies have reported risk factors for tooth loss. Oral health instruction is considered effective at improving oral health behavior and oral health. However, few studies have examined the relationship of dental clinic factors, such as the number of dental hygienists and implementation of oral health instructions, with tooth loss.

Periodontal status and self-reported systemic health of periodontal patients regularly visiting dental clinics in the 8020 Promotion Foundation Study of Japanese Dental Patients.

This nationwide cross-sectional survey investigated the association between periodontal disease and self-reported systemic health in periodontal patients who regularly visited private dental clinics in Japan. Data from 999 patients of 444 dental clinics were analyzed; the patients were aged 40 years or older, regularly visited dentists, and had diagnosed periodontal disease (defined as two or more teeth with a clinical attachment level ≥6 mm). Medical history was collected with a self-reported questionnaire.

Risk factors for tooth loss in adult Japanese dental patients: 8020 Promotion Foundation Study.

Aim: The assessment of the risk of tooth loss in patients visiting a dental clinic is important for managing their oral health. In the present study, we examined the risk factors for tooth loss among dental patients.

Methods: Data from the 8020 Promotion Foundation Study on the Health Promotion Effects of Dental Care were used in the present study.

Effect of CPP-ACP Paste on Enamel Carious Lesion of Primary Upper Anterior Teeth Assessed by Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence: A One-Year Clinical Trial.

The purpose of this clinical trial was to evaluate the effect of 1 year of daily application of 10% w/v CPP-ACP (casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate) paste in addition to regular toothbrushing with fluoridated toothpaste on the remineralization of enamel carious lesions in preschool children using quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF). A total of 103 Thai children (aged 2(1)/2-3(1)/2 years) with high caries risk who had at least 1 enamel carious lesion (ICDAS 1-3) on the labial surface of the upper anterior teeth were assigned to receive either CPP-ACP paste (n = 53) or placebo control (n = 50) following toothbrushing with fluoridated toothpaste after lunch at school. QLF measurement was performed at baseline, 6 months and 1 year.

Effects of ion-releasing tooth-coating material on demineralization of bovine tooth enamel.

We compared the effect of a novel ion-releasing tooth-coating material that contained S-PRG (surface-reaction type prereacted glass-ionomer) filler to that of non-S-PRG filler and nail varnish on the demineralization of bovine enamel subsurface lesions. The demineralization process of bovine enamel was examined using quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) and electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) measurement. Ion concentrations in demineralizing solution were measured using inductively coupled plasma atomic (ICP) emission spectrometry and an ion electrode.

A low ratio of high molecular weight adiponectin to total adiponectin associates with periodontal status in middle-aged men.

Background: Periodontitis has been reported to relate closely to systemic diseases. However, a biomarker for periodontal status has not been established.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using oral and systemic health checkup data of 151 middle-aged men.

Remineralisation study of artificial root caries lesions after fluoride treatment. An in vitro study using electric caries monitor and transversal micro-radiography.

Aims: To evaluate and compare remineralisation of root caries lesions after in vitro treatment with various fluoride (F) agents using an Electric Caries Monitor (ECM) and Transversal Micro-Radiography (TMR).

Materials: Permanent human teeth were extracted and root surface specimens were sectioned, prepared (n = 35), and randomly allocated into seven different experimental groups (groups 1-7).

Methods: Root surfaces were demineralised in an acidified gel (pH = 5.

Characterization of C2-ceramide-resistant HL-60 subline (HL-CR): involvement of PKC delta in C2-ceramide resistance.

We have established a C2-ceramide-resistant HL-60 subline (HL-CR). HL-CR cells were resistant not only to C2-ceramide but also to various anticancer drugs. HL-CR cells did not respond to differentiation-inducing reagents including 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), retinoic acid, and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA).