Oral and salivary changes in patients with chronic kidney disease: A clinical and biochemical study.

Background: Both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its treatment can affect a wide range of tissues and systems. It directly or indirectly affects flow, concentrations and composition of saliva. Hemodialysis can effectively minimize most of these complications to some extent.

Application of 810-nm diode laser in the management of peripheral ossifying fibroma.

Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a reactive gingival growth, which accounts for 9.6% of gingival lesions. It exhibits a peak incidence between the second and third decades of life with a female predilection.