Periodontitis Provokes Retinal Neurodegenerative Effects of Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the retino-choroidal degenerative effects of periodontitis, metabolic syndrome (Mets), and the combination of these diseases using optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements.

Methods: Ninety-two patients selected according to inclusion criteria were divided into four groups: systemically and periodontally healthy (control), systemically healthy periodontitis (PD), periodontally healthy metabolic syndrome (MetS), and periodontitis and metabolic syndrome combined (PD-MetS). The systemic inflammatory-oxidative effects of periodontitis and MetS were biochemically evaluated using the serum TNF-α level, IL-1β/IL-10 ratio, and oxidative stress index (OSI: TOS/TAS).

Classification of Periapical and Bitewing Radiographs as Periodontally Healthy or Diseased by Deep Learning Algorithms.

Objectives The aim of this artificial intelligence (AI) study was to develop a deep learning algorithm capable of automatically classifying periapical and bitewing radiography images as either periodontally healthy or unhealthy and to assess the algorithm's diagnostic success. Materials and methods The sample of the study consisted of 1120 periapical radiographs (560 periodontally healthy, 560 periodontally unhealthy) and 1498 bitewing radiographs (749 periodontally healthy, 749 periodontally ill). From the main datasets of both radiography types, three sub-datasets were randomly created: a training set (80%), a validation set (10%), and a test set (10%).

Detection of periodontal bone loss patterns and furcation defects from panoramic radiographs using deep learning algorithm: a retrospective study.

Background: This retrospective study aimed to develop a deep learning algorithm for the interpretation of panoramic radiographs and to examine the performance of this algorithm in the detection of periodontal bone losses and bone loss patterns.

Methods: A total of 1121 panoramic radiographs were used in this study. Bone losses in the maxilla and mandibula (total alveolar bone loss) (n = 2251), interdental bone losses (n = 25303), and furcation defects (n = 2815) were labeled using the segmentation method.

Evaluation of antibacterial efficacy of Linn (henna) on periodontal pathogens using agar well diffusion and broth microdilution methods: An in-vitro study.

Background: Although widely explored in medicine, limited evidence exists in the literature regarding the efficacy of Linn (henna) in the dental field.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the antibacterial effect of henna on and in vitro.

Methods: The agar well diffusion and broth microdilution methods were used to evaluate the antibacterial effect of henna extracts.

Detection of tooth numbering, frenulum attachment, gingival overgrowth, and gingival inflammation signs on dental photographs using convolutional neural network algorithms: a retrospective study.

Objectives: This study aimed to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can determine automatic tooth numbering, frenulum attachments, gingival overgrowth areas, and gingival inflammation signs on intraoral photographs and to evaluate the performance of this model.

Method And Materials: A total of 654 intraoral photographs were used in the study (n = 654). All photographs were reviewed by three periodontists, and all teeth, frenulum attachment, gingival overgrowth areas, and gingival inflammation signs on photographs were labeled using the segmentation method in a web-based labeling software.

Influences of periodontitis on hippocampal inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in rats.

Background And Aim: The hippocampus, which has a central role in cognitive and behavioral activities, is one of the most sensitive parts of the brain to systemic inflammatory diseases. This animal study aims to comprehensively investigate the possible inflammatory, oxidative, and apoptotic effects of periodontitis on the hippocampus.

Methods: Sixteen male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to two groups: control and experimental periodontitis (Ep).

Periodontitis exacerbates the renal degenerative effects of obesity in rats.

Background/objectives: Obesity and periodontitis are systemic subclinical inflammatory diseases with established negative renal effects. The aim of this animal study was to thoroughly investigate the possible effects of these two diseases on renal structure and function.

Methods: Thirty-two male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups: control (C), obesity (Ob), experimental periodontitis (Ep), and Ob + Ep.

Clinical and biochemical evaluation of oral irrigation in patients with peri-implant mucositis: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: This randomized clinical trial aimed to compare the efficacy of an oral irrigator and an interdental brush in patients with peri-implant mucositis clinically and biochemically at different time points (at baseline and at the 2nd, 4th, and 12th weeks).

Materials And Methods: Forty-five patients with at least one implant with peri-implant mucositis were included in the present study (n = 45). The patients were divided into three groups: oral irrigator + toothbrush (OI group, n = 15), interdental brush + toothbrush (IB group, n = 15), and toothbrush only (control) (C group, n = 15).

A Comparison of the Autogenous Bone Collection Capacity of Two Bur Drill Systems Used in Implant Surgery with Different Bur Diameters and Lengths at Different Drilling Speeds: An In Vitro Study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the bone collection capacity of bur drill systems used in implant surgery with different diameters, lengths, and drilling speeds.

Materials And Methods: This study was performed on bovine ribs. Two bur drill systems were studied: Implantium (Dentium) and Straumann (Institut Straumann).

A deep learning approach for dental implant planning in cone-beam computed tomography images.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the success of the artificial intelligence (AI) system in implant planning using three-dimensional cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.

Methods: Seventy-five CBCT images were included in this study. In these images, bone height and thickness in 508 regions where implants were required were measured by a human observer with manual assessment method using InvivoDental 6.

Comparison of the effectiveness of Ankaferd Blood Stopper and Emdogain in periodontal regeneration.

Objectives: The present study was performed to compare the effectiveness of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) with enamel matrix derivatives (EMD) for treating fenestration defects in rats.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into six groups (each n = 8). Fenestration defects were created in all rats, to which ABS, EMD, or saline (S) was then applied.

Is sexual dysfunction associated with periodontal status in perimenopausal women?: A pilot study.

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the possible relationship between periodontal status and sexual dysfunction in perimenopausal women.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted on 106 participants. After the evaluation of the sexual functioning of participants with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), their periodontal status and decayed-missing-filled teeth (DMFT) were assessed using appropriate indexes and obtained results were recorded for comparisons.

Melatonin improves periodontitis-induced kidney damage by decreasing inflammatory stress and apoptosis in rats.

Background: Two main aims of this animal study were to inspect the possible effects of periodontitis on the structure and functions of the kidneys and the therapeutic effectiveness of melatonin.

Methods: Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, experimental periodontitis (Ep), and Ep-melatonin (Ep-Mel). Periodontitis was induced by placing 3.

Comparison of gingival crevicular fluid and serum human beta-defensin-2 levels between periodontal health and disease.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of serum and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) human beta-defensin-2 (hBD-2), an antimicrobial peptide that takes roles in inflammatory diseases, in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP).

Subjects And Methods: A total of one hundred and one individuals, 59 controls and 42 patients with CP, participated in this study. Clinical index measurements were recorded during the periodontal examination, and radiographic evaluation was also performed.

Melatonin ameliorates periodontitis-related inflammatory stress at cardiac left ventricular tissues in rats.

Background: The aim of this experimental rat study was to investigate the potential inflammatory effects of periodontitis on cardiac left ventricular tissue and the therapeutic activity of melatonin on these effects.

Methods: Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, experimental periodontitis (Ep), and Ep-melatonin (Ep-Mel). Experimental periodontitis was induced by placing and maintaining 3.

Promoter Polymorphism Is Associated with Chronic Periodontitis: A Case-Control Study.

Human β-defensin-2 is an antimicrobial peptide with antibiotic properties secreted by the oral cavity to protect the host against microbial attack. The inter-individual differences in defensin expression profiles due to genetic variation might be partly responsible for differences in disease susceptibility. The objective of this study was to examine whether variation in the human β-defensin-2 gene () is associated with chronic periodontitis (CP).