Search results for "Periodontitis"
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Predictors of long-term outcomes in patients undergoing periodontal maintenance
2017
Abstract Aim This retrospective study aimed to characterize the baseline status of patients following periodontal maintenance, analysing the association between the long‐term outcome of these patients, smoking, bruxism, and the main clinical and radiographic variables. Material and methods A sample of 174 patients with moderate to severe periodontitis was refined into homogeneous subsamples according to smoking and bruxism and the rate of tooth loss due to periodontal disease (TLPD): 0, 1–2, and >2 teeth. The association and the distribution (χ² test) of the variables within the subsamples were analysed. Results Smoking and bruxism were significantly associated with higher TLPD rates. Verti…
Periodontitis and alzheimer´s disease
2020
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD), the main cause of dementia in the adult population, is characterized by a progressive loss of cognitive function. It is considered that neuroinflammation plays a fundamental role in its onset and progression. The bacteria present in the disbiotic microbiome generated during the course of periodontitis (PE) are capable of inducing a systemic inflammatory response, exacerbating the production of proinflammatory mediators that have the potential to spread to the systemic circulation. Material and Methods A literature review was made using the databases Scielo, PubMed, EBSCO and key words "Alzheimer disease", "Periodontitis", "Neurodegeneration", "Inflammati…
Microvascular periodontal alterations: A possible relationship between periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
2007
Abstract BACKGROUND: Microvascular involvements represent one of the first steps in many autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in periodontal microcirculation between healthy subjects and patients suffering from RA. METHODS: Thirty healthy subjects and 30 patients suffering from RA were examined. The patients who showed conditions known to compromise microcirculation, such as diabetes, hypertension, pharmacological treatments, were not included in the group of healthy patients. All the patients were non-smokers. Periodontal capillaroscopy was used to investigate the characteristics of microcirculation. Visibility, cou…
Estudio clínico de la correlación de los niveles de glucosa en sangre y saliva; y la importancia de las citoquinas proinflamatorias en la enfermedad …
2015
OBJETIVO: Analizar el estado bucodental de un grupo de individuos con diabetes mellitus tipo 2, observando si la enfermedad periodontal de estos pacientes guardaba relación con los niveles de ciertos mediadores inflamatorios. Además, se estudió el uso de la glucosa salival como monitor de la glucemia en suero. MATERIAL Y MÉTODO: Se comparó un grupo de 47 pacientes diabéticos con 46 controles de similar edad y sexo. Se les realizó un estudio oral completo valorando su índice CAOD, su estado periodontal y el estado de sus mucosas orales. Se comprobó su frecuencia de cepillado y la sensación subjetiva de xerostomía que presentaban. Además, se recogieron muestras de sangre venosa y saliva, en a…