Gingiva

Background: Periodontal disease is a category of oral inflammatory infections, caused by pathogenic bacteria within the tooth surface biofilm, which leads to destruction of tooth-supporting tissues. Over half of the American adult population is affected by one or more forms of periodontal disease, and at the same time, millions of Americans are electing for teeth whitening procedures every year – often in the face of inflammation. The current trial evaluates the effect of a gum health formulation

People don’t usually think of the dentist as the health care professional to see for chronic headaches and migraines. Yet dentists are often instrumental in diagnosing and treating many cases of recurring headaches. This is because a number of recurring pains in the head, neck, jaw, and face are caused by conditions in the mouth and the rest of the craniofacial area. For example, recurring pain in the temples on the sides of the head are usually caused by teeth grinding or clenching. In some cases

Periodontal assessment and maintenance An appropriate recall interval for periodontal therapy is of particular interest as periodontal regeneration following active treatment requires an isochronal maintenance program. Current professional habitude recommends a 3 month rationale for periodontal recall interval. The justification of this recall interval is to allow sufficient time for periodontal healing, assess re-colonisation of periodontopathogens, and allow reiteration of oral hygiene instruction

Abstract Dental Hygienists have an enormous amount of problems with their patients, one problem being that their patients have diabetes. Patients don 't realize that if they have diabetes they are more susceptible to getting serious gum disease. Studies have shown that 90-95% of patients have Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0082158). The goal of this problem is for patients to not accrue the disease of diabetes by taking care of their oral

Abstract Oral health is an essential part of everyday life. However, this critical part of the human health is often neglected by many people, despite the many benefits that are associated with a good oral health regiment. Poor oral health not only leads to poor hygiene, but to many health problems. Which range from dental caries to cancer. Oral health can also lead to other diseases, some of which are fatal. In addition, problems related to oral health are costly to treat and mainly causes much

Chronic periodontitis has been identified as the most prevalent form of periodontitis affecting the adults and occasionally the adolescents and children.(Merin, 2015) This periodontal disease of inflammatory origin is thought to be the result of host immune response against bacterial colonies in the subgingival plaque.(Merin, 2015) In many cases, systemic and environmental factors play a significant role in the disease progression. Common risk factors such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and smoking

human brain is capable of so many things, being able to detect when our bodies are out of balance to making us crave foods for certain nutrients our body needs. The human brain is so powerful, that it is capable of destroy it’s own neurons through a process starting out as dementia and progressing into Alzheimer’s disease, or (AD). Studies are suggesting new theories about the oral cavity having an etiologic factor, as well as influences on development and progression of AD. Various research shows

Tiffanie McKee The Use of Antibiotics and Photodynamic Therapy Hiwassee College Skurska, A., Dolinska, E., Pietruska, M., Pietruski, J. K., Dymicka, V., Kemona, H., Arweiler, N. B., Milewski, R., Sculean, A. (2015). Effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment in conjunction with either systemic administration of amoxicillin and metronidazole or additional photodynamic therapy on the concentration of matrix metalloprotrinases 8 and 9 in gingival crevicular fluid in patient 's with aggressive

In this particular case study, many ethical dilemmas exist. The hygienist feels, very strongly, that the patient has moderate periodontal disease. With the probing depths, and state of the tissue, it is quite possible that the patient has type 2 periodontitis. However, the dentist feels differently. This brings into play the opposing professional autonomy of the dental hygienist and the dentist. If the hygienist was to do as the dentist instructed, and performed only a standard scaling, she feels

Removal of the lower impacted third molars (L3Ms) is one of the most common procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Numerous indications, such as acute or chronic infection, pain, unrestorable carious lesions, pathology associated with tooth follicle or prevention or repair of periodontal defects in adjacent second molars (L2Ms), have been suggested for surgical extraction of 3Ms.(1) A partially impacted L3M exposed to the oral environment is more susceptible to periodontal infection and thus