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Periodontitis en niños sanos de 3 años: dos casos con seguimiento a 5 años
Periodontitis in healthy 3-year-old children: two cases with 5-year follow-up

Objetivo: La periodontitis en dentición primaria es ex- cepcional en niños sin enfermedades sistémicas. El objetivo de este informe es describir las características clínicas y ra- diográficas de dos casos de niños de 3 años sistémicamente sanos con periodontitis, y su tratamiento con seguimien...

Efficacy of treatment of class II furcation lesions using membrane associated with bone grafting in mandibular molars compared to membrane only: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J. oral res. (Impresa); 12 (1), 2023
Objective: The objective of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare treatment with membrane associated with bone grafting and treatment exclusively with membrane in the approach of Class II furcation defects in mandibular molars. Materials and Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items...

Auto-reporte de Periodontitis en diabéticos. Estudio transversal en Montevideo, Uruguay

Objetivo: Conocer la ocurrencia de periodontitis a partir de un cuestionario de auto-reporte en una población de diabéticos en Montevideo, Uruguay. Materiales y métodos: Fueron invitados los participantes del 1er Encuentro de Diabetes en Uruguay, con diagnóstico de diabetes según auto-reporte, con a...

Serum nitric oxide concentration in generalized chronic and aggressive periodontitis in the Mexican population is not related to the severity of the disease

Biomédica (Bogotá); 43 (1), 2023
Introduction: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the supporting tissues of teeth, the effects of excess of nitric oxide, may contribute to the symptoms of periodontitis. Objective: To determine the serum nitric oxide concentration in generalized chronic and aggressive periodontitis pat...

Effect of probiotic therapy on periodontal tissues and intestinal mucosa of rats with ligature-induced periodontitis

ABCS health sci; 48 (), 2023
INTRODUCTION: As periodontitis is caused by dysbiotic biofilm, it is believed that therapy with probiotics can act to control the mechanisms of adhesion and colonization, competing with invading microorganisms. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate probiotic therapy effect on periodontal tissues and intestinal mucosa of r...

A case report of the diagnosis and management of acromegaly in routine periodontal examination

J. Oral Diagn; 8 (), 2023
Introduction: Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder, presenting with orofacial mani-festations during its early stages. Timely diagnosis is often not made as these symptoms overlap with other oral diseases. Objective: The objective of this case report is to describe an unusual detection of acromegaly...

Empiema pleural por Parvimonas micra en un paciente inmunocompetente: reporte de un caso

Se presenta el caso de un paciente joven inmunocompetente, con antecedente de tuberculosis pulmonar, que acude al hospital por un cuadro clínico subagudo de fiebre persistente, baja de peso, disnea y abolición del murmullo vesicular. La tomografía de tórax mostró un extenso empiema en hemitórax izq...

Is the use of Lactobacillus reuteri probiotic efficient as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of periodontitis? A systematic review

Braz. dent. sci; 26 (1), 2023
Objective: This systematic review had the purpose to validate the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri as adjuvant therapy in the periodontal treatment of periodontitis, by the analysis of randomized controlled trial, controlled clinical trial, and observational studies. Material and Methods: Search key...

Avaliação do comportamento das fibras colágenas periodontais durante a progressão da periodontite experimental em ratos

Introdução: A periodontite é uma doença infecto-inflamatória, resultante da disbiose microbiana e da resposta do hospedeiro, que leva à destruição dos tecidos de suporte dentário, inclusive das fibras colágenas periodontais, podendo culminar na perda do elemento dental. Objetivo: Avaliar o com...

Periodontitis in rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study in a brazilian sample

Braz. j. oral sci; 22 (), 2023
To investigate the presence of periodontitis in RA patients comparing it with controls in a Brazilian sample. Methods: This is a case control study conducted in a public health rheumatologic center. One hundred and sixteen RA patients and 68 paired controls were compared for epidemiological data and pres...