Salivary Fractalkine Differentiating Periodontitis from Periodontally Healthy Subjects by Omer Mohammed Harbood, Raghad Fadhil Abbas

“…In light of this, the present study attempts to address the following questions: (1) Is the salivary level of fractalkine and its receptor associated with periodontitis patients with different severities? (2) Is it possible to distinguish periodontitis from periodontally healthy subjects? …”
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Role of periodontal ligament fibroblasts in periodontitis: pathological mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Yijie Huang, Ying Tang, Ruiqi Zhang, Xiao Wu, Li Yan, Xiling Chen, Qianqi Wu, Yiyan Chen, Yingtao Lv, Yuan Su

Subjects: “…Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts…”
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Epidemiology of Periodontal Disease by Fernando Oliveira Costa, Cristiano Susin, Jose Roberto Cortelli, Isabela Almeida Pordeus

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Impact of Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment on Total WBC Count in Patients with Periodontitis by Hozan Wrya Azeez, Arkhawan Ali Abdulhaq, Ziwar Ahmed Salih

Subjects: “…Non-surgical periodontal therapy…”
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Gene Polymorphisms in Chronic Periodontitis by Marja L. Laine, Bruno G. Loos, W. Crielaard

“…We aimed to conduct a review of the literature for gene polymorphisms associated with chronic periodontitis (CP) susceptibility. A comprehensive search of the literature in English was performed using the keywords: periodontitis, periodontal disease, combined with the words genes, mutation, or polymorphism. …”
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Inflammatory Mediators in Periodontal Pathogenesis by Olivier Huck, Nurcan Buduneli, Denisse Bravo

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Influence of herbal medicine in periodontics by Vangara Aditya, Kharidhi Laxman Vandana

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Mechanisms of Bone Resorption in Periodontitis by Stefan A. Hienz, Sweta Paliwal, Saso Ivanovski

“…Alveolar bone loss is a hallmark of periodontitis progression and its prevention is a key clinical challenge in periodontal disease treatment. …”
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Implant considerations for patients with periodontitis by YANG Ze, PAN Yaping

Subjects: “…|periodontitis|dental implantation|supportive periodontal care…”
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Effect of Periodontal Therapy on Crevicular Fluid Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 Levels in Chronic Periodontitis by Paschalina Goutoudi, Evdoxia Diza, Malamatenia Arvanitidou

“…The aim of this study was to analyse the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with chronic periodontitis prior to and following surgical and/or nonsurgical periodontal therapy for a period of 32 weeks. …”
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Diagnostic Potential of Salivary Interleukin-1β and IL-10 for Distinguishing Periodontal Health From Periodontitis and Stable From Unstable Periodontitis: A Case–Control Study by Zainab J. Raheem, Hayder Raad Abdulbaqi

“…Conclusion: Salivary IL-1β, IL-10, and IL-1β/IL-10 have a high potential to discriminate healthy control from periodontitis and stable from unstable periodontitis.…”
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Chemokine Receptor 2 (CXCR2) Gene Variants and Their Association with Periodontal Bacteria in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis by Denisa Kavrikova, Petra Borilova Linhartova, Svetlana Lucanova, Hana Poskerova, Antonin Fassmann, Lydie Izakovicova Holla

“…Periodontitis, an inflammatory disease caused by subgingival Gram-negative (G-) bacteria, is linked with loss of the connective tissue and destruction of the alveolar bone. …”
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LPS from P. gingivalis and Hypoxia Increases Oxidative Stress in Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts and Contributes to Periodontitis by L. Gölz, S. Memmert, B. Rath-Deschner, A. Jäger, T. Appel, G. Baumgarten, W. Götz, S. Frede

“…We hypothesize that hypoxic and inflammatory events induce oxidative stress in the periodontal ligament (PDL) by activating NOX4. Human primary PDL fibroblasts were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide from Porphyromonas gingivalis (LPS-PG), a periodontal pathogen bacterium under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. …”
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Mesalazine: a novel therapeutic agent for periodontitis via regulation of periodontal microbiota and inhibiting Porphyromonas gingivalis by Yuqi Wang, Yuqi Wang, Jun Ma, Haoyu Wang, Haoyu Wang, Jingzheng Yi, Yuxin Bai, Yuxin Bai, Min Hu, Min Hu, Jiaqing Yan, Jiaqing Yan

Subjects: “…periodontitis…”
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Efficacy of green tea mouth wash as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment in patients with chronic periodontitis by Sarwar Qasim Mustafa, Dilyar Ahmed Baban

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Chronic periodontitis clinical and epidemiological characterization by Bernardo Pérez Barrero, Clara Ortiz Moncada, Walkyria del Carmen González Rodríguez, Lilian Judith Del Todo Pupo

Subjects: “…periodontitis crónica…”
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Role of Cathepsin S in Periodontal Inflammation and Infection by S. Memmert, A. Damanaki, A. V. B. Nogueira, S. Eick, M. Nokhbehsaim, A. K. Papadopoulou, A. Till, B. Rath, S. Jepsen, W. Götz, C. Piperi, E. K. Basdra, J. A. Cirelli, A. Jäger, J. Deschner

“…Cathepsin S is a cysteine protease and regulator of autophagy with possible involvement in periodontitis. The objective of this study was to investigate whether cathepsin S is involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. …”
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An Unusual Complication in Plastic Periodontal Surgery by Jorge Vagarinho, Sara Sardinha, Ricardo Alves

“…Nevertheless, in this clinical case, it was shown that the oroantral communication may be closed without having to postpone the periodontal plastic surgery.…”
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Common Periodontal Diseases of Children and Adolescents by Hayat Al-Ghutaimel, Hisham Riba, Salem Al-Kahtani, Saad Al-Duhaimi

“…This paper reviews the current literature concerning periodontal diseases in pediatric dentistry. It includes MEDLINE database search using key terms: “periodontal diseases in children,” “Periodontal diseasesin adolescents,” “periodontal diseases risk factors,” “microbiology of periodontal diseases,” “classification of periodontal diseases,” “epidemiology of periodontal diseases,” and “treatment of periodontal diseases.” …”
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Enamel Pearls Implications on Periodontal Disease by Elton Gonçalves Zenóbio, Thaís Ribeiral Vieira, Roberta Paula Colen Bustamante, Hayder Egg Gomes, Jamil Awad Shibli, Rodrigo Villamarin Soares

“…Teeth with anatomical variations present an increase in the rate of severity periodontal tissue destruction and therefore a higher risk of developing periodontal disease. …”
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