Periodontology
Gingival hyperplasia (GH) is a benign enlargement of the gingiva characterized by its increase in size and volume. Causes of GH vary and include:- accumulation of plaque,- genetic predisposition,-...
Periodontology 25 April 2021
MANAGEMENT OF TISSUE REBOUND IN AESTHETIC ZONE. CASE REPORT WITH 2 YEARS FOLLOW-UP
Authors: MARIO GISOTTI, PAOLO SCATTARELLI, DARIO NATALE
Clinical crown lengthening is a procedure aimed at obtaining a better aesthetic result in prosthetic rehabilitations obtaining at the same time an absence of periodontal probing in final healed...
The 2017 world seminar on the classification of periodontal disease and peri-implant conditions recommended the adoption of the term "periodontal phenotype" by the periodontal community. This term...
Periodontology 13 April 2021
New periodontal classification in the evaluation of the future patient at bronj risk
Authors: Davide Scettri, Elisa Bardhi, Anna Chiara Frigo, Filippo Cavallari, Sergio Mazzoleni, Christian Bacci
The aim of this study is to evaluate the periodontal status of patients with indications to zoledronic acid therapy for oncological diseases through the application of the New 2017 Classification of...
Periodontology 11 April 2021
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by a dysbiotic biofilm in genetically predisposed hosts. It is the sixth most frequent disease in the world, affecting 10% of the population in...
Periodontology 21 March 2021
New technologies, scientific research, and resilience: driving factors for the Dentistry Community
Interview with Doctor William Giannobile
Dr. William Giannobile, Dean of Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), is a leader in the field of periodontology and an internationally recognized scholar in oral regenerative medicine, tissue...
Periodontology 21 February 2021
Periodontal disease is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases around the world. If untreated, it may lead to loss of tooth-bearing tissue, apical migration of the junctional epithelium,...
Periodontology 04 February 2021
10-year study on periodontal health in reduced dental arch rehabilitation
Current aging populations are expected to retain more teeth associated with a high burden of periodontal diseases . In elderly patients, the concept of shortened or reduced dental arch (SDA)...
Periodontology 12 January 2021
Evidence-based periodontal plastic surgery: translation of research findings to practice
When talking about recession‐type defects, health, function, and esthetics are very closely interrelated. Such defects may routinely be associated with dentin hypersensitivity, root abrasion,...
Periodontology 07 December 2020
According to the new 2018 classification scheme, the diseases previously recognized as chronic (CP) or aggressive (AgP) periodontitis were grouped under a single category named periodontitis. A wide...
Periodontology 24 November 2020
A new genetic approach to identify those at high risk of generalized aggressive periodontitis
In this case-control study the authors selected some genes and loci which might be associated with generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP), to identify the susceptibility genes of GAgP in...
Periodontology 27 October 2020
Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT): does it really stop progression of periodontitis?
Periodontitis can be defined as inflammation of the periodontal tissues. The inflammatory response due to the accumulation of pathogenic bacteria in subgingival plaque leads to clinical attachment...
Periodontology 29 September 2020
Today, it is widely accepted that the most common and important diseases of the oral cavity (gingivitis and periodontitis, dental caries and oral cancer) are...
Periodontology 01 September 2020
Periodontal and peri-implant surgical reconstruction of soft tissues with autogenous grafts
This state-of-the-art review presents the latest evidence and the current status of autogenous soft tissue grafting for soft tissue augmentation and recession...
It is well known that during pregnancy, significant fluctuations in the levels of female sex hormones take place. Progesterone and estrogen reach peak plasma...
Aggressive periodontitis (AgP) is a periodontal disease characterized by loss of periodontal tissue, early onset and a relatively rapid progression in the ...
The association between systemic diseases (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus (DM), rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic syndrome...) and periodontits has been widely investigated. However,...
Crown lengthening is one of the most common surgical procedures in periodontal practice and it is used to reestablish the biologic width in a more apical...
Periodontology 10 March 2020
Why classify the localized aggressive periodontitis as a separate sub-category of periodontitis
The aggressive localized periodontitis (LAgP) is localized and mainly affects the first molars and permanent incisors. It has an early onset in adolescents or young adults, often with rapid...
Periodontology 12 February 2020
Clinical management of periodontally compromised teeth with advanced mobility remains an arduous challenge to the dentists. Splints are being used to overcome...
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