Post-Operative Bleeding Complications in a Periodontitis Patient Testing Positive for COVID-19.

Recent scientific evidence states that a subset of COVID-19 patients may have a risk of increased bleeding tendency. This case report presents a healthy 38-year-old woman with generalized stage III, grade C periodontitis with an abnormal post-operative blood clot formation who tested positive for COVID-19 after a standard periodontal surgery. Previously, two periodontal surgeries proceeded without any complications and were considered standard.

The effect of a pulsed Nd:YAG laser in non-surgical periodontal therapy.

Background: Laser treatment may serve as an alternative or adjunctive treatment to conventional mechanical therapy in periodontics. The neodymium-doped:yttrium, aluminum, and garnet (Nd:YAG) laser has been used in periodontics. Systematic reviews aid in clinical decision-making.

Chlorine dioxide and chlorhexidine mouthrinses compared in a 3-day plaque accumulation model.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibiting effect of a chlorine dioxide mouthrinse as opposed to a mouthrinse containing chlorhexidine (0.20%) during 3 days of plaque accumulation.

Methods: At baseline, all participants (N=77) received a professional prophylaxis and were randomly assigned to the test (chlorine dioxide) or (positive) control (chlorhexidine) group.

A systematic review and meta-analyses on C-reactive protein in relation to periodontitis.

Aim: Elevated plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) is regarded as a risk predictor for cardiovascular diseases. This systematic review explored the robustness of observations that CRP is elevated in periodontitis. Similarly, the effect of periodontal therapy on CRP levels was investigated.

The long-term effect of a mouthrinse containing essential oils on dental plaque and gingivitis: a systematic review.

Background: The purpose of this study was to review the literature on the effects of a mouthrinse containing essential oils (EO) on plaque and parameters of gingival inflammation.

Methods: The MEDLINE and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to and including December 2006 to identify appropriate studies. The primary outcome measure was gingivitis.