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Salivary arginase activity after mechanical-chemical therapy

Introduction: Salivary components can be used as biomarkers for diagnosing and monitoring oral diseases. There is evidence that one potential biomarker, arginase, is associated with the inflammatory processes of periodontal disease, and its enzymatic activity is reduced according to the improvement in t...

Clinical efficacy of nanosilver and chlorhexidine in the treatment of plaque-induced gingivitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (7), 2018
Aim: the present study aimed to assess the clinical efficacy of nanosilver (NS) mouthwash and compared with chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash for the treatment of plaque-induced gingivitis. materials and methods: sixty-two (28 males and 34 females) plaque-induced gingivitis patients were allocated into two g...

Utilización del Colutorio de Aloe Vera en el Control de la Gingivitis en Pacientes Adultos: Un Estudio Preliminar

RESUMEN: La gingivitis implica una inflamación de las encías debido a la acumulación de placa, factores anatómicos, por la microbiota subgingival entre otros factores de riesgos, infectando los tejidos que rodean el diente. La utilización de colutorios colabora al cepillado en la prevención, contro...

Facial antibioma formation: a case report

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (6), 2018
Odontogenic infections are associated with a variety of microorganisms. antibiotics are commonly used for the management of various dental infections and have a proven role in decreasing morbidity and mortality caused by infectious diseases. the frequent and over usage of antibiotics has been associated ...

Prevalence and Severity of Plaque-Induced Gingivitis in Three Latin American Cities: Mexico City-Mexico, Great Metropolitan Area-Costa Rica and Bogota-Colombia

Odovtos (En línea); 20 (2), 2018
Abstract Plaque-induced gingivitis is the most common form of periodontal disease and can affect 100% of the population. Gingivitis prevalence in Latin American population is not well documented, therefore the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and severity of plaque-induced gingivitis in ...

Prevalence of caries and gingivitis in 2- to 4-year-old children attending daycare centers managed by the chilean national kindergartens board (JUNJI) and municipal schools, Valdivia

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (5), 2018
Objective: to determine the prevalence of carious lesions and gingivitis in 2- to 4-year-old children attending JUNJI daycare centers and urban municipal schools in the city of Valdivia, Chile. material and method: descriptive cross-sectional study. a population of 182 two-year-old children and 285 four-...

Gingivitis and associated factors in preschoolers from community homes in Valle del Cauca

Abstract. Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of gingivitis and associated factors in preschoolers from community homes in 6 municipalities of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Methods: analytical transverse study in 982 children from 11 community homes selected by simple rand...

El Aloe vera su aplicación terapéutica en la enfermedad periodontal inflamatoria crónica
Therapeutic application of Aloe vera in the chronic periodontal inflammatory disease

Rev. medica electron; 40 (3), 2018
RESUMEN El Aloe vera estimula la proliferación celular, poseeactividad antibacteriana, antifúngica, antiinflamatoria y cicatrizante, entre otras propiedades. Con el objetivo de describir el uso los productos derivados de esta planta en el tratamiento de la enfermedad periodontal inflamatoria crónica, ...

Evaluation of the clinical effect of a probiotic mouthwash in the treatment of generalized marginal chronic gingivitis: randomized pilot study

J. oral res. (Impresa); 7 (4), 2018
Objective. to evaluate the clinical effect of a probiotic mouthwash in reducing generalized marginal chronic gingivitis using positive and negative control groups. methodology. four-week study conducted in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, from january to march 2017. participants were healthy, non-smokers with g...